Formula One News — October 2013

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Practice 2 Results

Japanese GP - Practice 2 Results

Practice 1 Report - Suzuka Silver

Japanese GP - Practice 1 Report

Practice 1 Results

Japanese GP - Practice 1 Results

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Thursday Press Conference

Japanese GP - Thursday Press Conference

Ecclestone happy with 2020 Brazil GP deal

Brazil will continue to host a grand prix every year at Interlagos until at least 2020.

Pirelli explosion unacceptable says Perez

Sergio Perez has stepped up his attack on F1 tyre supplier Pirelli, after his "explosion" in Korea a few days ago.

Raikkonen engineer Slade not moving to Ferrari

Kimi Raikkonen's race engineer Mark Slade will not follow him from Lotus to Ferrari, it has emerged.

Sutil plays down Sauber switch rumours

Adrian Sutil has played down rumours he could move from Force India to Sauber for 2014.

New chassis for Webber after Korea fire

Mark Webber will be using a new Red Bull chassis in Japan this weekend, after his crash and subsequent fire days ago in Korea.

Pirelli and McLaren to test near Rome

Pirelli has decided to test tyres for the 2014 season at Vallelunga, near Rome.

Vettel denies dominance like Schumacher era

Sebastian Vettel has denied claims his recent dominance can be compared to the height of the Michael Schumacher era.

Hulkenberg wants Lotus certainty this month

Nico Hulkenberg on Thursday denied setting Lotus a rigid deadline as he lines up his plans for 2014.

Marussia wants own F1 engines by 2016

Marussia owner Nikolai Fomenko wants his F1 team to be powered by its own engines.

No sense in Vettel cheat claims

An engineer working for the team's engine supplier Renault has dismissed reports Red Bull may be cheating its way to a fourth title.

Brawn exit reports surprising

Toto Wolff has described as "surprising" reports team boss Ross Brawn has decided to leave Mercedes.

Newey to miss Japanese GP

Adrian Newey will not be trackside on Sunday if Sebastian Vettel wraps up his fourth consecutive world championship at Suzuka.

Bahrain could host F1 night testing

Some winter testing in Bahrain ahead of the 2014 season could take place at night, Italy's Autosprint reports.

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Maldonado makes approach to Lotus

He may have a longer contract, but Williams' Pastor Maldonado is on the move.

Villeneuve urges Sauber to consider Barrichello

Jacques Villeneuve has urged Sauber to think again after the Swiss team ruled out signing Rubens Barrichello for 2014.

Brawn not ruling out sabbatical

Ross Brawn on Wednesday added his own denial to reports he has decided to leave Mercedes at the end of the season.

Alonso says mathematical title chance would be a miracle

Fernando Alonso thinks it is "a miracle" he is still even mathematically in the hunt for the 2013 title.

Hulkenberg still in running at McLaren

McLaren might still be interested in signing Nico Hulkenberg for 2014.

Red Bull using KERS for traction?

Another theory about Sebastian Vettel's late-season dominance has emerged.