Jenson Button is confident that McLaren will not be haunted by the failures that cost it the world championship this year - as he targets a full-on title assault in 2013. read more »

‘Russian sources’ report that Vitaly Petrov is set to keep his Caterham seat for 2013, the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat claims. Already this week, the... read more »

If Pastor Maldonado was the penalty king, then Fernando Alonso is the master of fair play in 2012. That is the finding of Brazil’s Globo Esporte, having compiled a... read more »

The 2013 Mercedes AMG W04 has passed all 18 FIA crash tests in the run up to Christmas ahead of the new season, Auto Motor und Sport reports. The Anglo-German outfit... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen doesn't believe the addition of a new simulator at Lotus's Enstone factory will provide any real benefit in terms of pace or developments. The former... read more »

Fernando Alonso's 2012 Formula 1 season in quotes read more »

Sebastian Vettel has been named European athlete of the year, with journalists from 26 different news agencies casting votes. The Red Bull driver claimed a third world title in... read more »

Jenson Button's 2012 Formula 1 season started and finished with victories in Australia and Brazil respectively, but in between things didn't go quite as he had hoped read more »

Red Bull Racing team boss Christian Horner says the 2012 Formula 1 title chase pushed his staff harder than they had ever been pushed before read more »

As usual, there were plenty of exciting and controversial moments throughout the 2012 season. From car launches to banned car parts and penalties to driver switches, here are... read more »

Jenson Button is sure that McLaren's early-summer slump was more damaging to its 2012 Formula 1 title bid than reliability or pitstop problems read more »

The 2012 F1 season was full of drama and surprise, but what about the underlying facts and figures from a truly golden year? GPUpdate.net has compiled an extensive list of... read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier has told Autosport that he believes Lotus will be much stronger in 2013 and will not be worried if the team starts next season where it ended 2012 read more »

Lotus' need for "continuity" helped Romain Grosjean keep his job after the Frenchman's tumultuous return to formula one in 2012. That is the admission of... read more »

After more than 22 years as Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, Daimler AG Vice President Norbert Haug will conclude his career at the end of 2012. His contract will come to an... read more »

The final 2012 meeting of the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) took place today, 5 December, in Istanbul. At the meeting, a number of F1 regulation amendments were agreed,... read more »

The entire F1Zone.net team would like to thank you for your support throughout the 2012 season and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. read more »

Pirelli will once again soften its compounds for 2013 in a bid to repeat the unpredictability of the last season which saw seven different winners in the opening seven races.... read more »

Over Christmas and New Year, AUTOSPORT is revisiting some of 2012's biggest stories and our coverage of them. Number two in the series reflects on the row over the Bahrain... read more »

Despite a poor finish to their campaign, Nico Rosberg insists Mercedes have taken massive strides in 2012 and that next year will be even better. read more »

Andrew Benson looks back at 2012, ahead of BBC F1's season review programme on BBC One, Saturday 29 December. read more »

Nico Rosberg is adamant that Mercedes made 'massive' progress across the 2012 Formula 1 season and insists his confidence has not been shaken by its lacklustre finish... read more »

Over Christmas and New Year AUTOSPORT will be revisiting some of the biggest stories of the 2012 motorsport season and our coverage of them, starting with Ferrari's... read more »

Sebastian Vettel insists that there is still potential for him to improve as a grand prix driver despite winning his third consecutive world championship in 2012 read more »

Luca di Montezemolo has described Sebastian Vettel as the 'perfect' candidate for a future drive at Ferrari, praising his talents after claiming the 2012 title.... read more »