Mercedes boss Ross Brawn has defended his team's decision not to pit its drivers for a fresh set of intermediate tyres during today's qualifying session in Malaysia. read more »

Top teams Red Bull and Mercedes want Pirelli to rush last year’s tyres back into service. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the two outfits are... read more »

Once again, qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix held some surprises. A few minutes into Q2, the weather changed quickly with rain affecting two of the corners. As a result,... read more »

There's a difference of about 0.8 seconds between the two slick compounds and the data we have seen so far suggests that we should expect about three stops tomorrow, on... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen set the seventh fastest time in a rain affected qualifying session for tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. The Finn will however start from tenth after... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says the balance on his Sauber C32 is still not perfect ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg qualified in twelfth place in Sepang. “The... read more »

Swiss racer Fabio Leimer took the spoils as the GP2 season kicked off in Malaysia. Leimer passed pole sitter Stefano Coletti with five laps remaining while the Rapax driver was... read more »

The car was well balanced on both dry compounds and the intermediate tyres, and we made a pretty good job of judging the conditions. read more »

Pirelli has been asked whether it would consider supplying extra tyres for FP1 in order to ensure on-track action. read more »

Sebastian Vettel mastered tricky conditions to claim the 38th pole position of his career in Malaysia. Rain hit the circuit halfway through Q2, leaving the track wet enough for... read more »

Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix during a rain-hit qualifying session at Sepang on Saturday afternoon, overcoming his rivals on the... read more »

Pirelli's Paul Hembery claims that complaints about the 2013 F1 tyres will dissipate over time. read more »

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are both worried that their victory chances in Malaysia could be derailed by an inability to look after the tyres read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne believes tyre management will be a “tricky” task in Sunday’s Malaysia Grand Prix if Friday Practice is anything to go read more »

Red Bull had a strong start to the Malaysian GP weekend but both drivers are aware there is close competition out there to beat them. Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber noted... read more »

Fernando Alonso was encouraged following his form in Friday practice for the Malaysian GP and added that he could probably have been on the 'front row' had he found a... read more »

At present, it's impossible to ask a Formula One driver a question and not have him mention the tyres. read more »

As Melbourne winner Kimi Raikkonen continues his top form in Malaysia, Lotus’ rivals are beginning to wonder if the team has an unfair advantage. At Sepang, arguably... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has conceded Red Bull will need to make a few changes overnight as they look to find the sweet spot and address some tyre wear issues ahead of Sunday's... read more »

Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber say Pirelli's new limited-life tyres are proving too influential on Formula 1. read more »

As we expected, we saw quite a high wear rate today, due to the more extreme nature of our 2013 tyres - which put the accent firmly on performance - as well as the high... read more »

Today's programme focused on understanding the performance and consistency of the tyres and we learnt a lot today which will be relevant for the race on Sunday. read more »

Pirelli has hit back at claims that its tyres are now 'governing' Formula 1. read more »

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber hit out at the state of the tyres after second practice for the Malaysian Grand Prix. Vettel was second fastest in Sepang, with Webber sixth,... read more »

A tyre delamination during second practice meant that Marussia’s Max Chilton couldn’t get a run on the option tyres. Chilton was twenty-second quickest... read more »