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 […]

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 […]

Daniel Ricciardo was left lamenting a difficult final few laps as he lost out on a top 10 finish. Ricciardo had held tenth position but was overtaken by Jenson Button with a couple of laps remaining. "It was a tough end to the day, really tough," he said. "It looked as though we were going to hang on to the flag to get the point for tenth place, but then in the last five laps, I lost pretty much all the grip I had and […]

Leading Formula 1 figures are anticipating that reliability issues will affect the sport in 2014. Next year, Formula 1 will overhaul the current technical regulations, with the biggest change being the introduction of 1.6 litre v6 power units, which feature an Energy Recovery System. But both Ferrari's James Allison and Red Bull's Adrian Newey believe that races could feature reliability problems. "I think that the size of the rule change means that there will be some unanticipated reshuffling of the pack in terms of where […]

Mark Webber says that he is pleased with his own form in 2013 despite having failed to win a race. Webber's 2013 has been plagued by misfortune, retiring from three of the last four races due to mechanical problems. But the Australian, who will move to Porsche's LMP1 project in 2014, remains happy with his own form. "The reason I got to Formula 1 is because I hung in there and fought like hell," he said ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. "It's […]

Daniil Kvyat says that Red Bull chose him to join Jean-Eric Vergne at Toro Rosso next season as he was the best performing youngster inside the junior team. Kvyat, 19, beat fellow Red Bull junior drivers Antonio Felix da Costa and Carlos Sainz Jr to the vacant seat alongside Vergne in 2014. Kvyat has competed in F3 and GP3 this season and heads to the final round in Abu Dhabi in contention for the GP3 crown. Da Costa finished in third place in the Formula […]

Mark Webber expressed his satisfaction at securing pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix but added that such an achievement was 'hollow'. Webber secured his first pole position since last year's Korean Grand Prix after setting two laps fast enough to take top slot. It was also the first time in 2013 that Webber beat team-mate Sebastian Vettel in qualifying. But Webber believes that his achievement was hollow as Vettel suffered from a KERS failure in Q3. "It’s a great track and we always enjoy […]

The fourth iteration of Codemasters’ Formula 1 game has been released this week as the franchise focuses not only on the 2013 season but also on some classic content. The five 2013 rookies feature in the game, naturally, but the demise of HRT and the Valencia Street Circuit removes a little content from the experience. As with 2012’s version, the game begins with the young driver test at the Yas Marina Circuit – even though the real one took place at Silverstone - where players […]

Mark Webber believes that it was his KERS that caught fire following contact with Adrian Sutil during the Korean Grand Prix. Sutil hit the back of Webber under braking for turn three and while the Force India driver was able to continue, Webber's RB9 caught fire. "I don't know what happened, but obviously he hit me from the inside and that was that. There was quite a lot of damage at the back of the car and I hope it hasn't gone towards the chassis […]

Charles Pic says he hopes to stay with Caterham for a second season in 2014. Pic joined Caterham from Marussia prior to the start of 2013 and reckons he can extend his stay into next year. "Yeah we will see," he said when asked by F1Zone whether he will stay with the team in 2014. "For the moment I'm trying to stay focused on the rest of the season as this is most important thing and then after I leave this to my team to […]

Mark Webber says Red Bull's issues in qualifying were 'embarrassing' after he set the tenth fastest time in Hungary. Webber suffered from an electronic problem that affected his gearbox and KERS, meaning that he struggled to progress from Q2. He made the top 10 shootout but could not set a time in the final session. "KERS, gearbox, you name it... driving the car so far off the potential is unbelievable and so massively frustrating," he said. "It's stupid, it's embarrassing and it's a brutal circuit […]

Lewis Hamilton secured his third successive pole position with a stunning late lap to deny Sebastian Vettel top spot at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Vettel was eighth tenths faster than his rivals after the first set of laps in Q3 but Hamilton eclipsed his rival by less than a tenth of a second. "I was really surprised, I was expecting Sebastian to get it, it didn't even feel that great a lap," said Hamilton. "I was pretty happy with my lap but it just wasn't […]