Having failed to deliver a championship for the fifth year in a row Ferrari have improved their resources, technical staff and driver line-up for 2014.
2013 F1 season articles archive
2013 F1 season
Lotus’s Raikkonen romance turns sour
2013 F1 season review
Posted onFailing to improve on last year’s fourth place in the constructors’ championship was only the beginning of Lotus’s disappointments in 2013 as they lost Kimi Raikkonen to Ferrari.
Vote for the best driver of the 2013 F1 season
2013 F1 season review
Posted onThe F1 Fanatic Driver Rankings are complete and now it’s time for you to vote for your best driver of 2013. Plus your 2013 Driver of the Weekend winners.
2013 F1 season driver rankings #1: Sebastian Vettel
2013 F1 season review
Posted onIn 2013 the best car also had the best driver in it: Here’s why Sebastian Vettel is F1 Fanatic’s Driver of the Year.
2013 F1 season driver rankings #2: Fernando Alonso
2013 F1 season review
Posted onIn the first five races Fernando Alonso beat Sebastian Vettel three times. It seemed he had a chance to win a third title but it wasn’t to be.
Four teams confirm Bahrain test line-ups
2013 F1 season
Posted onThe four teams who will attend this week’s test in Bahrain have confirmed who will drive for them.
2013 F1 season driver rankings #3: Kimi Raikkonen
2013 F1 season review
Posted onKimi Raikkonen and Lotus kick-started their 2013 campaign with victory. But they never recaptured that high and Raikkonen left before the end of the year.
2013 F1 season driver rankings #4: Nico Hulkenberg
2013 F1 season review
Posted onLife in the midfield is tough but Nico Hulkenberg has consistently risen above its frustrations to prove he is worthy of a front-running car.
2013 F1 season driver rankings #5: Lewis Hamilton
2013 F1 season review
Posted onHaving switched teams for the first time in his F1 career Lewis Hamilton never seemed to get comfortable in the W04, yet he won once and scored consistently.
2013 F1 season driver rankings part three: 10-6
2013 F1 season review
Posted onThe F1 Fanatic driver rankings continue with part three.
Montezemolo understands Alonso’s frustration
2013 F1 season
Posted onFerrari president Luca di Montezemolo says he understands Fernando Alonso’s frustration following his driver’s critical comments about his car earlier this year.
2013 F1 season driver rankings part two: 16-11
2013 F1 season review
Posted onThe F1 Fanatic driver rankings continues with part two.
2013 F1 season driver rankings part one: 22-17
2013 F1 season review
Posted onWho were the best drivers of 2013? The annual F1 Fanatic Driver Rankings begin here.
The winners of the team mate battles in 2013
2013 F1 season review
Posted onSebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg and Jules Bianchi conclusively had the beating of their team mates over a full season in 2013. But it was closer at other teams.
Webber has first run in LMP1 Porsche
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Posted onMark Webber has driven Porsche’s 2014 LMP1 contender for the first time at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal.
McLaren’s MP4-28 proves a step too far in dire season
2013 F1 season review
Posted onMcLaren tend to have very good and very poor seasons in recent years. Their 2013 campaign was undoubtedly one of the bad ones.
Top ten passes of 2013: Vote for the best
2013 F1 season review
Posted onYour nominations for the best overtaking move of 2013 have been counted. Now it’s time to vote for the best out of the top ten passes of the year.
Three-day test to take place next week
2013 F1 season
Posted onSix teams will participate in a special three-day test in Bahrain next week.
Force India hold off Sauber challenge for sixth
2013 F1 season review
Posted onForce India’s season was essentially Sauber’s in reverse. Because if any team suffered as a result of Pirelli’s mid-season tyre tweaks, it was this one.
Williams recruit Red Bull and Lotus aero staff
2013 F1 season
Posted onWilliams have hired two technical staff to join its aerodynamics team from Red Bull and Lotus.