What you see on track is just half the story. Engineers and mechanics spend hundreds of hours each race weekend finding the perfect set-up behind the scenes. In his exclusive... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi: “I have good memories of Monaco. I finished fifth there last year, which was really great. Monaco is a very special track for the drivers. Our car... read more »

Jenson Button: “My win at Monaco in 2009 remains one of my favourite victories in Formula 1. Monte-Carlo is a place where every driver wants to win, but achieving it... read more »

Pirelli says it is prepared to offer qualifying tyres to ensure everyone runs in Saturday's timed session - as long as the teams are happy with the idea. read more »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has hit back at suggestions that the 2012 Formula 1 season is now too unpredictable - and thinks the variety of winners is of huge... read more »

Williams will be delighted to be back to winning ways but the question is, what was the biggest contributing factor to their victory? There is no doubt the new appointments and... read more »

Pirelli stands ready to supply special ‘qualifying tyres’ to Formula One teams next year. With the emphasis of the sport’s spectacle now relying... read more »

Michael Schumacher has come under fire following a poor Spanish GP, but it's dreadful luck rather than poor pace that has been his main issue so far in 2012. Much has been... read more »

Pastor Maldonado and Williams were quick right from free practice on Friday, having consistently got the most out of both tyre compounds all weekend. read more »

Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery: “With Pastor Maldonado starting from the front and Lewis Hamilton starting from the back, this was always going... read more »

Spain Sunday quotes: Pirelli read more »

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 »