Formula One News — October 2013
OCTOBER 12, 2013
No penalty as Valencia breaks F1 contract
Valencia will not be penalised after dropping out of formula one.
Ferrari boss compares Vettel to Schumacher
Stefano Domenicali says the door to Ferrari is open to Sebastian Vettel in the future.
Prost denies Lotus to be Renault works team
Renault ambassador Alain Prost has dismissed rumours Lotus could become the French carmaker's works team.
Autopsy shows natural death for de Villota
Maria de Villota's post-mortem has confirmed reports the former Marussia tester died of natural causes.
Qualifying Results
Japanese GP - Qualifying Results
Practice 3 Report - Webber Better
Japanese GP - Practice 3 Report
Practice 3 Results
Japanese GP - Practice 3 Results
OCTOBER 11, 2013
Friday Photos
Japanese GP - Friday Photos
Friday Press Conference
Japanese GP - Friday Press Conference
De Villota died of natural causes
It appears Maria de Villota died of natural causes.
Friday Team Quotes
Japanese GP - Friday Team Quotes
Maria de Villota found dead
Maria de Villota, the former Marussia test driver who lost an eye after a near-fatal F1 testing crash last year, was found dead in Spain early on Friday.
Newey admits 2014 Red Bull ugly
Red Bull designer Adrian Newey has admitted his new car for 2014 is "ugly".
Massa also sets October deadline for 2014 talks
Felipe Massa says he has set the same deadline as Nico Hulkenberg as the Brazilian also looks to secure his future for 2014.
Vettel fears eating nuclear fish in Japan
Sebastian Vettel is leaving nothing to chance as he chases his fourth consecutive world championship this weekend at Suzuka.
Raikkonen coy amid Mark Slade reports
Kimi Raikkonen has answered "we'll see" to speculation he will have to work with a new race engineer in 2014.
Toro Rosso drivers better than Sauber's says Tost
It is not getting widespread attention, but a big battle is brewing between Sauber and Toro Rosso.
Pirelli clamps down amid illegal tyre heating claims
Pirelli has clamped down on enforcing the operating guidelines of its tyres, amid rumours some teams were not playing along.
Practice 2 Report - The Land of the Rising Red Bull
Japanese GP - Practice 2 Report
Practice 2 Results
Japanese GP - Practice 2 Results
Practice 1 Report - Suzuka Silver
Japanese GP - Practice 1 Report
Practice 1 Results
Japanese GP - Practice 1 Results
OCTOBER 10, 2013
Thursday Press Conference
Japanese GP - Thursday Press Conference
Ecclestone happy with 2020 Brazil GP deal
Brazil will continue to host a grand prix every year at Interlagos until at least 2020.
Pirelli explosion unacceptable says Perez
Sergio Perez has stepped up his attack on F1 tyre supplier Pirelli, after his "explosion" in Korea a few days ago.