Heading into the Chinese Grand Prix, Sauber looked set for another competitive race as Kamui Kobayashi lined up 3rd on the grid, his best qualifying position to date. However,... read more »

Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery says Nico Rosberg's emphatic win in the Chinese Grand Prix is evidence that Mercedes is making progress in learning how to unlock the... read more »

As expected, we saw a high degree of tyre degradation in the tough conditions of Shanghai, with the front-left tyre in particular coming under particular stress. read more »

Paul Hembery: "Many congratulations to Nico and to Mercedes for this thoroughly well-deserved victory, during which they exhibited a perfect understanding of how to get read more »

Michael Schumacher hopes Mercedes can keep up its new-found winning pace at forthcoming races. Despite always qualifying strongly with its ‘double-DRS’, the... read more »

China Sunday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Paul Hembery: "We'd like to congratulate Nico Rosberg and Mercedes on their achievements today. The way that Nico, Michael and the Mercedes used the tyres read more »

Tyre degradation in China is traditionally quite high: the teams were clearly trying to save tyres where they could today and tyre strategy is clearly going to be crucial. read more »

China Saturday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Paul Hembery: "The rain-affected first session was mainly used by the teams to establish crossover points between the intermediate and the slick tyres, which could read more »

We're expecting the difference between the soft and the medium tyre to be in the region of 0.6 seconds per lap, and we would anticipate between two and three pit stops per... read more »

China Friday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits that he expected more speed when using Pirelli’s Option tyre in Shanghai on Friday. For the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, the softer of the two... read more »

Apr.12 (GMM) McLaren and Red Bull are the teams to bet money on after the early phase of the 2012 season. That is the view of Jaime Alguersuari, the former Toro Rosso driver... read more »

McLaren and Red Bull are the teams to bet money on after the early phase of the 2012 season. That is the view of Jaime Alguersuari, the former Toro Rosso driver who is now a... read more »

The 2012 season has kicked off promisingly, with more overtaking moves recorded in the first two races than in the same exciting period last year. The finding is significant,... read more »

With the top three in 2011 all on different strategies, Paul Hembery concedes Pirelli face a tough task trying to mimic last year's success... read more »

Paul Hembery: “China proved to be one of the most fascinating races in our first year, with tyre strategy at the heart of it, so read more »

As the Formula 1 fraternity prepares to depart to Shanghai for the Chinese Grand Prix, tyre degradation is once again a top priority for teams’ and drivers’ alike. Pirelli have... read more »

Pirelli has confirmed its tyre compound selection for the next three grands prix in Bahrain, Spain and Monaco... read more »

Pirelli has announced the tyre combinations it will provide for the three races following next weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Pirelli has confirmed the compounds it will bring to the next three races after China - Bahrain, Spain and Monaco. The Bahrain GP will see the read more »

Pirelli has revealed which Slick tyre compounds will be taken to the Bahrain, Spanish and Monaco Grands Prix. There will be a Soft and Medium choice for Sakhir, whereas... read more »

Pirelli has revealed its tyre compound choices for the three races following the Chinese Grand Prix, with the rounds in Bahrain, Spain and Monaco all set to feature different... read more »

Pirelli has announced its tyre compound choices for three more grands prix, revealing the rubber it will bring to the Bahrain, Spanish and Monaco races read more »