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 »

With just four days of pre-season testing remaining, Pirelli are expecting teams to focus on race simulations in Barcelona this week. read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli is confident that higher ambient and track temperatures will allow for their most accurate readings yet this week, with Barcelona’s Circuit de... read more »

Pirelli says this week's Barcelona test is set to confirm that drivers will be making two or three pitstops per grand prix this season, as the teams conduct their most... read more »

Pirelli heads back to Barcelona for an extra test following the announcement that the Bahrain Grand Prix will not take place as the opening round of the 2011 season. read more »

The compounds designated for the first three races of the 2011 F1 season will be the focus for Pirelli and the twelve teams at this week's Barcelona group test. 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 »

Martin Whitmarsh has come out in defence of Pirelli, calling on teams and drivers to think before they criticise the tyre manufacturer which makes its read more »

Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) chairman and McLaren-Mercedes team principal Martin Whitmarsh has sprung to the defence of Pirelli following a raft of recent criticism. 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 »

Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery says the Italian tyre manufacturer would support Bernie Ecclestone's idea for artificial wet races... read more »

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has backed Bernie Ecclestone's idea of introducing artificial wet races in a bid to increase excitement in the sport. 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 »

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 »