Formula One News — December 2013

Giedo van der Garde has emerged as a strong player at the tail-end of the 2014 'silly season'.

Ferrari's political power extends even to the identity of Bernie Ecclestone's eventual successor.

The FIA has confirmed that previously-scheduled races in New Jersey, Korea and Mexico will in fact not take place in 2014.

A former grand prix driver thinks 2014 could be an opportunity for F1's smaller teams to compete with their powerful rivals.

Esteban Gutierrez has leapt to the front of the queue to move from Sauber to Caterham for 2014.

Ferrari's test driver has admitted Red Bull will enter the 2014 season with a technical advantage, despite the radical new regulations.

Bernie Ecclestone has now confirmed reports that New Jersey will not be on next year's formula one calendar.

Force India on Tuesday named only one of its drivers for the 2014 season.

As expected, the Force India F1 team has announced that Nico Hulkenberg has signed a multi-year contract to drive for the team starting in 2014.

One of the last significant pieces of the 2014 'silly season' puzzle will fall into place on Tuesday, the German news agency SID reports.

McLaren may not have given up on signing Fernando Alonso for its new Honda-powered era beginning in 2015.

Ross Brawn has confirmed reports he could return to formula one, after stepping down as Mercedes' team boss.

F1 cars could be matched for pace by the single seaters of its support series next year.

Hot on the heels of reports Ferrari may have track tested its turbo V6 engine, it emerges that Renault might also have done the same.

Romain Grosjean has admitted he is not sure if Lotus' money problems have been solved.

In a clear sign he is leaving the Silverstone based team, Adrian Sutil has described this year's orange Force India car as a "carrot".

Ross Brawn is going "fishing", but he may return to formula one after a break.

Michael Schumacher has described Mark Webber's performance alongside dominant world champion Sebastian Vettel this year as "shocking".

Heikki Kovalainen has admitted he will have to prove he has upped his game to a potential 2014 employer.

Three top teams will provide cars so that Pirelli can test its 2014 tyres later this month.

If his wife had made the decision for him, Felipe Massa would now be a retired formula one driver.

Giedo van der Garde's father-in-law has denied he is considering buying into a formula one team.

Ferrari may already be testing a version of its 2014 turbo engine, according to internet rumours.

A visibly-slimming Daniel Ricciardo had admitted he is still shedding kilograms ahead of his switch to Red Bull for 2014.

The rules are changing radically over the winter, but keen observers will still spot 'Red Bull DNA' at the heart of Adrian Newey's next creation.