Nico Rosberg believes a lack of KERS power cost him time to pole sitter Sebastian Vettel after qualifying in second place for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Rosberg, who was quickest in Friday practice, finished the session almost seven-tenths of a second behind his compatriot in wet conditions. "That was a very demanding qualifying session today with really tricky conditions and a long break before the final session," he said. "I'm really pleased to have achieved second place on the grid and a big thank you […]

Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne expressed their happiness after qualifying in the top 10 for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Ricciardo will start his final race for Toro Rosso from seventh place on the grid. "It was tricky out there this afternoon, but even since last year, we have often demonstrated that we can be competitive in the wet," he said. "It’s the best qualifying the team has had in a long time and I am very happy that both cars are in the top eight. […]

Sergio Perez has played down the size of his accident during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Perez lost control of his McLaren exiting turn five and hit the wall, damaging the right hand side of his car. The Mexican will start his final race for the team from 14th place on the grid. "It’s hard to know for sure, but I think we made the correct decision to run in qualifying when we did, but the car wasn’t responding properly. I think perhaps we […]

Friday practice pacesetter Nico Rosberg reckons that Mercedes can give Red Bull a run for their money at the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend. Rosberg was quickest in both rain affected sessions at the Interlagos circuits in Sao Paolo. "Today I had a good start into the weekend, and I was very quick in the rain even though we don't really know about the fuel levels of the other teams," he said. "Therefore we need to read the time sheets with some caution. But generally […]

Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel was left to lament the tyre situation that left him missing parts of practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel completed only 27 laps across the two 90 minute sessions in order to preserve wet weather tyres. The German was also left to rue the wet conditions, as they prevented teams trialling Pirelli's 2014 development tyres. "We knew it would be wet today and might be tricky," he said. "The main loss from the rain was that we didn’t run […]

Jean-Eric Vergne says that he must improve as a driver after a 'difficult' season in Formula 1. Vergne lost out on the Red Bull seat vacated by Mark Webber to Daniel Ricciardo and has finished in the points just three times this season. Vergne's last top 10 finish came at the Canadian Grand Prix in June. "It was a difficult season," he said ahead of this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix. "I have to say that I’ve been quite unlucky in many races, not finishing when […]

Felipe Massa is expecting this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix to be an emotional affair as he leaves Ferrari after a decade long association with the team. Massa joined Ferrari as their test driver in 2003 and after racing for Sauber for two years, he returned to Ferrari in 2006 and has been with the team as a race driver ever since. "It’s a fantastic place to race and to finish an incredible time with Ferrari," he said. "It's a very long time. It’s our eighth […]

The 2013 Formula One season draws to a close this weekend with round 19, the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos. Sebastian Vettel is seeking to make it nine in a row, but there's still plenty to play for... Formula 1 moves quickly from the United States of America to Brazil this weekend, for the final round of the 2013 season at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, most commonly known as Interlagos (literally 'between the lakes'), in Sao Paolo. It is not only the end of […]

Heikki Kovalainen has targeted a strong race day in Brazil after finishing only 14th at the United States Grand Prix. Kovalainen, filling in for injured compatriot Kimi Raikkonen, qualified in the top 10 but lost front downforce during the race, forcing him to make an unscheduled pit stop. "The race didn’t go the way we wanted and I’m not sure if it was the car or if the driver was just a little rusty! We had a problem with the front wing losing downforce which […]

Pastor Maldonado has said that stress contributed to his emotional outbursts across the weekend at the United States Grand Prix. Maldonado said prior to the event that he was 'very happy' to be leaving Williams and inferred that a team member had sabotaged his car after he could manage only 18th place on the grid in qualifying. "Sometimes you get too stressed and you get stuck in the moment," he said. "But maybe there is something behind that after three years, and sometimes you can […]

Force India team principal Vijay Mallya has urged his squad not to get complacent despite a 24 point buffer to Sauber in the fight for sixth place in the championship. Mallya is hoping that wet weather this weekend in Brazil could aid his team in pulling off a strong result. Last season, Nico Hulkenberg led the Brazilian Grand Prix and finished the race in fifth place for the team. "It was important that we secured such strong results in India and Abu Dhabi," he said. […]

Rating the 22 drivers for their performance during penultimate race of 2013, the United States Grand Prix, which was won by reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel, ahead of Romain Grosjean and Mark Webber. Sebastian Vettel | Infiniti Red Bull Racing | 1st | 10/10 Vettel was comfortably quickest in second and third practice but qualifying was a different proposition as he faced a serious threat from team-mate Mark Webber. Vettel pulled a lap out of the hat to claim his 44th career pole and his […]