F1 technical directors admitted on Friday that they were still struggling to fully understand how to get the best out of the 2012 Pirelli tyres, despite a wealth of data... read more »

Paul Hembery, motorsport director: "The teams were disadvantaged by wet weather during free practice inMonacoa fortnight ago, and we think they were all quite rightly wary... read more »

Timo Glock, 22nd: "It has been a difficult start in Montreal for us today. The performance of the car was not perfect. We tried to evaluate some downforce levels in P1,... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 21st: "It looks like we've taken a significant step forward here in Montreal. Our set-up is working well, our top speed is good and, overall, the... read more »

Paul di Resta, 5th: "The weather was a bit of a worry today with the constant threat of rain so we had a very busy morning and probably did more laps in FP1 than we... read more »

Michael Schumacher, 7th: "Our work was pretty typical of a normal Friday, however we used the softer tyre this morning to make sure that we could complete our full... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says that some teams might be able to stop only once for tyres in the Canadian Grand Prix after completing some longer runs in his McLaren in Friday practice read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 15th: “It was an okay day for us. We expected rain in the afternoon so we used the super soft tyres in the morning to make sure we could do some long... read more »

Things appear to be looking up at Ferrari, with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa having finished Montreal’s Friday in second and third positions. The two drivers were... read more »

In the fear of afternoon rain, which came down heavily but only after the second practice session, Red Bull elected to run Pirelli’s Super Soft tyres in the opening... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 4th: “We ran the super soft tyres this morning thinking there would be rain this afternoon; in the end it didn’t come but you never know... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 6th: "I am happy as we had a very smooth day today. It was nice that the weather conditions remained stable and the rain only came after the second free... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen: “First I want to say thank you to the team for doing a great job and getting the car fixed and ready for most of FP2. I made a mistake on the exit... read more »

As the 2012 F1 season moves into its seventh round in Canada, discovering the magic touch with tyres remains the hot topic. Although teams may be closer to understanding how to... read more »

Lewis Hamilton had the measure of his rivals in Friday's first practice in Montreal as the McLaren driver set the pace despite using the slower tyres... read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in the opening practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton set his quickest lap time on the prime tyres fairly early on in the... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes ever stronger form is set for a further boost soon, with the team confident it can unlock the secrets of the 2012 tyres read more »

As the teams get ready to kick off the Canadian GP weekend, Fernando Alonso faced the press to talk about the circuit and his prospects for the race. Surprisingly, he downplays... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen believes the track surface at Montreal should suit the supersoft Pirelli tyres. read more »

Jacques Villeneuve has hit out at the current state of Formula 1, ranging from the unpredictable nature of the recent results, the Pirelli tyres and the 'childish'... read more »

Paul di Resta Paul, you finished seventh last time out – your first points in Monaco. All in all an excellent weekend… I think it was another weekend where... read more »

When Jenson Button is at ease with his car he is brilliant, but when he isn’t the tightness of the F1 grid in 2012 is proving costly for him. The Australian GP was... read more »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery believes that tyres could play a big role at the Canadian Grand Prix... read more »

The two softest tyres in Pirelli's range - the supersoft and soft - return for the Canadian Grand Prix, but they will face a very different challenge to Monaco two weeks ago. read more »

Paul Hembery is adamant the drivers still have a "huge" role to play in race weekends despite several saying the tyres now dominate the show.. read more »