Ferrari's Fernando Alonso set the pace during a rain-affected opening practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya on Friday morning. The Spaniard, who posted a time of... read more »

There's a difference of about 0.8 seconds between the two slick compounds and the data we have seen so far suggests that we should expect about three stops tomorrow, on... read more »

A fantastic way to start the season with a front row lock out. Both drivers delivered fantastic laps on their one and only lap on slick tyres. read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne said his team Toro Rosso team was responsible for the incorrect call to take slick tyres in Q2 in Melbourne. read more »

Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday afternoon's Australian Grand Prix from pole position, having stamped his authority over the rest of the field in a delayed and damp... read more »

The decision to remain on slick tyres cost Sergio Perez, and others, a shot at making it through to final qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Lotus labelled its second day of running at the Circuit de Catalunya as a 'far more productive' affair, with Romain Grosjean getting the opportunity to debut a... read more »

Jules Bianchi says Friday's mixed weather conditions at the Circuit de Catalunya provided 'useful experience' ahead of a potential Formula 1 birth, with... read more »

Pirelli will take sets of experimental 2013 tyres to Brazil as the Formula 1 season climaxes at Interlagos this weekend. For next season, the four Slick compounds will retain... read more »

Luciano Bacheta was delighted with his first experience of Formula 1 machinery on Thursday, with the new F2 Champion getting behind the wheel of the Williams FW34 at... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed which Slick tyre compounds will be available for the remaining races of the season. This includes the sport’s first... read more »

Pirelli has confirmed which Slick tyre compounds will be on offer for this year’s Grands Prix of Japan, Korea and India - Rounds 15 to 17 of the 2012 Formula 1 season. read more »

Pirelli has confirmed which two Slick tyre compounds will be on offer for the next three Formula 1 races in Belgium, Italy and Singapore. The first two will provide a... read more »

Paul Hembery: "Hungary will provide a very stark contrast to the circuits that we have just come from, being the slowest permanent track on the calendar. This does not... read more »

Pirelli heads to Hungary with the hope that it will pick up much more information about its Slick tyres compounds than it did last year, when the Hungaroring race was affected... read more »

Ahead of qualifying for the German Grand Prix, Fernando Alonso narrowly edged out Lewis Hamilton to top Saturday morning practice. As Mark Webber took a five-place grid... read more »

The Santander British Grand Prix at Silverstone was another 2012 classic: Fernando Alonso took the pole for Ferrari on a semi-wet track and for a while out there - until... read more »

Pirelli's Paul Hembery has hinted at the possibility of introducing a fifth compound in 2013. The Italian company currently supplies four slick compounds - super soft,... read more »

Paul Hembery: "Congratulations to Mark Webber and Red Bull. The team managed their race and their tyre strategy perfectly, winning Monaco for the third year in a row and a... read more »

Pirelli has nominated the P Zero slick compounds that will be used for the forthcoming races in Montreal, Valencia and Silverstone. For the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, the... 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 »

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 »

As in the opening session, running in FP2 was compromised by the damp conditions, drivers only getting to use slick tyres in the final 28 minutes. Schumacher quickest ahead of... read more »

Jenson Button led the way as mixed conditions spiced things up in the opening practice session of the 2012 Formula 1 season. As the action began at Melbourne’s Albert... read more »

For the first time this year, the teams tried out the full range of Pirelli's 2012 slick tyres during this week's test at Barcelona. In total the drivers completed... read more »