Sauber have signed Mexican driver Estaban Gutiérrez to race alongside Nico Hulkenberg in 2013. Gutiérrez has been Sauber's test and reserve driver during 2011 and 2012 while he has been competing in GP2, but has now been promoted into a full-time Formula One race seat. Sauber's announcement confirms that Kamui Kobayashi is out of a drive... Continue Reading →
Pic signs for Caterham
Charles Pic has agreed to drive for Caterham from 2013 on a "multi-year contract", the team announced yesterday. Frenchman Pic is in only his first season of Formula One, having joined Marussia to partner Timo Glock for 2012. Pic has compared well to his much more experienced team-mate, notably out-qualifying Glock by half a second... Continue Reading →
End of the road for Schumacher
Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix marks the end of the 2012 Formula One season, and with it the end of the most remarkable career in the history of the sport. Michael Schumacher is retiring, this time for good. Schumacher's stats leading up to his final race are: Grands Prix: 307 World Championships: 7 (1994-1995, 2000-2004) Wins:... Continue Reading →
Alguersuari predicts “interesting” final race in Brazil
With only the Brazilian Grand Prix left in the season, there are just two drivers in with a shout of championship glory. They are, of course, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso. Vettel is 13 points ahead of Alonso, which puts the German at an obvious advantage. However, as Alguersuari points out, Alonso has nothing to... Continue Reading →
Hamilton trumps Vettel in the USA
The first ever Grand Prix in Austin, Texas has been won by Lewis Hamilton after a race-long battle with Sebastian Vettel. After losing a position off the line to Mark Webber, Hamilton took the position back in the early stages of the race and then chased down Vettel. Hamilton stayed within DRS range of Vettel... Continue Reading →
