ESPNF1 In Focus

July 2, 2012: Pirelli will bring extra tyres to the British Grand Prix in order to test an experimental hard compound during Friday practice

June 26, 2012: Talks over cost cutting gathered pace over the European Grand Prix weekend, with a ban on tyre blankets among the proposals put forward to minimise the teams' spend

June 20, 2012: Pirelli is aiming to extend its contract as Formula One's tyre supplier beyond the end of the 2013 season, according to Paul Hembery

June 19, 2012: Peter Windsor highlights why Formula One must learn from past mistakes to ensure Pirelli feels loved within the paddock and remains in the sport

June 12, 2012: Paul Hembery has hinted that Pirelli could look to introduce a fifth tyre compound for the 2013 season

May 26, 2012: Several factors beyond understanding the Pirelli tyres are having an influence on this season's racing, according to Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery

May 25, 2012: Pirelli tyre boss Paul Hembery believes a one-stop strategy could be possible during Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, meaning there is a chance of a repeat of last year's thrilling battle between Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button

May 22, 2012: Pirelli has changed its tyre rules for the GP2 series, allowing teams more freedom with their tyre usage

May 21, 2012: Pirelli has announced its tyre choices for the Canadian, European and British grands prix, with a full step planned for Silverstone

May 15, 2012: It doesn't take an expert to realise that the latest generation of Pirelli tyres are having a big impact on racing this season, yet extracting consistent performance from the rubber is proving to be a dark art

May 11, 2012: Pirelli is confident the vast majority of the paddock supports its philosophy to F1 tyre design and it has no plans to change its approach to make the tyres degrade less quickly

May 7, 2012: Pirelli motorsport boss Paul Hembery believes next weekend's Spanish Grand Prix could provide a thrilling strategically battle and possibly a fifth different winner this year

April 29, 2012: Nico Rosberg does not agree with his Mercedes team-mate Michael Schumacher that this year's Pirelli tyres are playing too big a part in racing

April 23, 2012: Michael Schumacher has criticised the latest generation of Pirelli tyres after experiencing high levels of degradation during last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix

April 3, 2012: Pirelli has revealed its tyre compound choices for the three races following the Chinese Grand Prix, with the rounds in Bahrain, Spain and Monaco all set to feature different combinations

March 30, 2012: Pirelli has announced that Jaime Alguersuari and Lucas di Grassi will join the tyre company as test drivers this season

March 7, 2012: Pirelli has secured a Renault Formula One car from 2010 to use as a test car to develop its tyre range

March 1, 2012: Paul Hembery says that Pirelli could look to be even more aggressive with its soft tyre compound after feeling it doesn't degrade quickly enough

February 15, 2012: Pirelli will combine its new soft and medium compound tyres at the first race of the season in Australia