The comparative times may have been meaningless given that mule cars of varying vintages were in use, but the Pirelli 18-inch tyre test was a key session for teams and drivers... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris ended their 2021 season with a day each behind the wheel of McLaren's mule car testing Pirelli's 2022 tyres. read more »

The 2021 Formula 1 season concluded in Abu Dhabi recently in dramatic fashion, but the majority of teams remained behind to participate in a post-season test, which gave us a... read more »

Formula 1's new-for-2022 cars will only be half a second per lap slower than the 2021 packages, and will likely surpass their predecessor's pace through the season,... read more »

Mario Isola was happy that the three compounds Pirelli brought to Abu Dhabi played an important part in the title battle between Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. read more »

Russell featured in both days of the post-season running at the Yas Marina Circuit this week, driving a modified Mercedes W10 from 2019 to sample Pirelli's 18-inch tyres... read more »

Formula 1 switches to 18-inch wheels for the 2022 season and Pirelli and the teams have been using the end-of-season Abu Dhabi test to run the new bigger rubber, to get a feel... read more »

Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou have both had their first Formula 1 runs with Alfa Romeo on Tuesday at the Yas Marina Circuit. Yas Marina is hosting two days of testing as... read more »

The two-day test at the Yas Marina Circuit will see teams complete running with young drivers, who will drive 2021 cars, and with existing F1 drivers using modified mule cars... read more »

Pirelli have named Max Verstappen in the Red Bull line-up for the post-season tyre test in Abu Dhabi. read more »

Lewis Hamilton will be one of four drivers on the 2022 Formula 1 grid who will be absent from this week's post-season Pirelli tyre test.  read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Nikita Mazepin will be absent from this week's post-race Formula 1 tyre test as drivers sample Pirelli's finalised 18-inch tyres for the first... read more »

If Max Verstappen manages to keep the lead off the grid, he can run in free air and reduce overheating by maintaining a consistent load through the tyres. read more »

Jump onboard with Max Verstappen as he claimed his 10th pole of the season to gain an early advantage ahead of the title deciding race in Abu Dhabi on Sunday! For more F1®... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli's concerns have led to changes to some "aggressive" new kerbs that were installed on the revised Abu Dhabi circuit. read more »

Weeks after the aggressive" kerbs at Losail caused a number of punctures during the Qatar Grand Prix, Pirelli fears those at the Yas Marina are similar. read more »

The exit kerbs at the two newly-reprofiled corners, Turns 5 and 9, have been changed following feedback from drivers, teams and tyre supplier Pirelli.The sharp peaks of the... read more »

Pirelli say they have spotted the same kerb issues in Abu Dhabi as were in evidence in Qatar. read more »

Pirelli F1 boss Mario Isola has revealed the Italian tyre supplier is "in discussion" with the FIA over potential overnight changes to the Abu Dhabi kerbs over fears... read more »

The Italian company has put an extra focus on kerbs since the Qatar GP, where four drivers suffered similar failures in the race.Pirelli later determined that the failures... read more »

Of some concern here are the kerbs, especially at exit of turns 5 and 9, as they are quite high and pointed. We are talking with the FIA about this. read more »

Williams junior driver Logan Sargeant will have his first Formula 1 test outing next week in Abu Dhabi. Sargeant will drive Williams' FW43B during next Tuesday's... read more »

The new layout to be used at the Yas Marina Circuit this weekend for the final round of the season will allow plenty of overtaking opportunities according to Pirelli, as Max... read more »

The track is now faster and with more overtaking opportunities. The result of these changes are bigger vertical loads, especially on the front tyres. read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli says the Yas Marina Circuit is set to be 14 seconds quicker this year in the wake of changes made to several corners. Abu Dhabi's... read more »