Ferrari technical director Pat Fry says the F1 paddock will have to brace itself for a few shocks from the tyres when it arrives in Melbourne next week for the first practice... read more »

Nico Rosberg put Mercedes on top for the final day of pre-season testing ahead of the new season with a lap of 1:20.130. The German traded fastest laps with Ferrari's... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits a lot of teams are still scratching their heads of the tyres following the conclusion of pre-season testing... read more »

After twelve days of pre-season testing, Ferrari Technical Director Pat Fry believes that, as in 2012, understanding the Pirelli tyres will be the key in Melbourne and beyond. read more »

The final four-day test took place in Barcelona this week, with two days of wet weather followed by two days of dry running. This enabled the teams to sample the entire range... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admitted he was disappointed with Red Bull's final days of 2013 Formula 1 testing, but said tyres were such a big factor it was hard to know how to feel... read more »

Sebastian Vettel said a lack of consistency from the Pirelli tyres has prevented Red Bull completing all its set-up work during pre-season testing read more »

Esteban Gutierrez does not think tyre degradation over a race distance is that difficult to manage and says his main focus is on improving his use of the tyres over a hot lap read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time on the penultimate day of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya. Hamilton’s time of 1:20.558, set shortly before the... read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes the lack of understanding about the new Pirelli tyres this season will help rookies like him in the opening races read more »

Sauber drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Esteban Gutierrez believe the C32 is not yet working well on the 2013-specification intermediate tyres read more »

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean topped the timing screens at the Circuit de Catalunya on Friday, making full use of the day’s dry spell to deliver a 1:22.716 on a set of... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez admitted that the intermediate tyres are "the most difficult ones" for Sauber read more »

Mark Webber set the pace on the opening day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona, producing a late flying lap of 1:22.693 on Soft tyres. The Red Bull driver took advantage... read more »

enson Button fears driving style could make little difference with the 2013 Formula 1 tyres read more »

Esteban Gutierrez, Sauber's new race driver, has given a less dramatic assessment of the tyre situation heading into the 2013 season. Last season dubbed 'the tyre... read more »

Despite complaints of degradation and graining, Jenson Button reckons this year's Pirelli tyres are easier to understand than last year's... read more »

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 »