Michael Schumacher declared himself happy with the initial feeling of the Pirelli tyres after his first test of the new rubber - but warned he could not judge whether the... read more »

Robert Kubica has warned against making predictions about 2011 form based on the first Pirelli tyre test - underlining that not only will the cars be different next year, but... read more »

Sebastian Vettel had no complaints about the Pirelli rubber despite suffering a failure late in Friday's first day of running... read more »

This was an important day for Formula 1 as it marked the return of Pirelli tyres to an official test on track. For Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro, it fell to Felipe Massa to be the... read more »

The Renault Formula One Team began working with Pirelli tyres for the first time today as Robert Kubica got back behind the wheel of the R30 in Abu Dhabi. The young Pole was... read more »

Preparations for the 2011 season with new Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli got underway at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi today with Nico Rosberg as the first of the... read more »

This was a significant day for Formula 1, as it was the first ever track test for all teams using tyres supplied by Pirelli, the Italian company which has a contract as the... read more »

Today, for the first time in 19 years, Formula One cars were running on Pirelli tyres again. In warm ambient temperatures and perfect track conditions, Kamui Kobayashi covered... read more »

Pirelli made its official return to Formula Oneâ„¢ today as the last two days of track action of the 2010 season began at the Yas Marina circuit in Abu Dhabi. Lotus Racing’s... read more »

During the first day of testing for the teams with the new Pirelli tyres, Ferrari's Felipe Massa was the fastest man on track. The Brazilian was followed by World... read more »

Although most in the field were agreeably pleased with the first-time performance of Pirelli’s new Formula 1 tyres in Abu Dhabi on Friday, it has been confirmed to... read more »

New World Champion Sebastian Vettel was pleased with the performance of Pirelli’s brand-new Formula 1 tyres as the 12 teams sampled the Italian rubber at Yas Marina for the... read more »

Although he did not race in Formula 1 this year, GP2 Champion Pastor Maldonado has been able to enjoy a direct comparison of Bridgestone and Pirelli’s tyres courtesy of tests... read more »

Felipe Massa immediately felt comfortable with the new Pirelli tyres during Friday's test in Abu Dhabi, saying were "no unpleasant surprises"... read more »

Nico Rosberg has hinted that – contrary to popular belief – Mercedes Grand Prix’s saving grace will not be the new Pirelli tyres in the 2011 season, with the German... read more »

Felipe Massa has hailed his and Ferrari’s first test on Pirelli’s 2011 Formula 1 tyres a success, having topped the timesheets in Abu Dhabi on Friday after struggling to... read more »

Nico Rosberg fears the new Pirelli tyres will not help Mercedes GP with their lack of front-end grip - in fact, "it's worse"... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen ran for Lotus as the new-for-2010 team made use of Formula 1’s new-for-2011 tyres at Yas Marina on Friday, with the Finn ending his first day on Pirelli... read more »

Jaime Alguersuari was the driver whom Scuderia Toro Rosso elected to run on Pirelli tyres for the first time as the Italian company took over from Japan’s Bridgestone in Abu... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi was pleased with the overall performance of the brand-new Pirelli Formula 1 tyres as he placed his Sauber fourth on the Friday timesheets in Abu Dhabi.  read more »

Nico Rosberg doubts the new Pirelli tyres will do anything to ease the difficulties Mercedes suffered with front-tyre grip on the 2010 Bridgestones, after the Formula 1 teams... read more »

Ferrari and Felipe Massa set the pace in Abu Dhabi as Pirelli’s Formula 1 tyres made their debut on Friday. With Bridgestone having waved goodbye to the sport after Young... read more »

Ferrari's Felipe Massa beats new world champion Sebastian Vettel to the fastest time on the first day of a test with F1's new Pirelli tyres. read more »

For the first time since the annoucement of Pirelli starting a tyre supply in 2011, the teams get a chance to test the tyres at a common test. All teams are still present at... read more »

McLaren test driver Gary Paffett reckons the new Pirelli tyres are very similar to the old Bridgestone rubber... read more »