Pirelli plans intense analysis of whether the hybrid Formula 1 cars used in this week's initial tests of its 2017 tyres are providing the right levels of downforce read more »

Maurizio Arrivabene says Ferrari won't give up against Red Bull in the championship and feels a lack of downforce gains is hurting its progress read more »

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has sampled Pirelli's 2017-sized tyres for the first time during a private test at Fiorano, run by the Italian company. Pirelli has begun a... read more »

We experienced issues with both mechanical grip and downforce, which unfortunately are not unknown to us. read more »

Arrivabene says Ferrari's downforce has barely improved since Spain read more »

Kimi Raikkonen qualified fifth for the German Grand Prix but feels Ferrari could profit with more downforce on their car to be quicker. read more »

Valtteri Bottas the double rear wing test at Silverstone provided Williams with more downforce to give better grip while cornering read more »

SILVERSTONE, Great Britain -- Kimi Raikkonen said the Ferrari's lack of downforce was the main reason it struggled at the British Grand Prix this weekend. Raikkonen... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen reckons Ferrari's lack of downforce compared to its rivals was exposed over the course of the British Grand Prix weekend. As Mercedes again… read more »

The need to run low downforce in Baku caused the tyre problems that wrecked the Red Bull Formula 1 team's European Grand Prix, reckons Christian Horner read more »

Pascal Wehrlein cannot wait to get going this weekend in Montreal around a track he feels should suit Manor Racing more due to its low downforce set up. read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has unveiled their wider specification of rubber which it will use under revised regulations in 2017. Under next year's technical... read more »

McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne has revealed that Honda have added more downforce to their MP4-31 power unit from the car he drove at the Bahrain Grand Prix. read more »

Out-of-the-box thinking for Willliams as they test high-downforce set up on day 1 of the in-season testing. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo hopes that Red Bull will be "close to the podium" at the Spanish Grand Prix, given the high downforce nature of the Barcelona circuit and its… read more »

Carlos Sainz Jr felt he made perhaps the best start of his Formula 1 career to date in Sochi, but was compromised early after debris got stuck in his sidepod, ruining his... read more »

Drivers unconvinced by plans to increase downforce for 2017 read more »

Pirelli is working on tyres that it hopes will provide faster lap times and better racing in 2017. Formula One is due for an overhaul of the regulations next year, which will... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo fears next year's regulation changes could make F1 "very dull" due to increased levels of downforce. Sweeping regulation changes are due to be... read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has warned that changes to the regulations for 2017 will limit the amount of overtaking seen in races. F1 is targeting a 30% increase in downforce in... read more »

Adding downforce in 2017 the 'wrong decision' for F1 - Wolff read more »

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff reckons that the increase in downforce levels on the proposed 2017 cars is a "mistake" and will not lead to more exciting… read more »

Lewis Hamilton is not convinced the regulations agreed for 2017 will solve what he sees as the main issue with current F1 cars: weight. Teams have agreed to pursue a set of... read more »

Formula One's teams are expected to formally agree on 2017's new aero regulations next week, with the current draft offering more downforce and "retro"... read more »

Ahead of changes set to produce faster cars in 2017, Lewis Hamilton has said that boosting aerodynamic downforce to lower lap times is the “worst idea” F1 can have. read more »