Sport newsTEAM REPRESENTATIVES – Christian HORNER (Red Bull Racing), Maurizio ARRIVABENE (Ferrari), Paul HEMBERY (Pirelli), Monisha KALTENBORN (Sauber), Guenther STEINER (Haas), Frédéric VASSEUR (Renault)PRESS CONFERENCEChristian, can we start with you: just looking at the track action that’s been going on today, the long run pace obviously looks quite close to...

Pirelli is pushing for Formula 1's 2017 pre-season tests to take place in Bahrain.Over the course of the Italian Grand Prix weekend the dates of the two-four-day tests emerged – Feb. 27-March 2 and March 7-10 – but with venues still to be determined.Related StoriesAt present there is a difference...

Pirelli plans intense analysis of whether the hybrid Formula 1 cars used in this week's initial tests of its 2017 tires are providing the right levels of downforce.The first four of the 24 days' testing of next season's wider front and rear rubber have now been completed, with Ferrari using...

Many Formula 1 drivers have won the Monaco Grand Prix with a one-stop strategy, but two elements of how Lewis Hamilton did so last Sunday seemed impossible.Pirelli's wet and intermediate tire compounds have been criticized for over-sensitivity and a lack of range, yet Hamilton was able to complete 31 laps...

Pirelli has finally signed off on its Formula 1 contract from 2017-'19, over seven months after the Italian manufacturer was confirmed as supplier.F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone announced Pirelli as tire supplier for the next three seasons in October but it has taken until now for the paperwork to be signed....

Pirelli has confirmed using GP2 cars to assess potential concepts for its planned 2017 Formula 1 tires.The Italian tire manufacturer's motorsport boss Paul Hembery concedes Pirelli now faces "a big challenge" after finally being given clear testing guidelines on development of its 2017 rubber. On Wednesday, the World Motor Sport...

Romain Grosjean is hopeful Formula 1 tire supplier Pirelli will alter its pressures ahead of this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix after claiming his Haas to be "undriveable."Grosjean was in good company as McLaren's Jenson Button suggested the cars were "floating around," particularly with the pressures rising with heat getting into...

Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery has admitted he is surprised by just how big an effect the 2016 Formula 1 tire rules shake-up has had.The switch to three compounds of rubber per grand prix weekend has provided a much-needed air of unpredictability to proceedings. Although Mercedes has still won the...

Formula 1 qualifying is to revert back to last year's format after all, starting with the Chinese Grand Prix.The move follows the letter from all 11 teams to FIA president Jean Todt, chief executive Bernie Ecclestone and commercial rights holders CVC Capital Partners on Thursday morning, demanding the current elimination...

The FIA and Pirelli are poised to conclude within days the finalization of the tire supply contract for the next three seasons in Formula 1.Although Pirelli was confirmed as the supplier from 2017 through to 2019 by F1 chief executive Bernie Ecclestone in October, six months later a deal has...