Daniel Ricciardo has vowed to thrash Jean-Eric Vergne in 2013, proving he deserves to graduate to the world championship-winning Red Bull team. Once good friends, the Toro Rosso...
Mike Coughlan, Technical Director: "We had a successful winter test and are continuing to look at all the data we gathered. Following this, we have some further aero tests plann...
Eric Boullier, Lotus' team boss, has admitted he intervened personally to rescue protege Romain Grosjean's F1 career at the end of last year. Lotus openly considered ousting the...
Sebastian Vettel What's your favourite place in Melbourne? Vettel: "I couldn't name only one place! I like the beach and Melbourne is a great place to be. There's a nice vibe ...
Hans-Joachim Stuck, the motor racing boss for the German federation as well as Volkswagen, has picked a curious favourite for this weekend's 2013 season opener. "I think Nico Hu...
Despite vowing never to race on two wheels again, Michael Schumacher is back on the saddle of a powerful racing motorcycle. German reports say the newly re-retired seven time wo...
John Watson has accused his former team McLaren of effectively hiring a pay-driver to replace Lewis Hamilton in 2013. Ulsterman Watson, a McLaren winner three decades ago, think...
Kamui Kobayashi, who has lost his race seat at Sauber, will continue his career in Le Mans-style GT sports car racing in 2013. Last month, the popular Japanese tested for the cl...
Carlos Gracia, a vice-president of F1's governing FIA, has lost his license for drink-driving. Spain's El Confidential reports that the Spanish motor racing chief was pulled ove...
Nico Rosberg: "Melbourne is a great place to kick off the new Formula One season. I really like the city and the Australian fans at the circuit are always fantastic and so suppo...
Peter Sauber does not believe Red Bull will struggle to defend its world championships in 2013. Based on winter testing, some believe the Austrian squad could be outpaced in Mel...
Lotus is well known for doing everything just that little bit differently, and their 2013 season trailer is no exception. With help from the legendary Ridley Scott Associates, s...
Nico Hulkenberg has arrived in Australia for the first race of 2013 with a clearer view than usual. Switzerland's Blick newspaper reports that the Sauber driver, previously ...
The 2013 Formula One season gets underway in Australia this weekend, with Pirelli supplying the new P Zero White medium and P Zero Red supersoft compounds: the first time that s...
Sauber has started with what they call the Cutaway Series. In 15 'shorties', Sauber will pick one particular car part or subject and Chief Designer Matt Morris, Nico Hülkenberg...
Max Chilton has denied claims he has only made the grade as a formula one driver because his wealthy father is buying the Marussia team. Chilton's father Grahame, a leading exec...
Relieved to have rescued his career from the brink in the second half of last season, Felipe Massa has admitted he does not know if he can also keep his Ferrari seat for 2014. "...
Lewis Hamilton has revved up his rivalry with former teammate Jenson Button by saying the idea of beating his countryman "doesn't excite me". The Britons were paired together at...
Jules Bianchi is on a race to slim down ahead of his formula one debut in Australia this weekend. The Ferrari-linked Frenchman secured the Marussia race seat at the eleventh hou...
Red Bull is not ruling out rebranding its Renault engines in future. French supplier Renault, although complaining its recent successes have not been well enough recognised, is ...
Michael Schumacher has ruled out returning to the formula one paddock as a television pundit. It is an occupation now enjoyed by a number of the seven time world champion's riva...
After 12 days of intensive testing at the Jerez and Barcelona circuits, the start of the new season beckons: on the weekend of 15th 17th March, the 2013 FIA Formula One World...
It is "ridiculous" that so many in formula one question the true ability of reigning triple world champion Sebastian Vettel. That is the view of Damon Hill, the 1996 world champ...
Sir Frank Williams' wife 'Ginny' died late on Thursday, the British formula one team announced on Friday. Lady Virginia Williams, who had been battling cancer for the past tw...
Davide Valsecchi, the reigning GP2 champion, insists he would rather be Lotus' reserve driver than a racer for one of F1's slowest teams. A look at the standings of last year's ...
Jenson Button considered switching to Toro Rosso at the end of 2008, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner has revealed. Ultimately, after Honda announced its shock departure from...
Charles Pic: "I'm looking forward to returning to Melbourne, this time for my first race with Caterham F1 Team and I think it's going to be a good weekend. Melbourne itself is a...
Vitaly Petrov has revealed he might fill the gap in his formula one career with some rally outings in 2013. Having debuted with Renault in 2010, the Russian moved on to Caterham...
It is possible Marussia will be notably missing from next weekend's coverage of the 2013 season opener. That is because Bernie Ecclestone is yet to agree a new Concorde Agreemen...
New Jersey is back on track for a grand prix in 2014, promoter Leo Hindery has announced. The Manhattan-skyline street race was due to make its debut on this year's calendar, bu...
Nico Hulkenberg has played down continuing suggestions he has merely 'parked' at Sauber for a year, before possibly switching to Ferrari in 2014. Told that the rumours are still...
Renault has admitted it is "frustrated" its world-beating efforts in formula one are going largely unnoticed. For the past three seasons, despite having pulled out of F1 as a co...
PaucoPlast AG, a company specialising in the manufacture of carbon/composite parts, has been a supplier to Sauber since the early days. Indeed, the cooperation between the two p...
As the first race of the 2013 season fast approaches, hear from Williams on how they are feeling and the expectations they have... ...
Red Bull's new car is the slowest of all in a straight line, according to an analysis by respected German magazine Auto Motor und Sport. Based on the all-important final two day...
