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George Russell laments what F1 has become: "It's a race to Turn 1"

Overtaking opportunities were hard to create at the Circuit of the Americas over the US GP due to limited F1 strategy options

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Russell frustrated by current F1 racing: "It's a race to Turn 1"

Overtaking opportunities were hard to create at the Circuit of the Americas over the US GP due to limited F1 strategy options

Autosport

Strategy corner: Tactical uncertainty means F1 US GP is wide open

A variety of strategies are available to the teams and drivers at Austin, meaning the outcome of the race might be harder to predict than it looks

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The story behind the Pirelli F1 pole position award

After every qualifying session, the driver on pole takes home a scale model of a Formula 1 tyre – here's what the mini wheels are and what happens to them

Autosport

Here’s what happens to all those Pirelli Pole Position awards

After every qualifying session, the driver on pole takes home a scale model of a Formula 1 tyre – here's what they are and what happens to them

Motorsport

Gravel World Championships tech gallery: Unreleased tyres and bikes, plus hidden repair hacks

All the latest and greatest tech from the 2025 UCI Gravel World Championships in Limburg

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Pirelli plans C6 tyre changes after Verstappen criticism

The Italian tyre manufacturer is open to discussing Max Verstappen’s complaints about the softest C6 tyre, although the compound won’t make a return to the track this year

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Pirelli plans C6 tyre changes for 2026 after Max Verstappen’s strong F1 criticism

The Italian tyre manufacturer is open to discussing Verstappen’s complaints about the softest C6 tyre, although the compound won’t make a return to the track this year

Motorsport

Strategy corner: Will random factors reign in F1 Singapore GP outcome?

Theoretically, the Singapore GP is nailed on as a one-stop race, but Safety Cars have been a randomising factor – until recently

Autosport

Mercedes explains "moving targets" behind 2026 F1 development headaches

Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin explains why the 2026 rules continue to give Formula 1 teams engineering headaches as they move ever closer to their January deadlines

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Why F1 2026 'moving targets' are giving teams development headaches

Mercedes' Andrew Shovlin explains why the 2026 rules continue to give Formula 1 teams engineering headaches as they move ever closer to their January deadlines

Autosport

Pirelli left with “little data” after rain-soaked testing at Mugello

Pirelli says persistent rain at Mugello left its two-day 2026 tyre test with “little data”, as Ferrari and Haas mostly ran on intermediates and wets

Motorsport

Grosjean on Haas F1 test: "They made me cry!"

Romain Grosjean drove an F1 car for the first time nearly five years on from his Bahrain GP crash in a TPC outing with Haas at Mugello

Autosport

Romain Grosjean reacts to F1 test return: “They made me cry!”

Grosjean drove an F1 car for the first time in nearly five years at Mugello

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Hamilton shares Roscoe health update; misses Pirelli F1 test as Zhou steps in

Lewis Hamilton has revealed that his bulldog Roscoe has been hospitalised

Autosport

Why Pirelli is already doing what Verstappen told it to do with the C6 F1 tyre

New Pirelli tyre compound has been quietly parked for the remainder of the season rather than being used in Singapore and Las Vegas GPs

Autosport

F3 announces €1million prize fund to aid junior single-seater progression

Amid soaring costs, Formula 3 launches a new fund to help leading drivers find a seat in F2

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Formula 3 announces €1 million prize fund with immediate effect

Amid soaring costs, Formula 3 launches a new fund to help leading drivers find a seat in F2

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Pirelli's First MotoGP Test Goes Alright

Pirelli gave MotoGP teams their first taste of new Italian rubber at Misano.

Autosport

Strategy corner: Shaken-up grid has a perverse effect on F1 Azerbaijan GP

Several drivers are out of position on the grid at the Azerbaijan GP, owing to yesterday's incident-packed F1 qualifying session – but most have a wider variety of tyres to choose from as a result

Motorsport

Max Verstappen slams Pirelli’s C6 tyre: ‘They should just leave it at home’

Max Verstappen says he wants a conversation with Pirelli about the C6 tyre, insisting the softest compound doesn’t work anywhere and should no longer be used in F1

Autosport

Verstappen wants Pirelli talk after Baku F1 qualifying: ‘They should leave the C6 tyre at home’

Max Verstappen says he wants a conversation with Pirelli about the C6 tyre, insisting the softest compound doesn’t work anywhere and should no longer be used in F1

Autosport

Analysis: How Verstappen adapted to Baku's changing conditions to beat Sainz to F1 pole

While Carlos Sainz had hoped his Azerbaijan GP provisional pole lap would hold out, Max Verstappen eclipsed his old adversary for pole. Here's where the Dutchman found the time

Motorsport

Will Ferrari’s Friday pace equal a strong F1 Azerbaijan GP? Lap time analysis

After Friday’s FP1 and FP2, we analyze F1 drivers’ long run pace in Azerbaijan

Motorsport

F1 Azerbaijan GP: Why teams might abandon Pirelli’s soft tyre

Colder temperatures and the complex track characteristics in Baku mean the unloved C6 compound may be set aside in qualifying

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