Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is expecting the struggle with Pirelli's new-for-2013 tyre compounds to continue at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, after the... read more »

Although the majority of the nine previous Chinese Grands Prix have been won from pole position, extreme tyre degradation has produced plenty of uncertainty ahead of this... read more »

Felipe Massa admitted on Saturday that he had expected to be higher up the grid after he topped the practice times on Friday. The Brazilian will line up fifth - alongside... read more »

After showing impressive one-lap pace in Friday practice, Nico Rosberg says Mercedes' main focus is on managing tyre degradation over longer runs this weekend read more »

Pirelli has responded to the array of negative comments over its tyre compound allocation for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit,... read more »

Pirelli has rejected claims the soft tyre wasn't the right choice for the Chinese Grand Prix following complaints during second practice. Lewis Hamilton complained over... read more »

Felipe Massa has likened the performance gap between Pirelli’s Soft and Medium tyre compounds to driving completely different cars, but feels optimistic that Ferrari... read more »

Nico Rosberg spoke in a cautious manner after the opening two practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, admitting that despite showing impressive raw pace, his... read more »

Jenson Button has joined Lewis Hamilton in bemoaning the "extreme degradation" being experienced with the soft tyres in China. read more »

The drivers have their say on the Friday action in Shanghai, where tyre degradation is the major talking point. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has questioned whether Pirelli's soft tyres are an appropriate selection for this weekend's Chinese GP after suffering extreme degradation during... read more »

Mark Webber is expecting tyre wear to remain a prominent issue at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, with the debate over Pirelli's more aggressive compounds... read more »

Martin Brundle, former driver turned commentator, has jumped to Pirelli's defence following a barrage of criticism levelled at Formula 1's tyre supplier. The Italian... read more »

Ferrari and Lotus would veto any move to have Pirelli change the compounds of its 2013 tyres. Before the RB9 finished first and second in Malaysia, Red Bull’s Dr... read more »

Red Bull only has itself to blame for the tyre degradation issues it is facing, says a defiant Lotus boss Eric Boullier, as the champion team lobbies for changes to the 2013... read more »

Max Chilton has blamed significant tyre degradation as the main reason behind his struggles at the Sepang International Circuit so far this weekend, with the Marussia driver... read more »

Pirelli has played down the extent to which tyre degradation will dominate the sport this year read more »

Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery says the the high levels of tyre degradation witnessed during Friday practice at Sepang were 'within our anticipated... read more »

Paul Hembery insists the high degradation experienced at Sepang on Friday was "within" Pirelli's expected parameters... read more »

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel says his Red Bull team needs to take a step forward after the opening two practice sessions in Malaysia, having struggled to get a... read more »

Sebastian Vettel fears Red Bull may not have "enough tyres to survive" Sunday's Malaysian GP after suffering severe degradation in practice... read more »

Australian GP winner Kimi Raikkonen has taken the top spot in the second free practice of the weekend, after a day of mixed weather conditions and massive tyre degradation.... read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison left Melbourne as a happy man, but he also immediately looks forward to the next challenge. In Malaysia, the set-up work will be mainly... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says the field will be heading into the Australian Grand Prix in the dark about the life of Pirelli's tyre compounds, explaining that the situation is... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez does not think tyre degradation over a race distance is that difficult to manage and says his main focus is on improving his use of the tyres over a hot lap read more »