Formula One News — October 2014

Pastor Maldonado has admitted he is looking forward to Lotus' switch from Renault to Mercedes power for 2015.

Kimi Raikkonen will race a new chassis in Austin and beyond, the Italian publication Omnicorse reports.

Sebastian Vettel will not be able to make his test debut for Ferrari in the days immediately after next month's Abu Dhabi grand prix finale.

Stefano Domenicali could be Audi-bound, according to a report in Italy's Autosprint.

It is possible Fernando Alonso will take a sabbatical in 2015, according to Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff.

Mercedes is already hard at work on the championship-winning 2014 car's successor.

McLaren is aiming to decide its 2015 driver lineup before the chequered flag waves in Abu Dhabi next month.

World champion Sebastian Vettel has slammed F1's long-life engine rules.

Jenson Button says he is concerned about the future of his rookie teammate Kevin Magnussen, as McLaren continues to delay its decision about 2015.

Marussia has been thrown into the spotlight as more information reportedly emerges about Jules Bianchi's tragic Suzuka crash.

It is more and more certain that Jean-Eric Vergne will secure at least one more year with Toro Rosso.

According to the Kolner Express tabloid, F1 legend Niki Lauda raised an eyebrow in Russia when he spotted Lewis Hamilton's latest accessory -- an enormous gold chain.

All 700 staff members at Mercedes' Brackley headquarters will bank a tasty bonus as a reward for securing the constructors' world championship in Russia, British newspapers report.

Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul insists engine customer Lotus' impending switch to Mercedes for 2015 is no great loss for the French marque.

A French journalist has played down reports he said a helmet-mounted 'GoPro' camera was to blame for F1 legend Michael Schumacher's brain damage.

Red Bull has decided against boosting Daniel Ricciardo's slim championship hopes by making departing Sebastian Vettel the team 'number 2'.

World champion Sebastian Vettel, already out of contention for a fifth consecutive title in 2014, is facing the prospect of a tough US grand prix early next month.

Fernando Alonso is still the leading man of the intriguing 2014 'silly season'.

Despite having the constructors' title already in the bag, Toto Wolff has admitted Mercedes is playing the role of "the bad guy" in F1 at present.

Felipe Massa has criticised Pirelli's tyre choice selection for the forthcoming Brazilian grand prix, saying it may even be "dangerous".

Marussia looks set to revert to a two-car operation in the wake of the Russian grand prix.

Russian GP - Race Report

Fernando Alonso dropped a big hint about his future after Sunday's Russian grand prix.

Kamui Kobayashi threw fresh doubt on Caterham's future during the Russian grand prix.