After three rounds of the 2012 season in Malaysia and Bahrain, the GP2 Series finally gets to return to its Europe roots with feature and sprint races this weekend in Spain.
Fernando Alonso and Sergio Perez may have ended the Malaysian Grand Prix on different compounds, but both played the tyre game to perfection at Sepang.
Figures released by Mercedes Grand Prix have confirmed that overtaking in F1 has significantly increased this year - but Pirelli tyres have arguably played a greater role in that than DRS (Drag Reduction Systems)
F1 veteran Rubens Barrichello - the most experienced driver in the sport's history - issues a veiled warning to employer Williams that if they aren't keen to re-sign him for 2012, then he will look elsewhere...
Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery and sportscar star Allan McNish suggest an amendment needs to be made to the F1 regulations after Monaco's red flag tyre change last weekend denied fans a thrilling finale
Having initially hailed F1's bold, exciting and unpredictable new era in 2011, some paddock members are now beginning to ponder the flipside of Pirelli tyres and DRS...
McLaren-Mercedes principal race engineer Phil Prew concedes that the Woking-based outfit still has ground to make up to take the fight to Red Bull Racing on pure pace in F1 2011 - but it is closing in...
Michael Schumacher concedes that on the eve of the second campaign since making his grand prix comeback, he is 'running out of excuses' - but he is confident that in F1 2011, he will not need any