Formula One News — December 2013

Luca di Montezemolo has urged F1 fans to make their voices clear, as he admitted he is no fan of the new double points rule.

Esteban Gutierrez, and his Telmex backing, are staying at Sauber in 2014.

Ferrari has denied rumours it was among the teams who wanted the minimum weight limit to be further increased for 2014.

Luca di Montezemolo, one of the most powerful figures in formula one, thinks the highly-controversial new 'double points' rule might live a short life.

After a controversial 2013, Pirelli has moved to allay fears about its tyres for next year's world championship.

Sebastian Vettel's new teammate thinks the reigning quadruple world champion is still getting better.

A month ahead of official pre-season testing for 2014, Charles Pic has admitted his future remains far from certain.

Rodolfo Gonzalez, Marussia's reserve and occasional Friday practice driver in 2013, has revealed he has been offered a role as Pirelli's F1 tester.

Nico Rosberg on Thursday threw the spotlight back onto F1's controversial tyre supplier Pirelli.

Dec.19 (GMM) Esteban Gutierrez is set to secure one of the four last race seats on the 2014 grid.

Even with a 2013 contract in his pocket, Romain Grosjean has admitted he remained perilously close to seeing his now flourishing F1 career end.

Former F1 driver Eddie Irvine has issued a stinging assessment of F1's controversial new 'double points' rule for the 2014 finale.

Mercedes has poached two important engineers from F1's dominant world championship team Red Bull, according to the German newspaper Bild.

After having to deny rumours he is jumping ship to Force India, Lotus team boss Eric Boullier admits the episode has left him annoyed.

Ferrari had the most reliable car on the 2013 grid, with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa not retiring from a single grand prix because of a technical failure.

After spending his entire career to date with Force India, Adrian Sutil on Wednesday began his next F1 chapter.

Kimi Raikkonen has made his first appearance since undergoing back surgery a month ago.

McLaren supremo Ron Dennis has suggested he would not step in to prevent Fernando Alonso from returning to the British team.

Kimi Raikkonen has still not received all of the money he is owed by Lotus.

Pirelli's new range of tyres for 2014 is more conservative, according to the whispers from private testing in Bahrain.

Overcoming Red Bull for title spoils next year will be "difficult" for Ferrari, FIA president Jean Todt has warned.

Volkswagen, and its major motor sport-linked brands, have denied the latest round of speculation connecting the German marque with a potential formula one foray.

Ferrari is likely to "miss" Felipe Massa, according to the Williams-bound Brazilian's teammate of the last four seasons.

The F1 world is wildly cheering peace, love and Concorde Agreements, according to Bernie Ecclestone's latest humorous Christmas card.

Robert Kubica, whose F1 career was ended by serious injuries almost three years ago, does not think "fear" led to the decline of outgoing Ferrari driver Felipe Massa.