Formula One News — October 2013

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Saturday Photos

Korean GP - Saturday Photos

Saturday Press Conference

Korean GP - Saturday Press Conference

Saturday Team Quotes

Korean GP - Saturday Team Quotes

Alonso questions quality of Pirelli tyres in Korea

Fernando Alonso on Saturday put Pirelli back in the F1 headlines, after questioning the "quality" of the Italian marque's tyres.

Kaltenborn now rules out Barrichello for 2014

Monisha Kaltenborn has backtracked, after earlier hinting Rubens Barrichello is in the running to return to F1 next year with Sauber.

Red Bull's car, not driver unbeatable says Hamilton

He is on the cusp of an ultra-rare fourth consecutive world championship, but Sebastian Vettel is not the best driver in the F1 field.

Barrichello admits desire for F1 return

Rubens Barrichello has admitted he is interested in returning to formula one.

Boullier overlooks Valsecchi for Lotus race seat

Davide Valsecchi, the reigning GP2 champion, is not the favourite to replace Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus next year.

F1 in Korea for last time says Vettel

According to Sebastian Vettel, Sunday's grand prix will be the fourth and last in South Korea.

Raikkonen denies crash due to fading motivation

Kimi Raikkonen has denied his motivation is fading as he sees out his last few races at Lotus.

Alonso hits back at latest McLaren rumours

Fernando Alonso has hit back at the latest reports suggesting a move to McLaren for 2014 is still a possibility for the Spaniard.

Salo arrested for tax fraud

F1 driver turned commentator Mika Salo spent two days in custody at the end of last month, the Finnish newspaper Suomen Kuvalehti reports.

Official says Valencia's F1 foray ended

Valencia, already absent from this year's calendar and also not scheduled to host a race in 2014, has called time on its formula one foray.

Qualifying Results

Korean GP - Qualifying Results

Practice 3 Report - By himself

Korean GP - Practice 3 Report

Practice 3 Results

Korean GP - Practice 3 Results

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Friday Press Conference

Korean GP - Friday Press Conference

Friday Team Quotes

Korean GP - Friday Team Quotes

Lauda says Schumacher exit was best thing for Mercedes

Replacing Michael Schumacher with Lewis Hamilton was the right thing for Mercedes.

F1 teams expect 2014 calendar to be trimmed

F1 teams on Friday were admitting concerns with next year's unprecedentedly-long 22-race calendar.

Aragon likely new venue for McLaren-Pirelli test

McLaren and Pirelli look set to head to Spain, after failing to get the FIA's green light for a 2014 tyre test in Austin later this month.

Pirelli still has no tyre deal with FIA

Pirelli boss Paul Hembery on Friday admitted there is still no deal with the FIA for the sport's supply of tyres beyond 2013.

Sauber confirms Ferrari deal for 2014

Sauber will stay Ferrari powered into F1's new turbo V6 era beginning next year.