A challenging weekend in the desert continued into the race for Marussia today, when both Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton suffered a turbulent time with tyre degradation. read more »
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There was a clearly an issue with the tyre on Felipe Massa's Ferrari, which we are investigating at the moment. We've seen one sidewall cut and one at the top of the... read more »
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Mark Webber said tyre degradation left him short of pace at the end of the race when he lost two positions to Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez in the closing stages read more »
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Ferrari have admitted they don't yet know what caused either Fernando Alonso's DRS failure, or Felipe Massa's double tyre puncture, after the Italian team... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel believes the two early passes he made on Fernando Alonso and Nico Rosberg in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix were fundamental to his victory, with the Red... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel took his second win of the 2013 season after dominating the Bahrain Grand Prix once he passed pole sitter Nico Rosberg in the opening laps. The Red Bull driver... read more »
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After a difficult Saturday in Bahrain, Martin Brundle chats to Lewis Hamilton about tyre failures, penalties, his race aims and what it is like passing a McLaren. read more »
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Ross Brawn believes the gearbox penalty regulations should be revisited after Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton received a five-place penalty in Bahrain following on from a tyre... read more »
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Red Bull are pushing for Pirelli to make a tyre tailored to their car, according to Paul Hembery, who admitted the majority of teams don't want them to change anything.... read more »
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Pirelli hopes to raise money for charity by selling the HRT F112 car it bought from the stricken company at the end of 2012. The tyre supplier had planned to use the engine... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton's left-rear tyre failure during Saturday morning practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix, which led to his five-place grid penalty, was caused by metal debris,... read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen set the ninth fastest time and Romain Grosjean the eleventh during qualifying for the 2013 Bahrain Grand Prix. Romain missed out on the top ten by a mere... read more »
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Both Toro Rosso drivers had trouble finding the single-lap pace needed for qualifying today and were therefore unable to match their performance of last week. Both men also... read more »
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Sebastian Vettel believes Nico Rosberg's pole position lap was "unbeatable" after he could only manage second to the Mercedes driver on Saturday. Rosberg's... read more »
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Nico Rosberg has admitted that converting pole position into victory during Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix will be extremely difficult to achieve, with the Mercedes driver... read more »
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Felipe Massa bucked the norm in Bahrain on Saturday as the Brazilian opted to qualify on the hard tyres despite his rivals being on the mediums... read more »
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Felipe Massa admits he has taken a gamble by qualifying on the hard tyre for the Bahrain Grand Prix read more »
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Lewis Hamilton has been handed a five-place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix after the Mercedes outfit were forced to change his gearbox. Hamilton suffered an... read more »
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Lewis Hamilton will incur a five place grid penalty for the Bahrain Grand Prix. The Brit suffered a left rear problem – thought to be either tyre or suspension... read more »
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Fernando Alonso set the pace in final practice in Bahrain ahead of Sebastian Vettel, who did not set a medium tyre lap after being caught in traffic... read more »
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Fernando Alonso set the pace in Saturday's final free practice at Sakhir, coming out on top during a late flurry of Medium tyre runs. The Ferrari driver posted a best... read more »
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Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery insists if he is company were to make changes it would be for the good of the grid and not just one team... read more »
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Leading F1 Team Principals have expressed doubt over the likely success of proposals to make available an extra set of tyres in Practice One sessions if the rule is confined to... read more »
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Already some drivers are completing more than 15 laps on the hard tyre, so we are certainly on track to see a three-stop strategy for the race, although it's possible that... read more »
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Like many teams, we struggled to make the Option tyre last across a stint - that's likely to be a recurring problem throughout the rest of the weekend. read more »