Formula 1 cars of 2011 have been dubbed as ‘painfully slow’ by 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton, who refers to the new Pirelli tyres which are purposely designed to... read more »

Hamilton concerned new tyres may slow down teams, Klien confident of Hispania drive, plus other stories read more »

Lewis Hamilton has become the latest F1 driver to voice concerns over Pirelli's tyres following pre-season testing. read more »

Lewis Hamilton reckons this year's Pirelli tyres could level the playing field as they have "slowed down" the cars... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has warned the new Pirelli tyres will make the cars slower in 2011 read more »

Lewis Hamilton has joined a growing list of drivers complaining about the high degredation levels of the Pirelli tyres. This, despite his boss Martin Whitmarsh, calling read more »

Martin Whitmarsh says the "job of tyre-supplier is a thankless one" after drivers complained about Pirelli's tyres. read more »

Kubica future uncertain, Whitmarsh defends tyres, Kovalainen goes shopping, plus other stories read more »

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh has leapt to the defence of Pirelli amid widespread criticism of the 2011 tyres  read more »

Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi shares his thoughts on Pirelli's tyres, the new 2011 rules and his rookie team-mate... read more »

Formula 1 teams are considering a plan to run development tyres in free practice sessions this year, perhaps as soon as the Malaysian Grand Prix, as Pirelli looks to keep up... read more »

With just one test remaining before the season gets underway in Australia in three weeks time there remains concern over the speed with which the new Pirelli tyres are degrading. read more »

World champion Sebastian Vettel believes Pirelli's tyres will force drivers to make at least three pitstops during races, as he reckons one or two are impossible at the... read more »

Following more criticism from drivers - the latest from Messrs. Vettel, Alonso and Sutil - Pirelli has insisted that to design fast-deteriorating tyres in F1 2011 was only to... read more »

Pirelli has hit back at the criticism about its 2011 tyres in the wake of ongoing criticism from some drivers over the severe degradation of its tyres during pre-season testing read more »

Fernando Alonso has hit out against this year’s Pirelli tyres, which are designed to degrade quicker than the Bridgestone products of previous seasons and therefore cause the... read more »

One more test and then, finally, the 2011 FIA Formula One World Championship gets underway. Sauber F1 Team driver Kamui Kobayashi looks to the past and the future, and the... read more »

Q. Have you yet been able to use all types and compounds of the Pirelli tyres? Kamui Kobayashi: “Yes, I have had everything that has been read more »

Kamui Kobayashi is not convinced the return of KERS and the introduction of moveable rear wings will have a dramatic effect on the quality of racing this season, but is... read more »

Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi discusses the Pirelli tyres, KERS and his new team-mate Sergio Perez... read more »

Fernando Alonso believes this season's new Pirelli tyres will cause headaches for the leading teams by shaking up racing read more »

Fernando Alonso says he is not in favour of the move towards less durable tyres for 2011, as he fears this will end up penalising faster cars read more »

Jarno Trulli has delivered a damning verdict on Pirelli's tyres, saying the Italian company does not appear to have done enough development... read more »

Williams technical director Sam Michael has come to the defence of Pirelli in the wake of criticism over their tyres for F1 2011. read more »

Team Lotus man Jarno Trulli has voiced his concern about the new Pirelli tyres in the countdown to the F1 2011 season. read more »