Although this year's championship saw the introduction of the hypersoft tyre, Lewis Hamilton has urged Pirelli to go "three steps softer" in 2019. read more »

Lewis Hamilton calls on Pirelli to produce tyres "three or four steps" softer for its 2019 compound range. read more »

Lewis Hamilton wants Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli to move "three steps softer" with its 2019 selection in order to remove "ridiculous" one-stop races read more »

Ferrari's new CEO, Louis Camilleri, is clearly taking a softer approach to discussions with Liberty than his predecessor. read more »

Red Bull Formula 1 driver Daniel Ricciardo was fastest in first practice for the Hungarian Grand Prix, outpacing Sebastian Vettel despite the Ferrari using softer tyres read more »

The new asphalt results in faster lap times putting more energy through the tyres. This is why we have not gone any softer than last year. read more »

The Dane expects a simpler weekend with the Hypersoft tyre this weekend than he did in Monaco, where he feels Pirelli could have gone even softer with their tyre. read more »

Confusion over whether a hyper-soft tyre is a softer compound than an ultra-soft looks set to end next year as Pirelli prepares itself to adopt a simple soft, medium and hard... read more »

Pirelli expects more 'inventive' Baku strategies with softer tyres read more »

Compared to last year, the selection of tyres that Pirelli brings to Baku are two steps softer. read more »

Because of the abrasive surface and also thermal degradation we would expect more than one pit stop for most drivers, especially as the entire tyre range is softer this year. read more »

Softer tyre compounds, extreme aero and 'party modes' produced some eye-watering lap times in Melbourne. Jump onboard with Valtteri Bottas as he pulls some serious... read more »

After Mercedes struggled to work with the softer tyre compounds in testing, Valtteri Bottas hopes the team is on top of the issues heading into the Australian Grand Prix weekend. read more »

From what we can see so far, this year's softer compounds should open up the possibility for either one or two pit stops this year, as opposed to one for the majority of... read more »

A hugely upbeat Mercedes team says the only doubt it has about its new Formula 1 car is how well it can perform on Pirelli's softer tyres read more »

Renault’s Carlos Sainz believes the combination of a newly resurfaced track and Pirelli’s softer F1 tyres will make Barcelona’s Circuit de Catalunya around two seconds faster... read more »

Pirelli are hoping their new range of tyres will lead to more "overtaking" with compounds a step softer than in 2017. read more »

Christian Horner believes that Pirelli's new 2018 F1 tyre range will encourage more exciting races through pit stops. read more »

Pirelli chief Mario Isola has predicted that average lap times will continue to tumble in 2018 due to the combination of developed cars and softer tyre compounds. read more »

Compounds to be used for Azerbaijan Grand Prix are a step softer than in 2017. read more »

Pirelli has revealed that it is to introduce a tyre softer than the ultrasoft next season. read more »

Formula 1's top teams diverged slightly in their tyre selections for the upcoming Brazilian Grand Prix, as the grid as a whole overwhelmingly favoured softer compounds read more »

With faster cars and softer tyres, Pirelli's head of car racing Mario Isola is predicting Formula 1 could see another lap record fall this weekend at Suzuka. read more »

The lap record at Suzuka is under threat in 2017 thanks to the downforce levels and softer tyres, according to Pirelli's Mario Isola. read more »

F1 tyre supplier Pirelli planning softer 2018 tyres and sixth compound read more »