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Hamilton has high-speed crash at Jerez testing
Lewis Hamilton was reduced to being a spectator and his Mercedes team cut short its Formula One preseason trials after brake failure sent him crashing ...
F1's Marussia announces Razia as 2nd driver
Russian-owned Formula One team Marussia will have an all-rookie lineup this season after announcing that Brazilian Luiz Razia will join fellow British ...
Reliability issues loom for Hamilton, Button
Reliability issues that dogged Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button as McLaren teammates last season made an early appearance in preseason testing in ...
Caterham banks on evolution over redesign for 2013
Caterham says it has chosen to challenge for Formula One success this year with an evolution of last season's car rather than developing a new design.
Ecclestone rules out 20th race for 2013
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone on Tuesday ruled out a 20th race on the 2013 calendar, putting an end to speculation that Turkey or another ...
Mercedes counting on Hamilton and Rosberg
Behind the wheel of his new Mercedes car, Lewis Hamilton felt right at home. The 28-year-old British driver, who left McLaren for Formula One rival ...
Red Bull unveils RB9 car for 2013 F1 season
To a thumping soundtrack and an atmospheric setting, Red Bull took the wraps off the RB9 car that will look to provide the English lineup with its ...
Swiss team Sauber unveils new car for F1 season
Formula One team Sauber unveiled its C-32 Ferrari car for the 2013 season on Saturday along with its all-new driving team of Nico Hulkenberg and ...
Ferrari unveils new F138 car for 2013
Ferrari has unveiled the car that it hopes will end a run of four years without a Formula One title. The car's name — F138 — is a combination of the ...
Nuerburgring to host grand prix as planned
The financially troubled Nuerburgring circuit will host a grand prix as planned this year after striking a deal with Formula One boss Bernie ...
F1 team McLaren looking for consistency in 2013
Looking for more consistency this year, Formula One team McLaren launched its redesigned MP4-28 car Thursday. McLaren finished third in the ...
Reports: F1 boss strikes Nuerburgring deal
German media reports say Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has struck a deal for a grand prix as planned at the financially troubled Nuerburgring ...
Toro Rosso renews partnership deal with OMP
Toro Rosso has renewed its partnership agreement with OMP Racing for the 2013 Formula One season. OMP will continue to supply the Italian team with ...
Ecclestone hopeful of German Grand Prix
Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone is hopeful that the German Grand Prix will take place this season despite problems with the troubled Nuerburgring ...
Lotus targets 3rd-place finish in new F1 season
Lotus team principal Eric Boullier is looking to go one better than last year and get a top-three finish this season in the Formula One constructors' ...
Wolff continues as Williams' F1 development driver
Susie Wolff will stay on as a development driver for the Williams Formula One team this season. Wolff joined Williams last April and helped develop ...
Alonso to miss 1st test of Ferrari's new car
Fernando Alonso will miss the first test of Ferrari's new Formula One car in Spain next month. Ferrari says Felipe Massa and recently recruited test ...
Former F1 driver Kubica test drives a Mercedes car
Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica got back on a racing circuit for the first time since an accident put his career on hold nearly two years ago, ...
Lewis Hamilton excited about future at Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton spent his first day with the Mercedes workforce rejecting talk of a management structure in turmoil and expressing his confidence that ...
Robert Kubica to test a Mercedes DTM car
Former Formula One driver Robert Kubica is getting back on a racing circuit for the first time since an accident put his career on hold nearly two ...
Glock agrees to exit Marussia in cost-cutting move
Formula One driver Timo Glock has agreed to leave Marussia in a cost-cutting move ahead of the 2013 season. The British-based team says the ...
Wolff leaves Williams for Mercedes to head F1 ops
Mercedes has brought in Toto Wolff from Formula One rival Williams to invest in the racing team and take control of its motorsport operation.
Alonso: Ferrari to be competitive from the start
Fernando Alonso is confident Ferrari will fight for the Formula One world title right from the start this season and picks Lewis Hamilton as the man ...
Ferrari boss rules out Vettel joining Alonso
Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali has rejected the idea of a "dream team" of Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. Vettel won his third successive ...