Kamui Kobayashi believes the softer compounds supplied by Pirelli in 2012 should help the team in races read more »

Pirelli have unveiled their new tyres for the 2012 Formula One championship. All four dry weather tyres will be more squarer and be made of softer compounds to compensate for... read more »

Jan.25 (GMM) Pirelli's tyres for 2012 are brighter, squarer and softer, the Italian marque announced on Wednesday. F1's official supplier had summoned F1... read more »

Pirelli has launched its new tyre compounds for 2012, with 'squarer' and softer options being supplied to the teams read more »

Pirelli hopes the introduction of softer compounds will help reverse the trend seen towards the end of the season, in which teams got to grips read more »

Jaime Alguersuari, 11th: “This was a difficult race right from the start, with low grip in the first stint on the softer tyre, especially in read more »

Pirelli have denied they are intentionally introducing softer tyres in order to favour Ferrari next season, though the Italian company admits the tyres probably will read more »

Jenson Button admitted he struggled to get any speed out of the softer Pirelli tyre in Brazilian Grand Prix practice - but is generally confident in his McLaren's pace... read more »

Nov.24 (GMM) Ferrari will be happy with the move towards even softer tyre compounds for 2012, Pirelli's F1 chief Paul Hembery has admitted. The famous Italian team has... read more »

Contrary to convention, the softer tyre has been nominated as the prime choice in India with the harder tyre as the option. read more »

Sebastian Vettel has points to the RB7's performance on the softer Pirelli tyre as being a key to his result in the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »

Formula 1 teams are set to face a major tyre strategy dilemma ahead of qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix thanks to the high degradation experienced so far on the softer... read more »

Aug.12 (GMM) Paul Hembery has taken time out of the August break to confirm rumours that qualifying tyres are on the agenda for the future. We reported in June that... read more »

Aug.4 (GMM) Pirelli has called off Ken Block's test in the 2009 Toyota. The 43-year-old American was scheduled to drive the car this week at Monza, as F1's official... read more »

Sergio Pérez, : 11th“In the beginning I had a very difficult time with the harder tyres, but also with the softer ones I had a read more »

For the first time this season neither Sauber F1 Team driver finished a race in the top ten. Sergio Pérez, having started 16th, just missed scoring by coming 11th in the hot... read more »

Sebastian Vettel pulled off a great lap in the final minutes of FP3 to top the practice times. He went faster than Fernando Alonso who had improved Nico Rosberg's time... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen and Lotus were thrilled by Saturday’s qualifying performance at the Circuit de Catalunya. The Finn, making the most of problems for Nick Heidfeld and Rubens... read more »

Felipe Massa was left to rue the need to take a set of Pirelli's softer tyres in first qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix. read more »

The qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix turned out to be a disappointment for the Sauber F1 Team. Kamui Kobayashi retired in the early minutes of the session due to a fuel... read more »

Nico Rosberg was left feeling upbeat after qualifying at Istanbul Park on Saturday afternoon, claiming his best grid spot since Malaysia last year. The Mercedes GP man will... read more »

Pirelli is yet to decide how it will differentiate its softer, Option compound tyres from the harder Primes over the course of race weekends throughout the 2011 season, with... read more »

New Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is yet to confirm how it will mark the softer of its two compounds over the course of a Grand Prix weekend next season, with Bridgestone... read more »