Max Verstappen feels he would have been World Champion sooner if it was not for his crash at Silverstone. read more »

Max Verstappen believes but for "headbutting the tyre wall in Silverstone" he would have been crowned F1 champion for the first time far sooner. read more »

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 »

McLaren sported LED lights in their wheel covers for one lap of 18-inch tyre testing in Abu Dhabi, which can have several future purposes. read more »

Tyres are always a talking point in Formula One, but what happens to them behind the scenes? With 26 sets of slicks, 8 sets of intermediates and 6 sets of wets per weekend,... read more »

Testing with these cars has been ongoing throughout 2021 but this is the first time all of them have been used together, allowing for a much larger pool of data to be collected... read more »

Norris had scored only five points in the previous four races after a string of frustrating Sundays, including a tyre failure in Qatar.After the Jeddah race he slipped from... 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 »

Verstappen took the opportunity to pit under the safety car, brought out for Nicholas Latifi's crash with five laps remaining, to bolt on the soft tyre.But although he was... read more »

The afternoon session started with the usual install laps which, uncharacteristically, included both championship protagonists right from the start.Verstappen immediately... 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 »

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 »

It has been an average start to the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari, with both drivers ending Friday towards the bottom of the top ten at the Yas Marina Circuit. 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 »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is "on the cusp" of being a two-stop race after Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez completed... read more »

This weekend will see Formula One bid a farewell to the 13-inch tyre, as brand-new 18-inch tyres prepare for their introduction in 2022. read more »

McLaren team boss Andreas Seidl says it is "wrong" that drivers can get a free tyre change under a red flag situation. 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 »

In this week's episode of Beyond The Grid, we are joined by the one and only, Kimi Raikkonen. Kimi joins host Tom Clarkson to chat all things 'The Iceman', looks... read more »

McLaren team principal Andreas Seidl has called for F1 to "sit together and push for a change" to the red-flag tyre rule that "doesn't make sense". read more »

Lando Norris has labelled Formula One's rule about allowing drivers to change tyres during a red flag stoppage as "the worst rule ever invented by someone." 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 »