Martin Whitmarsh has attempted to quell expectations McLaren could be challenging at the front in Belgium.     read more »

Jenson Button and McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh say the team is "not contenders" for victory at the Belgian Grand Prix read more »

Toro Rosso team principal Franz Tost believes that Jean-Eric Vergne will remain with the team next season. Vergne has been with Toro Rosso since the start of 2012 and was one... read more »

Sebastian Vettel went fastest in today's first practice session in preparation for the Hungarian Grand Prix. His teammate Mark Webber was second fastest, ahead of... read more »

Mercedes boss Ross Brawn believes his team is capable of winning the 2013 World Championship despite a slow start to the season... read more »

Sebastian Vettel admits Mercedes, particularly Lewis Hamilton who's lap he described as "phenomenal", were out of reach on Saturday. The Red Bull driver could... read more »

Daniel Ricciardo is confident that Red Bull will turn to Toro Rosso when seeking a replacement for the outgoing Mark Webber. Webber will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the... read more »

BBC F1 technical analyst Gary Anderson on the early championship contenders and the debate over the 'fragile' Pirelli tyres read more »

Sergio Perez has admitted McLaren cannot be considered title contenders following their wretched start to the 2013 season. read more »

Renault has promised its leading title contenders Red Bull and Lotus that it will push on as hard as it can with the current engines until the end of the season, despite the... read more »

Fernando Alonso says that Ferrari needs to get the most from every grand prix while the F1 field shakes out its 2013 championship... read more »

Fernando Alonso may have won, but there were other contenders for driver of the day honours in Shanghai....     read more »

Marussia were once again on top in the battle of the back row contenders, with both Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton able to out-qualify their Caterham... read more »

Nico Rosberg has sought to calm rising expectations that Mercedes could be genuine title contenders in 2013. read more »

The exhaust designs on the new Caterham and Williams contenders have been declared illegal by governing body the FIA, according to the BBC. Both teams have pushed the... read more »

The penultimate pre-season gathering of the year gets underway at the Circuit de Catalunya on Tuesday, with all 11 teams using their 2013 contenders. As a preview, GPUpdate.net... read more »

McLaren will launch its new MP4-28 chassis on Thursday morning, becoming only the second team to present its 2013 design to the public. In doing so, the Woking-based outfit is... read more »

Paul di Resta confirms speculation that he was on McLaren's list of contenders to replace Mercedes-bound Lewis Hamilton in 2013. read more »

Former Williams CEO Adam Parr believes the Grove team is now in a position to challenge for the Constructors' and Drivers' titles in 2013, should they continue to... read more »

With only five places remaining on next year's Formula 1 grid, what better time than to take a look at the wide rangeo f contenders for those final seats? Lotus, Force... read more »

In the wake of the third occasion on which his team has lost the title at the death, Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has paid tribute to the Italian outfit and its drivers. read more »

Felipe Massa insists there will be no change to his approach ahead of Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix despite starting between the two title contenders on the grid read more »

Lewis Hamilton took pole position as part of a McLaren front-row lockout at the Brazilian Grand Prix as championship contenders Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso only... read more »

McLaren have locked out the front row for the Brazilian Grand Prix, ending the 2012 F1 season as they began in Melbourne. Both championship contenders were out-qualified by... read more »

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time in opening practice for the Brazilian Grand Prix. In dry and sunny conditions, Hamilton’s time of 1:14.131 was good enough to stay... read more »