Key Highlights Pirelli has designated the C3 (Hard), C4 (Medium), and C5 (Soft) compounds for Round 17 at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Singapore is hosting an F1 Sprint for the first time, reducing overall weekend allocations from 13 down to 12 slick sets per driver. While a one-stop strategy featuring Hard and Medium tyres ...
Key Highlights: Formula 1 has completed 16 rounds of the 2026 season without a single wet-weather race or wet track session under the new technical regulations. Following driver safety concerns—including Isack Hadjar calling wet running “dangerous”—the FIA introduced rule changes, while Pierre Gasly highlighted Sepang as the ideal circuit for wet conditions. Pirelli chief engineer ...
Key Highlights: Friday practice ran 4.5 seconds off projected lap times due to low grip on the track surface, prompting teams to adapt run plans around severe tyre degradation. Pirelli reported massive degradation of two to three tenths of a second per lap, triggering a vicious cycle of sliding and thermal degradation on both the ...
Key Highlights Williams team principal James Vowles praised the inaugural Madrid Grand Prix organization, calling it potentially “one of the races to watch in the future” despite the circuit’s overtaking limitations. The Madring street circuit offers exceptional logistics: 30 minutes from the city center, 10 minutes by metro, and roughly ten times the paddock space ...