Jean-Eric Vergne thought he was pitting for another set of intermediate tyres, but Toto Rosso thought slicks would be the better option for Q2 in Melbourne. read more »

Martin Whitmarsh concedes that in hindsight McLaren should have put Sergio Perez on the intermediate tyres during Q2 for the Australian GP.... read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are still unsure how the tyres will react during Sunday's Australian Grand Prix after wet weather during final practice and qualifying... read more »

Key decisions over tyres cost McLaren dearly in the delayed qualifying session at Albert Park. read more »

Sebastian Vettel says the field will be heading into the Australian Grand Prix in the dark about the life of Pirelli's tyre compounds, explaining that the situation is... read more »

A fantastic way to start the season with a front row lock out. Both drivers delivered fantastic laps on their one and only lap on slick tyres. read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne said his team Toro Rosso team was responsible for the incorrect call to take slick tyres in Q2 in Melbourne. read more »

The decision to remain on slick tyres cost Sergio Perez, and others, a shot at making it through to final qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix. read more »

The car performed well on both the full wet and the intermediate tyres. Unfortunately Esteban was caught out by one of the kerbs in the wet. However, he had a very good pace... read more »

Lack of running due to rain during FP3 is down to the teams not Pirelli, Paul Hembery tells Pitpass read more »

A downpour during the final practice session for the Australian Grand Prix gave teams the opportunity to sample the wet and intermediate tyres ahead of what is expected to be a... read more »

Adrian Sutil has highlighted improving the balance of his Force India on the supersoft tyres as the one area he needs to focus on before qualy... read more »

Sebastian Vettel retained his place at the top of the timesheet and was again fastest in free practice 2. He did the same in FP1 with an apparent easy lap, perfectly timed on a... read more »

Sebastian Vettel increased his advantage over the rest of the field as practice continued in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, with the German producing a time of 1:25.908 on the... read more »

Uncertainty about the implications of Formula 1's aggressive new Pirelli tyres on qualifying and the race, rather than questions about the competitive order, are... read more »

The Australian Grand Prix will be a step into the unknown, according to Paul di Resta. Entering his third season in Formula One with Force India, the Scot believes the new... read more »

Christian Horner is expecting a tight qualifying session in Australia on Saturday as the teams get to grips with the new tyres and the added pressure on Q1 now that there two... read more »

The 2013 Formula One season gets underway in Australia this weekend, with Pirelli supplying the new P Zero White medium and P Zero Red supersoft compounds: the first time that... read more »

Team principal Martin Whitmarsh says McLaren faced a few "headaches" with the MP4-28 during testing after struggling to get the new Pirelli tyres working in the cool... read more »

Ferrari Chief Designer, Nick Tombazis, like so many others, believes that tyres will be the key this season, as in 2012. However, the Greek also believes that exhaust systems... read more »

World champion Sebastian Vettel insists that there is still work to be done before Red Bull can be confident of its place at the front of the F1 field. read more »

With just two weeks to go before the 2013 Formula One season gets underway in Melbourne, the final four-day test took place in Barcelona, with two days of wet weather followed... read more »

Ferrari are expecting the first race of the 2013 season to provide some 'surprises' and some 'shocks' as the teams failed to fully understand the Pirelli... read more »

After the pre-season tests Sebastian Vettel believes a lack of consistent running, largely due to the Pirelli tyres, not to mention the weather, has left everyone uncertain as... read more »

Pat Fry says tyres could hold the key to success in Australia, with pre-season testing having left teams with plenty of questions read more »