Mercedes has dismissed claims that a change to the tyre tread depth this weekend is for its benefit. read more »

Taking pole position in a front row lock-out, Toto Wolff says it is "bollocks" to even suggest that Mercedes have gained an advantage through Pirelli's changed... read more »

Sebastian Vettel suspects Mercedes' impressive pace in qualifying on Pirelli's softest compound is linked to changes to the tyre's tread depth for this... read more »

The tyres all have a tread that is 0.4 millimetres thinner than before to avoid overheating and blistering here, and so far, we have seen that this has worked. read more »

Sebastian Vettel finds Pirelli's reduced tread tyres the biggest challenge on Friday practice in Spain as the times point to a three-way fight at the front of the pack. read more »

For the Spanish, French and British Grand Prix, Pirelli will bring tyre compounds with reduced tread depths in order to combat possible overheating problems. read more »

Reduced tread depth and new track surface should hopefully add to Spanish lottery. read more »

Following concerns about overheating, Pirelli will bring tyres with a 0.4mm thinner tread to the races in Spain, France and Great Britain. read more »

The FIA has approved Pirelli's plans to reduce the tread of its tyres for Spain, France and Great Britain, read more »

Pirelli to reduce tread depth at three races to combat overheating read more »

In an effort to combat overheating issues, Pirelli will run a modified Formula 1 tyre at the Spanish, French and British Grand Prix, three races taking place on resurfaced tracks read more »

A very frustrating first winter test is in the books, so let's tread carefully along the very dangerous path and see what sense, if any, we can make of the upcoming season... read more »

TURIN, Italy -- Sebastian Vettel says Formula One must tread a fine line between danger and safety to ensure it retains its raw appeal to fans. F1 safety remains a priority for... read more »

Christian Horner believes Red Bull can take positives from 2015, but admits they have to "tread water" before they can expect any real progress... read more »

Red Bull will "have to tread water" early in the 2016 Formula 1 season, admits Christian Horner, but he thinks it will rise again because it has kept its key staff read more »

Williams driver Felipe Massa has been excluded from the Brazilian Grand Prix after his right-rear tyre did not comply with the maximum tread temperature when it… read more »

Jenson Button believes drivers will have to tread carefully with the supersoft tyres in Sunday's Canadian GP after the McLaren driver experienced graining within a handful... read more »

Ferrari's Fernando Alonso emerged on top in a late scramble for laps in Practice Two at the Monaco GP after a big lunchtime hailstorm had led teams to tread carefully for... read more »

Jenson Button insists McLaren are making progress with their car, even though they appeared to tread water during wet qualifying for the Malaysia GP. read more »

In collaboration with the FIA, Pirelli s trialling a special type of heat measuring sticker on each tyre tread in Bahrain. read more »

In the wake of reports that some teams are heating their tyres beyond the allowed limit, Pirelli has introduced a simple way to monitor them. The Italian manufacturer has... read more »

As a result of Pirelli's collaboration with the FIA to ensure a better monitoring of tyre usage parameters, the Italian firm is trialling a special type of sticker on each... read more »

Mercedes continues to tread the fine line between performance and reliablity as it develops its new F1 2014 engine ahead of the opening group test this... read more »

Sergio Perez has slammed Pirelli's response to his Korean Grand Prix puncture after the Mexican's front-right explode whilst he was travelling at 160mph.... read more »

Pirelli chief Paul Hembery says the Italian manufacturer's disquiet over the recent examples of tyre failures centres on the way the tread is giving way, rather than over... read more »