Kamui Kobayashi: “The race last year was pretty difficult because the track was wet, had very low grip and very poor visibility. I like the read more »

After reliability issues prevented a two-car finish in Singapore, Lotus aims to get both cars to the flag in Japan to strengthen grip on tenth place read more »

Virgin Racing drivers Timo Glock and Jérôme d’Ambrosio were left feeling downbeat after Saturday’s qualifying session at the Marina Bay... read more »

Michael Schumacher, 6th: "As usual on these types of circuits, the track is pretty slippery and provides low grip. It was not really useful therefore read more »

Renault team boss Eric Boullier is convinced Bruno Senna will challenge for positions higher up the grid once he comes to grip with the car... read more »

Adrian Sutil, 10th: A fairly normal Friday for me and we did most of the things on the job list. I was struggling for grip read more »

Despite grappling against a lack of grip during qualifying that has left him just seventh on the grid at the Nrburgring, McLaren star Jenson Button insists there are reasons to... read more »

Jenson Button says he ‘couldn’t find enough grip’ on both tyre compounds at the Nürburgring this afternoon, explaining that the handling... read more »

Jenson Button was left frustrated after qualifying sixth for the European Grand Prix, blaming the hot temperatures for a lack of traction and rear grip in Q3 read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 2nd: "It was very slippery out there today. In P2, the grip was a little lower because the new Prime tyre proved a read more »

Kamui Kobayashi has admitted that his Sauber C30 is lacking fundamental grip at the Cicuit Gilles Villeneuve this weekend, with the Japanese driver having to settle for 13th... read more »

This is rapidly turning into a farce of epic proportions, a cock up that will do irreparable damage to the sport and those associated with it. Someone needs to get a grip. read more »

Pirelli will bring a test compound to Friday practice for the Turkish Grand Prix in the hope of introducing it for the Spanish round in read more »

Ferrari Technical Director Aldo Costa has stated that Ferrari will need to step up its development program after a difficult qualifying session at Sepang on Saturday. The... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has expressed his gratitude to Williams, whose mechanics were forced to work quickly after the Venezuelan crashed in Sepang’s second practice session on Friday... read more »

Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner thinks its time rivals McLaren get a grip on 'simple mathematics' and stop moaning about front wing flexing of the... read more »

Felipe Massa has said that Ferrari is further off the pace than it expected to be, and cited problems with grip as the main reason. 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 »

Vitaly Petrov has explained just how quickly the new-for-2011 Pirelli tyres lose grip whilst on the circuit, with the Italian rubber designed to degradate at a rapid rate in... read more »

Pastor Maldonado has echoed the sentiments of Pirelli Motorsport Director Paul Hembery by stating that the rate of grip loss with this year’s new tyres is equal throughout... read more »

McLaren Engineering Director Tim Goss has explained the reasoning behind the team’s U-shaped sidepods present on its MP4-26, with better-quality air flow the target in 2011.... read more »

McLaren engineering director Paddy Lowe is confident that the FIA will get a full grip of the moveable rear wing rules in 2011 to ensure the concept works well for the sport. read more »

Despite failing to shine in F1 2010 as he struggled to get a grip on Bridgestone's tyres, Ferrari's Felipe Massa insists he is not under any extra pressure to produce... 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 »

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 »