There were some surprising eliminations in Q2; however these drivers will feel the benefit of having more fresh tyres, so it will be interesting to see what they can do with them. read more »

Paul Hembery: "Strategy was at the forefront of qualifying today, with a gap of around 0.8 seconds between the hard and the soft tyres, depending on the team.... read more »

Spain Saturday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Kimi Räikkönen, 5th: “I think we had a chance to be in the top three but we’ve been fighting with the set-up quite a bit today. We changed... read more »

Sebastian Vettel put in a late charge on the soft Pirelli tyres to hold the advantage heading into qualifying, however, it's Sauber who are looking good. read more »

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery had defended the tyre manufacturer's 'more aggressive' tyre strategy in 2012, and fended off criticism from... read more »

Paul Hembery says Pirelli will continue to be aggressive with their tyres, however, if teams really want a different approach they are open to discussions... read more »

Lotus is the “biggest surprise” of the 2012 season so far, Red Bull’s team owner Dietrich Mateschitz has admitted. In an interview with... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari has concluded he made “a mistake” to remain loyal to Red Bull late last season. After testing Pirelli’s 2010 Renault car last... read more »

Pirelli takes a look at the demands on the tyre at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. read more »

  TEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Pierre WACHE (Sauber), Paui HEMBERY (Pirelli), Mark SMITH (Caterham), Giorgio ASCANELLI (Toro Rosso), Adrian NEWEY (Red Bull), Sam... read more »

With many of the teams introducing new developments in Spain, it almost feels like we are starting the season from scratch again. read more »

Pirelli is confident the vast majority of the paddock supports its philosophy to F1 tyre design and it has no plans to change its approach to make the tyres degrade less quickly read more »

Pirelli will not change its approach to producing challenging tyres in Formula 1, despite the controversy caused by Michael Schumacher's recent criticisms of its products. read more »

Jenson Button admits he is struggling to get the most from the harder compound Pirelli tyres despite topping Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix read more »

Spain Friday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Christian Horner says he isn't worried about the Pirelli tyres playing a major role in the title race as it is the "same for everybody"... read more »

Jenson Button admits McLaren need to find a way to get the most out of the hard Pirelli tyres if they want a shot at winning Sunday's Spanish GP... read more »

Jenson Button admitted that he is still struggling to understand the hard Pirelli compound despite setting the fastest time of practice in Barcelona read more »

Mark Webber is fearing for a relatively quiet track in the pole position-deciding Q3 phase of qualifying on Saturday. With just three sets of the respective Hard and Soft tyre... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari tries his hand at tyre fitting ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Jaime Alguersuari tries out the job of a Pirelli tyre fitter ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona read more »

Fernando Alonso claims Michael Schumacher's criticism of Pirelli has been blown out of proportion, as Sebastian Vettel explains how rubber has changed racing over the past... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has shared his opinion on the recent Pirelli tyre criticisms of German compatriot Michael Schumacher. On two occasions since Bahrain’s race, the... read more »

Red Bull Racing has backed the job that Pirelli is doing in Formula 1 this year - saying it would be impossible for the company to make tyres that made everyone happy. read more »