Lotus technical director James Allison left Melbourne as a happy man, but he also immediately looks forward to the next challenge. In Malaysia, the set-up work will be mainly... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says the field will be heading into the Australian Grand Prix in the dark about the life of Pirelli's tyre compounds, explaining that the situation is... read more »

Esteban Gutierrez does not think tyre degradation over a race distance is that difficult to manage and says his main focus is on improving his use of the tyres over a hot lap read more »

Pirelli has downplayed concerns that the high levels of tyre degradation could be a major problem this season... read more »

Pirelli's Director of Motorsport Paul Hembery says the high levels of tyre degradation witnessed during pre-season testing will not be the norm in 2013. read more »

Despite complaints of degradation and graining, Jenson Button reckons this year's Pirelli tyres are easier to understand than last year's... read more »

The Formula One teams completed the second of 3 pre-season tests at Barcelona, with Friday the last of 4 day running on Circuit de Catalunya. Pirelli enjoyed seeing all... read more »

Pirelli are confident the severe tyre degradation at Barcelona will not be evident when the F1 circus heads to Australia... read more »

Jenson Button is certain the 2013 Pirelli Formula 1 tyres will offer a fair playing field despite their high degradation. read more »

Romain Grosjean revealed that carrying out a race simulation with the new Pirelli rubber was "very hard" due to the high degradation... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has weighed in on the tyre degradation debate, saying it is so bad that cars are shooting up "rubber pellets"... read more »

Sergio Perez has raised concerns about the new Pirelli rubber after witnessing "extreme" degradation at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday... read more »

Sergio Perez finished the second day of testing in Barcelona quickest and declared himself happy with McLaren's progress after completing 91 laps. However the Mexican, who... read more »

Paul di Resta has played down concerns about high levels of degradation at the recent pre-season tests, saying the conditions in Spain are too cold to draw conclusions about... read more »

McLaren driver Serio Pérez has described an 'extreme' level of degradation with Pirelli's new tyre compounds, with the Mexican admitting that... read more »

Sergio Perez says the degradation of this year's Formula 1 tyres is a big concern, admitting he has been surprised by how 'weak' the rubber is read more »

Sergio Perez has been surprised by the extreme level of degradation he has experienced on this year's tyre during testing and says it has made it difficult to learn about... read more »

Leading Formula 1 drivers are predicting the 2013 season will start with higher tyre degradation and more pitstops than the early races of 2012 read more »

Nico Rosberg has pinpointed tyre degradation as one of the main areas for Mercedes to focus on with its new F1 W04 chassis, having gained a better understanding of the car... read more »

Felipe Massa believes Ferrari are heading in the right direction after posting the fastest lap of the test so far on Thursday, but he admits the McLaren looks like the car to... read more »

Mercedes-Benz have released the first images of its V6 1.6 litre turbo unit which will power its own cars and others in 2014. The German company believes the 'power... read more »

Following on from from a thrilling title showdown in Brazil, Pirelli's Motorsport Director, Paul Hembery, sat down to speak exclusively with GPUpdate.net about the... read more »

Paul Hembery, Pirelli's Motorsport Director, says the Italian tyre manufacturer will attempt to bring back higher degradation levels next year. With many races in the... read more »

Q: The Brazilian Grand Prix ended early for both cars. Given the pace of the FW34 in practice and qualifying, what result do you think might have been possible at Interlagos?... read more »

The high temperatures that led to quite a significant degree of degradation today, particularly on the rears. read more »