Formula 1 News: Pirelli expects more two-stop races as 2026 progresses

(GMM) Pirelli expects more varied race strategies in 2026 as Formula 1 teams continue to develop their cars. After the opening races were dominated by one-stop strategies, the sole tire supplier’s motorsport director Mario Isola says that could soon change. “At some point, we’ll see more diversity in strategies again,” he told Auto Motor und Sport. Pirelli had to design its current tires using projected data from teams, making development particularly complex under the new regulations. “We asked all the teams for data. We wanted to understand where the upper limit of the new cars lies,” Isola explained. However, early-season...