Kamui Kobayashi, 3rd: "For me it was quite okay today, except for an hydraulic problem which prevented me from doing long runs in the afternoon. In the morning we had a... read more »

Michael Schumacher, 4th: "Our work today was reasonably good, with obviously a lot of data to be confirmed now in our technical briefings before qualifying. The second... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: "We have tried some new parts on the car today, but the lap times have not really allowed us to have a fair conclusion of them yet. It was important... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes is learning to manage its rear tyre degradation better, but is hoping his team can make even more progress ahead of qualifying for the European... read more »

’2012 tyre lottery’ is not a term one would hear seriously deployed this season within the garages of traditional midfield teams including Sauber, Lotus and... read more »

Pirelli has indicated its desire to stay in Formula 1 beyond its current contract. The sport’s controversial sole tyre supplier returned to F1 at the beginning of... read more »

Pirelli is aiming to extend its contract as Formula One's tyre supplier beyond the end of the 2013 season, according to Paul Hembery read more »

Pirelli is hopeful of continuing as Formula 1's control tyre supplier when its current three-year contract finishes at the end of 2013. read more »

Having learned its lesson in Canada, Ferrari appears to have succeeded where its rivals have failed, finally getting to grips with the conundrum that is the rubber provided by... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The track isn't my favourite one of the season but it's another great city to go to... read more »

Many are calling the 2012 F1 season a lottery but on close inspection it's quite clear that it isn't. Pirelli's apparently mysterious tyres have been cited as... read more »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: Following the last two sets of race results we are keen to continue to demonstrate our team's improvement and ensure both cars come... read more »

Although the behaviour of this year’s Pirelli tyres has resulted in much action during Grands Prix, the tyre manufacturer is sure that qualifying will still be the... read more »

The third consecutive street circuit on this year’s Formula One calendar, the Grand Prix of Europe, contains the highest number of corners of any track all year (25) and is... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi: "In Valencia it is usually very hot. I personally like that, but it is difficult to say what it means for the car and the tyres. It will be tough, that... read more »

Michael Schumacher: "Our entire focus is now on the race in Valencia, and I am sure that everybody's motivation is even stronger because the weekend in Canada... read more »

McLaren are reportedly able to adjust the temperature of their tyres through an adjustable opening on the wheel hub. Such a system would be useful this season given the... read more »

Ferrari has revealed that it spoke with Sergio Pérez, a member of its Driver Academy, to find out why the Mexican seemingly went off the boil between the Chinese and... read more »

McLaren is the inventor of a clever system that is helping Lewis Hamilton at the front of the F1 field at present. Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, with the collaboration... read more »

McLaren is the inventor of a clever system that is helping Lewis Hamilton at the front of the F1 field at present. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, with the... read more »

Q. When did you realise on Sunday that a podium place was within grasp? Peter Sauber: Not until late on in the race. Sergio had started from 15th on the grid, so you... read more »

Q: Due to a couple of accidents and a grid penalty for Pastor, we never got to see the true pace of the Williams-Renault FW34 in Montreal. What was the car capable of around... 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 has hinted that Pirelli could look to introduce a fifth tyre compound for the 2013 season read more »

Pirelli plans to test a new hard compound tyre in practice at the British Grand Prix, which will be easier for teams to work with, but has admitted it is wary of introducing it... read more »