Lotus F1 Team welcomes CNBC, the worlds leading business and financial news network, as its Official Business Media Partner in a move which cements the teams position as the...
Valentino Rossi has ruled out switching to formula one. Some years ago, the MotoGP legend flirted with a change of codes, conducting a series of tests with Ferrari. Now 34, t...
Pedro de la Rosa is predicting a close race to the 2012 title. Red Bull, McLaren, Lotus, Mercedes and Ferrari have all looked quite closely matched in pre-season testing. New Fe...
Despite becoming Mercedes' major shareholder and chairman, triple world champion Niki Lauda will remain an expert commentator in 2013. RTL, the German free-to-air broadcaster, h...
Sergio Perez has felt the added pressure of stepping up the F1 grid for 2013. Formerly the surprise podium-getter in a Sauber, the 23-year-old has now been signed up by McLaren,...
Jean Todt looks set to remain FIA president for a second term. The former Ferrari chief (135 votes) beat ex world rally champion Ari Vatanen (49 votes) to the post in late 2009....
Williams on Wednesday played down fears the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez could hurt the British team. Through 2012 Barcelona winner Pastor Maldonado, Oxfordshire ba...
In stark contrast to a year ago, team president Luca di Montezemolo sounds happy with Ferrari's preparation for the looming F1 season. Last year's red car was not initially c...
Helmut Marko has played down suggestions a clampdown on Renault's intended engine mapping solution for 2013 has hurt the performance of the new Red Bull. "Rubbish!" the team's o...
Leading formula one figures have called on organisers of the Australian grand prix to consider switching to a Singapore-style night race format. Keen to install a better televis...
Martin Whitmarash has not categorically denied reports McLaren could team up with former engine partner Honda for F1's new turbo V6 era. It had been reported engineers belonging...
Maria de Villota has been signed up as an expert pundit for Spanish television Antena 3's coverage of the 2013 formula one season. The Spaniard lost an eye in a near-fatal testi...
State-sponsored F1 driver Pastor Maldonado's future appears clouded, following the death of controversial Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. Backed by the state-controlled oil co...
A third-generation formula one driver would be "fantastic", the sport's chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has admitted. Actually, the possibility is now quite real, with 1996 wo...
Several F1 drivers were drug tested on Tuesday. McLaren's Sergio Perez confirmed he had endured a very "early morning" as the result of a surprise urine test. Fernando Alonso sa...
Toto Wolff, Mercedes' new shareholder and director, has played down claims the Silver Arrows is a definite title contender for 2013. The Brackley based team had played down its ...
Fernando Alonso is heading into next weekend's 2013 season opener with realistic expectations of a podium finish. "I think so," the 2012 title runner-up is quoted by Spain's El ...
Jules Bianchi has admitted he expected to spend the 2013 season as Force India's reserve driver. The Frenchman served in that role last year, but was a hot contender to step int...
Bernie Ecclestone has revealed he wants to push out F1's already bustling calendar to 22 races in 2014. This year, with New Jersey's demise, the schedule has dropped from its or...
Robert Kubica will contest the second-tier WRC2 world rally championship at the wheel of a Citroen in 2013. The former Renault and BMW driver has been out of formula one and ful...
Davide Valsecchi, the latest GP2 champion, has revealed he will never forget Lotus' offer of a role in formula one this year. We reported last month that the 26-year-old Italian...
As the sun set on the final day of pre-season testing late on Sunday, the words on everyone's lips were Mercedes and Red Bull. "Everyone is saying that this Mercedes is fast. Co...
Sam Michael, McLaren's sporting director, has finally confirmed what the entire F1 paddock suspects -- Paddy Lowe is heading to Mercedes. It is a poorly-kept secret that 50-year...
Luiz Razia insists he is not losing any sleep, despite coming tantalisingly close to realising his dream of racing in formula one this year. In fact, he was even the subject of ...
Having consistently played down his expectations for 2013, Lewis Hamilton is now predicting a win. Until this weekend, most pundits had been forecasting a Red Bull versus Lotus ...
Caterham F1 Team has announced that Hari Roberts has joined the team as Head of Aerodynamics. As Head of Aerodynamics Hari will be working closely with Technical Director Mark S...
Mark Webber has dismissed any suggestion he has replaced Michael Schumacher as F1's oldest driver speeding towards the paddock exit. With Schumacher now back in retirement, Aust...
McLaren is yet to sign an engine deal for the new turbo V6 era beginning in 2014, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "Mercedes is pushing for a decision in the next da...
The last day of winter testing before the 2013 season gets underway in Melbourne [LEFT_IMG=513327ace4483f1e1f7ebab5036c3ded156407ee1ea78.jpg][/LEFT_IMG]has finished with Mercede...
Hamilton has finished the penultimate day of testing fastest, and by 7 tenths from Felipe Massa. However the Brit is still downplaying his chances of a title, I dont thin...
Marussia has just presented Jules Bianchi in Barcelona as their second driver of this season. Bianchi replaces Luiz Razia, who was appointed as the second driver some weeks ago ...
Going into the lunch break, Jenson Button was at the top of the timing screens, however the day ended with the Lotus driver, Romain Grosjean, delivering the fastest time of all....
Lewis Hamilton on Thursday sounded keen to patch up his broken friendship with returning F1 rival Adrian Sutil. As German Sutil's career was in tatters amid the Eric Lux assault...
Romain Grosjean, denounced by Mark Webber last year as the 'first lap nutcase', insists he has changed for the better ahead of the 2013 season. But 1997 world champion Jacques V...
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