The grip level between the two tyres through certain corners is quite noticeable and - as we saw during winter testing - the lifespan of the soft tyre could be a talking point. 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 »

Lotus pairing Kimi Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean endured a difficult qualifying session at Sepang on Saturday afternoon, with both drivers struggling for grip... read more »

Toro Rosso leave Australia with an optimistic feeling about its car, despite a somewhat disappointing result at the Grand Prix. Jean-Eric Vergne drove well but could not get... read more »

It has been a challenging first day for the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Team at Melbourne. Both Jenson Button and Sergio Perez complained about understeer and the lack of grip... read more »

Martin Whitmarsh wasn't hiding his disappointment and frustration on Friday, with the new McLaren suffering from a lack of grip and pace in free practice in Australia. read more »

McLaren Team Principal says he is 'worried about the pace' of the MP4-28 chassis after the opening practice session for this weekend's Australian Grand... read more »

Giedo van der Garde says Caterham has made a solid step forward with front-end performance this year, having tested the CT03 for the first time at Jerez this week. The... read more »

Nico Hülkenberg has been left encouraged by the high-speed handling of Sauber's new C32 chassis, with the German explaining that the performance... read more »

Rear grip new Caterham's weak point read more »

Q: What sort of technical challenge did the Circuit of the Americas provide? Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: The track layout was fantastic and a really good... read more »

Felipe Massa expects to get away slowly for the United States Grand Prix on Sunday because of his even numbered grid slot. The Brazilian qualified seventh and therefore secured... read more »

The Sauber F1 Team’s qualifying performance in Austin, Texas, was clearly below expectations as both Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi had been quicker in the third free... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa isn't confident of qualifying within the 107 per cent regulation for the United States GP after failing to do so throughout both practice sessions on... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa says HRT will struggle to make the 107 per cent qualifying cut-off for the United States Grand Prix if the new Austin circuit's grip levels do not improve. read more »

Force India drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Paul di Resta admit that they need to find more speed from the VJM05 ahead of qualifying for the United States Grand Prix. The duo were... read more »

The majority of the grid were full of praise for the new Circuit of the Americas facility following practice on Friday which gave them a chance to familiarise themselves with... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is sure Lotus will be competitive in the United States Grand Prix once the Austin track's grip level improves. read more »

It hasn't been the easiest day of practice for us. We struggled in the first session with low grip - just as everyone did - but we didn't find much improvement in the... read more »

With the low grip levels in the morning session, Toro Rosso drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne started the day with getting to know the track. One things improved... read more »

Track evolution in FP1 was high with the initial grip levels being extremely low. We made a number of set-up changes to both cars to account for the track conditions. read more »

It's normal for a new track to have low grip, but this was beyond what we had expected, however by the end of the day, the situation had improved and we were able to carry... read more »

Aside from the lack of grip the drivers experienced on Friday, Mark Webber reckons the new CoTA track is both "demanding" and "fun".... read more »

McLaren says its drivers have been surprised by the 'shocking' lack of grip during early running at the new Austin Formula 1 track. read more »

Caterham F1 saw its cars finish in 13th and 16th positions at Abu Dhabi. Heikki Kovalainen was happy with his pace and drove a solid race to one of the team's best... read more »