Formula One News — August 2013

F1 teams should accept the chosen specification of next year's Pirelli tyres.

Dr Helmut Marko has hinted that Kimi Raikkonen is not in Red Bull's plans for 2014.

Nico Rosberg is very happy to be tested alongside the undoubted talents of Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes, team boss Ross Brawn insists.

Kimi Raikkonen has tested this year's GP3 car in Barcelona.

Caterham has promised to make an early call over its 2014 driver lineup.

Reports that Sauber's Russian rescue deal is on the brink of collapse are persisting.

Red Bull has signed Daniel Ricciardo to replace his departing Australian countryman Mark Webber in 2014.

Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko has tipped Mercedes to bet everything on Lewis Hamilton taking a shot at the 2013 world championship.

Niki Lauda has dismissed suggestions Fernando Alonso is a real candidate to race alongside Sebastian Vettel at Red Bull next year.

Williams is expecting the imminent arrival of well-known technical figure Pat Symonds to have "an immediate impact" on the struggling team.

The stakes are higher than ever as Daniel Ricciardo prepares to step up from Toro Rosso to Red Bull Racing in 2014.

Sergey Sirotkin's preparation for his 2014 formula one debut remains on track.

Ferrari has repeated its denial, as reports Kimi Raikkonen could return to the Italian team in 2014 persist.

Lewis Hamilton is the fastest driver on the 2013 grid, the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport reports in a mid-season analysis.

McLaren's 2013 car is "much better" now than it was at the very start of the season, team newcomer Sergio Perez has revealed.

Mercedes could be set to power into F1's new V6 era with a huge advantage.

With famous alternatives looming large, Daniel Ricciardo has received a vote of confidence as he pushes to secure the Red Bull seat.

Toro Rosso boss Franz Tost has named Antonio Felix da Costa as the likely candidate should the team have a vacancy for 2014.

Sauber has hit back at reports its Russian rescue deal has collapsed.

2007 world champion Kimi Raikkonen has decided to return to Ferrari next year, the major Finnish newspaper Ilta-Sanomat has reported this week.

Daniel Juncadella has confirmed he is in the running for a future with the Williams team.

Within the space of a few more races, Ferrari could shift the full weight of its resources to the 2014 car.

After all the 'Russian rescue deal' talk, the news about Sauber is now back into a backwards slide.

Ross Brawn has dismissed rumours he might return to Ferrari once Paddy Lowe replaces him as team boss at Mercedes.

Reports of a continuing financial crisis at Sauber are continuing to emerge.