Helmut Marko calls on Pirelli to make further changes to its tyre compounds to reduce the amount of degradation     read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli says "the vast majority of teams" have requested that its new-for-2013 compounds remain unchanged as the season progresses,... read more »

A challenging weekend in the desert continued into the race for Marussia today, when both Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton suffered a turbulent time with tyre degradation. read more »

Mark Webber said tyre degradation left him short of pace at the end of the race when he lost two positions to Lewis Hamilton and Sergio Perez in the closing stages read more »

Red Bull are pushing for Pirelli to make a tyre tailored to their car, according to Paul Hembery, who admitted the majority of teams don't want them to change anything.... read more »

Red Bull Racing had a strong qualifying session today during which they focused on saving tyres for tomorrow's difficult race with respect to the tyres. Sebastian... read more »

The key to managing the tyres here is going to be thermal degradation. With all the traction and braking events, this challenges the rear tyres in particular and that will be... read more »

Sebastian Vettel believes Nico Rosberg's pole position lap was "unbeatable" after he could only manage second to the Mercedes driver on Saturday. Rosberg's... read more »

Nico Rosberg has admitted that converting pole position into victory during Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix will be extremely difficult to achieve, with the Mercedes driver... read more »

Paul di Resta believes his Force India team's best chance of turning its impressive Friday practice pace into an equally strong Bahrain Grand Prix result is if tyre... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen sees no reason for Pirelli to rethink its approach to Formula 1 tyres, as he dismissed the criticism the Italian firm has received following the degradation... read more »

Sole Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has decided to make a late change to its allocation for the Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, removing the Soft compound and replacing it with... read more »

Following Ferrari's first victory of the season in Shanghai, Team Principal Stefano Domenicali is keeping his feet firmly planted on the ground ahead of this... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg is expecting the struggle with Pirelli's new-for-2013 tyre compounds to continue at this weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix, after the... read more »

Although the majority of the nine previous Chinese Grands Prix have been won from pole position, extreme tyre degradation has produced plenty of uncertainty ahead of this... read more »

Felipe Massa admitted on Saturday that he had expected to be higher up the grid after he topped the practice times on Friday. The Brazilian will line up fifth - alongside... read more »

After showing impressive one-lap pace in Friday practice, Nico Rosberg says Mercedes' main focus is on managing tyre degradation over longer runs this weekend read more »

Pirelli has responded to the array of negative comments over its tyre compound allocation for this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit,... read more »

Pirelli has rejected claims the soft tyre wasn't the right choice for the Chinese Grand Prix following complaints during second practice. Lewis Hamilton complained over... read more »

Felipe Massa has likened the performance gap between Pirelli’s Soft and Medium tyre compounds to driving completely different cars, but feels optimistic that Ferrari... read more »

Nico Rosberg spoke in a cautious manner after the opening two practice sessions for the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, admitting that despite showing impressive raw pace, his... read more »

Jenson Button has joined Lewis Hamilton in bemoaning the "extreme degradation" being experienced with the soft tyres in China. read more »

The drivers have their say on the Friday action in Shanghai, where tyre degradation is the major talking point. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has questioned whether Pirelli's soft tyres are an appropriate selection for this weekend's Chinese GP after suffering extreme degradation during... read more »

Mark Webber is expecting tyre wear to remain a prominent issue at this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, with the debate over Pirelli's more aggressive compounds... read more »