The news that Daniil Kvyat will race for Toro Rosso in 2014 came as a surprise, as many expected Antonio Felix da Costa to replace Red Bull bound Daniel Ricciardo, with Kvyat stepping up to Formula Renault 3.5. Instead, Kvyat will make the leap into Formula 1, racing alongside current driver Jean-Eric Vergne for the Faenza based team. So just who is Daniil Kvyat? Kvyat was born in Ufa, Russia, in April 1994 but he and his family moved to Italy early on in his […]

Toro Rosso team principal names three contenders for the vacant 2014 seat, with Antonio Felix da Costa the frontrunner

Red Bull has confirmed a meeting about Fernando Alonso took place with the Ferrari driver's manager at the Hungaroring last weekend. Initially, the sensational story of a potential move to Red Bull for the two-time world champion was dismissed by some, as Alonso's manager Luis Garcia Abad also handles the career of rising Red Bull-backed youngster Carlos Sainz jr. But when told his meeting with Garcia was obviously simply about the 18-year-old Sainz, Red Bull team boss Christian Horner told Sport Bild: "Nonsense. "Why would […]

The 2013 GP3 Series begins this weekend at the Circuit de Catalunya. We briefly preview the new season.

Q: We’re going to start with Sebastian. That’s your 27th victory. You now match Sir Jackie Stewart with that but it looked pretty close out there on laps 43 and 44, take us through that. Sebastian Vettel: Obviously it was very close wheel-to-wheel racing. I think there wasn’t much room for either of us so obviously it was a tight battle. I think probably I was a little bit too keen too soon because I obviously in terms of strategy was on the soft tyre […]

Mitch Evans will race in GP2 this season after signing for Arden International. The New Zealand racer won the GP3 title in 2012, driving for MW Arden. Evans also receives 200,000 Euros as a prize for stepping up to GP2 having claimed the GP3 title. "Firstly I'd like the thank Arden for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to drive with them in GP2 after two great years in GP3," he said. "I want to thank Mark Webber and Ann Neal and everyone […]

Reproduced by the FIA TV UNILATERAL Q. Sebastian, your fourth consecutive pole here, you must love this place. Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, it's not bad. I'm very, very happy with today's result, I think we had a very, very smooth qualifying session, nearly perfect, so we couldn't really ask for more. The car felt fantastic from the start. We didn't really have the best start to the weekend; yesterday morning I wasn't very happy but then we seemed to get it better every time we go out, […]

What a season of GP3 racing. The feeder series for GP2 excelled in its third season of existence as a ferocious fight for the title came down to the final few races; four drivers in with a shout during the final weekend in which the drama was nail-bitingly tense. Clashes, mechanical failures and a final race where the destination of the 2012 crown changed hands several times, swinging from Mitch Evans, to Daniel Abt, back to Evans, to Abt and eventually to Evans, who finished just […]

DRIVERS - Paul DI RESTA (Force India), Jean-Eric VERGNE (Toro Rosso), Sergio PÉREZ (Sauber), Felipe MASSA (Ferrari), Mark WEBBER (Red Bull), Jenson BUTTON (McLaren). PRESS CONFERENCE Q. Paul, if I might start with you, a good weekend with both cars getting into the top ten in Monaco. How good is the dynamic between you and Nico [Hulkenberg]? Is there a fair amount of pushing one another and a good partnership? Paul DI RESTA: Yeah, Monaco was a good weekend for the team. Obviously where we qualified... […]

Q. Romain, first of all, tell us about your experience of the Monaco circuit. Romain GROSJEAN: Well, first of all, different feelings in Monaco: special track; special grand prix. For sure for us is a little bit home because we are close to France, so very happy to race in front of the fans, hopefully a lot of blue, white and red flags in the tribune. But Monaco is a special track, good experience that I won here in GP2 in 2009 and last year […]

DRIVERS - Romain GROSJEAN (Lotus), Pastor MALDONADO (Williams), Charles PIC (Marussia), Mark WEBBER (Red Bull Racing), Michael SCHUMACHER (Mercedes), Lewis HAMILTON (McLaren). PRESS CONFERENCE Q. Romain, first of all, tell us about your experience of the Monaco circuit. Romain GROSJEAN: Well, first of all, different feelings in Monaco: special track; special grand prix. For sure for us is a little bit home because we are close to France, so very happy to race in front of the fans, hopefully a lot of blue, white and […]

Transcript of the FIA drivers press conference on Thursday featuring Charles Pic (Marussia), Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus), Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso), Jenson Button (McLaren), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Mark Webber (Red Bull). Charles, it’s looking like a pretty tough initiation for you into Formula One with no testing of the new car, brand new car tomorrow. Tell us what your thoughts are. Charles PIC: Yes, we have had not so much driving but we made an ad day in Silverstone for the shakedown and everything […]