As always here we are trying to manage brake wear and tyre degradation caused by the combination of the circuit characteristics, the track temperature and the track surface. read more »

Fernando Alonso, 8th: "Traditionally, I've always gone well at this track, one of the few where I have won three times. And so it's always a pleasure to drive at... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 7th: "Technically we had no incidents but we are struggling on tyre temperatures. The lap times on the soft tyres in the short read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 13th: "The soft tyres felt better today but we have to work out which tyre will work best over a stint duration. It's read more »

Nico Rosberg has finished practice two fastest in Bahrain, continuing on from his success in China where he won his maiden Grand Prix victory. The Red Bulls showed competitive... read more »

‘Tyres’ is the buzz word at Sakhir following the first three hours of practice for the Bahrain Grand Prix. As the desert track is always coated in a fine... read more »

Despite topping the times on Friday, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg was among those drivers identifying tyre wear as the critical factor for the Bahrain GP. read more »

Nico Rosberg played down his chart-topping form in the second free practice session in Bahrain, cautioning that Mercedes' tyre overheating issues are 'probably the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has started his Bahrain Grand Prix weekend in fine form, ending the session three tenths ahead of reigning World Champion Sebastian Vettel. Paul di Resta came... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and McLaren set the early pace on Formula 1’s return to Bahrain. As Friday practice began with around only 150 spectators in the Main Grandstand, the... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes still has room for improvement in unlocking the secrets to Pirelli's tyres, despite its dominant victory in the Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Jenson Button says Mercedes's victory in China was not simply a result of tyre management, but also proof that the German manufacturer has a genuinely quick car in 2012. read more »

Nico Rosberg admits he doesn't know if he'll be able to challenge for victory in Bahrain because Mercedes might struggle with its tyres this weekend read more »

Managing tyres properly will be key to strong race performances this season, according to Williams's chief operations engineer Mark Gillan read more »

After so much talk about F1's controversial return to Bahrain, the sport's travelling circus has now begun to arrive in the island Kingdom. Already during... read more »

Nico Rosberg says his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix was far from easy as he claimed he was never able to go flat out in order to manage his tyres properly read more »

Full details of each driver's tyre strategy during the UBS Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen opted for a risky tyre strategy to try and claim Lotus first podium of 2012 in China, but it didn t pay off and he dropped down the order to finish well outside... read more »

Heading into the Chinese Grand Prix, Sauber looked set for another competitive race as Kamui Kobayashi lined up 3rd on the grid, his best qualifying position to date. However,... read more »

Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery says Nico Rosberg's emphatic win in the Chinese Grand Prix is evidence that Mercedes is making progress in learning how to unlock the... read more »

Romain Grosjean benefitted from an aggressive tyre strategy whilst Kimi Raikkonen ultimately lost out in a fast-paced and exciting Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai... read more »

As expected, we saw a high degree of tyre degradation in the tough conditions of Shanghai, with the front-left tyre in particular coming under particular stress. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was left lamenting his strategy in the Chinese Grand Prix after dropping down to 14th position in the end read more »

Michael Schumacher hopes Mercedes can keep up its new-found winning pace at forthcoming races. Despite always qualifying strongly with its ‘double-DRS’, the... read more »

It was a difficult race in China for Caterham F1 as Vitaly Petrov finished 18th and Heikki Kovalainen down in 23rd and last position. A lot of that however was due to a tyre... read more »