Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has not ruled out the prospect of the Italian manufacturer encountering similar woes next year as it has this season.

Pirelli motorsport director Paul Hembery has been forced to clarify his company’s position after initially appearing to criticise the Formula One teams for Sunday’s British Grand Prix chaos.

Under-fire tyre manufacturer Pirelli has been given the go-ahead to conduct legal tests with a current car as they look to ease safety fears following the chaos that unfolded over the British Grand Prix weekend.

Pirelli faces a searching examination of its credentials to continue to supply tyres to Formula One after Silverstone was left strewn with exploded rubber throughout the British Grand Prix.

Red Bull has launched an official protest against Mercedes in the wake of their rivals conducting a secret tyre test with Pirelli.

Fernando Alonso yesterday provided Spain with a lift in a time of crisis courtesy of his third victory on home soil.

Michael Schumacher is refusing to let Pirelli off the hook after launching another attack on the tyre manufacturer by claiming their rubber is like driving “on raw eggs”.

Jaime Alguersuari and Lucas di Grassi have today been confirmed as Pirelli’s new test and development drivers for this season.