Lotus are optimistic that Formula 1's return to higher-downforce circuits, starting in Singapore this weekend, will allow them to return to podium-finishing contention. read more »

Lewis Hamilton, after chance to reflect on the Italian Grand Prix, insists that he was hasty to rule himself out of 2013 title contention.     read more »

Eric Boullier admits Lotus cannot afford any further reliability problems to derail Kimi Raikkonen's season after the Finn's Belgian GP retirement - although Sky... read more »

Red Bull says it is under no pressure to take one of its young drivers as Sebastian Vettel's team-mate next year, with Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso also in contention read more »

Red Bull says it is no surprise that Mercedes has got itself into championship contention as it always saw it as a title threat. read more »

Lewis Hamilton's spectacular first victory for Mercedes in Hungary has propelled him into the realm of serious title contention, Fleet Street have confidently declared. read more »

Sebastian Vettel said that he'd been in contention to claim the win in Hungary, but that getting stuck behind the McLaren of Jenson Button has been the crucial turning... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner believes it is ‘too early’ for Jean-Eric Vergne to join the reigning world champions. Vergne, along with team-mate... read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne is adamant he could replace Mark Webber next season despite not been given a Red Bull run during the recent Young Driver Test... read more »

Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali insists his team is still '100 per cent' in contention for this year's Formula 1 world championship read more »

Daniel Ricciardo insists the pressure of being in contention to take over Mark Webber's Red Bull seat in 2014 is an advantage after starring in qualifying for the second... read more »

Toto Wolff has reiterated comments he made earlier in the season that neither driver will be favoured whilst both are in contention for the title, of which both are capable of... read more »

Paul di Resta says all he can do to get himself into contention for one of the top-team Formula 1 drives potentially available in 2014 is to keep impressing at Force India read more »

Ross Brawn says victory in the British Grand Prix at Silverstone shows Mercedes is now firmly on contention for honours through the rest of the F1... read more »

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has confirmed he was asked if his outfit would like to take part in a tyre test with a 2013 car, but declined on the basis he believed... read more »

Jenson Button believes he will be in contention for victory in the Canadian Grand Prix if the race is hit by rain as forecast. read more »

Fernando Alonso believes he now requires a sequence of four or five podiums if he is to remain in contention to win the F1 2013 Drivers'... read more »

Lotus boss Eric Boullier wants his team to be "greedy" and start pushing for more wins, even though its consistent form has put it in title contention read more »

Last year's Spanish Grand Prix winners were never in contention of even making it into the points in 2013.     read more »

Kimi Raikkonen says Lotus has to work twice as hard as it rivals if he is to stay in contention for the championship this year read more »

Mark Webber says he is happy with his own performances despite his disappointing points tally and will bring himself back into contention once Formula 1 returns to Europe read more »

Qatar's Losail circuit is being considered as a venue for Formula 1 pre-season testing next year, AUTOSPORT has learned read more »

Kimi Raikkonen never felt as though he was in contention for victory with Sebastian Vettel at Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix, saying his Lotus lacked pace to the Red Bull all... read more »

Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz has admitted that Kimi Raikkonen would be a candidate for a 2014 drive at the team - although has also made clear that Mark Webber... read more »

Mark Webber will be in the running for a 2014 race seat at Red Bull, according to team owner Dietrich Mateschitz... read more »