F1 News, Reports and Race Results

Drivers go for ultrasofts for Abu Dhabi season finale

The majority of Formula 1's field has opted for Pirelli's ultrasoft compound for next week's final round of the F1 world championship in Abu Dhabi.

Ferrari drivers Seb Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen selected ten sets of the purple-rimmed tyre, as did Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo, while Max Verstappen and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas have chosen nine sets each.

Among the mid-field runners, McLaren and Williams have also gone for ten ultrasoft sets, while Renault's drivers have selected just eight sets of Pirelli's softest rubber.

 

Gallery: The beautiful wives and girlfriends of F1 drivers

Keep up to date with all the F1 news via Facebook and Twitter

 

Michael Delaney

Recent Posts

Antonelli says early off compromised Sprint qualifying pace

Kimi Antonelli emerged from Friday’s Sprint qualifying only 0.227 seconds off Mercedes team-mate George Russell’s…

55 minutes ago

Dutch GP: Friday's action in pictures

Mercedes stole a march on its rivals along the shores of the North Sea on…

2 hours ago

Dutch GP: Russell snatches pole for Zandvoort Sprint

George Russell produced a late surge to claim pole position for Saturday’s Dutch Grand Prix…

2 hours ago

Dutch Grand Prix - Sprint qualifying results

Full results from Sprint qualifying for the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, round 12 of…

2 hours ago

Tech F1i: A look at the F1 teams' array of upgrades at Zandvoort

Formula 1 returns from its summer break with the competitive order still finely poised, and…

4 hours ago

Alonso offers no timeline on Aston Martin F1 future

While Williams and Red Bull provided clarity this week on their line-ups for 2027 and…

5 hours ago