Nico Rosberg is adamant Mercedes are moving forward and have resolved their rear tyres issues from last season... read more »

The Formula One teams completed the second of 3 pre-season tests at Barcelona, with Friday the last of 4 day running on Circuit de Catalunya. Pirelli enjoyed seeing all... read more »

Pirelli are confident the severe tyre degradation at Barcelona will not be evident when the F1 circus heads to Australia... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne reckons the new Pirelli tyres resemble "cauliflowers" after just one lap given the severe graining... read more »

Lotus F1 and Romain Grosjean endured a cold and wet final day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, collecting and correlating data whilst getting to grips with Pirelli’s... read more »

With low temperatures, light rain in the morning and heavier rain, including hale, after mid-day , the final day of testing was far from ideal for Sauber. However, Esteban... read more »

Jules Bianchi says Friday's mixed weather conditions at the Circuit de Catalunya provided 'useful experience' ahead of a potential Formula 1 birth, with... read more »

The very cold and damp conditions today made it difficult to do performance testing today, but it did enable Giede van der Garde to get to know a Formula One car in the wet, as... read more »

Lewis Hamilton was the fastest man on a heavily interrupted and wet final day in Barcelona, setting a time of 1:23.282 on Medium tyres during a rare dry spell. Amid eight red... read more »

Jenson Button is certain the 2013 Pirelli Formula 1 tyres will offer a fair playing field despite their high degradation. read more »

The alarm in the paddock about Pirelli's 2013 tyres is growing louder with every day. The latest shock is the performance of the new 'supersoft' tyre, which - to... read more »

The alarm in the paddock about Pirelli’s 2013 tyres is growing louder with every day. The latest shock is the performance of the new ‘supersoft’... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne thinks the characteristics of the new Pirelli tyres will suit his style once the teams start using them in normal condition read more »

Fernando Alonso was satisfied with his day's work on Thursday as he says Ferrari have gained a "good understanding" of the Pirelli tyres... read more »

Red Bull driver Mark Webber admits he has no idea what the pecking order will be this season. Webber pointed to the high wear of the new Pirelli tyres as the key reason for the... read more »

Fernando Alonso was encouraged by the progress Ferrari made in terms of understanding Pirelli's 2013 tyre compounds in Barcelona on Thursday, with the Spaniard... read more »

Fernando Alonso set the pace on the penultimate day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona, with the Ferrari driver posting a time of 1:21.875 on a set of Soft tyres to... read more »

Pirelli’s heavily degrading tyres were not the only ‘control’ components causing problems for F1 teams in Barcelona this week. The standard... read more »

Williams technical director Mike Coughlan says he is not expecting tyres to create such a lottery in the early races as they did in 2012 read more »

Nico Hulkenberg said the performance of the Pirelli tyres in Barcelona was making "proper testing" difficult for the teams read more »

Valterri Bottas has declared the FW35 a definite step forward over the outfit's 2012 car which won the Spanish Grand Prix. The Finnish driver got his first taste of the... read more »

Sergio Perez finished the second day of testing in Barcelona quickest and declared himself happy with McLaren's progress after completing 91 laps. However the Mexican, who... read more »

Sergio Perez says the degradation of this year's Formula 1 tyres is a big concern, admitting he has been surprised by how 'weak' the rubber is read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted his satisfaction after a fluid day at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. Hamilton finished in fourth place, with his best time of 1:22.726 set at... read more »

Sergio Perez topped the times today at Barcelona thanks to a few shorter runs just after the lunch break. Sebastian Vettel was second fastest, setting his best time on the... read more »