Video: Pirelli's tyre compounds for China read more »

Assistant editor Chris Medland argues the case for the 2013 Pirelli tyres following criticism from teams including Red Bull read more »

Pirelli expect three stops to be the norm during the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai     read more »

Jean Alesi says drivers shouldn't complain about the 2013 Pirelli tyres as they won't stop the top men coming out at the head of the... 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 »

Ex-Formula 1 driver and Pirelli ambassador Jean Alesi says teams should refrain from criticising this season's modified tyre compounds, explaining that the Italian... read more »

Jean Alesi has come to the defence of Pirelli insisting the Italian manufacturer should be lauded for its impact on racing and not blamed for teams' shortcomings. read more »

The performance gap between the medium and the soft compound in China is expected to be between 0.5s and 0.6s per lap. read more »

China preview quotes: Pirelli read more »

James Allison says Lotus do not want Pirelli to alter their tyres - but then they would say that as the E21 "tends to prosper" of the soft rubber... read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison says the changes to this year's tyres are not as dramatic as some teams are making out and he is keen for Pirelli to stick with its... 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 »

Paul Hembery says Pirelli will review their compounds in the wake of the Bahrain GP but won't alter them because one or two teams complain... read more »

Pirelli won't bow to pressure from individual teams, but may yet instigate its own evaluation of this year's F1 rubber. read more »

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali admitted he is still unsure as to where exactly his team stands in the pecking order after two inconclusive races. Both Fernando... read more »

Pirelli says it will wait until after the Bahrain Grand Prix before reviewing whether its 2013 Formula 1 tyres are forcing drivers to be too conservative. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has joined in criticising this year's Pirelli rubber, saying it has made F1 "more strategic rather than pure speed racing"... read more »

Eric Boullier doesn't understand how Red Bull can complain about the Pirelli tyres when they claimed the 1-2 in Malaysia... read more »

Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton has joined a chorus of drivers in criticising Pirelli's 2013 F1 tyres read more »

Pirelli has ruled out making changes to its 2013 product, despite Red Bull and Mercedes complaining that this year’s tyres are penalising the best cars.... 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 »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has dismissed criticism from Red Bull over the rubber they have produced for this season... read more »

Pirelli insists it is unmoved by complaints from Red Bull about its tyres, and it thinks that the Malaysian Grand Prix proved it is doing the right thing read more »

Boullier is confident that his Lotus team are currently in the top four despite Raikkonen finishing over half a minute adrift of Malaysian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel.... read more »

We're only at the second grand prix of the year, and past experience has shown that the teams quickly get on top of the tyres as the season goes on and the cars are... read more »