Formula 1 race weekends will feature shorter practice sessions on Fridays following an update for the 2021 FIA Sporting Regulations.An original plan to reduce the race weekend to include media activities on a Friday morning before a single practice session in the afternoon has been postponed until at least 2022...

Formula 1 drivers may be forced to accept a fixed allocation of tires for the first few races of the 2017 season as Pirelli faces potential production concerns.For this season the rules regarding tire supply altered, with three compounds available per race, and with each driver allowed to nominate the...

Pirelli has confirmed a team's tire choice prior to a Formula 1 grand prix in 2016 will be kept confidential until two weeks beforehand.Following a meeting of the World Motor Sport Council in Paris on Wednesday, the FIA confirmed that from '16 there will be greater freedom when it comes...

Pirelli has chosen to go more aggressive with its Formula 1 allocation for the Italian Grand Prix. Teams have been told the nomination will be one step softer than usual at Monza, with the medium and soft tires available, rather than hard and medium as was the case last year.Pirelli...

MotoGP tire supplier Bridgestone will introduce a new tire allocation for this weekend's Australian Grand Prix in another push to enhance rider safety.According to the Japanese manufacturer, the newly-developed asymmetric front tire offers improved warm-up performance and edge grip while maintaining stability under braking.The tire is made up of two...

Bridgestone has revised the MotoGP tire allocation for the rest of the 2014 season to give riders more choice and increase the number available during a race weekend.Each rider will now be able to choose from three front tire options and the total number of front slicks they can use...

Bridgestone has requested an in-season MotoGP test at Phillip Island next year in a bid to rule out a repeat of the tire dramas that marred last weekend's Australian Grand Prix.The Japanese tire supplier was caught out by the new surface at the circuit, excessive wear meaning the race had...