F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2026 Belgian Grand Prix?

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For the challenges posed by the iconic Spa-Francorchamps circuit, the C2, C3 and C4 have been selected as the hard, medium and soft compounds respectively.

Drivers will get two sets of the hard tyre (marked white), three sets of the medium tyre (marked yellow), and eight sets of the soft tyre (marked red), as well as access to the green intermediate tyre and the blue full wets, should they be required. —read more—

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F1 | Leclerc wins dramatic British Grand Prix from Russell and Hamilton as Antonelli suffers issue

Charles Leclerc has claimed victory in a dramatic British Grand Prix, with Kimi Antonelli dropping backwards due to a car issue in the latter stages while a crash for Max Verstappen triggered a late-race Safety Car.

Leclerc made a lightning start, the Monegasque and team mate Lewis Hamilton getting ahead of Antonelli off the line. While Antonelli eventually caught Hamilton for P2, Leclerc remained steady ahead, only losing the lead when he made his pit stop. —read more—

Race Highlights | 2026 British Grand Prix

F1 | What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2026 British Grand Prix?

Following a scorching Austrian Grand Prix, Formula 1 and the 11 teams swiftly move on to Silverstone as the British Grand Prix takes centre stage this weekend.

This time around at the famous circuit, which hosted the very first F1 race back in 1950, Pirelli have opted for their hardest compounds in the range – the C1 as the hard, C2 as the medium and C3 as the soft – thanks to the high severity of the track causing tyre degredation.

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Wet  Weather
Green – Intermediates – Used when track conditions are wet and starting to dry
Blue– Full Wets – Used when it’s actually raining

The ‘Full Wets’ (blue) can dissipate 85 liters/ 22.45462 gallons per second.  The Intermediates (green), used when the track is wet in some areas and dry in others, can dissipate 30 liters/ 7.92516 gallons per second.