Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi says he never expected to qualify second for the 2012 Belgian Grand Prix. The Japanese driver is only the second to start on the front-row... read more »

A lot of the talk coming into the Belgium GP has been about Lotus, Kimi Raikkonen and their double DRS. They have been big favourites going into this event.... read more »

Fernando Alonso posted the quickest time in a challenging final practice session at Spa on Saturday morning. After the rain of Friday, the teams were forced to condense three... read more »

Despite the limited running, we were able to conduct a little bit of useful work, evaluating the performance of our aerodynamic upgrades and looking at tyre performance. With... read more »

Fernando Alonso says a wet race may improve his chances of securing a podium finish at the Belgian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver has excelled in wet conditions this season,... read more »

Pirelli’s motorsport director Paul Hembery: "The Spa circuit is a personal favourite of mine. I recently visited the 24-hour race there: the... read more »

Pirelli is hoping that it's allocation of the hard and medium tyre compounds will allow drivers to push from start to finish without having to worry too much about tyre... read more »

Pirelli have decided to offer longer-lasting tyre compounds to teams to use in Belgium this weekend, after describing Spa as "one of the most demanding circuits that we... read more »

Pirelli's Paul Hembery says Spa Francorchamps is "one of the most demanding circuits" for the tyre manufacturer read more »

Following the month-long summer break, Formula One returns to action at Spa-Francorchamps for the Belgian GP. Tyre supplier Pirelli brings the P Zero Silver hard tyre and P... read more »

Following the month-long summer break, Pirelli returns to action with the P Zero Silver hard tyre and P Zero White medium: a combination that has not been raced since the... read more »

Ferrari, whose Fernando Alonso is leading the world championship, is also the team with the fastest pit crew so far in 2012. Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport has found... read more »

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery says the tyre supplier would prefer to test with a more modern car read more »

F1 tyre supplier Pirelli admits that it would prefer to test with an up-to-date car, as opposed to the Renault chassis it is currently using. In 2010, the R30 car in question... read more »

The notoriously-small operating ‘window’ of this year’s Pirelli tyres could have been avoided, with the help of the competing Formula One teams.... read more »

Mercedes' powerful engine could be the cause of increased rear-tyre wear for its customers; McLaren, Mercedes and Force India, according to a report in Germany's Auto... read more »

McLaren, Mercedes and Force India are all struggling with excessive tyre wear this year. And according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport, the likely culprit is the... read more »

McLaren, Mercedes and Force India are all struggling with excessive tyre wear this year. And according to Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport, the likely culprit is the... read more »

Ferrari's head tyre technician Hirohide Hamashima says his team is still has plenty to learn about how to get the best from this year's Pirelli tyres read more »

Paul Hembery admits that F1 remains an attractive proposition for Pirelli - with or without a tyre war. 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 »

Pirelli is hoping to find out this year whether Formula One wants it to continue as its tyre supplier beyond 2014 read more »

Pirelli would leave F1 if governing body the FIA brought another manufacturer into the championship. That is according to the company’s Motorsport Director, Paul... read more »

Pirelli chief Paul Hembery thinks it would be wrong for formula one to return to the 'tyre war' era. Recent rumours hinted FIA president Jean Todt would like to see... read more »

Pirelli chief Paul Hembery thinks it would be wrong for Formula One to return to the ‘tyre war’ era. Recent rumours hinted FIA president Jean Todt would... read more »