As expected, there seems to be no graining, but overheating is a major factor. read more »

McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell completed Q3 on the theoretically slower medium as teams battle to mitigate overheating... read more »

An overheating right-rear brake for Max Verstappen, an issue that hobbled him from the start, forced his early retirement as Carlos Sainz led team-mate Charles Leclerc for a... read more »

Ocon had made his first tyre change on lap nine, just before the tear-off became lodged in a brake duct of his Alpine A524 to trigger overheating.At the time, he was in a fight... read more »

As F1 teams have fully understood the new ground-effect regulations, they have found ways to increase the downforce and better manipulate outwash to improve their... read more »

Albon's Bahrain GP was compromised by overheating issues on his way to an unrepresentative 15th, while in Saudi Arabia he just missed out on the points by finishing... read more »

Both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton found their power units running too hot, and from early in the Bahrain race they were told to adjust engines modes and their driving in... read more »

Encouraging signs in Bahrain but we didn't get the maximum performance from the car on race day In our @Akkodis Race Debrief, James and Shov talk through cooling issues,... read more »

McLaren emerged from Bahrain's season opener as the fourth-fastest team, well behind Red Bull and Ferrari on race pace while nipping on the heels of Mercedes.And, while... read more »

Max Verstappen starts F1's 2024 season the way he ended 2023 - with a straightforward light to flag victory. At the 20th edition of the Bahrain Grand Prix, it was also a... read more »

The VF-23 struggled all year with tyre overheating that meant good grid positions went to waste as the cars slipped down the order in races.Haas has tried to address that... read more »

Haas finished 10th in the 2023 constructors' championship after a difficult season that saw Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg occasionally shine in qualifying but lack... read more »

The Italian company has been evaluating making changes to its tyres in a bid to eradicate the increased presence of thermal degradation, which has notched up a level this... read more »

Haas scored all but one of its 12 points in the first five races of the year, with a best of seventh place earned by Hulkenberg in the high-attrition Australian GP.The German... read more »

Drivers have increasingly complained about needing to manage overheating from the Pirelli tyres, with the rubber prone to thermal degradation, which forces them to back off in... read more »

With the race starting at 10 at night, the track will again be rather cold, so in terms of tyre strategy the main concern will be addressing graining, rather than overheating. read more »

Mercedes' George Russell has admitted that he was lucky to finish in P6 after concerns over his brakes overheating led to him 'driving on ice' in the final few... read more »

George Russell has revealed that overheating brakes were responsible for the tyre woes that saw him struggle during the closing stages of the Mexico Grand Prix. Russell... read more »

The Dane was pitched off the road on lap 32 by a suspected left rear track rod failure when the car was under load in the fast right-hander at Turn 8.Magnussen climbed out of... read more »

The US-owned outfit is bringing a significant package to Austin that reflects a change of aerodynamic concept that is intended to give it a boost for the final five races of... read more »

Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a three-place grid penalty after he was found to have impeded Lewis Hamilton during qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix. Tsunoda was deemed to have... read more »

Haas's 2023 challenger showed flashes of pace in qualifying, particularly in the hands of the returning Nico Hulkenberg.But problems with the VF-23's excessive tyre... read more »

A delicate balance, expertly managed. Playing such a crucial role, tyres need careful management to stay in the optimal window, with drivers using intuition to extract maximum... read more »

Twelve months on from McLaren facing a disastrous test in Bahrain and disappointing opening race after suffering brake overheating problems, the squad has made efforts to... read more »

Mario Isola is intrigued to see how Pirelli's eighteen-inch tyres work around the Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend, the track they made their testing debut back in 2019. read more »