McLaren had the potential to block Carlos Sainz's move to Ferrari next year, but opted to release him from an optional extra year in his contract to sign Daniel Ricciardo. read more »

The Sauber Formula 1 team has thrown its support behind former FIA president Max Mosley's proposal for a budget cap with a twist. The 75-year-old called upon the sport to... read more »

Sauber issues its support for Max Mosley's idea of introducing technical freedom for teams that choose an optional cost cap. read more »

Max Mosley proposes the idea of an optional cost cap, whereby teams selecting it would subsequently be granted freedom in designing their cars. read more »

In the latest of GPUpdate.net's technical features, nose fairings are the subject of scrutiny. The so-called 'vanity panel' is an optional extra for... read more »

Attempting to design the fastest car in F1 does not stretch to including the optional 'modesty' panel on the latest Lotus. read more »

Lotus Technical Director James Allison says a stepped nose was always going to be the optimal design path for the 2013 season, despite governing body the FIA permitting the use... read more »

Lotus has become the first team to unveil its 2013 car during an online launch on Monday evening. The E21 still features the stepped nose seen on its predecessor, despite a... read more »

In the immediate aftermath of the Korean Grand Prix, rumours have strengthened of winner Sebastian Vettel moving to Ferrari for the 2014 Formula 1 season. The switch, which... read more »

Pirelli's Paul Hembery has hinted at the possibility of introducing a fifth compound in 2013. The Italian company currently supplies four slick compounds - super soft,... read more »

It's expected that ten of the twelve teams will opt to attend the Silverstone Young Driver Test, rather than the optional Abu Dhabi test. Teams will have a choice between... read more »