Valtteri Bottas described the grip on Formula 1's medium tyres during his final stint of the Chinese Grand Prix as "terrible" after the Williams driver limped to 10th place.The Finn lost positions at the start when he got caught on the outside of Turn 1 as Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel and...

Formula One tyre suppliers Pirelli have confirmed the tyre compounds that they will take to Japan and Russia.The Italian company will bring the two hardest compounds in their range to Suzuka - the orange-marked hard and white-marked medium - in order to cope with the high speeds, fast corners and...

Paul Hembery: "The hard and medium tyres are the best choice for the United States Grand Prix, because it's a circuit that places several high-energy demands on the tyres, so you need the most durable compounds in the range. There are some fast corners and many rapid elevation changes as...

Paul Di Resta - 7th/13th: "It's been quite a positive day. The general balance is not too bad, although there's still work to do to improve the car through the high-speed part of the lap. The main issue of the afternoon was the brake failure on the front left, which...

Fernando Alonso - 8th: "Before qualifying we looked at wh Fernando Alonso: at might be the best strategy and it was very difficult to choose between two possibilities of equal worth. Using the Soft tyres in Q3, we could have aspired to a better starting position, while the Mediums would...

Paul Hembery: "Essentially we went for softer compounds this time as in 2012 the Indian Grand Prix was just a one-stop race, and the combination we brought this year allows for a two to three stop strategy. After what we have seen today, wear and degradation is generally in line...

Charles Pic - 20th: "FP3 started with a car that was better balanced from Friday, especially in sector one. However, the traction wasn't as good but to avoid compromising the aero balance we'd found we worked on the diff and brake balance for run two and it made a small...

Valtteri Bottas - 12th: "I was a bit unlucky with the incident on the first lap as I was blocked and lost a position whereas others were able to make up places. The first stint was difficult as I was struggling with the super-soft tyre, but the pace improved a...

Fernando Alonso - 6th: "I am not surprised at the outcome of this qualifying session, because in terms of pure performance, Saturday is always difficult for us and will continue to be so until the end of the season. Usually, on Sunday, things go better and our aim is always...

Charles Pic - 19/20th: "FP1 was ok for me. The track was obviously very green to start off with, and one of the first things I noticed was how bumpy the new pitlane exit is, but in general the car felt pretty good from the first full run. To begin...