Jenson Button was left frustrated after qualifying sixth for the European Grand Prix, blaming the hot temperatures for a lack of traction and rear grip in Q3 read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 2nd: "It was very slippery out there today. In P2, the grip was a little lower because the new Prime tyre proved a read more »

Kamui Kobayashi has admitted that his Sauber C30 is lacking fundamental grip at the Cicuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend, with the Japanese driver having to settle for 13th... read more »

This is rapidly turning into a farce of epic proportions, a cock up that will do irreparable damage to the sport and those associated with it. Someone needs to get a grip. read more »

Pirelli will bring a test compound to Friday practice for the Turkish Grand Prix in the hope of introducing it for the Spanish round in read more »

Ferrari Technical Director Aldo Costa has stated that Ferrari will need to step up its development program after a difficult qualifying session at Sepang on Saturday. The... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has expressed his gratitude to Williams, whose mechanics were forced to work quickly after the Venezuelan crashed in Sepang’s second practice session on Friday... read more »

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner thinks its time rivals McLaren get a grip on 'simple mathematics' and stop moaning about front wing flexing of the... read more »

Felipe Massa has said that Ferrari is further off the pace than it expected to be, and cited problems with grip as the main reason. read more »

It is widely known that Felipe Massa struggled to build up temperatures in Bridgestone’s tyres of last year. However, the Brazilian also experienced difficulties with the new... 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 »

McLaren Engineering Director Tim Goss has explained the reasoning behind the team’s U-shaped sidepods present on its MP4-26, with better-quality air flow the target in 2011.... read more »

McLaren engineering director Paddy Lowe is confident that the FIA will get a full grip of the moveable rear wing rules in 2011 to ensure the concept works well for the sport. read more »

Despite failing to shine in F1 2010 as he struggled to get a grip on Bridgestone's tyres, Ferrari's Felipe Massa insists he is not under any extra pressure to produce... read more »

Nico Rosberg fears the new Pirelli tyres will not help Mercedes GP with their lack of front-end grip - in fact, "it's worse"... read more »

Nico Rosberg doubts the new Pirelli tyres will do anything to ease the difficulties Mercedes suffered with front-tyre grip on the 2010 Bridgestones, after the Formula 1 teams... read more »

Formula 2 champion Dean Stoneman said the level of aerodynamic grip offered by a Formula 1 car was the most significant step up after completing his maiden F1 test with... read more »

Robert Kubica blamed a general lack of grip on his Renault after failing to make the top ten in qualifying for the first time in 22 races read more »

On a dusty and sometimes damp circuit drivers struggled for grip throughout the first day's running in Abu Dhabi, with many complaining of problems as the tyres began to... read more »

Lotus Racing are now back in the middle-east for the last race of the 2010 season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. The team is in buoyant mood after another solid performance in Sao... read more »

A frustrated Felipe Massa is left ruing grip and tyre temperature woes post-qualifying at Interlagos - but promises to put on a show for the partisan Brazilian public come race... read more »

Unsettled weather and changeable track conditions conspired to produce a frustrating qualifying session for the Force India F1 Team in Brazil today. Tonio Liuzzi made the grade... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari was a chief sufferer of grip issues in Brazil on Friday, with the Spanish Toro Rosso driver having endured tyre graining, understeer and oversheet across the... read more »

Robert Kubica is preparing for a difficult weekend ahead at the Brazilian GP, as the weather can be wild and with it comes the possibility of poor grip in the wet. Although as... read more »