Pirelli has confirmed it is working with the FIA in evaluating potential circuit-cleaning devices for Formula 1 grands prix.Motorsport director Paul Hembery suggested track cleaning should be implemented following incidents during the Belgian Grand Prix weekend, headlined by blowouts on Nico Rosberg's Mercedes and Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari.Over the course of...

Pirelli says the safety of its 2014 Formula 1 tires is not in question despite the blowout that forced Mercedes to end its Bahrain test early on Thursday.German driver Nico Rosberg suffered the blowout at 200mph, which made him spin on the main straight. Although he did not hit anything,...

Fernando Alonso says Formula 1 drivers are going to have to put faith in Pirelli that changes made to the tires have improved safety, although he admits there are no guarantees that there will no repeat problems.Pirelli is introducing new tires at this weekend's German Grand Prix, featuring a Kevlar-belt...

Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Pedro de la Rosa insists that the only thing drivers care about is safety, and they are no longer prepared to take unnecessary risks.After the drivers agreed in a meeting on Thursday night to withdraw from the German Grand Prix if there was a repeat...

Formula 1 drivers are convinced that tire safety worries are now a thing of the past thanks to the changes Pirelli has made.An all-new tire featuring the 2012 construction with the '13 compounds has been evaluated without problems at this week's young driver test at Silverstone. The fact that there...

McLaren boss Martin Whitmarsh believes that Pirelli should have been firmer and demanded it be allowed to change its tires earlier this season.Pirelli had hoped to revise its rears after the Spanish Grand Prix in the wake of a spate of delaminations early in the campaign. However, its moves were...

Grand Prix Drivers' Association chairman Pedro de la Rosa insists that the only thing drivers care about is safety, and they are no longer prepared to take unnecessary risks.After the drivers agreed in a meeting on Thursday night to withdraw from the German Grand Prix if there was a repeat...

Mercedes motorsport chief Toto Wolff says the British Grand Prix tire drama fallout shows that Pirelli needs to be more specific in its stipulations to Formula 1 teams.While announcing the tire changes it would make over the coming races in response to the multiple failures at Silverstone, Pirelli argued that...