Thermal degradation proved to be the limiting factor that the tyres had to overcome today rather than actual wear. read more »

Nico Rosberg is concerned that Mercedes could struggle with thermal degradation at the Singapore Grand Prix after his tyres had a tendency to overheat during Friday practice read more »

From what we can see so far, degradation and wear are at the levels we anticipated, with a performance gap of around a second between the two compounds. read more »

Nico Rosberg is optimistic the new tyre construction this weekend has aided Mercedes' degradation issues, but is still expecting a tough race on Sunday in Hungary read more »

Wear and degradation has been very much under control so far, but with even higher track and ambient temperatures expected tomorrow, good tyre management and a flexible... read more »

McLaren had reason to be satisfied on Friday after they enjoyed their best practice session of the season, with Jenson Button posting the sixth quickest time during FP1 and... read more »

Mercedes Executive Director Toto Wolff says that the rate of tyre degradation on the team’s W04 chassis will be reduced in Hungary, but is still remaining wary of the... read more »

Caterham had its two race drivers in the seat on the final day of the young driver test. Both completed an identical programme with Giedo van der Garde running before noon and... read more »

Overall performance and durability of our tyres were in line with our expectations while thermal degradation was perhaps a little higher than expected today, due to the high... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was left frustrated after Mercedes rear tyre degradation issues reappeared at the German Grand Prix on Sunday read more »

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton says he has "nothing positive to say" about Pirelli’s tyres following Sunday afternoon's German Grand Prix,... read more »

Wear, degradation and performance are in line with our expectations and with dry weather expected again tomorrow, plus a wide variety of strategies at work, we should see a... read more »

We will have to do a lot more work to get the tyres working as well as possible: it will be very important to succeed in finding a set-up that allows us to manage the... read more »

Silverstone 2013 will be remembered for one thing – tyres. And for once it wasn’t degradation or graining that dominated the headlines, but exploding... read more »

Lewis Hamilton's title hopes were given a boost on Sunday despite his failure to win the British Grand Prix from pole thanks to a left-rear tyre failure. Whilst... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is hopeful that the Brackley-based team will be able to better manage tyre degradation during Sunday's British Grand Prix at Silverstone. read more »

Pirelli are keen to remain in Formula 1 next season despite the heavy criticism it has encountered and the recent International Tribunal hearing in which it was reprimanded for... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says there is still a "question mark" over his team's ability to manage tyre degradation after the opening day of... read more »

Lewis Hamilton admits he needs to win a race in 2013 to get back on terms with Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. Whilst the British driver is 20 points ahead of the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says he wants to give the British fans something to celebrate, but recognising his cars race pace weakness, he's eyeing pole position rather than... read more »

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery believes Mercedes are still struggling with high tyre degradation levels, following Nico Rosberg s three-stop strategy at the 2013 F1 Canadian Grand... read more »

Lewis Hamilton does not think Mercedes has cured its tyre degradation issues after following up on its Monaco victory with a podium in Canada read more »

Williams' Valtteri Bottas finished 14th and Pastor Maldonado 16th in today’s Canadian Grand Prix. Starting from third on the grid, Valtteri struggled in the first... read more »

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton is adamant that his team is making continual progress in terms improving its car and managing tyre degradation as the season wears on, despite... read more »

Despite the team claiming its first win of the season in Monaco last month, Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton remains concerned about the car's performance for the rest of... read more »