The alarm in the paddock about Pirelli's 2013 tyres is growing louder with every day. The latest shock is the performance of the new 'supersoft' tyre, which - to... read more »

The alarm in the paddock about Pirelli’s 2013 tyres is growing louder with every day. The latest shock is the performance of the new ‘supersoft’... read more »

Williams enjoyed a strong third day of testing at Barcelona, with drivers Pastor Maldonado and Valtteri Bottas sharing the driving duties. Both men managed to complete a... read more »

Fernando Alonso was satisfied with his day's work on Thursday as he says Ferrari have gained a "good understanding" of the Pirelli tyres... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says that cold conditions at the Circuit de Catalunya have exacerbated the tyre wear. Rosberg was fourth quickest on the third day of running,... read more »

Fernando Alonso was encouraged by the progress Ferrari made in terms of understanding Pirelli's 2013 tyre compounds in Barcelona on Thursday, with the Spaniard... read more »

Fernando Alonso set the fastest time of his final morning in the Ferrari at the second test at Barcelona read more »

Daniel Ricciardo has weighed in on the tyre degradation debate, saying it is so bad that cars are shooting up "rubber pellets"... read more »

Williams technical director Mike Coughlan says he is not expecting tyres to create such a lottery in the early races as they did in 2012 read more »

Sergio Perez has raised concerns about the new Pirelli rubber after witnessing "extreme" degradation at the Circuit de Catalunya on Wednesday... read more »

Lewis Hamilton completed 121 laps today for Mercedes AMG, the equivalent of 563 kms, on the second day of the Barcelona test. The car ran reliably throughout the day, allowing... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg was behind the wheel of the Sauber C32 today. He spent quite a bit of the morning session with aero evaluations. Later in the morning and in the afternoon the... read more »

Valterri Bottas has declared the FW35 a definite step forward over the outfit's 2012 car which won the Spanish Grand Prix. The Finnish driver got his first taste of the... read more »

Sergio Perez finished the second day of testing in Barcelona quickest and declared himself happy with McLaren's progress after completing 91 laps. However the Mexican, who... read more »

Paul di Resta has played down concerns about high levels of degradation at the recent pre-season tests, saying the conditions in Spain are too cold to draw conclusions about... read more »

McLaren driver Serio Pérez has described an 'extreme' level of degradation with Pirelli's new tyre compounds, with the Mexican admitting that... read more »

Sergio Perez says the degradation of this year's Formula 1 tyres is a big concern, admitting he has been surprised by how 'weak' the rubber is read more »

Sergio Perez has been surprised by the extreme level of degradation he has experienced on this year's tyre during testing and says it has made it difficult to learn about... read more »

Leading Formula 1 drivers are predicting the 2013 season will start with higher tyre degradation and more pitstops than the early races of 2012 read more »

Nico Rosberg has pinpointed tyre degradation as one of the main areas for Mercedes to focus on with its new F1 W04 chassis, having gained a better understanding of the car... read more »

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time on the opening morning of the second pre-season test at the Circuit de Catalunya. Vettel’s time of 1:23.046s was set on the hard... read more »

Williams has brought to an end the launch season after finally unveiling its 2013 car, the FW35, at the second pre-season test in Barcelona on Tuesday. The Grove outfit has... read more »

Pirelli, F1's official tyre supplier, has reportedly bought an old HRT car. This week, we reported that assets of the newly-defunct Spanish formula one team had been... read more »

Pirelli has surprised the F1 world by revealing an aggressive selection of tyre compounds for the start of the 2013 season. The big surprise is the choice for the Melbourne... read more »

Pirelli have confirmed which compounds they will bring to the opening four races of the 2013 season. The opening race in Australia will see the white medium tyres and, for the... read more »