Robert Kubica insists he is not pushing for a Formula One track test, even though he is 80 per cent ready to return to the pinnacle of motor sport. The former BMW and Renault driver admitted to Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport that he sorely misses F1. "You do everything to get there and to stay there, then from one day to the next, for reasons that we know, you lose the ability to be there," said the Pole. "So it's logical that I miss […]

The FIA has said that all 11 Formula 1 teams should have been given the opportunity to take part in a recent tyre test. Mercedes conducted three days of running following the Spanish Grand Prix, with drivers Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg piloting a W04, something which Red Bull and Ferrari has protested, believing the test to contravene sporting regulations. Mercedes say they had approval from the FIA but the sport's governing body say they cannot be sure conditions of the test were met by […]

Stefano Coletti secured victory in the GP2 sprint race around the streets of Monte Carlo. Coletti's win was the first home win for a Monegasque driver in either Formula 1 or its main support series since 1931. Championship leader Coletti jumped up from third on the grid to slot in behind pole sitter Adrian Quaife Hobbs on the run up Beau Rivage. The Rapax driver pulled off a bold move into the Nouvelle Chicane on lap three to take the lead, one which he never […]

Sergio Perez says that it's not a great feeling to complete a 'mega' lap and only set the seventh fastest time. Perez believes he extracted the maximum performance from the McLaren MP4-28 around the streets of Monte Carlo. "It’s not great to cross the finish line, feel like you’ve just done a mega lap, and find that you’re only seventh," he said. "Still, I put in a really strong performance here today, and I felt like I’d really maximised the full potential of the car." […]

Narrow streets, a tunnel and boats bigger than houses. It's Monaco.

Williams rookie Valtteri Bottas says he is eager to race on the Monaco Grand Prix circuit for the first time in his career. The Finn has never driven in the Principality but insists that he is ready for the challenge. "This will be my first time racing in Monaco and I’m really looking forward to it because it’s such an iconic track," he said. "It’s definitely the most challenging race on the calendar for the drivers, being an old school street circuit with no room […]

Giedo van der Garde says the Monaco Grand Prix could provide Caterham with a chance of getting close to the top 10. Caterham is currently behind Marussia in the Constructors Championship but a twelfth place finish for either Van der Garde or Charles Pic in Monte Carlo would move the team ahead of their rivals. "Monaco’s also a place where the smaller teams, like us, can do something special. It’s a shorter lap than many of the other tracks we race on, and everyone has […]

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg says that having a strong car for qualifying will be crucial in next weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. Rosberg has secured two successive pole positions but has so far converted them into only sixth and ninth place. "I have good memories from the race last year after finishing in second place and I hope we can get another good result this time around," said Rosberg. "At the moment we have a good car for qualifying which helps in Monaco as it's the […]

Mercedes has been tipped as a likely favourite to win the fabled Monaco grand prix later this month. Having dominated qualifying in Spain, Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton fell spectacularly backwards through the field in the race as the W04 chew mercilessly through Pirelli's tyres. Toto Wolff, the team's co-owner and director, said the extreme reversal of Saturday's fortunes caused himself and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche "almost physical pain". But it could all be different in Monaco. "I think Mercedes has a good chance to […]

Sergio Perez was another candidate to oust Michael Schumacher at Mercedes, a German magazine claimed on Monday. Auto Motor und Sport said it means the great seven time world champion was therefore only the third choice to line up alongside Nico Rosberg in 2013, after Lewis Hamilton and Mexican Perez. Ultimately, Mercedes secured its number one choice Hamilton, leaving McLaren to sign Mexican Perez to succeed him -- and Schumacher out in the cold. Prior to signing Hamilton, "the Silver Arrows bosses had stretched out […]

Valencia flagged a major headache for F1 engine supplier Renault. Not only did Lotus' Romain Grosjean break down with a failed alternator, so too did Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel. Initially, it appeared the failures were coincidental, but Germany's Auto Motor und Sport now reports a common link. And, reportedly, Renault now suspects that a problem suffered by Caterham's Vitaly Petrov in Monte Carlo was also similar. The unit is reportedly manufactured in cooperation between Renault and Magneti Marelli. "We don't know what has broken, but […]

Michael Schumacher thinks his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg is a contender for the 2012 world championship. "I said before the season that it is too early for the title for us," said the seven time world champion with Ferrari and Benetton. "I have to correct myself," he is quoted by Germany's Auto Motor und Sport. "At least for Nico it is possible." Rosberg is just 17 points off Fernando Alonso's title lead after six races, while Schumacher has just 2 points on the board. "Someone […]