At present, it's impossible to ask a Formula One driver a question and not have him mention the tyres. read more »
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As Melbourne winner Kimi Raikkonen continues his top form in Malaysia, Lotus’ rivals are beginning to wonder if the team has an unfair advantage. At Sepang, arguably... read more »
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Pirelli has played down the extent to which tyre degradation will dominate the sport this year read more »
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Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber say Pirelli's new limited-life tyres are proving too influential on Formula 1. read more »
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Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery says the the high levels of tyre degradation witnessed during Friday practice at Sepang were 'within our anticipated... read more »
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As we expected, we saw quite a high wear rate today, due to the more extreme nature of our 2013 tyres - which put the accent firmly on performance - as well as the high... read more »
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Paul Hembery insists the high degradation experienced at Sepang on Friday was "within" Pirelli's expected parameters... read more »
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Sky Sports F1 have revealed a leading member of a Formula 1 team has written to Pirelli to enquire about the possibility of an extra set of tyres in first practice to increase... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says Red Bull learned a lot about the Pirelli tyres in Australia and is hoping to apply those lessons to this weekend's race in Malaysia to allow its cars... read more »
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Toto Wolff believes Mercedes are "a bit better" this season as their W04 is making better use of its Pirelli tyres... read more »
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While tyre suppliers Pirelli are happy with how its compounds worked in Melbourne, it knows the challenge will be at a whole new level in Malaysia. read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner says that his team's charge in Australia was heavily thwarted by the way the Pirelli tyres performed. read more »
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Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembrey says that a three stop strategy is likely to be the best approach in this weekend’s Malaysia Grand Prix. Last year, a wet/dry... read more »
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Pirelli brushed aside any grumbles about the supersoft option tyres being too short-lived in Melbourne, and said they'd worked just as intended. read more »
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For the first time since Pirelli started supplying F1 tyres, the Italian firm opted to nominate the super soft and medium compound tyres to Albert Part for the Australian GP.... read more »
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Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel claimed his 37th career pole position at the Australian Grand Prix using the P Zero Red supersoft, after an unusual qualifying that was split... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel says the field will be heading into the Australian Grand Prix in the dark about the life of Pirelli's tyre compounds, explaining that the situation is... read more »
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Lack of running due to rain during FP3 is down to the teams not Pirelli, Paul Hembery tells Pitpass read more »
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Pirelli is confident its super-soft compound will act as a qualifying-style tyre at the Australian Grand Prix and force teams on to two- or three-stop strategies in... read more »
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Friday's press conference with Eric Boullier (Lotus), Paul Hembery (Pirelli), Jean-Michel Jalinier (Renault Sport F1), Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren) and Toto Wolff (Mercedes). read more »
Chinese Grand Prix
15th of March 2026
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | 25 |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | 18 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | 15 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | 10 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | 8 |
| 7 | Oliver Bearman | 6 |
| 8 | Arvid Lindblad | 4 |
| 9 | Gabriel Bortoleto | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | 1 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 43 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 27 |
| 3 | McLaren | 10 |
| 4 | Red Bull Racing | 8 |
| 5 | Haas F1 Team | 6 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 4 |
| 7 | Audi | 2 |
| 8 | Alpine | 1 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 |
| 10 | Cadillac | 0 |