Sebastian Vettel opened his title defence with a comfortable victory in an Australian Grand Prix that proved intriguing, but not did deliver the level of incident predicted... read more »

Pirelli looks back at today's qualifying session  read more »

Australia Saturday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Paul Hembery, Pirelli’s Motorsport Director: “We've had a thrilling qualifying session and set the quickest lap ever seen here, which has... 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 »

Fernando Alonso concedes F1 still have very little idea about how the Pirelli tyres will perform in Sunday's season-opening Australian GP... read more »

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali remains concerned at the durability of the new Pirelli tyres, fearing that the increased number of pit stops will lead to chaos and could even... read more »

Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery: "We're pleased with our first outing under competitive grand prix conditions, as our tyres have already shown a good level read more »

Having been one of the few defenders of Pirelli during testing, on the evidence of practice in Melbourne, Stefano Domenicali has urged the Italian manufacturer to up its game -... read more »

Australia Friday quotes: Pirelli read more »

Michael Schumacher reckons the Pirelli tyres "worked out pretty well" despite initial fears about their high wear... read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased with how Friday practice went for Mercedes, citing the Pirelli tyres as a clear improvement on testing. read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased with how Friday practice went for Mercedes, citing the Pirelli tyres as a clear improvement on testing. read more »

Mercedes drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg felt the Pirelli tyres performed better than expected in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix today read more »

The first 90-minute session at Melbourne's Albert Park was an eye-opening occasion, not least due to the new Pirelli tyres... read more »

Formula 1 races are going to be 'turned upside down' in 2011 by the impact of Pirelli's new tyres, reckons Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn read more »

Fernando Alonso says teams will have to approach racing in a completely different manner this year on the new Pirelli tyres read more »

Pirelli believe the introduction of faster-wearing tyres to the sport should make strategy and tactics a major factor in deciding the Australian GP... read more »

Fernando Alonso says that fans can expect to watch a 'new Formula 1' as teams prepare for a more strategic style of racing thanks to the introduction of Pirelli tyres... read more »

Jarno Trulli has expressed his concern over the durability of the new rubber introduced by Pirelli ahead of the 2011 season, as the Italian tyre manufacturer prepares to make... read more »

Jarno Trulli believes the high degradation of Pirelli's tyres will lead to confusion in the races this season. read more »

As well as the new Pirelli tyres, a pair of technical novelties will be in action to help improve overtaking in Formula 1 this year. Reigning Champions Red Bull Racing allow us... read more »

Pirelli gets set to make its racing return to F1 in the season opening Australian Grand Prix read more »

Australia preview quotes: Pirelli read more »

Teams will be able to make use of an extra set of tyres as they prepare for the season-opening Australian GP... read more »