Rubens Barrichello has revealed he is unlikely to race out of formula one over an argument about money. It is believed Kimi Raikkonen's talks with Williams ended suddenly because the parties could not agree on the size of the Finn's retainer. "I don't need a big contract," 39-year-old Barrichello is quoted by Brazil's Globo, with the report claiming the veteran had ruled out settling for a seat at HRT, Virgin or Caterham. "All I need is to drive something next year that is competitive." It […]

15 poles for Vettel. But what about the rest of the field...

Sebastian Vettel usurped Nigel Mansell's record from 1992 and claimed his 15th pole position of the 2011 season.

Attacked by armed bandits outside the circuit a year ago, Jenson Button on Thursday had trouble gaining entry to Interlagos. Express newspaper reports that even Bruno Senna, whose famous uncle Ayrton was revered by Brazilians, couldn't penetrate the tighter security in 2011. "We were saying 'We've got the FIA press conference, will you be paying our fine?'" Button told reporters on Thursday. Security is always a point of interest in Sao Paulo, with Germany's Bild newspaper amused to reveal the armoured Mercedes with bulletproof tyres […]

With Robert Kubica now out of the picture for early 2012, Bruno Senna insists the driver situation at Renault remains far from clear. "For me, the announcement (about Kubica on Wednesday) does not change anything," Senna, the current occupant of the seat originally reserved for the injured Pole this season, said in his native Portuguese in Sao Paulo. "I am working to convince the team that I should stay but the competition is great," he conceded. Senna, 28, admitted that due to the "great" competition, […]

Kubica is out and Petrov is in jeopardy. So what will Lotus-Renault do for 2012?

Bruno Senna has admitted he is hoping to be retained by Renault for 2012. The Brazilian stepped into the black and gold R31 earlier this season to replace Nick Heidfeld, who had been signed as injured regular Robert Kubica's initial substitute. Senna, 28, has had mixed form during his seven races so far in 2011, describing his season as "interesting" on Brazilian SporTV. "In terms of learning, it has been very difficult," he conceded on the sports programme Arena. "I started in the middle and […]

Reports that Kimi Raikkonen is also eyeing the Renault team for next season appear accurate, with Eric Boullier confirming contact with the 2007 world champion. Asked about the former McLaren and Ferrari race winner on Friday, Renault chief Boullier answered: "What about him? I have just explained how we want to go about our driver lineup for next season." Boullier had told F1.com that if Robert Kubica cannot return from injury in 2012, Romain Grosjean is at the top of the list to join Bruno […]

Ferrari has expressed interest in linking up with Robert Kubica once the Pole is ready to return to formula one, according to reports. The rumours follow speculation his relationship with Renault might be coming to an end, with the existing contract set to run out and the Lotus-sponsored team likely to pick between Vitaly Petrov, Romain Grosjean and Bruno Senna at least for its initial 2012 lineup. At the same time, there are other rumours, including that Eric Boullier has not spoken to Kubica for […]

Bruno Senna's mother insists her son is in negotiations to stay with the Renault team, which is set to become Lotus for the 2012 season. Officially, the Brazilian as well as his current teammate Vitaly Petrov, Romain Grosjean and Robert Kubica are all in the running for the two race seats. But team boss Eric Boullier has hinted that Pole Kubica will not be ready to return early next season, while Petrov made an extraordinary rant in the Russian press this week that might have […]

Mark Webber has renewed his call for the use of the moveable rear wing 'DRS' system to be limited during grand prix weekends. In his latest column for the BBC, the Red Bull driver claimed that the free use of the overtaking aid during practice and qualifying sessions has contributed to several crashes in 2011. Webber, 35, said he backs the innovation in general because the teams and authorities are trying to make passing "possible but still a real challenge". But earlier this season, several […]

Bruno Senna - 15th: "Even though I only had one session today, I still managed to get a lot of laps in. I feel our fears may be confirmed that we don't have great pace at the moment; we need to work hard to get better for tomorrow and to see where we can improve. It's going to be a very difficult qualifying for us but we need to make the most of it and be there if the opportunity comes to us. I also […]