ESPNF1 In Focus

May 21, 2013: Pirelli is targeting a two-stop race in Monaco in an attempt to open strategic options on the street circuit

May 14, 2013: Pirelli's motorsport director Paul Hembery has called for more testing in warmer climates as he explains the reasoning behind the tyre compound changes

May 14, 2013: Paul Hembery says Pirelli is willing to make wholesale changes to the tyre compounds and structure if required to deliver two or three stop races

May 12, 2013: Pirelli is going to change the tyre compounds in time for the British Grand Prix after admitting that four pit stops in Barcelona were too many

May 6, 2013: Pirelli will bring an extra set of tyres to the Spanish Grand Prix for use in first practice but their use will not be limited to rookie drivers as originally planned

April 25, 2013: Pirelli has made changes to its hard compound tyre ahead of the upcoming races to bring it closer to the 2012-spec hard tyre used last season

April 19, 2013: Formula One teams are at odds about how to introduce an extra set of tyres to Friday morning practice sessions

April 16, 2013: Pirelli has changed its compound choices for the Bahrain Grand Prix, switching the soft compound for medium ahead of next weekend's race

April 16, 2013: Pirelli will not be rushed into making changes to its compound choices this year until it has analysed all the data from the first four races of the season

April 15, 2013: Pirelli is in discussions with the teams about offering an extra set of tyres in first practice to teams willing to run a young or reserve driver on Friday mornings

April 9, 2013: Assistant editor Chris Medland argues the case for the 2013 Pirelli tyres following criticism from teams including Red Bull

March 26, 2013: Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery took some time to analyse the Malaysian Grand Prix and the performance of the tyres after the race, and fires a retort at Red Bull for its criticism of the 2013 rubber

February 28, 2013: Pirelli wants a new tyre-supply deal as sooner rather than later and has made clear that it can't wait until the summer to find out whether it will continue in 2014

February 18, 2013: Pirelli is expecting the second pre-season test in Barcelona to be more productive for the teams than the first in Jerez

February 13, 2013: Pirelli had announced its compound choices for the first four races of the season, with a different selection scheduled for each race

February 4, 2013: Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery says the first test at Jerez will be "crucial" for the teams to understand the 2013 tyres

January 24, 2013: Pirelli would like a decision on whether it will continue in Formula One by the end of the first financial quarter of this year

January 23, 2013: Pirelli is aiming for between two and three pit stops per race this year with its new F1 tyre range, which was launched in Milan on Wednesday

January 23, 2013: With Pirelli launching its 2013 tyres in Milan on Wednesday, ESPN caught up with motorsport boss Paul Hembery for an exclusive interview about what to expect from the new rubber