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Strategy corner – How rain could upend F1 Dutch GP tactics

Despite tyre compounds a step softer than last year, and an increase in the pitlane speed limit, the need to protect track position is steering teams towards a one-stop race even if it is slower

Motorsport · Aug 31, 2025

Strategy corner - How rain could upend F1 Dutch GP tactics

Despite tyre compounds a step softer than last year, and an increase in the pitlane speed limit, the need to protect track position is steering teams towards a one-stop race even if it is slower

Autosport · Aug 31, 2025

Why drivers rarely use F1’s wet tyres, and how Pirelli plans to improve them

Seeing full wets in action during a race weekend has become a rare sight in Formula 1. The main reason for that is visibility, as when there’s significantly more water than – let's say – was seen during the British GP at Silverstone, high levels of spray greatly hinder visibility…

Autosport · Jul 19, 2025

Strategy corner: How teams will tackle cold conditions and possible rain at F1's British GP

A morning shower at Silverstone had just abated by the time we put pen to paper. Rain was forecast throughout the Formula 1 British Grand Prix weekend but, apart from the odd droplet, it held off until Sunday morning.

Autosport · Jul 6, 2025

What was behind Max Verstappen's qualifying struggles at F1’s Austrian GP?

Max Verstappen said after the disappointing F1 k

Motorsport · Jun 29, 2025

What does Verstappen's surprise qualifying struggles say about Red Bull F1's state?

P7 and P18 — not exactly the starting positions Red Bull had in mind for its home race in Spielberg.

Autosport · Jun 29, 2025

How overheating rear tyres could play a key part in F1’s Austrian GP

In recent weeks, much of the tyre talk in Formula 1 has surrounded the C6 compound and how it has not had the sort of impact Pirelli might have been hoping for as it looked to develop its softer range of options – but that will be irrelevant in Sunday’s…

Motorsport · Jun 29, 2025

Strategy Corner: How preventing an overheating rear is key at F1 Austrian GP

In recent weeks, much of the tyre talk in Formula 1 has surrounded the C6 compound and how it has not had the sort of impact Pirelli might have been hoping for as it looked to develop its softer range of options – but that will be irrelevant in Sunday’s…

Autosport · Jun 29, 2025

Everything Pirelli wants to change about F1's wet tyre that nobody uses

At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. 

Motorsport · Jun 23, 2025

What Pirelli aims to change on the F1 tyre nobody wants to use

At racing speeds, one of Pirelli’s blue-sidewalled ‘wet’ tyres can displace a remarkable 85 litres of water per second. The problem is that you’re more likely to see a blue moon than witness an F1 wet tyre operating at racing speeds. 

Autosport · Jun 23, 2025