Kimi Raikkonen is on the verge of agreeing a switch from Lotus to Red Bull for 2014. That is the claim of Spanish sports newspaper Marca's correspondent Marco Canseco, who reports from the Nurburgring that although the Finn has not actually signed on the dotted line, "only missing now is the last details of the agreement". Canseco added that Red Bull and the 2007 world champion could announce the identity of Sebastian Vettel's next teammate "at Spa, after the summer break". Raikkonen told F1's official […]

Mercedes and Pirelli will face an International Tribunal in Paris on Thursday...

Mercedes is set to face the FIA's brand-new international tribunal in Paris on June 20 Mercedes will face the tribunal following a private test with Pirelli in May at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona. Several leading figures in the sport are expecting sanctions for Mercedes. Horner: Lack of transparency disappointing Brawn: Test was private, not secret Sauber team boss Monisha Kaltenborn told Auto Motor und Sport that "a contract can't overrule a law." Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko told Blick "a fine and a […]

Kimi Raikkonen says there is still more time to be found in his Lotus E21. The Finn set the fastest time in second practice, narrowly ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber. "It’s nice to be fastest but you never know what the others are doing; we just stick to our programme and don’t take too much notice of what else is happening," said Raikkonen. "I actually made a mistake through the final corners on my fastest lap, so there’s still more time to be found. […]

Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul says his team will not deviate from their program despite a difficult start to the season

Pedro de la Rosa is predicting a close race to the 2013 title. Red Bull, McLaren, Lotus, Mercedes and Ferrari have all looked quite closely matched in pre-season testing. New Ferrari tester and veteran F1 driver de la Rosa said: "The championship will be decided in the last race. "The differences between the teams is minimal, and so it is the details that will make the difference," the 42-year-old Spaniard is quoted by Speed Week. "The one who wins will have made the fewest mistakes, […]

Bernie Ecclestone says that all eleven Formula One teams are financially secure. Ecclestone held a meeting last Thursday as details in the new Concorde Agreement are being finalised. HRT exited the sport at the end of 2012, while Caterham and Marussia have both dropped experienced drivers in favour of 'pay drivers'. "On Thursday I was bringing the teams up to speed with the new Concorde Agreement," Ecclestone told Autoweek. "They are all safe. We have got a deal with them all, including Marussia. We are continuing […]

Nico Hulkenberg has said he is ready to begin the next chapter of his career ahead of pre-season testing in three weeks' time. Hulkenberg will race for Sauber this season, his third team in three years of racing. "It was not always my choice [changing teams], except for the switch to Sauber. At the end of 2010 I was more or less forced into a team change!", the German told the Official F1 website. "Being confronted with such a situation you simply have to get […]

Kamui Kobayashi is hoping a new website will help him raise the money to stay in Formula One beyond Sunday's Brazilian grand prix. Sauber announced on Friday that it will pair Nico Hulkenberg with the Telmex-backed Mexican rookie Esteban Gutierrez in 2013. "I think if a driver deserves to be in Formula One he's definitely one of them and I hope he can get support from Japanese companies and stay in the sport," Monisha Kaltenborn, admitting the decision to oust Kobayashi was "tough", said in […]

Organisers of the Brazilian grand prix are planning to send Michael Schumacher back into retirement in style. In late 2006, the seven time world champion entered his first retirement with a pre-race celebration on the Interlagos grid involving soccer legend Pele. Now, with the 43-year-old's ultimate trip into retirement also coinciding with a Brazilian season finale, race organisers are planning a similar send-off. But for now, the details are top secret. "Just beforehand we will talk with Bernie Ecclestone, so as we do not interfere […]

Vitaly Petrov will almost certainly contest Russia's inaugural grand prix at Sochi in 2014, his manager Oksana Kosachenko has revealed. But whether the 28-year-old will still be on the grid next season is a different matter, with Rusnovosti reporting that staying at Caterham in 2013 appears "unlikely" for Petrov. Kosachenko said she is examining two options. "We are working hard, there are some plans and a particular programme we have," she said. "We have almost absolute certainty that Petrov will start in Sochi in 2014." […]

Maria de Villota has revealed she was "terrified" when she saw her facial injuries for the first time. Marussia's female test driver was critically injured when the front of her helmet struck the loading ramp of a transporter during a straightline aerodynamic test earlier this year. She has now spoken for the first time since the accident, giving an interview to the Spanish weekly magazine Hola! The magazine featured de Villota, with short cropped hair and wearing an eye-patch over her lost right eye, on […]