Formula One News — August 2013

AUGUST 23, 2013

Reformed Grosjean better in 2013

One year ago, Romain Grosjean was F1's 'first lap nutcase', and soon to serve a rare race ban after his latest crash at Spa-Francorchamps.

Sutil tells Hamilton to grow up

Adrian Sutil has stepped up his rhetoric against former friend Lewis Hamilton, revealing the 2008 world champion is yet to come forward to make amends.

Sirotkin signs 2014 Sauber race contract?

Sergey Sirotkin has finally signed a real contract to race a Sauber in 2014.

Kovalainen admits he wants F1 race return

Heikki Kovalainen has returned to the F1 headlines.

Alguersuari eyes Indycar move for 2014

Pirelli test driver Jaime Alguersuari could finally leave formula one at the end of the season.

AUGUST 22, 2013

Thursday Press Conference

Belgian GP - Thursday Press Conference

Alonso insists no with Montezemolo

In the apparently unwell Kimi Raikkonen's absence, it was left to the other drivers on Thursday to talk about the 2014 'silly season'.

Grid grooves at Spa worry Vettel

Drivers and engineers were surprised on Thursday when they inspected the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.

Sick Raikkonen skips Thursday Spa spotlight

With speculation over his future at melting point, Kimi Raikkonen called in sick on Thursday.

Kovalainen to drive Caterham at Spa, Monza

Heikki Kovalainen will be back on track for Caterham at the next two F1 race weekends.

Raikkonen's 2014 plans fuel silly season

Kimi Raikkonen, no fan of the spotlight, is the man of the moment as F1's summer slumber ends this weekend in Belgium.

Second half of 2013 to be Vettel-Hamilton battle?

The second half of 2013 looks set to be a head-to-head between championship leader and favourite Sebastian Vettel, and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton.

Pat Symonds Q&A

The Williams F1 team issued a question and answer with new Chief Technical Officer Pat Symonds.

Sirotkin to test in Ferrari simulator?

Sergey Sirotkin's preparation for his formula one race debut next year could continue at the controls of the Ferrari driver simulator.

Teams braced for tyre supplier switch

Formula one teams are braced for the "curveball" of an all-new tyre supplier for 2014.

AUGUST 21, 2013

Sirotkin has seat fitted for 2013 Sauber

Amid scepticism of the team's Russian rescue deal, Sergey Sirotkin is in fact already seated at the wheel of a Sauber.

McLaren admits race win unlikely in 2013

McLaren has conceded it will probably chalk up a rare and unwanted statistic in 2013.

Ferrari tries to ease 2014 driver rumours

Ferrari has moved to ease the speculation about its 2014 driver lineup.

AUGUST 20, 2013

No driver announcement at Spa

Dr Helmut Marko backtracked on Tuesday, revealing Red Bull will in fact not finalise its 2014 driver lineup this weekend in Belgium.

Pirelli confirms 2014 tyre size not changing

Pirelli has confirmed reports the size of its F1 tyres will not be changing.

Raikkonen manager not ruling out Ferrari return

Kimi Raikkonen's manager is not ruling out a return to Ferrari for the 2007 world champion.

Williams has healthy budget for 2014

Deputy boss Claire Williams insists she is "happy" with the Oxfordshire based team's budget for 2014.

Valencia in talks to lower fee for 2014 return

Valencia's formula one foray may not be over.

Singapore removes unpopular chicane

Organisers of the Singapore grand prix will finally remove the controversial 'Singapore sling' chicane.

AUGUST 19, 2013

Raikkonen not going to Red Bull

Kimi Raikkonen's manager on Monday confirmed reports the 2007 world champion is no longer in the race to move to Red Bull in 2014.