Sebastian Vettel says the field will be heading into the Australian Grand Prix in the dark about the life of Pirelli's tyre compounds, explaining that the situation is... read more »

A downbeat Martin Whitmarsh admitted McLaren's tyre tactics during the final two stages of qualifying for the Australian GP hadn't paid off after his team qualified... 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 »

Pirelli is confident its super-soft compound will act as a qualifying-style tyre at the Australian Grand Prix and force teams on to two- or three-stop strategies in... read more »

Lewis Hamilton is delighted with the competitiveness of the Mercedes W04 at Albert Park despite ending the afternoon in the tyre barrier read more »

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 »