Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is on target with its degradation levels at this weekend's Austrian Grand Prix, according to Motorsport Director Paul Hembery. read more »

We're only expecting one or two stops for most drivers, depending on the car. That's a sign of how low wear and degradation has been. read more »

The indications we are seeing so far suggest that wear and degradation are extremely contained. read more »

We tested all the aerodynamic pieces we brought here and they seem to be working very well. We seem to have found a reasonable balance with tyre warm-up and degradation. read more »

Nico Rosberg took the victory for Mercedes by using the P Zero Red Supersoft tyre before switching to the P Zero Yellow Soft tyre at his pit stop on lap […] read more »

Nico Hulkenberg said it was damage limitation for Force India at the Spanish Grand Prix. Hulkenberg finished in his lowest position in 2014 as he came home in tenth place.... read more »

The tyres have a lot of work to do in Barcelona, particularly the front-left, but despite this wear and degradation is in line with our expectations. read more »

Pirelli don't believe we'll see a repeat of previous Spanish Grands Prix which have often seen four-stops due to the abrasive nature of the Barcelona circuit. The... read more »

Bahrain Grand Prix pole sitter Nico Rosberg concedes that Mercedes will still need to be careful of tyre wear during Sunday's race, despite the apparent advantage of the... read more »

The most important thing is to try and control the degradation, but again, that might be very different after dark. read more »

Though red-hot favourites for another win, Mercedes admits to concern over tyre degradation. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen believes he has made a step forward with the F14-T's set-up following difficulties in Melbourne. The Finn described Friday's running as... read more »

Like most teams we were concentrating on tyre degradation and tyre temperatures today. read more »

The long run performance looks competitive, although coping with the high tyre degradation will be critical come Sunday. read more »

Nico Hülkenberg says that the extra wheelspin caused by this year's power units are providing excessive rear tyre wear to the Pirelli rubber at this... read more »

Nico Rosberg has revealed Mercedes suffered with higher than expected tyre degradation in Friday's practices at the Sepang circuit.... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has said that tyre degradation during practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix was higher than anticipated after he set the fastest time at Sepang. read more »

Mercedes' apparent speed advantage over the chasing - but closing - pack may be stymied by fears over tyre degradation on the W05 after a longstanding weakness in the... read more »

Pirelli believes it is still on target to deliver between two and three stops per driver at the Australian Grand Prix, despite the increased force going through the tyres.... read more »

Mercedes lost ground in the second half of the 2013 Formula 1 season because it over-reacted to its early tyre degradation problems, reckons team boss Toto Wolff. read more »

Tyre degradation is still an unknown factor to be assessed carefully, especially in the light of the data we acquired from the long runs. read more »

Wear and degradation is where we would expect it to be: the medium tyre will be the one to qualify on, while we're seeing very little degradation on the hard tyre. read more »

Tyre supplier Pirelli has warned teams to limit the amount of laps they complete on each of the compounds because degradation has been higher than expected. The supplier... read more »

Wear and degradation is generally in line with our expectations but there have been some issues with blistering on the soft compound while some drivers ran up to 24 laps on the... read more »

Sebastian Vettel is expecting the degradation on the soft tyre to improve as the Indian GP weekend progresses after drivers suffered from blistering during Friday practice -... read more »