Jenson Button was surprised by McLaren's lack of pace in Bahrain, revealing that they are also struggling to understand their Pirelli tyres... read more »

Michael Schumacher has launched a scathing attack on Pirelli, saying their tyres force drivers to race "well below" their limits... read more »

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher claims Pirelli are supplying tyres that do not befit formula 1. read more »

After starting 22nd in Bahrain, Michael Schumacher could only rise as high as tenth at Sakhir on Sunday. In the process, the Mercedes driver scored one point but after the race... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen and Romain Grosjean raced their way through the Bahrain desert for a double-podium performance in today’s Bahrain Grand Prix. Kimi took advantage of saved sets... read more »

Both HRT cars made it to the finish in the damanding Bahrain GP. Drivers Pedro De La Rosa and Narain Karthikeyan finished their cars in 20th and 21st position respectively... read more »

Michael Schumacher has criticised Pirelli for the way in which their tyres degrade during a race, which means drivers are forced to race conservatively. The Mercedes driver... read more »

Pirelli says it is surprised at accusations from Michael Schumacher that the current generation of tyres are not allowing drivers to push their cars to the limit. read more »

We took a brave call on the strategy with Paul, but it paid off, and having saved the tyres yesterday allowed us to push the two-stop window right to the limit. read more »

Paul Hembery: "This was certainly a very technically challenging race, on a circuit that we had never experienced in racing conditions before. Nonetheless, we chose to... read more »

Timo Glock, 19th: "It was a very difficult race today. I had no balance in the car, no speed and no chance to push after the second or third la. The rear tyres dropped off... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 20th: "It was a tough race, but we finished with both cars and that is positive for the team. The truth is that our rhythm wasn't what we'd... read more »

Sergio Perez, 11th: "We knew this circuit would not be an easy one for us and we were just too slow today. We tried both strategies and split them between the cars but... read more »

Paul Di Resta, 6th: "The result today is massive for us. The team did an amazing job all weekend, the strategy came together and the pit-stops were perfect. We knew it... read more »

Vitaly Petrov, 16th: "That was a really interesting race, particularly at the start when there was a lot of overtaking and it was good to be right in the middle of the... read more »

Nico Rosberg, 5th: "I had a pretty bad first lap today, but after that I was able to recover and get the most of our race. We had a good strategy and the pace of the car... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 8th: "There are good times and bad times in motor racing. I guess this was just one of those days. "By rights we should have been fighting to finish... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: "It was an incredible race, extremely tough. A good start was crucial and I was able to pull away from the pack, which was a big advantage as we... read more »

DRIVERS: 1 – Sebastian VETTEL (Red Bull), 2 – Kimi RAIKKONEN (Lotus), 3 – Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus): TV UNILATERAL... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has kick-started his 2012 season by winning the Bahrain Grand Prix. He fended off Kimi Räikkönen, who had saved tyres and came through from... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen failed it make it through to the final round of qualifying in Bahrain, but he insisted the call to save a set of soft tyres for the race was the right decision. read more »

In terms of the speed differential between the tyres, we're still expecting 0.6-0.8 seconds between the two compounds or maybe a bit less. Tyre degradation is certainly... read more »

Felipe Massa revealed that he decided not to try and make it through to the final part of qualifying in order to save a set of soft tyres for Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix read more »

Charles Pic, 20th: "Not an easy day today, but I am quite happy with the result. This afternoon it was much hotter as forecast and the tyre degradation was maybe a little... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 9th: "Today, we were worth a place somewhere between eighth and twelfth, so ninth on the grid fits in with our current level. Honestly, given the... read more »