Pirelli, who will be Formula One’s sole tyre supplier during the 2011 season, have said that the first week’s pre-season testing has been a “good... read more »

While Pirelli bosses said they were generally happy with the outcome of the first round of testing at Valencia, some of the drivers were more cautious about the new tyre read more »

Adrian Sutil was back on duty for the Force India F1 Team on the final day of the first pre-season test in Valencia, Spain. The German completed more than 100 laps with the... read more »

Sébastien Buemi has declared pleased after completing his first full day at the wheel of Toro Rosso’s new STR6 in Valencia. The Swiss driver lapped the Circuit Ricardo Tormo... read more »

More tyre testing using the new Pirelli P Zero tyres. Jenson’s input – along with that of Lewis and Gary – has given us a very broad dataset with which we can begin to... read more »

The first test session of the season came to an end this afternoon, after Jaime Alguersuari had given the STR6 its track debut on Tuesday. Sebastien Buemi took over yesterday... read more »

Jenson Button got his first pre-season test underway on Thursday in Valencia. The Briton was driving the interim MP4-25 which features some 2011 aero parts. Unlike read more »

After the first days using the new Pirelli tyres, the general consensus is that the tyres will degrade much quicker than last year¿s Bridgestones... read more »

Formula 1's leading drivers are predicting tough times in dealing with tyres this year after witnessing high levels of degradation with the new Pirelli rubber in testing... read more »

Robert Kubica believes the new Pirelli tyres will require a more delicate touch they degrade at a quicker rate than the old Bridgestones read more »

Lewis Hamilton appears on track for the first time in 2011 as McLaren continues tyre development work in Valencia test read more »

Paul di Resta continued the Force India F1 Team's winter testing programme at the Valencia permanent circuit today, completing more than 100 laps of the 3.92km Spanish... read more »

Tuesday in Valencia saw new Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli enjoy its first day of winter testing following as a series of private tests with a 2009 Toyota. The company's... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa is set to remain as Pirelli's official test driver in 2011, as Formula 1's new tyre supplier closes in on finalising its development plans for the... read more »

With the launch of the McLaren Mercedes F1 Team's 2011 chassis scheduled for this Friday, this week’s three-day test at Valencia centres on Pirelli tyre development... read more »

Gary Paffett is happy with the performance increase of Pirelli’s new-for-2011 Formula 1 tyres, with the Englishman having launched McLaren’s pre-season testing programme in... read more »

McLaren test driver Gary Paffett reckons Pirelli's tyres have made great strides since the first group test on the new rubber last winter, having focused on tyre work... read more »

After a difficult 2010 season, Felipe Massa is expecting an improvement in pace as the grid changes from Bridgestones to Pirelli's. And with the new supplier issuing a... read more »

Pirelli has suggested that it needs a 2011-spec car if it is to continue with meaningful development of its F1 tyres. read more »

Pirelli is planning to colour code its various tyre compounds this season to help spectators understand the team's strategy 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 »

Pirelli is confident they will be able to offer teams a strong package during official testing next month following their latest private test... read more »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has said that Italian tyre firm will start official testing next month with a 'strong package'. read more »

Pirelli has declared its wet tyre test in Abu Dhabi a success and says it is fully prepared for the start of pre-season testing in February read more »

On Tuesday Pirelli completed its private testing campaign ahead of the 2011 Formula One season, for which the Italian tyre firm has been appointed sole supplier in a three-year... read more »