The Grand Prix Drivers' Association met in Barcelona this week to discuss concerns that have arisen during testing, with Pirelli's wet tyres highlighted as an issue. read more »

McLaren’s Martin Whitmarsh has backed the team’s decision of beginning this year’s pre-season testing period with the 2010 car, meaning the Woking outfit was able to... read more »

Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi believes that slower traffic may enjoy numerous opportunities to unlap themselves in Grands Prix this year, with Pirelli having introduced tyre... read more »

Jarno Trulli was on hand to drive the Lotus T128 on the second day of this test session and the team was glad to have put in plenty of mileage and gather tyre data for the new... read more »

The second day of the final pre-season test went well for us here at the Catalunya Circuit. The STR6 ran reliably, which meant Sebastien was able to complete a lot of laps,... read more »

Formula 1 drivers have told the FIA that they want Pirelli to 'react' to the degradation issues that have been prevalent throughout winter testing - but have also... read more »

Vitaly Petrov has explained just how quickly the new-for-2011 Pirelli tyres lose grip whilst on the circuit, with the Italian rubber designed to degradate at a rapid rate in... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has echoed the sentiments of Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery by stating that the rate of grip loss with this year’s new tyres is equal throughout... read more »

Tyre manufacturer Pirelli has welcomed the FIA's decision to give them the green light to carry out additional testing during Friday practice... read more »

The FIA reveals plans to allow teams to evaluate new specification Pirelli tyres during Friday practice at selected events during 2011 read more »

With Jenson Button behind the wheel, the team spent the morning evaluating a number of new parts, including a new-for-2011 front-wing, and conducting pitstop practices and... read more »

The FIA has made an amendment to the Sporting Regulations which will allow Pirelli to evaluate new types of tyres during practice on Friday's. The ban read more »

Pirelli has welcomed the FIA's approval for its plan to do additional tyre testing in Friday practice at grands prix read more »

Pirelli says fears that high tyre degradation could force drivers to stop four or five times in races this year are unfounded read more »

The FIA has revealed a sequence of modifications to the sporting regulations on Tuesday, following a World Motor Sport Council in Paris. The changes include tweaks to the usage... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed that an announcement will be issued next week explaining how its Option and Prime Slick compounds will be differentiated this... read more »

Pirelli has been given the green light to give teams 'experimental' rubber to test at Formula 1 race weekends this year, as AUTOSPORT exclusively revealed last week read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is confident that higher ambient and track temperatures will allow for their most accurate readings yet this week, with Barcelona’s Circuit de... read more »

Pirelli says this week's Barcelona test is set to confirm that drivers will be making two or three pitstops per grand prix this season, as the teams conduct their most... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has joined a growing list of drivers complaining about the high degredation levels of the Pirelli tyres. This, despite his boss Martin Whitmarsh, calling read more »

Martin Whitmarsh says the "job of tyre-supplier is a thankless one" after drivers complained about Pirelli's tyres. read more »

Martin Whitmarsh has come out in defence of Pirelli, calling on teams and drivers to think before they criticise the tyre manufacturer which makes its read more »

Formula 1 teams are considering a plan to run development tyres in free practice sessions this year, perhaps as soon as the Malaysian Grand Prix, as Pirelli looks to keep up... read more »

With just one test remaining before the season gets underway in Australia in three weeks time there remains concern over the speed with which the new Pirelli tyres are degrading. read more »

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery says the Italian tyre manufacturer would support Bernie Ecclestone's idea for artificial wet races... read more »