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 »

Mark Gillan, Chief Operations Engineer: We completed a full day's programme in preparation for both qualifying and the race, testing the three different tyre compounds read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 1st: “The car felt really good today– on both high and low fuel. And degradation on the new Option tyre seems pretty acceptable; I read more »

Timo Glock was left to rue consistent tyre issues throughout practice for this weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, describing the behaviour of the Pirelli rubber on offer... read more »

Sebastian Vettel says he takes heart from the fact that the tyre failure that pitched him out of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was not his fault - even though Red Bull Racing... 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 »

Pirelli's 2012-specification soft compound will make its racing debut at the Brazilian GP, while their new hard tyre will be used during practice... read more »

Pirelli to provide teams with a new compound soft tyre for the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix read more »

Pirelli will be supplying the teams with 2012-specification soft tyres for the Brazilian Grand Prix, while they will also test a hard tyre during Friday practice read more »

Pirelli will give a new compound soft tyre its racing debut in Brazil after a successful trial in Nurburgring free practice and last week's young driver test in Abu Dhabi read more »

As Pirelli concentrates on the future, two new tyre compounds will be making their debut this weekend. read more »

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery says he is pleased with the performance of the 2012 tyres trialled in Abu Dhabi read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne completed the final day of the Young Driver Test at the Yas Marina Circuit for Red Bull Racing today and again set the fastest time aboard an RB7. The team’s... read more »

Sahara Force India continued testing in Abu Dhabi today as Johnny Cecotto Jr got behind the wheel of the VJM04 for his first experience of a Formula One car. The 22-year-old... read more »

Just like on the first day of testing, Valterri Bottas was behind the wheel of the Williams FW33. The team ran an extensive tyre program for Pirelli, aiming at gathering... read more »

On the second day of the Young Driver Test in Abu Dhabi today, Sam Bird continued his work at the wheel of the MGP W02 car. The team focused on 2012 Pirelli tyre evaluations... read more »

Esteban Gutiérrez, the team’s official test and reserve driver, was at the wheel of the Sauber C30-Ferrari on day two of the three Young Driver Days at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marina... read more »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery believes his company and Red Bull will probably never know what caused Sebastian Vettel's right-rear tyre to suffer an instant... read more »

Red Bull and Pirelli are none the wiser as to how Sebastian Vettel's tyre deflated on the opening lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, read more »

Red Bull Racing thinks it may never have a definitive explanation for what caused Sebastian Vettel's puncture in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, after post-race analysis failed... read more »

Pirelli reveals that structural failure wasn't the reason for Sebastian Vettel's puncture during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix read more »

Pirelli has confirmed that Sebastian Vettel's retirement from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix was not caused by a structural failure of his right-rear tyre, citing debris as the... read more »

Pirelli has ruled out a structural tyre failure as the cause of Sebastian Vettel's opening lap problem at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. read more »

After several days of investigation the cause of Sebastian Vettel's puncture on the opening lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix remains a mystery. read more »

Nov.16 (GMM) According to a media report, a reason for Red Bull's dominance in 2011 could also explain Sebastian Vettel's mysterious retirement from the Abu Dhabi... read more »