The latest contract, which also covers the supply of F2 and F3, includes an option from the FIA and F1 side for a fourth season in 2028. The announcement comes just a few days after the FIA had to mandate a maximum of 18-lap stints in the Qatar GP due to tyre issues, as Pirelli […]
Russell started the 57-lap run around Losail Circuit from second place but a superior launch for team-mate Hamilton, who lined up third on soft tyres, brought the pair together into the first corner. Hamilton tried to move round the outside but clipped Russell, who was sent spinning. He then pitted before battling his way back […]
The Aston Martin driver grabbed attention after being knocked out in Q1 at the Losail circuit and letting rip with his anger. He threw his steering wheel out of the car and then, as he stormed out the back of the garage, he pushed his trainer Henry Howe aside as he attempted to direct the […]
After a Qatar Grand Prix weekend that was beset by track limits chaos, as grid positions were shuffled around and a raft of in-race penalties handed out to change the order, Ben Sulayem has made clear he thinks such situations are unacceptable. He believes that the focus for change is not by the FIA policing […]
Let no one be fooled: as much as the Italian brand wants to publicly disassociate itself from the agreement that will link Marc Marquez to Gresini, it would be naive to think that the Spaniard will be riding a Desmosedici next season without approval from Ducati or, at least, of its most influential faction. For […]
F1 last had tyre competition in 2001-2006 after Michelin arrived to take on Bridgestone, the Japanese company having been on its own for two seasons following the departure of Goodyear. From 2007, Bridgestone was the sole supplier for four seasons before Pirelli returned to the series in that role in 2011, after an absence of […]
Last Wednesday Honda announced that it had reached a mutual agreement with Marquez to part way at the end of the 2023 season, one year earlier than the eight-time world champion’s contract stipulated. Marquez has spent 11 years of his life with Honda, winning all six of his MotoGP world titles, 59 grands prix victories […]
Norris had emerged after the final stops behind team-mate Oscar Piastri, as the pair looked set for yet another podium double. But amid concerns that it could cost valuable time and potentially open the door for fourth-placed George Russell to come through if they raced each other, McLaren intervened to call off the fight. It […]
F1’s official tyre supplier was forced to take action along with the FIA after microscopic analysis of tyres used in Qatar revealed a sidewall separation that could have led to failures. Pirelli suspected the problem was caused by the battering that tyres were taking at high loads from the pyramid kerbs that had been installed […]
Verstappen, who was crowned a three-time world champion over the weekend, led the Qatar Grand Prix from lights-to-flag. But the weekend’s main talking point was Pirelli mandating 18-lap stints for tyres after tears were found in the sidewall from drivers running over kerbs. While the kerbs were built to FIA standard, with their 50mm raised […]