Mark Webber should be able to cope with life as a highly-paid and rated 'number 2'. That is the view of former Williams driver Alex Wurz, who is the latest pundit to comment on the 'Multi-21' affair in the wake of the recent Malaysian grand prix. Some, including 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve, said the affair and Red Bull's reaction shows it is "clear" Sebastian Vettel is the team's number 1. On the issue of Australian Webber settling for the subordinate role, Austrian Wurz said: […]

Marussia team principal John Booth says that his team will be bringing major upgrades once the sport returns to Europe. Marussia has recorded a best finish of thirteenth this season with Jules Bianchi narrowly missing out on making Q2 in Malaysia. Bianchi realistic despite positive start Booth says that while the MR02 will feature updates in China this weekend, bigger upgrades won't be fitted until the European stint of the season "While we would not call the upgrades we have for this race comprehensive, they […]

Force India driver Paul di Resta believes that staying ahead of McLaren should be their target during this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Force India scored 10 points in the Australian Grand Prix but suffered from a wheel nut issue in Malaysia which forced both cars out of the race. "We were unlucky not to get any points in Malaysia, but we can take some positives from the performance we showed on the track," said di Resta. "We looked to be one of the fastest cars […]

Marussia's Jules Bianchi reckons scoring a maiden point will be tricky in 2013

Lotus driver Romain Grosjean admits that he has yet to show his full potential so far in 2013. Grosjean finished in tenth place in Australia and followed that up with sixth in Malaysia. He sits in eighth place in the championship. "It’s been a little frustrating as I don’t think I’ve shown my full potential yet," he said. "The first two races were quite difficult for me and I would really like a weekend where I can show what myself and the team can do […]

Kimi Raikkonen believes that optimising tyre wear will be crucial in next weekend's Chinese Grand Prix. Raikkonen failed to score a point in last year's Chinese Grand Prix - his sole pointless finish since his Formula 1 return - after he tumbled down the order when his tyres wore out. "There was some good racing and it looked like a strong result could have been possible, but we ran out of rubber during the final stint and didn’t score any points," Raikkonen says when reflecting […]

McLaren's Jenson Button says that he will be heading to next weekend's Chinese Grand Prix looking to 'reboot' his season. Button finished in ninth place in Australia but retired from the Malaysian Grand Prix, leaving him 38 points behind championship leader Sebastian Vettel. "The Chinese Grand Prix almost feels like something of a reboot of the start of my season. Taking home two points from the first two races obviously wasn’t what we had in mind at the beginning of the year, but I think […]

Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 world champion turned TV pundit, thinks Lotus' Kimi Raikkonen would be a good bet for this year's championship. "I said before Australia that it would be Alonso and Hamilton for the title, now I think I would bet everything on the Spaniard and the Finn," he is quoted by France's Auto Hebdo. The Enstone based team, however, had a much less impressive weekend in Malaysia, just a few days after Raikkonen's Melbourne win. "It's true, we didn't have a good race […]

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Jean Eric Vergne believes that it is still too early in the season to judge 2013's running order. The Toro Rosso racer finished in tenth place in Malaysia but feels that tricky conditions left the picture skewed. "A lot of people were saying Malaysia, being the first purpose-built track of the year would give an indication of the pecking order but, honestly, with the rain and the heat and everything I still think it’s way too early to tell," he said. "If it’s warm in […]

Ferrari, Mercedes and even McLaren -- they all claim they can push reigning champions Red Bull in 2013. Some have already written off McLaren on the basis that not evolving the winning 2012 car in favour of a radical machine for this season was a grave mistake that has netted the famous British team just 4 points so far this season. Jenson Button, however, told the Mirror he thinks a title tilt is still "definitely" on. "It's a massive turnaround for us," he said, referring […]