Pastor Maldonado (15th): I made it through Q1 fine and everything was going well. On the first set of tyres in Q2, I had two read more »

It is widely known that Felipe Massa struggled to build up temperatures in Bridgestone’s tyres of last year. However, the Brazilian also experienced difficulties with the new... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi believes a place in the top six on the Melbourne grid would have been achievable had he been able to save some new soft tyres for Q3 read more »

Fernando Alonso concedes F1 still have very little idea about how the Pirelli tyres will perform in Sunday's season-opening Australian GP... read more »

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali remains concerned at the durability of the new Pirelli tyres, fearing that the increased number of pit stops will lead to chaos and could even... read more »

Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery: "We're pleased with our first outing under competitive grand prix conditions, as our tyres have already shown a good level read more »

Fernando Alonso says his Ferrari team will not have a clear strategy for the Australian Grand Prix, the Spaniard insisting it will be crucial to be flexible. read more »

Michael Schumacher reckons the Pirelli tyres "worked out pretty well" despite initial fears about their high wear... read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased with how Friday practice went for Mercedes, citing the Pirelli tyres as a clear improvement on testing. read more »

Michael Schumacher said he was pleased with how Friday practice went for Mercedes, citing the Pirelli tyres as a clear improvement on testing. read more »

Michael Schumacher was pleased after completing his opening day of practice in Melbourne, with the German finishing the second session in sixth place well-ahead of team-mate... read more »

The Scuderia Toro Rosso had Daniel Ricciardo drive Jaume Alguersuari's STR06 during the first free practice session, in which he completed 23 laps in his home... read more »

Mercedes drivers Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg felt the Pirelli tyres performed better than expected in free practice for the Australian Grand Prix today read more »

This afternoon the official tyre supplier will deliver 54 new dry-weather tyres of the primary specification for use at this event. This became necessary due to problems... read more »

The first 90-minute session at Melbourne's Albert Park was an eye-opening occasion, not least due to the new Pirelli tyres... read more »

Formula 1 races are going to be 'turned upside down' in 2011 by the impact of Pirelli's new tyres, reckons Mercedes GP team principal Ross Brawn read more »

Tyre strategy during the 2011 championship is going to be unlike anything we've seen before says Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. read more »

Fernando Alonso has said that Formula 1 fans and insiders alike will have to wait one more day before finding out just how long Pirelli’s new PZero tyres will last over the... read more »

Fernando Alonso says teams will have to approach racing in a completely different manner this year on the new Pirelli tyres read more »

Jenson Button thinks Formula 1 fans are going to be 'shocked' by the amount of overtaking in the Australian Grand Prix as drivers struggle to look after their tyres... read more »

Pirelli believe the introduction of faster-wearing tyres to the sport should make strategy and tactics a major factor in deciding the Australian GP... read more »

Jenson Button is hoping to capitalise on the high levels of tyre degradation at this weekend's Australian Grand Prix, which he thinks will lead to much more overtaking read more »

Fernando Alonso says that fans can expect to watch a 'new Formula 1' as teams prepare for a more strategic style of racing thanks to the introduction of Pirelli tyres... read more »

In Formula One tyres are the biggest performance variable. MERCEDES GP PETRONAS driver Nico Rosberg and chief strategist James Vowles explain which type of tyres and compounds... read more »

Jarno Trulli has expressed his concern over the durability of the new rubber introduced by Pirelli ahead of the 2011 season, as the Italian tyre manufacturer prepares to make... read more »