Pirelli produces compounds that are characterised by consistent and identical quality for all the teams. The behaviour of the tyres is influenced by various technical and usage... read more »

Sergio Perez says the Sauber is not as easy on its tyres as people think and that the team is actually struggling to manage a problem with degradation read more »

Paul Hembery: "Hungary will provide a very stark contrast to the circuits that we have just come from, being the slowest permanent track on the calendar. This does not... read more »

Vitaly Petrov, 16th: "I am pleased with my performance today. It was a pretty quiet race for me and the car felt good right from the first lap, so I think I got as much... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg highlighted tyre degradation as the reason why he slipped to ninth place in the German Grand Prix read more »

We have a greater potential and our options are open for tomorrow's race which will surely be dry. The degradation of the tyres isn't very high so we will go for a... read more »

Pirelli remains at the centre of the F1 ‘show’, but a new analysis proves that the marque’s tyres in 2012 are less fragile than last year.... read more »

Pastor Maldonado says he won't change his approach to racing following a spate of incidents which have led to various penalties. The Venezuelan spectacularly put Williams... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 20th: "The truth is the race went well. We had to gamble a bit with the strategy and try something different because, in our position, if you do the same... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, 17th: "The truth is that I gave it my all in this race, I emptied myself, and I'm satisfied. It was a very long race and towards the end, right in... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen, 2nd: "Second place is okay but the win is what I really wanted. We didn't quite have the pace for it today. I got a good start but I was blocked by... read more »

Sergio Perez, 9th: "It was a difficult race today. We risked quite a lot with our strategy and in the end the tyre degradation was huge. You can say two points are not a... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes is learning to manage its rear tyre degradation better, but is hoping his team can make even more progress ahead of qualifying for the European... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen: "Next up it's the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The track isn't my favourite one of the season but it's another great city to go to... read more »

Eleven points for Scuderia Ferrari in the Canadian Grand Prix, thanks to a fifth place for Fernando Alonso and a tenth for Felipe Massa. Fernando was almost always in the hunt... read more »

This weekend Perez hails a surprise podium, Schumacher refuses to blame the team for error and Di Resta rues tyre degradation. read more »

Fernando Alonso, 5th: "Today we tried to win the race, but the gamble of only making a single stop did not pay off. When Hamilton came back into the pits for his second... read more »

Paul Hembery: "With three World Champions starting from the top three grid positions, it was always going to be an entertaining race. Towards the end we saw Lewis Hamilton... read more »

Sergio Pérez, 3rd: “When you start 15th and there is no rain or chaos you don’t really expect to finish on the podium. We were quite aggressive... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa, DNF: "It was a shame because we were having our best race of the season. From the first few laps they were telling me through the radio to cool the... read more »

Charles Pic, 20th: "First of all, I'm happy to finish the race - my first time here - and although it has been a tough weekend, I think from the perspective of the... read more »

Paul di Resta, 11th: "I think we all feel a bit disappointed to miss out on points today. To qualify eighth and run as high as fifth shows we were well placed and things... read more »

Surprisingly low degradation rates on Pirelli's supersoft tyres have prompted the suggestion that a single-stop may be possible on raceday. read more »

In terms of strategy we'll be assessing different options. Tyre degradation is very low here, so we could see a few teams attempt a one stop race. read more »

Fernando Alonso, 3rd: "I am happy with the way things have gone so far this weekend, especially because the car has proved to be competitive, even on a track which... read more »