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The factors that have blown Brazilian GP strategy game wide open

Formula 1 teams have been left facing some difficult strategy choices for the Brazilian Grand Prix as a host of elements have come together to make things extremely complicated.

Autosport

What Norris's last-stint regret tells us about F1's tyre mastery trick

While Lando Norris’s hopes of victory in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix were effectively derailed by his start, there was equally a phase late on that proved just as critical.

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What Norris’s last-stint regret tells us about F1’s tyre mastery trick

While Lando Norris’s hopes of victory in Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix were effectively derailed by his start, there was equally a phase late on that proved as critical.

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Pirelli counters Hamilton 'peaky F1 tyres' frustration

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McLaren insists it can win F1 Monaco GP without crucial pole

With overtaking so difficult around the streets of Monte Carlo, the biggest advantage comes from track position.

Motorsport

Pirelli set for new extreme wet-weather F1 tyre test with Ferrari

The two-day test will consist of a day of dry running on Tuesday with 2025 prototype slick compounds, before the track is made wet on Wednesday when the Italian tyre manufacturer tries out a new extreme wet compound.

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Why peaky F1 tyres caused 'acts of desperation' in Miami GP qualifying

McLaren's Lando Norris and Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton and George Russell completed Q3 on the theoretically slower medium as teams battle to mitigate overheating issues on Pirelli's softer C4 compound.

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F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of "painted" Shanghai track surface

With F1 teams having done a lot of pre-event work in the simulator based on information from both Pirelli and the FIA, they were caught out when they arrived at the circuit on Wednesday by the visibly different track surface.

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F1 teams and Pirelli had no warning of “painted” Shanghai track surface

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Shanghai works to remove bumps ahead of F1 return

F1 will be racing in Shanghai for the first time since 2019, and its addition to the calendar this year is especially interesting as it is the first time that the ground effect cars introduced from 2022 will have driven there.

Autosport

Pirelli seeks talks with FIA and F1 teams over flawed wet-tyre rule

A new way of allocating wet-weather rubber for 2024 meant teams were reluctant to use any intermediate tyres in Suzuka’s damp FP2 session because they wanted to save them for later in the weekend.

Autosport

Pirelli: Scrapping F1 tyre blanket ban will help for better racing tyres in 2025

The Italian company has been evaluating making changes to its tyres in a bid to eradicate the increased presence of thermal degradation, which has notched up a level this year.

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Pirelli: Scrapping F1 tyre blanket ban will help push for better racing tyres in 2025

The Italian company has been evaluating making changes to its tyres in a bid to eradicate the increased presence of thermal degradation, which has notched up a level this year.

Motorsport

F1 tracks not tyres key to more exciting sprints, says Pirelli

Teams and F1 bosses have begun discussions about potential changes to sprints for 2024 in the wake of concerns that the current set-up is not delivering enough for fans.

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Why the "terrible" soft tyre was the best choice for Brazil GP F1 sprint

Eventual race winner Max Verstappen, who once again showed how good his Red Bull RB19 is at looking after tyres, confessed to being into management mode as soon as he left the pits.

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Pirelli in race to ready 2024 F1 tyres after testing revamp

Protoypes will be run by Alpine and Red Bull in a test at Monza after the Italian GP, and by all teams on the Fridays of the Japanese and Mexican GPs

Motorsport

Mercedes, Ferrari set for crucial 2024 no-blanket Pirelli F1 tyre test

The Barcelona running is significant because Pirelli only has one more session with its 2024 tyres – after the British Grand Prix at Silverstone with Red Bull among those taking part – before the FIA makes a final call on whether to push ahead with the original plan to run…

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Mercedes and Ferrari set for crucial 2024 no-blanket Pirelli F1 tyre test

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Teams set for crucial F1 2023 tyre test with new Pirelli compound

Tuesday's Abu Dhabi test will be crucial for both the Formula 1 teams and Pirelli as the definitive 2023 tyres are given their first extensive track running.

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Teams set for crucial 2023 tyre test as Pirelli introduces new compound

Tuesday's Abu Dhabi test will be crucial for both the Formula 1 teams and Pirelli as the definitive 2023 tyres are given their first extensive track running.

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