Pirelli's Paul Hembery expressed his pleasure that the 2013 tyre compounds were finally able to how what they were capable of in Australia on Friday. read more »

The Australian Grand Prix will be a step into the unknown, according to Paul di Resta. Entering his third season in Formula One with Force India, the Scot believes the new... read more »

Reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel set the pace during the opening free practice session of the year in Melbourne, posting a personal best lap of 1:27.211 on his Medium... read more »

Mercedes' issues with tyre management are a thing of the past, insists the team's technical chief Bob Bell. read more »

Ferrari are expecting the first race of the 2013 season to provide some 'surprises' and some 'shocks' as the teams failed to fully understand the Pirelli... read more »

The final pre-season test came to a close at the Circuit de Catalunya on Sunday afternoon, with Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg leading the way from Ferrari rival Fernando Alonso.... read more »

After 12 days of testing, teams are still somewhat in the dark about the eventual tyre behaviour in normal racing temperatures. There were differing conditions, but never did... read more »

Ferrari is predicting some 'shocks' at the Australian Grand Prix, with tyre uncertainty clouding the Formula 1 pecking order read more »

Ferrari have explained that a suspension upright was to blame for Felipe Massa's loose wheel, which flew off his F138 during testing on Saturday. The Brazilian was heading... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez does not think tyre degradation over a race distance is that difficult to manage and says his main focus is on improving his use of the tyres over a hot lap read more »

Lewis Hamilton lit up the timing screens on Saturday to post the fastest lap seen during the two four-day tests at Barcelona so far. The Mercedes driver posted a 1:20.558 -... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes the lack of understanding about the new Pirelli tyres this season will help rookies like him in the opening races 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 »

Mark Webber came out on top on the first day of the final pre-season test for Red Bull to post a 1:22.693. He made the most of a drying circuit to beat Lewis Hamilton in the... read more »

Paul Hembery says Pirelli needs a decision about whether it will remain in the role of F1 tyre supplier into 2014 read more »

Pirelli wants a new tyre-supply deal as sooner rather than later and has made clear that it can't wait until the summer to find out whether it will continue in 2014 read more »

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery believes time is running out for Formula 1 to reach a new deal with the Italian tyre manufacturer read more »

Pirelli has downplayed concerns that the high levels of tyre degradation could be a major problem this season... read more »

Pirelli's Director of Motorsport Paul Hembery says the high levels of tyre degradation witnessed during pre-season testing will not be the norm in 2013. read more »

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber's new race driver, has given a less dramatic assessment of the tyre situation heading into the 2013 season. Last season dubbed 'the tyre... read more »

A technical innovation on the new Williams FW35 is believed to be within the rules, despite a similar system on the Red Bull having been declared illegal last season. The... read more »

The second pre-season test of the year is already behind us, with McLaren's Sergio Pérez setting the pace at a largely dry gathering - tarnished by... read more »

Pirelli are confident the severe tyre degradation at Barcelona will not be evident when the F1 circus heads to Australia... read more »

Williams limited themselves to tyre testing and pitstop practice in the damp conditions at Circuit de Catalunya. In fact the team were so focused on the job that they even... read more »

The alarm in the paddock about Pirelli's 2013 tyres is growing louder with every day. The latest shock is the performance of the new 'supersoft' tyre, which - to... read more »