Pirelli says it is close to agreeing terms for extra tyres in Friday free practice, but doesn't think the rookie driver requirement will be made mandatory.
"If we'd brought the hard tyre, we would probably be looking at one stop," says Pirelli's Paul Hembery. "We're confident that we're in for another action-packed race tomorrow."
Fernando Alonso claims Michael Schumacher's criticism of Pirelli has been blown out of proportion, as Sebastian Vettel explains how rubber has changed racing over the past few years.
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)
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...
Paul di Resta must beat his Force India team-mate Adrian Sutil during his rookie season on the grand prix grid in 2011 if he is to successfully stake his claim to a long-term F1 future, argues Anthony Davidson
Following Pirelli's decision to withdraw, two tyre manufacturers have been selected to officially supply rubber to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2011 - Michelin and DMACK