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F1 will avoid sunshine tyre tricks if tyre blanket ban happens

F1 chiefs are eyeing a move to ban tyre warmers from 2025, even though previous attempts to push through on outlawing them have all fallen through late on.

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Pirelli set to abandon C2 shift for F1 2024 after Japan prototype test

F1's official tyre supplier has been evaluating some minor tweaks to next year's tyre compound selection in a bid to tidy up some minor issues.

Motorsport

Pirelli explains decision to leave WRC as tyre supplier

The WRC is set to change its control rubber from 2025 after Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli announced last Friday that it had chosen not to submit a bid in response to the FIA’s 2025-2027 tyre tender.

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What Mercedes needs to make its “exciting” F1 tyre offset work

As he spoke to the TV cameras immediately after grabbing a front-row slot, he reckoned that a tyre offset that Mercedes had locked in was a great thing to have.

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What Mercedes needs to make its F1 Singapore GP tyre offset work

As he spoke to the TV cameras immediately after grabbing a front-row slot, he reckoned a tyre offset that Mercedes had locked in was a great option to have.

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Pirelli ponders F1 tweak as ATA decision to be made

At two races this year – Hungary and Monza after the initial trial set for Imola had to be abandoned amid that race’s cancellation – Pirelli has experimented with shipping fewer tyre sets, with adapted rules implemented for qualifying.

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Pirelli ponders ATA tweak as F1 and FIA decision to be made

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Everything You Need to Know About F1 Tires, With Pirelli Head Mario Isola

There’s one constant among all 10 teams on the F1 grid: the tires. Pirelli head Mario Isola details the championship’s regulations, sustainability among manufacturers and more.

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What we learned from Friday F1 practice at the 2023 Italian Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen shared the practice spoils across the opening two Formula 1 sessions at Monza, as Sergio Perez crashed but still hailed his “best Friday in a while”.

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Why Pirelli is pushing for a “super intermediate” F1 wet tyre

The start of the Saturday sprint event at Spa was delayed by rain, and when it eventually got underway the cars ran on full wet tyres behind the safety car – as mandated by the rules – before the field was released.

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Why Aston and McLaren are testing F1 Pirellis that may never race

The two-day test is the latest step in Pirelli’s programme of no-blanket slick running, although it is set to be compromised by rain.

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What Red Bull thought Verstappen was risking with Spa soft tyre tactics

The world champion had irrepressibly risen from the sixth place he had occupied on the grid, five places down from topping Friday evening qualifying thanks to his post-practice gearbox change.

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What Red Bull thought Verstappen was risking with late F1 Belgian GP tyre tactic

The world champion had irrepressibly risen from the sixth place on the grid, having dropped five places due to a gearbox change penalty, and by lap 17 of 44 Verstappen had passed Sergio Perez to pull out an 8.9s lead by the time the two Red Bulls made their final…

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Pirelli agrees with drivers that F1 wet tyres are "useless" now

A late downpour caused the 2023 Belgian Grand Prix sprint race to be delayed. The field was then led by the safety car for five formation laps ahead of a rolling start.

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Pirelli explains why F1 drivers' wasted wet tyre claims are wrong

The trial of the new Alternative Tyre Allocation rules at this weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix has prompted some debate about whether or not the move to improve sustainability is the right direction.

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Did Austria sprint shootout expose need for F1 tyre rule rethink?

That’s certainly how it looked after rainy weather voided the strict tyre usage rules in the Saturday shootout and allowed everyone to use whatever slick compound they wanted to over the three sessions.

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F1 tyre tender “more complicated” as Pirelli faces Bridgestone competition

The FIA recently opened the tender for the F1 tyre contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option for it to be extended by another year.

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F1 tyre tender “more complicated” as Pirelli faces Bridgestone competition

The FIA recently opened the tender for the F1 tyre contract from 2025 to 2027, with an option for it to be extended by another year.

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Undercut impact will be added factor in final F1 tyre warmer ban decision

Pirelli has been working to create tyres that do not need pre-heating, with teams and the FIA poised to vote next month on whether or not to go ahead with a tyre warmer ban for 2024.

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Pirelli mystified as F1 teams reject chance to race blanket-free inters

Earlier this year, the teams agreed to allow blanket-free full wets from the Emilia Romagna GP onwards.

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Mercedes a potential Canadian GP strategy outlier as F1 tyre sets returned

The disrupted weekend at Montreal, with FP1 effectively wiped out by CCTV problems and rain impacting Saturday’s running, has left teams facing more uncertainties on strategy.

Autosport

Mercedes a potential F1 strategy outlier as Canadian GP tyre sets returned

The disrupted weekend at Montreal, with FP1 effectively wiped out by CCTV problems and rain impacting Saturday’s running, has left teams facing more uncertainties on strategy.

Autosport

Red Bull: New Pirelli F1 tyres for Silverstone will have “modest” impact

The new tyres derived from Pirelli’s 2024 testing programme have been introduced in order to deal with higher than expected load levels as teams have developed their cars and added downforce.

Autosport

F1 teams set to trial new Pirelli tyre in Barcelona

The new tyres are a response by Pirelli to increasing downforce levels and cornering loads, and represent a fast-tracking of a construction that was originally intended for 2024.

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Leclerc: Left front tyres will be “crying” at revised Barcelona circuit

The chicane before the last corner has been removed from the layout creating a high-speed run through what are now Turns 13 and 14 that puts extra stress on the tyres.

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