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.