Today has been about getting the tyres into the right working zone, and the unusual number of laps that everyone ran in qualifying reflects that. read more »

Ferrari's decision to use scrubbed tyres in Q3 at Austin had no influence on its poor qualifying result, insist drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. read more »

From the first sessions, all teams have had trouble warming tyres up but in our case it is particularly difficult due to low aerodynamic support read more »

Both Kovalainen and Petrov underperformed today in qualifying and were unable to extract the potential of their Caterham cars. The drivers struggled to get the tyres up to... read more »

HRT were fortunate to see the temperatures rise after final free practice, as neither car was able to get into the 107% time in the morning. With raised temperatures, the... read more »

Mercedes drivers Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher think that the United States Grand Prix will be tough due to the length of time the tyres take to warm up. “The... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa isn't confident of qualifying within the 107 per cent regulation for the United States GP after failing to do so throughout both practice sessions on... read more »

Both Pastor Maldonado and Bruno Senna lamented the slippery surface of the Circuit of the Americas. “The circuit is really nice and it was fun to drive. It was very... read more »

Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi is worried that the amount of time taking to heat up the tyres will make qualifying in America tough. “The high speed corners of the new... read more »

Pirelli says it could have brought soft and super-soft tyres to this weekend's United States Grand Prix, but at the time it made its decision it opted for the safer option... read more »

Sauber question Pirelli's choice of tyres after day one at the Circuit of the Americas read more »

We worked on short programs for each driver and session but we managed to run all necessary checks and also tried both tyres options. We can still improve but we are already... read more »

Sauber believe Pirelli have brought the wrong tyres to Texas as they are "too hard" for the circuit... read more »

With the low grip levels in the morning session, Toro Rosso drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne started the day with getting to know the track. One things improved... read more »

Day one at COTA went reasonably well for Sauber F1, despite a broken exhaust on Kamui Kobayashi's car. Overall, the team will be working hard to get to work with the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes qualifying will be "tough" for McLaren as it struggles to get heat in to its tyres at the Circuit of the Americas read more »

Sauber believes the tyres brought to Austin for the United States Grand Prix are proving too hard for the Austin track read more »

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel topped the timesheets as Formula 1 enjoyed its first taste of Austin’s Circuit of the Americas on Friday morning. Fitting... read more »

The FIA will introduce more rigorous tests from 2013 onwards in a bid to combat the current exploitation of flexible bodywork in the area ahead of the front tyres. In... read more »

Mark Webber believes temperatures and understanding the tyres will be the defining factor at the US Grand Prix this weekend, not how each car suits the layout of the track read more »

Although teams can simulate tracks before ever racing on them, the track surface and the interaction with the tyres is ever an unknown factor. Pirelli brings the medium and... read more »

Formula 1 has a better chance than ever of cracking the American market now that DRS and Pirelli's tyres have made the sport more unpredictable, reckons McLaren team boss... read more »

Pirelli will supply the teams with an additional set of hard tyres in Austin in order to encourage increased running during practice. The extra laps should help the teams to... read more »

Paul Hembery has revealed that next year's Pirelli tyres will be significantly different. The teams will get their first taste of the Italian marque's 2013 rubber... read more »

Sole Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli will be bringing an extra set of its Hard compound rubber for use in Friday practice at the Circuit of the Americas, aiding the drivers as... read more »