Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel admits he is amazed by just how important tyres have become this season, and how much talk there is about tyre wear and degradation. read more »

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery had defended the tyre manufacturer's 'more aggressive' tyre strategy in 2012, and fended off criticism from... read more »

Heading into the third and final Spanish Grand Prix practice session on Saturday morning, Jenson Button hopes to rectify problems with the harder compound tyre, colloquially... read more »

Pirelli takes a look at the demands on the tyre at the Circuit de Catalunya in Spain. read more »

Williams had three drivers in action on today's very busy Friday sessions. Pastor Maldonado ran in both sessions to complete the tyre programme, while Valterri Bottas... read more »

Pirelli is confident the vast majority of the paddock supports its philosophy to F1 tyre design and it has no plans to change its approach to make the tyres degrade less quickly read more »

There is quite a big time difference between the two types of tyre which will make strategy in qualifying tomorrow very interesting, and will put the onus on Sunday on the... read more »

Jenson Button was quickest on Friday in Barcelona, putting his McLaren top with a time of 1:23.254, just over a tenth and a half quicker than Sebastian Vettel. The German... read more »

Jenson Button admits he is struggling to get the most from the harder compound Pirelli tyres despite topping Friday practice for the Spanish Grand Prix read more »

Christian Horner says he isn't worried about the Pirelli tyres playing a major role in the title race as it is the "same for everybody"... read more »

Nico Rosberg admits that tyre management will be vital during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend read more »

Jenson Button admits McLaren need to find a way to get the most out of the hard Pirelli tyres if they want a shot at winning Sunday's Spanish GP... read more »

Jenson Button admitted that he is still struggling to understand the hard Pirelli compound despite setting the fastest time of practice in Barcelona read more »

Mark Webber is fearing for a relatively quiet track in the pole position-deciding Q3 phase of qualifying on Saturday. With just three sets of the respective Hard and Soft tyre... read more »

Nico Rosberg has revealed the tyre degradation suffered in Barcelona during Friday's practice is a lot worse than what was experienced in winter testing... read more »

McLaren’s Jenson Button has ended the second practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya fastest, ahead of reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel and the Mercedes of Nico... read more »

Nico Rosberg has admitted that tyre degradation is worse today than it was during pre-season testing after what he and team-mate Michael Schumacher both described as a... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari tries his hand at tyre fitting ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix. read more »

Jaime Alguersuari tries out the job of a Pirelli tyre fitter ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona read more »

Fernando Alonso claims Michael Schumacher's criticism of Pirelli has been blown out of proportion, as Sebastian Vettel explains how rubber has changed racing over the past... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has shared his opinion on the recent Pirelli tyre criticisms of German compatriot Michael Schumacher. On two occasions since Bahrain’s race, the... read more »

For Michael Schumacher it is a case of mission accomplished as he has certainly stirred the pot when it comes to the debate on Pirelli tyres... read more »

Michael Schumacher has clarified his recent comments about the Pirelli tyres, saying he's happy to have started a debate but adding that he does not expect to have a... read more »

Mercedes' F1 CEO Nick Fry says he welcomes Michael Schumacher's opinion on Pirelli as it opened a "good healthy" debate... read more »

Mercedes's F1 CEO Nick Fry says the team supports Michael Schumacher for having a strong opinion on this year's Formula 1 tyres. read more »