©Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team

Pascal Wehrlein and Kimi Raikkonen were on tyre testing duty for Mercedes and Ferrari, as Pirelli ramps up preparations ahead of the 2017 Formula One season. Mercedes decided to have the 2016-spec and 2017-spec tyres next to each other to see how much wider next year’s compounds will be. That certainly makes for an intriguing sight!

Julien Billiotte

Recent Posts

Wolff: Antonelli ‘eagerness’ at start of Austrian GP proved costly

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff believes Kimi Antonelli's aggressive approach in the opening laps of…

25 minutes ago

Austrian GP: Sunday's action in pictures

There was no denying George Russell his second win of the season on Sunday at…

1 hour ago

Austrian GP: Russell wins it as Verstappen splits Mercedes drivers

George Russell reignited his Formula 1 title challenge by converting pole position into victory at…

2 hours ago

Austrian Grand Prix - Race results

Full race results from the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg,…

2 hours ago

Big Dan gets it done for Brabham at Rouen

On this day in 1964, Dan Gurney delivered to Jack Brabham's team its very first…

4 hours ago

Vasseur raises questions over Verstappen crash yellow flag call

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has questioned the FIA’s decision-making after Max Verstappen’s qualifying crash…

5 hours ago