Esteban Gutierrez is set to secure one of the four last race seats on the 2014 grid. Bianca Garloff, the correspondent for the German publication Sport Bild, reported exclusively that Sauber will make the announcement about Adrian Sutil's teammate on Friday. The news will heighten speculation Sauber's Russian rescue deal is on the rocks, as the teen Sergey Sirotkin was expected to make his grand prix debut next year for the struggling Swiss team. Mexican Gutierrez, 22, made his F1 debut this year for Sauber, […]

The full line-up for this week's tyre test in Bahrain has been confirmed after Mercedes announced that Nico Rosberg will participate in the action. Rosberg, who claimed pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix earlier in the year, will drive for Mercedes on all three days in the test, which is being organised by tyre supplier Pirelli. World champions Red Bull will give test driver Sebastien Buemi his first competitive running in a Formula 1 car since his departure from Toro Rosso at the end […]

Force India has confirmed that Sergio Perez will race for them in 2014 after signing a 'multi-year deal' with the team. Perez, 23, who will race alongside Nico Hulkenberg, was unveiled at the Mexican consul in London on Thursday. Perez made his Formula 1 debut in 2011 and raced for Sauber until his switch to McLaren for 2013. Feature: Force India gives Perez a second chance His stint at McLaren lasted just a single year, having finished 11th in the championship, with 49 points. "It’s […]

Paul di Resta has admitted that he is unlikely to remain with Force India in 2014. The Brit joined the squad as their reserve driver in 2010 and stepped up to a race seat for 2011. Di Resta enjoyed his best season in the sport in 2013 as he scored 48 points and finished in 12th place in the championship, which included a fourth place finish in Bahrain. Di Resta was speaking at the High Court in London as part of a trial against Anthony […]

Red Bull Racing has confirmed that Sébastien Buemi and António Felix da Costa will be the team's test and reserve drivers in 2014. Buemi raced for Toro Rosso between 2009 and 2011, scoring 29 points, and has been Red Bull's test driver since 2012. Buemi has raced in the World Endurance Championship for Toyota this season, alongside his duties with Red Bull. With more in-season testing next season, Red Bull has opted to appoint Da Costa alongside Buemi. The Portuguese driver finished in third place in […]

Nico Hulkenberg says he is not fussed about the identity of his team-mate next season. Hulkenberg will race for Force India in 2014, but the Silverstone based team has yet to announce who will line up alongside the German. Paul di Resta, who has raced for the team since 2011, is unlikely to be retained, while Adrian Sutil's position with Force India is also in doubt. Outgoing McLaren driver Sergio Perez is the favourite for the vacant seat, but Hulkenberg insists that it is not […]

Force India has confirmed that former driver Nico Hulkenberg will return to the team for the 2014 season. His team-mate will be announced in due course.

The announcement that Pastor Maldonado will race for Lotus in 2014 was not wholly unexpected but it was greeted with universal disdain from Formula 1 fans. Maldonado will move across from Williams and join the affable Romain Grosjean in black and gold as the sport enters a new era. Maldonado is not the hopeless driver that many suggest he is, but his new partnership with Lotus is symptomatic of the deep-rooted problems facing Formula 1 at the current time. That Lotus – the fourth best […]

Ross Brawn will step down from his position as team principal at Mercedes at the end of 2013, it was announced on Thursday. Following an extended period of open discussion between the team's key stakeholders, Ross has chosen to hand over the team leadership to Executive Director (Business) Toto Wolff and Executive Director (Technical) Paddy Lowe. Ross Brawn, who will formally leave the team on 31st December 2013, said: "The most important consideration in my decision to step down from the role as Team Principal […]

Four time IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti has been forced to retire due to the injuries he sustained in Houston last month. Franchitti was launched into the fence on the final lap and sustained spinal injuries, concussion and ankle fractures. The Scot won the IndyCar title in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He also claimed three wins at the Indianapolis 500. Franchitti briefly flirted with Formula 1 when he tested for Jaguar in 2000, but has spent the majority of his career in the USA, racing […]

The news that Kevin Magnussen will replace Sergio Pérez at McLaren in 2014 had been expected, but it’s nonetheless a bold gamble from a team aiming to return to the front next season. McLaren’s attempts to place Magnussen at Marussia or perhaps Force India for his rookie campaign – as Ferrari has done with Jules Bianchi – were ultimately fruitless. Rather than let Magnussen sit on the pit wall for a year, McLaren took the decision to promote Magnussen at the expense of Pérez. Considering […]

Pastor Maldonado says he is 'very happy' at the prospect of leaving Williams, believing that he delivered more to the team than they did for him. Williams confirmed on Monday that Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas will race for the team in 2014, ending their three year association with Maldonado. Maldonado won the Spanish Grand Prix for the team last year, but in both 2011 and 2013 the Venezuelan has scored just a single point. "I am very happy," he said. "Since a couple of […]