The Spaniard was locked in a tight fight with the Ferraris for third place in the closing stages of the Shanghai sprint event, as he battled rapidly degrading tyres.But as the... read more »

Hamilton and Russell started fifth and sixth, and took up third and sixth on the restart after a red flag for a start crash.But while they were able to keep up appearances in... read more »

Pirelli are looking forward to the challenges that Hungary has to offer, and have chosen the medium, soft and supersoft tyre to suit the high degrading Hungaroring circuit. read more »

The Formula One rights holder, FOM, has issued a statement to back Pirelli, saying it supports Pirelli in its quest to provide degrading tyres while the company itself is... read more »

Romain Grosjean has called upon tyre supplier Pirelli to return to its pre-2014 specification tyres which degraded dramatically quicker than those in use this season. Pirelli... read more »

Mark Webber believes rapidly degrading tyres and overtaking aids like DRS detract from the appeal of Formula One rather than add to it. When Pirelli arrived in the sport in... read more »

Michelin says it turned down the chance to return to Formula 1 after rejecting the request to produce degrading tyres to spice up the racing read more »

Fernando Alonso hopes F1 drivers have a bigger role to play next year, as the wave of radical new regulations hit the 2014 grid. This year, as Pirelli’s heavily... read more »

Mark Webber has launched another attack on Formula One's quick-degrading tyres, saying it is up to tyre supplier Pirelli to sort the issue out read more »

The days where grands prix are spiced-up by deliberately heavily-degrading tyres could be over. Since the tyre-exploding crisis earlier this season, and the mid-year shift from... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso's world championship chances could be boosted by the switch to the new low-degrading Pirellis that their own teams initially campaigned... read more »

Sebastian Vettel has denied his criticisms of Pirelli's tyres have ever been directed at their fast-degrading nature, instead claiming he has only ever voiced concerns... read more »

Formula 1 drivers are not alone in facing headaches due to high-degrading tyres this year, because even the engine manufacturers are finding they need to work twice as hard. read more »

Formula 1's high degrading tyres have turned the sport in to a 'thinking man's game', reckons McLaren sporting director Sam Michael. read more »

Dr Helmut Marko has admitted he is not satisfied with the minor tweak made by Pirelli ahead of next weekend’s Spanish grand prix. So far in 2013, world champions Red... read more »

Amid all the noise and criticism surrounding Pirelli’s approach to Formula One, the Italian marque has won the backing of Bernie Ecclestone. Many drivers, experts,... read more »

Pirelli has all but confirmed reports it will make only minor changes to its controversial 2013 tyres for next month’s Spanish grand prix and beyond. It was thought... read more »

Pirelli’s heavily degrading tyres were not the only ‘control’ components causing problems for F1 teams in Barcelona this week. The standard... read more »

Pirelli are hoping to remain sole tyre supplier for at least another six years in order to maximise the commercial benefits of the deal, according to motosport director Paul... read more »

Michael Schumacher had an enjoyable outing in his 300th Formula 1 race, finishing an ironic seventh at Spa, where he picked up his record-beating final title in 2004. The... read more »

Pirelli is hoping to extend its current three-year contract, which expires next season, to supply Formula 1 with tyres. The Italian company returned to the sport in 2011 and... read more »

Sebastian Vettel said a switch to a two-stop race seven laps from the end of the Canadian Grand Prix was the right call after a gamble on a one-stop programme failed to yield... read more »

Lewis Hamilton has hailed his teams strategy call which put him on a two-stopper, admitting he wouldn't have been able to win had he stopped just the once. The McLaren... read more »

Pirelli is preparing to test a harder-compound tyre, as criticism of the 2012 'lottery' fires up. The dilemma for F1's tyre supplier is that it was specifically... read more »

Pirelli is preparing to test a harder-compound tyre, as criticism of the 2012 ‘lottery’ fires up. The dilemma for F1′s tyre supplier is that it... read more »