Jenson Button says Mercedes's victory in China was not simply a result of tyre management, but also proof that the German manufacturer has a genuinely quick car in 2012. read more »

Nico Rosberg admits he doesn't know if he'll be able to challenge for victory in Bahrain because Mercedes might struggle with its tyres this weekend read more »

Managing tyres properly will be key to strong race performances this season, according to Williams's chief operations engineer Mark Gillan read more »

After so much talk about F1's controversial return to Bahrain, the sport's travelling circus has now begun to arrive in the island Kingdom. Already during... read more »

Nico Rosberg says his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix was far from easy as he claimed he was never able to go flat out in order to manage his tyres properly read more »

Full details of each driver's tyre strategy during the UBS Chinese Grand Prix. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen opted for a risky tyre strategy to try and claim Lotus first podium of 2012 in China, but it didn t pay off and he dropped down the order to finish well outside... read more »

Heading into the Chinese Grand Prix, Sauber looked set for another competitive race as Kamui Kobayashi lined up 3rd on the grid, his best qualifying position to date. However,... read more »

Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery says Nico Rosberg's emphatic win in the Chinese Grand Prix is evidence that Mercedes is making progress in learning how to unlock the... read more »

Romain Grosjean benefitted from an aggressive tyre strategy whilst Kimi Raikkonen ultimately lost out in a fast-paced and exciting Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai... read more »

As expected, we saw a high degree of tyre degradation in the tough conditions of Shanghai, with the front-left tyre in particular coming under particular stress. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen was left lamenting his strategy in the Chinese Grand Prix after dropping down to 14th position in the end read more »

Michael Schumacher hopes Mercedes can keep up its new-found winning pace at forthcoming races. Despite always qualifying strongly with its ‘double-DRS’, the... read more »

It was a difficult race in China for Caterham F1 as Vitaly Petrov finished 18th and Heikki Kovalainen down in 23rd and last position. A lot of that however was due to a tyre... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen went from a podium to a point-less finish in the space of 10 laps as his tyre strategy proved to be the wrong one... read more »

Nico Rosberg has successfully won his maiden Grand Prix after a stunning drive throughout the Chinese Grand Prix as Mercedes overcame their tyre wear issues to stay at the... read more »

Mercedes' Nico Rosberg took a perfectly-judged maiden victory at a Chinese Grand Prix dominated by tyre strategy read more »

Michael Schumacher says he feels for his front right tyre changer after an error put him out of Sunday's Chinese GP... read more »

Ross Brawn says Mercedes' hopes of capitalising on its qualifying form in the Chinese Grand Prix will depend on it getting its tyres into the right operating window read more »

Tyre degradation in China is traditionally quite high: the teams were clearly trying to save tyres where they could today and tyre strategy is clearly going to be crucial. read more »

Nico Rosberg says it could take several weeks for the Mercedes to be competitive in race conditions. read more »

We're expecting the difference between the soft and the medium tyre to be in the region of 0.6 seconds per lap, and we would anticipate between two and three pit stops per... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 10th: "It was a normal Friday, based mainly on evaluating new aerodynamic parts in FP1 and on the usual tyre tests in FP2. read more »

Daniel Ricciardo admits that he expected more speed when using Pirelli’s Option tyre in Shanghai on Friday. For the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, the softer of the two... read more »

Ferrari needs to widen the operating window of its F2012 because it is only delivering its peak performance in selected conditions, says its tyre guru Hirohide Hamashima read more »