Bernie Ecclestone has admitted he is working hard to ensure the last Brazilian driver does not drop out of F1. Currently, Felipe Massa is the only Brazilian on the grid, but he has lost his Ferrari seat. Manager Nicolas Todt is working hard to tap into the Brazilian sponsor market to ensure Massa is in contention for the rides at Lotus, Williams, Force India and Sauber. It is rumoured the Brazilian broadcaster Globo could also play a vital role. Brazil and South America are important […]

Felipe Massa has admitted he could bring a financial boost to a team that keeps his Formula One career on track in 2014. The Ferrari refugee has been linked with moves to Lotus or possibly McLaren, but the Brazilian was quoted in Singapore as also mentioning Williams, Force India and Sauber. And 11-time grand prix winner Massa, 32, said there is no shame in offering some backing to a prospective employer. "I don't mean that I'm taking money out of my pocket, which I would […]

Ferrari is on the cusp of tipping the balance of its resources away from the 2013 championship battle. Although second only to title leader Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso's deficit to the top Red Bull is a full 53 points with just seven races to go. And with Red Bull now constantly wielding a pace advantage over the other cars, Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali admitted the time is nearing when the Maranello team will sensibly shift its main focus to the huge challenge of 2014. "After […]

Lotus is weighing up between Nico Hulkenberg and Felipe Massa to complete its 2014 driver lineup. Asked recently if - in the interests of continuity - Romain Grosjean will definitely be retained next year if Kimi Raikkonen departs, team boss Eric Boullier answered simply: "Yes." So that leaves only the cockpit currently occupied by the Ferrari-bound Finn Raikkonen to fill. The candidates are Hulkenberg - the impressive German who after moving from Force India last year is now seeking to jump from struggling Sauber - […]

Ferrari has confirmed that Kimi Raikkonen will return to the team in 2014

Felipe Massa has confirmed that he will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2013 season. Massa, 32, has raced for the team since 2006. He came within a point of winning the title in 2008. "From 2014 I will no longer be driving for Ferrari," the driver said in a post on Instagram and Twitter. "I would like to thank the team for all the victories and incredible moments experienced together. "Thank you also to my wife and all of my family, to my […]

The F1 world is only now waiting for the announcement. It is explosive and significant news, because - at least on paper - Fernando Alonso alongside the Finn is arguably the best driver duo on the grid.

Kimi Raikkonen's age played against him as Red Bull made its decision about who should replace Mark Webber in 2014. That is the claim of Dr Helmut Marko, who as team owner Dietrich Mateschitz's right-hand man had arguably the most powerful voice before the reigning world champions ultimately signed the in-house talent Daniel Ricciardo. "We decided what was best for us in the long term, not just what was best immediately," Austrian Marko told Brazil's O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper. "How old is Kimi, 34? […]

Fernando Alonso admits that it will be difficult for him to win the 2013 title but refused to throw in the towel despite finishing behind Sebastian Vettel in the Italian Grand Prix. Alonso said before the race that he had to finish in front of Vettel in Italy and Singapore, but has lost a further seven points to the reigning world champion. Alonso is now 53 points behind Vettel with seven rounds remaining. "I think we need to be realistic about the championship now there's […]

Well-known paddock personalities doubt feverish speculation Kimi Raikkonen is on the verge of signing to return to Ferrari next year. It is rumoured the Finn is now poised to agree the deal, but triple world champion Sir Jackie Stewart said at Monza: "I don't see how the management could be considering having Kimi in the same team as Fernando Alonso. "For one thing, Alonso would not like it," he added. Stewart, however, might not be speaking absolutely objectively, as he is a consultant for Lotus […]

The Mexican Grand Prix is set to return for the first time in over two decades next season. The race has not been held since 1992 but is scheduled to take place on November 9th next year after teams were given a copy of the provisional 2014 calendar ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. As expected there is no room for the proposed race in New Jersey, although the return of Mexico - and the inaugural Russian Grand Prix - means that there will […]

Jules Bianchi's manager says Ferrari is pushing for the Frenchman to leave Marussia and join a team in the sport's "middle group". The report by the French-language F1i said the Swiss team Sauber, tipped to renew or possibly deepen its deal with Ferrari in 2014, could field Bianchi alongside young rookie Sergey Sirotkin next year. Bianchi's manager Nicolas Todt said the 24-year-old has made an impression in 2013 despite racing for the back-of-the-grid Marussia team. "Despite the fact that he is with a small team," […]