Formula One News — May 2013

Abu Dhabi has now officially thrown its name into the hat as a potential pre-season testing venue for next season.

In a potential blow to Kimi Raikkonen's chances at the 2013 title, Lotus Technical Director James Allison has left the Enstone team. Lotus has named Engineering Director Nick Chester to fill his role.

Mercedes' formula one car will look visibly different this weekend in Barcelona, according to Niki Lauda.

iki Lauda has played down reports Mercedes is making a serious bid to secure the services of world champion Sebastian Vettel.

Lewis Hamilton has caught up with Fernando Alonso as F1's highest earner.

F1 teams will on Wednesday vote to bring back extensive track testing, McLaren managing director Jonathan Neale has reportedly claimed.

Gerhard Berger, the former McLaren and Ferrari driver, doubts Kimi Raikkonen can win the 2013 title.

Toto Wolff is not ruling out a return for Mercedes in the future to the fabled Indy 500 and Le Mans races.

Red Bull's new alternator supplier is actually McLaren, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports.

Seven years into his F1 career, Lewis Hamilton thinks he is now mature enough to handle any teammate.

One year ago, Pastor Maldonado was on top of the world in F1, having broken through for his first formula one win.

Once so confident he would return to the grid in 2013, Jaime Alguersuari now admits his formula one future is clouded.

Ten months after her Marussia testing crash, Maria de Villota will return to a formula one paddock this weekend in her native Spain.

The new Miss Finland is Lotta Hintsa.

Pirelli has finally confirmed that it will supply a new 'prototype' hard tyre to teams from this weekend in Barcelona.

Dr Helmut Marko has admitted he can understand Mercedes' efforts to woo triple world champion Sebastian Vettel from Red Bull.

Qualifying is no longer as important as in the past, according to Mark Webber.

The 2013 title is slipping away from McLaren, according to the British team's former long-time driver David Coulthard.

With the European phase of the 2013 season now looming, Rubens Barrichello thinks Red Bull is a step ahead.

Lotus has admitted it is "surprised" at Pirelli's decision to not supply the 'soft'-compound tyre this weekend in Barcelona.

Peter Sauber has played down suggestions the Swiss team might be considering ousting underperforming rookie Esteban Gutierrez.

Formula one chiefs will meet next weekend in Barcelona to discuss a potential demerit-points system that could lead to drivers facing race bans for repeat misbehaviour.

Mercedes says it would be willing to give Robert Kubica a formula one test.

Williams has played down reports it suffered a financial loss last year, insisting instead that it is gearing up to expand.

In the wake of the 'Multi-21' team orders debacle, an important question has emerged at Red Bull -- who is really in charge?