Paul Hembery said the decision to set a December 17 deadline for the selection of tyres for the 2016 Australian Grand Prix was necessitated by a new set of rules. read more »

2016 Sporting Regulations reveal that the teams must nominate their tyre choices for season opener by Friday. read more »

Formula 1's teams only have until December 17 to decide which tyres to run in the 2016 season-opening Australian Grand Prix, as new rules have forced an early deadline read more »

The FIA says it has the right to arrange up to 12 days of testing in 2016 for the 'sole purpose' of helping Pirelli develop its tyres. read more »

Pirelli is currently determining how it can accurately track test its 2017 tyres, suggesting it could use a car upwards of 10 years old. read more »

Pirelli have announced the new procedure it will use in 2016 to issue its compounds of tyres to teams and drivers read more »

Formula One's official tyre supplier Pirelli has confirmed teams will be given freedom to choose the tyres they use at each Grand Prix while also introducing the ultrasoft... read more »

Changes to F1's tyre regulations to encourage differing race strategies in 2016 have been approved by the FIA. read more »

Stoffel Vandoorne posted the quickest time during Formula 1's post-race tyre test at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Vandoorne, driving McLaren's MP4-30,... read more »

ESPN rounds up all the reaction from up and down the paddock after Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Mercedes Lewis Hamilton (2nd): "That was a very difficult race. My tyres were done... read more »

Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton had strategic options laid out to him in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but he couldn't make the tyres last long enough. read more »

Daniel did everything he could today. He drove a sensible race and looked after his tyres. read more »

Max Verstappen received three penalty points to bring his running total up to eighth during a difficult Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit. Verstappen was on the... read more »

Lewis Hamilton believes he could have completed the Abu Dhabi GP on a one-stop strategy as his tyres were "still fine" after the second stint... read more »

Toto Wolff says Lewis Hamilton made his final tyre choice in Abu Dhabi, opting for the soft tyres instead of the supersofts... read more »

Sebastian Vettel accepted that he and Ferrari made a misjudgement after a shock exit from the first part of qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Vettel had set a time on... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg flew to his sixth successive pole position during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Rosberg was ahead during both Q3 runs and ended with a... read more »

Nico Rosberg set the fastest time in final practice for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton by 0.281s. Rosberg was quickest in the second and final... read more »

Formula 1 is discussing the prospect of using a car up to 10 years old to help Pirelli test its 2017 tyres next season read more »

Ericsson and Nasr both struggled to get the tyres to work, especially in the more important FP2 session. read more »

Nico Rosberg shone under the lights in Abu Dhabi as he edged Lewis Hamilton in their qualifying sims on the super soft tyres on Friday night... read more »

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg set the pace as the sun set during the second practice session at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Rosberg posted a time of 1:41.983 on the Option tyres... read more »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery believes the key to success for Formula 1's 2017 tyres could be a return to the hotly-debated characteristics of the 2012 rubber read more »

Pirelli's ultra soft compound is likely to only make its debut at the Monaco GP next year as the new rubber will only be used on street circuits... read more »

Tyres seem like the most simple part of an F1 car, but managing drivers, rule makers, and fans' expectations of them is anything but. read more »