Pirelli's Formula 1 tyres have become the "single most important denominator of performance" in 2018, according to Mercedes boss Toto Wolff. read more »
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Formula 1's top three teams are playing it safe with their tyre choice for the German GP with none banking too heavily on the ultrasoft tyres. read more »
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@ChainBearF1 is jargon busting again, as he helps us understand why Pirelli shaves its tyres for some F1 Grand Prix, and not for others. F1 tyre wear explained. F1 blistering... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas says Sebastian Vettel's overtake on him for the lead of the British Grand Prix was just a matter of time due to how quickly his tyres were going off. read more »
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Valtteri Bottas reveals Mercedes' strategy said his tyres would last until the end of the British Grand Prix after the Safety Car period but he dropped from first to fourth read more »
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Sebastian Vettel made the most of his second set of soft tyres to win the British GP win, a race that saw two Safety Cars and Lewis Hamilton recover to second. read more »
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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner revealed that Mercedes has been pushing hard for Pirelli's special, thinner tyres to be used in the remainder of the championship. read more »
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Ferrari and Red Bull drivers have very similar tyre allocation after the free practices and the qualifying session while the Mercedes duo sacrificed a set of soft tyres in the... read more »
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Valtteri Bottas is wary of Mercedes suffering with overheating its tyres due to the high track temperatures at Silverstone read more »
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Renault's Chief Race Engineer Ciaron Pilbean notes of the new track surface at Silverstone, saying the new surface should generate more grip on the tyres, meaning quicker... read more »
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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 »
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Mario Isola says blistering should be accepted as a part of Formula 1, providing it does not become too extreme, with many drivers suffering with their tyres during the... read more »
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Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has hailed Max Verstappen's ability to manage his tyres on route to winning the Austrian Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen's ability to manage his F1 tyres throughout the Austrian Grand Prix was criticial to his victory, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner. read more »
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Romain Grosjean helped Haas complete its best-ever Formula One result at the Austrian Grand Prix, but in the final laps he doubted he would make it to the chequered flag. read more »
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Max Verstappen said he could see his tyres "opening up" in the closing stages of the Austrian Grand Prix as he clung on for his first win of the year. read more »
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Lewis Hamilton topped both Free Practice sessions on Friday at the Austrian Grand Prix and said that he preferred the hardest compound of the slick tyres brought by Pirelli. read more »
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Lance Stroll failed to finish the French Grand Prix after his tyre failed with a handful of laps remaining as Williams gambled on a one-stop, first lap tyre strategy. read more »
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Just five F1 drivers have opted for more than one set of the new Pirelli hard tyres for the British Grand Prix weekend read more »
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Max Verstappen has opted for the most conservative tyre choice for Formula 1's British Grand Prix, where Pirelli's 2018 hard compound will make its debut read more »
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For a brief while it was like the old Honda days... when around 40 laps into the French Grand Prix, a clearly seriously peed-off Fernando Alonso declared: "No brakes, no... read more »
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Lance Stroll admits in hindsight it probably wasn't a good idea to attempt to complete the French GP on one set of tyres with his blowing two laps from the end. read more »
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As expected this was a one-stop race for most drivers, but there was a wide variety of one stoppers, including some very long stints on the soft tyres. read more »
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It's disappointing not to have made it through to Q3, but P11 and P13 give us the freedom to choose our tyres for the start of the race. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |