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

Williams technical director Mike Coughlan says he is not expecting tyres to create such a lottery in the early races as they did in 2012 read more »

Nico Hulkenberg said the performance of the Pirelli tyres in Barcelona was making "proper testing" difficult for the teams read more »

Valterri Bottas has declared the FW35 a definite step forward over the outfit's 2012 car which won the Spanish Grand Prix. The Finnish driver got his first taste of the... read more »

Sergio Perez finished the second day of testing in Barcelona quickest and declared himself happy with McLaren's progress after completing 91 laps. However the Mexican, who... read more »

Sergio Perez says the degradation of this year's Formula 1 tyres is a big concern, admitting he has been surprised by how 'weak' the rubber is read more »

Lewis Hamilton admitted his satisfaction after a fluid day at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. Hamilton finished in fourth place, with his best time of 1:22.726 set at... read more »

Sergio Perez topped the times today at Barcelona thanks to a few shorter runs just after the lunch break. Sebastian Vettel was second fastest, setting his best time on the... read more »

McLaren’s Sergio Pérez topped the timesheets on the second day of testing at the Circuit de Catalunya, producing a 1:21.848 on the Soft tyres. The Mexican... read more »

Nico Rosberg was the fastest man on the opening day of the second pre-season test in Barcelona, producing a late effort of 1:22.616 on the Medium Pirelli tyres. The Mercedes... read more »

Lotus technical director James Allison says the team will focus on performance and understanding tyres during the second test this week at Barcelona read more »

This week's test at Barcelona should allow the teams to better compare the new Pirelli tyres than Jerez, according to Paul Hembery.... read more »

Williams have confirmed that they will unveil their 2013 car, the FW35, in the Barcelona pit lane on the opening day of the second pre-season test. The outfit took the decision... read more »

Pirelli have confirmed which compounds they will bring to the opening four races of the 2013 season. The opening race in Australia will see the white medium tyres and, for the... read more »

David Coulthard has called upon those who criticise the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne to be more tolerant, describing them as "selfish". The event has attracted... read more »

The new Williams FW35 has passed its final crash test, meaning it has been given the go-ahead to partake in the second pre-season test. The Grove outfit decided to delay the... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen is a strong candidate to become a test driver for official F1 tyre supplier Pirelli. But Paul Hembery, the Italian marque's F1 boss, admitted it all... read more »

Paul Hembery says the track conditions at Jerez made it tough to draw too many conclusions about all of Pirelli's 2013 F1 tyres read more »

Pirelli's employees struggle to relax over the winter period. read more »

The Formula One teams had their first impression of Pirelli’s latest grand prix tyres this week, at the opening official Formula One test of the year at Jerez in Spain. The... read more »

The teams had their first impression of Pirelli's latest tyres this week, at the opening official test of the year at Jerez. The tyre manufacturer reflects on a busy four... read more »

The opening pre-season test of the year has been and gone in a flash, with the teams, aside from Williams, putting their new challengers on-track for the first time. Looking... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen put his Lotus top on the final day of the first pre-season test in Jerez on Friday. The Finn clocked a 1:18.148 in the E21 on soft tyres to topple Jules Bianchi... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen put Lotus on top of the timesheet thanks to a brief but committed run on a set of soft tyres. Several other drivers also tried the soft tyres for a short run or... read more »

Lewis Hamilton says his initial impression of the Mercedes W04 is a positive one, but he admits he'll be asking the team for more downforce. The former-McLaren... read more »