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 »

Pirelli is facing a renewed swell of criticism over its 2013 compounds in China, with Lewis Hamilton describing it's soft tyre as the "worst I've ever... read more »

China practice quotes: Pirelli read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons Pirelli may have brought the wrong tyres to Shanghai after the softs "disintegrated" in Friday's practice... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says Pirelli’s Soft tyre compound "doesn’t feel like the right tyre" to be using for this weekend’s Chinese Grand... 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 »

Ferrari is pushing to extract more one-lap performance from the F138 chassis in future races, having been focused on maximising the life of Pirelli’s new tyre... read more »

Video: Pirelli's tyre compounds for China read more »

Assistant editor Chris Medland argues the case for the 2013 Pirelli tyres following criticism from teams including Red Bull read more »

Pirelli expect three stops to be the norm during the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai     read more »

Jean Alesi says drivers shouldn't complain about the 2013 Pirelli tyres as they won't stop the top men coming out at the head of the... 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 »

Ex-Formula 1 driver and Pirelli ambassador Jean Alesi says teams should refrain from criticising this season's modified tyre compounds, explaining that the Italian... read more »

Jean Alesi has come to the defence of Pirelli insisting the Italian manufacturer should be lauded for its impact on racing and not blamed for teams' shortcomings. read more »

The performance gap between the medium and the soft compound in China is expected to be between 0.5s and 0.6s per lap. read more »

China preview quotes: Pirelli read more »

James Allison says Lotus do not want Pirelli to alter their tyres - but then they would say that as the E21 "tends to prosper" of the soft rubber... read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison says the changes to this year's tyres are not as dramatic as some teams are making out and he is keen for Pirelli to stick with its... read more »

Martin Brundle, former driver turned commentator, has jumped to Pirelli's defence following a barrage of criticism levelled at Formula 1's tyre supplier. The Italian... read more »

Paul Hembery says Pirelli will review their compounds in the wake of the Bahrain GP but won't alter them because one or two teams complain... read more »

Pirelli won't bow to pressure from individual teams, but may yet instigate its own evaluation of this year's F1 rubber. read more »

Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali admitted he is still unsure as to where exactly his team stands in the pecking order after two inconclusive races. Both Fernando... read more »

Pirelli says it will wait until after the Bahrain Grand Prix before reviewing whether its 2013 Formula 1 tyres are forcing drivers to be too conservative. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has joined in criticising this year's Pirelli rubber, saying it has made F1 "more strategic rather than pure speed racing"... read more »