Formula One News — September 2013

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Hamilton happy to sit out F1 'silly season'

Lewis Hamilton has admitted not featuring in this year's driver 'silly season' has been a weight off his shoulders.

Webber hails new talent amid pay driver trend

Mark Webber has backed the appointment of Daniel Ricciardo as his Red Bull successor as a win against the trend of 'pay drivers' in F1.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

On-again, off-again New Jersey race back on again

F1's on-again, off-again New Jersey race appears back on again.

Red Bull rejects Sauber cost proposal

Red Bull has rejected a proposal that might have levelled the playing field for F1's struggling teams.

Montezemolo sure Massa will play team role

Luca di Montezemolo on Tuesday said he does not believe Felipe Massa will race selfishly for the rest of his Ferrari career.

Massa has edge on Hulkenberg for Lotus seat

Lotus is weighing up between Nico Hulkenberg and Felipe Massa to complete its 2014 driver lineup.

Lotus structure can cope with personnel losses

Lotus has been the victim as more powerful teams waved chequebooks to lure key people.

Vettel will miss Webber rivalry

Sebastian Vettel has admitted he will miss his teammate Mark Webber.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

Massa in contact with McLaren

Felipe Massa has revealed he also has an eye on a race seat at McLaren.

Fittipaldi tips Massa to find F1 seat

For the first time in more than 40 years, F1 could be without a Brazilian driver in 2014.

Michael Andretti eyes F1 customer cars

Michael Andretti would get involved in formula one as a team owner if the sport allowed 'customer cars' on the grid.

Fiat could sponsor Alonso's cycling team

Fiat, the Ferrari-linked Italian carmaker, could step up to sponsor Fernando Alonso's new cycling foray.

Lotus signs Ferrari aerodynamicist

The flow of personnel between Lotus and Ferrari is not all one way, it has emerged.

Valencia mayor rejected proposal to move GP

The mayor of Valencia rejected a proposal that might have saved the European grand prix.

2013 chances to dwindle at McLaren at season end

Getting results will be harder as the 2013 season enters its final phase, McLaren driver Sergio Perez has admitted.

Rally made Raikkonen better F1 driver

Kimi Raikkonen's rallying foray made him a better formula one driver.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Webber thinks Vettel to be Ferrari's next signing

With the ink on Kimi Raikkonen's 2014 Ferrari contract still drying, Mark Webber is already making predictions about the next racer to make his way to Maranello.

McLaren admits Pirelli test with 2011 car likely

McLaren has admitted it is "likely" to help Pirelli with tyre testing at some point in the future.

Ferrari's 2014 lineup explosive says Schumacher

Ferrari has put together a potentially "explosive" driver lineup for 2014, according to former team champion Michael Schumacher.

Massa's engineer Smedley to also leave Ferrari?

Kimi Raikkonen's return to Ferrari could spell the end of race engineer Rob Smedley's career at the Italian team.

Bottas not eyeing Lotus vacancy

Valtteri Bottas has counted himself out of the running to replace his Finnish countryman Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Boullier says Raikkonen left to finish career at Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen may have returned to Ferrari to finish his formula one career with a final challenge, according to Lotus team boss Eric Boullier.

Massa to join Lotus?

Felipe Massa has leapt into contention to replace the Ferrari-bound Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus.

Ferrari said no to Hulkenberg via text message

Nico Hulkenberg's manager has expressed disappointment with how Ferrari broke the bad news to the German driver this week.

Only a red suit will stop Vettel boos

Michael Schumacher says the only way Sebastian Vettel can stop Italian fans from booing him is by joining Ferrari.