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Williams driver Valtteri Bottas says tyres will be the biggest challenge facing the field in China. Several drivers have commented that tyres are becoming the main focus... 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 »

Adrian Sutil says Force India's ability to manage its tyres could be key to a strong weekend in China     read more »

Kimi Raikkonen believes that optimising tyre wear will be crucial in next weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix. Raikkonen failed to score a point in last year’s... 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 »

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 »

Force India has been vindicated in its decision to devote so much of its pre-season preparation to tyre work, reckons Paul di Resta. 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 »

Ferrari and Lotus would veto any move to have Pirelli change the compounds of its 2013 tyres. Before the RB9 finished first and second in Malaysia, Red Bull’s Dr... read more »

Pirelli insists it is unmoved by complaints from Red Bull about its tyres, and it thinks that the Malaysian Grand Prix proved it is doing the right thing read more »

Mark Webber concedes that Red Bull's struggles with tyre wear may have contributed to the 'team orders' row in Malaysia. read more »

Tyre issues on the opening lap probably cost Felipe Massa the chance of a podium, while teammate Fernando Alonso retired at the beginning of the second lap after damaging his... read more »

Felipe Massa said graining on the intermediate tyre during his first stint of the race ultimately ruined his chances of fighting for a podium at the Malaysian Grand Prix read more »

Red Bull's Helmut Marko claims that using tyres to produce excitement in F1 has gone too far if the best teams are being penalised by extreme wear. read more »

Red Bull only has itself to blame for the tyre degradation issues it is facing, says a defiant Lotus boss Eric Boullier, as the champion team lobbies for changes to the 2013... read more »

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn has defended his team's decision not to pit its drivers for a fresh set of intermediate tyres during today's qualifying session in Malaysia. read more »

Max Chilton has blamed significant tyre degradation as the main reason behind his struggles at the Sepang International Circuit so far this weekend, with the Marussia driver... read more »

Top teams Red Bull and Mercedes want Pirelli to rush last year’s tyres back into service. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the two outfits are... read more »

We knew the balance of the car would be very different to Melbourne and we adjusted the car accordingly for Friday, but the difference in car balance and tyre behaviour was... read more »

Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg wore similarly rueful expressions after the rain-affected end to qualifying in Malaysia, with both strongly hinting that Mercedes let pole... read more »

With the rain putting his team's ongoing tyre issue to one side, Sebastian Vettel takes pole at Sepang ahead of Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton and... read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the pace in the third and final practice session at Sepang on Saturday, producing a time of 1:36.435 on a late Medium tyre run. The Red Bull driver led... read more »

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber are both worried that their victory chances in Malaysia could be derailed by an inability to look after the tyres read more »