France's Romain Grosjean believes he is ready to take a more mature approach to Formula One after enduring a disappointing 2012 season... read more »

Romain Grosjean sees no reason why his Lotus team cannot enjoy a much stronger season next year after a promising showing during 2012. read more »

Being a Formula 1 tyre supplier can be a thankless task. Whereas predecessor Bridgestone was content to remain quietly efficient and under the radar, Pirelli has been... read more »

01. Did Vettel overtake Vergne under yellow flags? Controversy erupted just days after the final race of the 2012 season after a video appeared to show Sebastian Vettel... read more »

Jenson Button is targeting the world title in 2013 and believes McLaren will be able to put the failures of the past season behind them... read more »

Formula 1's most serious crash of 2012 was so nearly the championship's first fatality in 18 years. In the apparently innocuous situation of a straightline aero test... read more »

Despite finishing only fourth in the Formula 1 drivers' championship, Lewis Hamilton was one of the biggest stories of the 2012 season. Here, in his own words, are his... read more »

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 »