Formula One News — May 2013

MAY 3, 2013

Brawn warns more changes could hurt Mercedes

Ross Brawn has warned Mercedes against making more big changes to the team that could result in a performance dip.

Next Red Bull junior close to F1 debut

The latest cream of Red Bull's junior driver programme insists he is ready to step up to formula one.

MAY 2, 2013

Loss of F1 income hurts small teams

Pat Symonds has admitted Marussia's loss of Concorde Agreement revenue "really hurts".

Vettel's success hurting Silverstone ticket sales

Sebastian Vettel's success is hurting ticket sales for next month's British grand prix, organisers of the Silverstone race claim.

Laffite doubts F1 return for Magny Cours

Former F1 driver Jacques Laffite has played down reports Magny Cours is still in the running for a return to the F1 calendar.

Grosjean can put troubles behind

Romain Grosjean has put his troubled start to the 2013 season firmly behind him, according to a Lotus team engineer.

Barcelona says Valencia could host 2014 Spanish GP

Valencia could still return to the F1 calendar in 2014.

Wurz turns to driver manager

Alex Wurz has entered the world of driver management.

Kovalainen tests vanity panel at Magny Cours

In between his Friday practice outings in Bahrain and Barcelona, Heikki Kovalainen has this week been back in action at the wheel of Caterham's 2013 car.

MAY 1, 2013

McLaren not writing off 2013

McLaren is refusing to write off the 2013 season, despite lagging a huge 86 points behind the lead of the constructors' championship after just four races.

Ferrari boss insists F1 shouldn't panic over Pirelli deadline

Stefano Domenicali insists F1 should not panic over the unknown identity of next year's official tyre supplier.

Kubica confirms Mercedes simulator test

Robert Kubica has confirmed reports he has tested at the wheel of Mercedes' driver simulator.

Salo says that Hard racing should not be punished

Mika Salo has gone some way to confirming reports FIA stewards are being lenient on F1 drivers' on-track behaviour in 2013.

Caterham not affected by Fernades football woes

Team owner Tony Fernandes' struggling football club will not affect his formula one team Caterham, an insider has insisted.

Marussia looks set for Ferrari power in 2014

Marussia looks set to use customer Ferrari engines in 2014.