A cautious start for the new MP4-26 as the Woking-based outfit spent much of the day undertaking rigorous checks during the first day of track testing. In the morning, the... read more »

Lotus Renault GP's Vitaly Petrov was back in the R31 as the team got its second winter test underway in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. The Russian did some tyre... read more »

New Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has travelled to Jerez with all four types of Slick tyres this week, with the Andalusian circuit allowing for a variety of different tests... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is yet to confirm how it will distinguish the two available tyre types during Grand Prix weekends this season, but insists that a system will be... read more »

Adrian Sutil will be competing in his sixth Formula 1 season this year, his fourth for the Force India team under its current guise. With numerous technical... read more »

HRT has decided to opt out of this week's Jerez test to take part in a filming session for F1's new tyre supplier Pirelli at Monza read more »

Hispania Racing has revealed that it will not be travelling to Jerez for the second of four pre-season tests, beginning on Thursday. Instead, the Spanish team will head to... read more »

F1's new exclusive tyre supplier has said that the first group test of 2011 was a positive start to the campaign. read more »

Pirelli is confident that its new Formula 1 tyres are in good shape for the new season following its first testing with 2011 cars in Valencia this week. read more »

Pirelli, who will be Formula One’s sole tyre supplier during the 2011 season, have said that the first week’s pre-season testing has been a “good... read more »

While Pirelli bosses said they were generally happy with the outcome of the first round of testing at Valencia, some of the drivers were more cautious about the new tyre read more »

Adrian Sutil was back on duty for the Force India F1 Team on the final day of the first pre-season test in Valencia, Spain. The German completed more than 100 laps with the... read more »

Sébastien Buemi has declared pleased after completing his first full day at the wheel of Toro Rosso’s new STR6 in Valencia. The Swiss driver lapped the Circuit Ricardo Tormo... read more »

More tyre testing using the new Pirelli P Zero tyres. Jenson’s input – along with that of Lewis and Gary – has given us a very broad dataset with which we can begin to... read more »

The first test session of the season came to an end this afternoon, after Jaime Alguersuari had given the STR6 its track debut on Tuesday. Sebastien Buemi took over yesterday... read more »

Jenson Button got his first pre-season test underway on Thursday in Valencia. The Briton was driving the interim MP4-25 which features some 2011 aero parts. Unlike read more »

After the first days using the new Pirelli tyres, the general consensus is that the tyres will degrade much quicker than last year¿s Bridgestones... read more »

Formula 1's leading drivers are predicting tough times in dealing with tyres this year after witnessing high levels of degradation with the new Pirelli rubber in testing... read more »

Robert Kubica believes the new Pirelli tyres will require a more delicate touch they degrade at a quicker rate than the old Bridgestones read more »

Lewis Hamilton appears on track for the first time in 2011 as McLaren continues tyre development work in Valencia test read more »

Paul di Resta continued the Force India F1 Team's winter testing programme at the Valencia permanent circuit today, completing more than 100 laps of the 3.92km Spanish... read more »

Tuesday in Valencia saw new Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli enjoy its first day of winter testing following as a series of private tests with a 2009 Toyota. The company's... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa is set to remain as Pirelli's official test driver in 2011, as Formula 1's new tyre supplier closes in on finalising its development plans for the... read more »

With the launch of the McLaren Mercedes F1 Team's 2011 chassis scheduled for this Friday, this week’s three-day test at Valencia centres on Pirelli tyre development... read more »

Gary Paffett is happy with the performance increase of Pirelli’s new-for-2011 Formula 1 tyres, with the Englishman having launched McLaren’s pre-season testing programme in... read more »