Formula One News — October 2013

Kimi Raikkonen's race engineer Mark Slade will not follow him from Lotus to Ferrari, it has emerged.

Adrian Sutil has played down rumours he could move from Force India to Sauber for 2014.

Mark Webber will be using a new Red Bull chassis in Japan this weekend, after his crash and subsequent fire days ago in Korea.

Pirelli has decided to test tyres for the 2014 season at Vallelunga, near Rome.

Sebastian Vettel has denied claims his recent dominance can be compared to the height of the Michael Schumacher era.

Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday denied setting Lotus a rigid deadline as he lines up his plans for 2014.

Marussia owner Nikolai Fomenko wants his F1 team to be powered by its own engines.

An engineer working for the team's engine supplier Renault has dismissed reports Red Bull may be cheating its way to a fourth title.

Toto Wolff has described as "surprising" reports team boss Ross Brawn has decided to leave Mercedes.

Adrian Newey will not be trackside on Sunday if Sebastian Vettel wraps up his fourth consecutive world championship at Suzuka.

Some winter testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2014 season could take place at night, Italy's Autosprint reports.

He may have a longer contract, but Williams' Pastor Maldonado is on the move.

Jacques Villeneuve has urged Sauber to think again after the Swiss team ruled out signing Rubens Barrichello for 2014.

Ross Brawn on Wednesday added his own denial to reports he has decided to leave Mercedes at the end of the season.

Fernando Alonso thinks it is "a miracle" he is still even mathematically in the hunt for the 2013 title.

McLaren might still be interested in signing Nico Hulkenberg for 2014.

Another theory about Sebastian Vettel's late-season dominance has emerged.

Force India has not ruled out signing Kevin Magnussen for 2014.

Nico Hulkenberg's hopes of moving up the grid in 2014 have received a boost, as he moves into pole position to replace Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus.

Bahrain has receded as a weighty political issue in F1, as the sport schedules back-to-back winter tests in the island kingdom.

Paul Hembery apologised after hitting back at comments made by Fernando Alonso in Korea last weekend.

Fernando Alonso, widely acknowledged as perhaps the best driver in F1 today, has given a boost to Nico Hulkenberg's quest for a 2014 seat.

Mercedes on Monday denied reports Ross Brawn has decided to leave the team at the end of the season.

Paul di Resta has admitted he is staring into an uncertain future in formula one.

Sergio Perez has added yet another dissenting voice to the debate about F1's controversial tyre supplier.