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 »

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 »