Robert Kubica has been conducting secret Formula One tests at the wheel of Mercedes' sophisticated driver simulator, German newspaper Bild reports. The Pole tested the German marque's DTM car over the winter, but ultimately signed up with Citroen for the second-tier world rally championship in 2014 as he continues his return to full speed in the wake of his near-fatal crash two years ago. But 28-year-old Kubica, who raced for BMW and Renault in F1 until the end of 2010, has never hidden that - […]

Robert Kubica will contest the second-tier WRC2 world rally championship at the wheel of a Citroen in 2013. The former Renault and BMW driver has been out of Formula One and full-time motor sport since a near-fatal rallying crash just before the 2011 season. The news follows the 28-year-old's recent test in a Mercedes DTM car, raising speculation he might contest the premier German touring car series this year. "I weighed up the different options before deciding on this programme," said Kubica after Citroen announced […]

Jaime Alguersuari has expressed his dismay with the way he has been treated over the last couple of years. Red Bull dropped Alguersuari from their roster of drivers at the end of 2011 after two and a half years of racing for Toro Rosso and failed to find a seat for 2012. He has revealed that throughout his absence from the sport, he had been promised a 2013 seat by a team capable of scoring points. "I never imagined that after Red Bull's incomprehensible decision […]

Former Marussia driver Timo Glock believes the team will struggle with an all-rookie line-up in 2013. Glock raced for the team between 2010 and 2012 but stood aside in order for Marussia to sign Luiz Razia, who comes with financial backing. Marussia will field Razia alongside Max Chilton, meaning that the GP2 graduates will form the first all rookie line-up since HRT in 2010. "It's definitely not going to be easy for them, especially in testing, where you need to be able to make the […]

Former Formula One driver Jarno Trulli has criticised the sport's 'luxury rent a car' attitude. The Italian left the sport after the first test of 2012, when he was replaced by Russian driver Vitaly Petrov. Despite his overall views, Trulli says he has no hard feelings personally about Caterham's decision as he realised that 2012 would not be an improvement on 2010 or 2011, in which he scored no points. "I realised that we [Caterham] were only going backwards instead of forwards and that the […]

Marussia parted with Timo Glock because a backmarker team needs every million. That is the claim of Pat Symonds, the former Renault 'crash-gate' conspirator who - after serving his F1 ban - is now openly in charge of the 2013 Marussia MR02. Devoid of many sponsors, the new red and black car will be raced this year by wealthy Max Chilton and Luiz Razia, who replaced German Glock at the last minute. "For Red Bull, one million has little effect," Symonds is quoted by Auto […]

Susie Wolff is to continue as a Williams development driver in 2013. The Brit joined Williams in April last year and is set to be given an expanded role. Wolff will receive more time in the simulator and will be the first to get behind the wheel of the FW35 when she drives the car at Idiada next month. She is also set to conduct aerodynamic testing. "I really enjoy my time working with Williams and feel very much at home here," she said. "Last year […]

Mercedes' new recruit Toto Wolff has revealed he will be based at Brackley. A new team shareholder and officially called executive director, 41-year-old Austrian Wolff is in essence replacing Norbert Haug, Mercedes' long-time motor sport vice-president. "These are very large shoes to fill," he said in an interview with Austrian broadcaster ORF. "He (Haug) did a lot of things extremely well. "It has not gone as expected last year and now we have to figure out what happened," said Wolff. "But Norbert certainly was not […]

Losing tenth place in the constructors' championship at the final hurdle last year was a major reason for Timo Glock's shock departure. Asked by speed-academy.de to outline when he first realised his future with the struggling team for 2013 was in doubt, German Glock recalled the dying moments of last year's season finale in Brazil. "We had really counted on being able to keep the tenth place," said the 30-year-old, who will be replaced with an as-yet undecided 'pay driver'. In the meantime, Glock has […]

Former Marussia driver Timo Glock has agreed a three-year contract to race in Germany's DTM touring car series with BMW. That is the claim of Sport Bild, reporting that the deal will be announced officially on Friday. Shortly after Marussia announced it is replacing the 30-year-old with an as-yet undecided pay-driver, Glock headed to Valencia where he tested BMW's M3 DTM car. "The car is great," he said. "I can finally go for wins. "The team already feels like family to me. I'm all fired […]

Robert Kubica has tested a Mercedes AMG C-coupe, the marque's DTM machine, at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit near Valencia. The Pole completed 114 laps of the Spanish track, which was initially wet after heavy rain in the morning. "I was able to get to grips with the DTM Mercedes AMG C-coupe and felt very comfortable in the car, even though after my long break it meant adjusting to the high downforce that a state-of-the art DTM race car produces," he said to Autosport. "I'm very pleased […]

Robert Kubica insists he is not finished with Formula One, despite a two year absence from the sport. The Pole suffered major injuries in a rallying accident in February 2011. Speaking to F1 Racing magazine, Kubica believes he can one day return to an F1 cockpit. "I still believe I can come back," he said. "It's not just a dream. Right now I have limitations with driving single-seaters, but they are less than they look from the outside". Kubica will take part in a DTM test in […]