Kamui Kobayashi, 12th: “Of course I had hoped for a better result today. With the super soft tyre compound you only have one lap to set a good time. I managed to... read more »

Sebastian Vettel reckons anything is possible in Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix and remains positive that his strategy of starting on the soft compound option tyre could play... read more »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery is pushing for formal discussions about a revision to the Q3 tyre rules at the next meeting of the Formula 1 commission read more »

Pirelli tyre boss Paul Hembery believes a one-stop strategy could be possible during Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, meaning there is a chance of a repeat of last year's... read more »

Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn thinks it is pointless for drivers and teams to get frustrated by the tyre situation in Formula 1 - because the most important thing is... read more »

McLaren’s Jenson Button has named Lotus as the team to beat in Monaco. After Romain Grosjean was second fastest in both practice sessions on Thursday,... read more »

The majority of teams are against the idea of Pirelli introducing Q3 only qualifying tyres in a bid to spice up the pole position shoot-out. With tyres now playing a decisive... read more »

The 2012 'tyre lottery' is a buzzword in the F1 paddock at present, but Gerhard Berger on Thursday slammed those who are complaining the loudest. "It's... read more »

Back on track after the tremendous victory in Catalunya, Williams were back to work carrying out aerodynamic evaluations and the usual tyre and set up work on their... read more »

Sergio Pérez, 15th: “The conditions were not ideal to do the work but we are looking good in the wet, so this is positive. In the dry there is some work to... read more »

Paul Di Resta, 12th: “The morning session was quite straightforward and the baseline set-up was not too far away. The track was quite green to begin with, but it was... read more »

Paul Hembery: “Of all the tyres in our range, the teams have had the least running of all on the supersoft to date, so today was very important for them to get out... read more »

Jenson Button, 1st: “The most important job today was to try and get a decent high-fuel long-run on the Supersoft tyre – which I don’t think... read more »

We would expect the soft tyre to last for around 50 laps and the supersoft to last for 35 laps, with a difference of about a second per lap between the two compounds. read more »

Due to the bad weather in Monaco on Thursday afternoon, the Formula 1 drivers were deprived of any full running on the Super Soft tyre compound which is being used for the... read more »

Jenson Button has not yet got to the bottom of the tyre problems he experienced at the Spanish Grand Prix, but says he has learned some lessons on how not to set his car up read more »

Paul Hembery: "Monaco is a highlight of the season and a place where our supersoft and soft tyres have provided plenty of entertainment in the past. Last year, we had... read more »

Although Pirelli’s super-soft tyre compound is making it’s debut at this weekends Monaco Grand Prix, Pirelli believe a one-stop tyre strategy could be used by some drivers who... read more »

Pirelli's supersoft tyre will appear for the first time in 2012 during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend read more »

Pirelli's motorsport boss Paul Hembery says the Italian tyre manufacturer is ready to supply Formula 1 teams with Q3-only tyres. read more »

Pirelli has changed its tyre rules for the GP2 series, allowing teams more freedom with their tyre usage read more »

Formula 1's wild fluctuations in form this season could be the result of Pirelli's tyres being so sensitive to track temperatures, reckons Ferrari technical director... read more »

Pirelli have confirmed which tyre compounds they will bring to the next three races after this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The Canadian GP will see the same compounds as... read more »

Pirelli has announced the tyre compounds that it will make available to teams for the forthcoming races in Montreal, Valencia and Silverstone. read more »

Pirelli is to stick with the same tyre allocations for the Canadian, European and British Grands Prix that it used last year read more »