Formula One News — February 2014

Olivier Quesnel is Lotus' new team principal, according to the authoritative Italian publication Autosprint.

Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull is confident the world champion team will overcome its technical crisis.

F1's governing body will move to stop 'ugly' noses ahead of the 2015 season.

Toro Rosso has split with its chief designer Luca Furbatto, the Italian website blogf1.it reports.

F1 legend Michael Schumacher, in a coma since his skiing fall late last year, is now reportedly suffering from pneumonia.

Damon Hill has counted himself out of the furore surrounding the new 'double points' innovation for 2014.

New details of the plan to spice up qualifying for 2014 have emerged.

Williams will almost certainly be sponsored by the famous Italian drinks brand Martini in 2014.

Lotus enjoyed a trouble-free track debut with its 2014 car, the E22, at Jerez.

Olivier Quesnel, the former Ctiroen and Peugeot rally boss, has admitted he has had contact with Lotus owner Gerard Lopez about becoming the Enstone team's new sporting boss.

Gerard Lopez, the Lotus team owner, has played down suggestions the Enstone squad is still grappling with financial problems.

F1 could have not one, but two new teams in 2015.

With one leaving and another joining, two well-known F1 names have given their view about the once-great British team Williams.

Not everyone thinks Kimi Raikkonen will struggle to keep up with Fernando Alonso at Ferrari this year.

Former F1 figures Paul di Resta and Anthony Hamilton have settled their legal dispute, following a bitter court battle in London late last year.

Mark Webber expects his replacement at Red Bull, countryman Daniel Ricciardo, to put up a competitive defense alongside Sebastian Vettel this year.

Christian Horner has played down fears of a Red Bull crisis, insisting the problems with the new RB10 are "nothing major".

Austria's return to the F1 calendar this year is on track, Red Bull supremo Dietrich Mateschitz says.

Olivier Quesnel, the former Citroen and Peugeot world rally boss, has leapt into pole position to become Lotus' new team boss.

Now two weeks since doctors started trying to wake Michael Schumacher, the F1 legend remains in a coma.

Bernie Ecclestone has tipped the criminal bribery trial, set to begin in Munich in late April, to end before it even begins.

McLaren is supplying a standard LCD steering wheel display to fellow formula one teams in 2014.

Force India's distinctive orange and green colours will appear on the GP2 grid in 2014, following an agreement with the German team Hilmer.

Former team driver Antonio Pizzonia has backed Williams to bounce back into competitive form.

F1 looks set to introduce an eleventh-hour change to the qualifying rules for 2014, according to media reports.