Pirelli says it will wait until after the Bahrain Grand Prix before reviewing whether its 2013 Formula 1 tyres are forcing drivers to be too conservative. read more »

Lewis Hamilton has joined in criticising this year's Pirelli rubber, saying it has made F1 "more strategic rather than pure speed racing"... read more »

Eric Boullier doesn't understand how Red Bull can complain about the Pirelli tyres when they claimed the 1-2 in Malaysia... read more »

Mercedes ace Lewis Hamilton has joined a chorus of drivers in criticising Pirelli's 2013 F1 tyres read more »

After two rounds of the 2013 Formula One season there are still more questions than answers. Who is fast? What is happening at McLaren? Are the tyres really as bad as everyone... read more »

Pirelli has ruled out making changes to its 2013 product, despite Red Bull and Mercedes complaining that this year’s tyres are penalising the best cars.... read more »

Ferrari and Lotus would veto any move to have Pirelli change the compounds of its 2013 tyres. Before the RB9 finished first and second in Malaysia, Red Bull’s Dr... read more »

Pirelli insists it is unmoved by complaints from Red Bull about its tyres, and it thinks that the Malaysian Grand Prix proved it is doing the right thing read more »

Boullier is confident that his Lotus team are currently in the top four despite Raikkonen finishing over half a minute adrift of Malaysian Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel.... read more »

Mark Webber concedes that Red Bull's struggles with tyre wear may have contributed to the 'team orders' row in Malaysia. read more »

We're only at the second grand prix of the year, and past experience has shown that the teams quickly get on top of the tyres as the season goes on and the cars are... read more »

This weekend was another step in the right direction for the team. We had a pretty good car today, certainly on the option tyres it was very good, and the team made the right... read more »

Red Bull has continued to voice its concerns over this year's Pirelli tyres. Revised compound and constructions for 2013 have thrown a gauntlet at the teams' feet,... read more »

Red Bull's Helmut Marko claims that using tyres to produce excitement in F1 has gone too far if the best teams are being penalised by extreme wear. read more »

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn has defended his team's decision not to pit its drivers for a fresh set of intermediate tyres during today's qualifying session in Malaysia. read more »

Top teams Red Bull and Mercedes want Pirelli to rush last year’s tyres back into service. According to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the two outfits are... read more »

Once again, qualifying for the Malaysian Grand Prix held some surprises. A few minutes into Q2, the weather changed quickly with rain affecting two of the corners. As a result,... read more »

There's a difference of about 0.8 seconds between the two slick compounds and the data we have seen so far suggests that we should expect about three stops tomorrow, on... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen set the seventh fastest time in a rain affected qualifying session for tomorrow’s Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. The Finn will however start from tenth after... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg says the balance on his Sauber C32 is still not perfect ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix. Hulkenberg qualified in twelfth place in Sepang. “The... read more »

Swiss racer Fabio Leimer took the spoils as the GP2 season kicked off in Malaysia. Leimer passed pole sitter Stefano Coletti with five laps remaining while the Rapax driver was... read more »

The car was well balanced on both dry compounds and the intermediate tyres, and we made a pretty good job of judging the conditions. read more »

Pirelli has been asked whether it would consider supplying extra tyres for FP1 in order to ensure on-track action. read more »

Sebastian Vettel mastered tricky conditions to claim the 38th pole position of his career in Malaysia. Rain hit the circuit halfway through Q2, leaving the track wet enough for... read more »

Sebastian Vettel claimed pole position for the Malaysian Grand Prix during a rain-hit qualifying session at Sepang on Saturday afternoon, overcoming his rivals on the... read more »