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 »

McLaren’s Sergio Pérez topped the timesheets on the second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, producing a 1:21.848 on the Soft tyres. The Mexican... read more »

Nico Rosberg was the fastest man on the opening day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona, producing a late effort of 1:22.616 on the Medium Pirelli tyres. The Mercedes... read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison says the team will focus on performance and understanding tyres during the second test this week at Barcelona read more »

This week's test at Barcelona should allow the teams to better compare the new Pirelli tyres than Jerez, according to Paul Hembery.... read more »

Williams have confirmed that they will unveil their 2013 car, the FW35, in the Barcelona pit lane on the opening day of the second pre-season test. The outfit took the decision... read more »

Pirelli have confirmed which compounds they will bring to the opening four races of the 2013 season. The opening race in Australia will see the white medium tyres and, for the... read more »

David Coulthard has called upon those who criticise the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to be more tolerant, describing them as "selfish". The event has attracted... read more »

The new Williams FW35 has passed its final crash test, meaning it has been given the go-ahead to partake in the second pre-season test. The Grove outfit decided to delay the... read more »