From an energy perspective, the Madrid circuit ranks among the five most demanding on the calendar, with lateral forces comparable in intensity to those recorded at Barcelona... read more »
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Formula One returns to the Circuit de Barcelona‑Catalunya this weekend, and the second European track will present drivers and engineers with a set of technical challenges due... read more »
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Ferrari-bound seven-time F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has recently completed an astronaut flight training, when he experienced the lateral G-forces that astronauts are... read more »
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In the first part, we understood how the front floor acts like a lateral diffuser using the front strakes, keel, front floor kick and floor edge winglets. We dived into the... read more »
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The first race in Bahrain was all about traction and braking but Jeddah instead focuses on lateral forces, with completely different characteristics to Sakhir. read more »
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The demands of this city track are still relatively low, as none of the corners take a huge amount of energy out of the tyres due to the low levels of abrasion, and contained... read more »
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Pirelli says the deflations seen in Qatar were the result of the amount of time the tyres were run on the kerbs, at high speed and with considerable lateral and vertical loads. read more »
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Mario Isola looks at the strategic options for the Japanese Grand Prix, with Suzuka subjecting the tyres to high lateral stress. read more »
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Pirelli prepare for their home race at the Italian Grand Prix by bringing the Medium, Soft and Supersoft tyres for the weekend. read more »
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SUZUKA, Japan -- In terms of lateral loads through the tyres, Suzuka is only matched by Spa-Francorchamps on the F1 calendar. This year those loads are higher than ever, with... read more »
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Fernando Alonso's 305kph crash in Melbourne earlier this season saw the Spaniard experience a peak lateral deceleration of 45G... read more »
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Bernie Ecclestone has warned Red Bull that he is not willing to let it quit Formula One without being dragged through the courts. Red Bull was granted preferable terms in its... read more »
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We're bringing our two hardest tyres in the range, because Silverstone gives us the highest lateral energy loads of the season. read more »
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Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is expecting strategy to play a bigger part in this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix, after the majority of drivers adopted a one stop... read more »
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Romain Grosjean says more needs to be done to improve the safety of drivers involved in lateral impacts, following Fernando Alonso's testing accident. read more »
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Romain Grosjean believes the safety of drivers who are involved in crashes with a lateral impact needs to be improved following Fernando Alonso's accident last week read more »
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Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed the compounds which will be used at the Japanese and Russian Grands Prix in October. Due to the lateral energy at Suzuka the... read more »
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Damon Hill believes Pirelli's decision to change the hard compound tyre will benefit Red Bull more than any other team on the grid. The Milton Keynes based outfit has been... read more »
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We're bringing the same tyre nominations to Korea as we did last year, which at the time was seen as quite a bold choice because Korea has the highest lateral energy... read more »
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Last year, a three-stop strategy was the preferred option but this year we saw only two stops for the majority of drivers. This underlines both the performance and durability... read more »
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Ferrari technical director Pat Fry believes the characteristics of the tight and twisty Monaco Grand Prix circuit are not only hiding the cars flaws, but favouring its... read more »
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Pedro de la Rosa: "The Spanish Grand Prix is the most important race for a Spanish driver, but this time it will be even more special for me because I'm racing with a... read more »
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HRT cannot take its new car to the first Barcelona test, having failed two FIA crash tests which must be passed before the car can run on a circuit. Although the chassis itself... read more »
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The high kerbs on the Monza chicanes put huge lateral loads through the tyres, adding to the gruelling workout the rubber receives over the 53 laps of the race. read more »
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Paul Hembery: “The Nurburgring is one of the most technical circuits we face all year, with a lot of lateral energy going through the tyres, read more »
Spanish Grand Prix
13th of September 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | 267 |
| 2 | George Russell | 201 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 191 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | 171 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 155 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 127 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | 116 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 71 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | 51 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 41 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 468 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 346 |
| 3 | McLaren | 287 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 204 |
| 5 | Racing Bulls | 75 |
| 6 | Alpine | 62 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 21 |
| 8 | Audi | 16 |
| 9 | Williams | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 3 |