Tyre degradation could play a big role in the outcome of the Turkish Grand Prix next weekend, according to Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton... read more »

As the Formula 1 fraternity arrived in China for Round 3 of the championship, tyre degradation had well and truly established itself as one of the sport’s most fervently... read more »

Toro Rosso enjoyed a useful first day at China as the team experienced no serious problems on either of the car. Initial performace also looks and with degradation seeming less... read more »

Malaysia provided an action-packed race with plenty of overtaking and a podium battle that went right down to the very last lap – and in China Pirelli is hoping for more of the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton said tyre degradation cost him valuable time in his final two stints of the Malaysian Grand Prix, as he opted for hard tyres in both and dropped from second... read more »

Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying and the race are set to be turned into strategic thrillers thanks to the high degradation of tyres witnessed at Sepang so far, reckons Pirelli. read more »

Toro Rosso once gain split Friday duties between its two race driver and Daniel Ricciardo. Despite early work, both race drivers agree there is still a lot of set-up work to... read more »

Felipe Massa admits that he will be setting his Ferrari up in a less ‘aggressive’ way at Sepang this weekend, having suffered from higher tyre degradation levels than expected... read more »

Pirelli says this weekend's Malaysian Grand Prix is likely to see teams choosing between three and four pitstops, as it admits that higher temperatures will result in more... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi is expecting a generally different race in Malaysia next weekend, with significantly higher temperatures at Sepang than Melbourne’s Albert Park street circuit.... read more »

Mark Webber insists that Red Bull will resolve the tyre degradation issues he suffered during the Australian Grand Prix read more »

Ferrari's Felipe Massa said tyre degradation cost him after he finished seventh in the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Red Bull Racing insists it is not worried that mixed up races caused by high degradation this year may not allow it to make the most of the speed of its car read more »

Jenson Button is hoping to capitalise on the high levels of tyre degradation at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, which he thinks will lead to much more overtaking read more »

Jarno Trulli believes the high degradation of Pirelli's tyres will lead to confusion in the races this season. read more »

The second day of the final pre-season test went well for us here at the Catalunya Circuit. The STR6 ran reliably, which meant Sebastien was able to complete a lot of laps,... read more »

Formula 1 drivers have told the FIA that they want Pirelli to 'react' to the degradation issues that have been prevalent throughout winter testing - but have also... read more »

Vitaly Petrov has explained just how quickly the new-for-2011 Pirelli tyres lose grip whilst on the circuit, with the Italian rubber designed to degradate at a rapid rate in... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has echoed the sentiments of Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery by stating that the rate of grip loss with this year’s new tyres is equal throughout... read more »

Pirelli says fears that high tyre degradation could force drivers to stop four or five times in races this year are unfounded read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has leapt to the defence of Pirelli amid widespread criticism of the 2011 tyres  read more »

With just one test remaining before the season gets underway in Australia in three weeks time there remains concern over the speed with which the new Pirelli tyres are degrading. read more »

Following more criticism from drivers - the latest from Messrs. Vettel, Alonso and Sutil - Pirelli has insisted that to design fast-deteriorating tyres in F1 2011 was only to... read more »

Pirelli has hit back at the criticism about its 2011 tyres in the wake of ongoing criticism from some drivers over the severe degradation of its tyres during pre-season testing read more »

are adamant their new tyres are ready for the challenge of Formula One following the pre-season test... read more »