Giedo van der Garde says rookie drivers "have to learn the hard way" in Formula One with such little testing read more »

Jenson Button's co-owned sports management company, The Sports Partnership, has signed young driver Stoffel Vandoorne. The 21-year-old driver is definitely one to watch... read more »

The 2013 Young Driver Test takes place from July 17-19 at Silverstone and there will be a mixture of regular racers and rookies on display... read more »

McLaren have chosen to go against the current trend of running current race drivers and rookies at the upcoming Silverstone test. The Woking squad has instead opted to only run... read more »

Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley feels it would be unsafe to let rookies test the new Pirelli tyres at Silverstone... read more »

Lotus and Sauber have confirmed that they will both run a current driver alongside two rookies at the upcoming Young Driver Test. The Enstone outfit will put Kimi Raikkonen... read more »

Ferrari looks set to drop its plans to run rookies at the forthcoming young drivers test. Previously, only drivers with little experience were eligible to test at the... read more »

Max Chilton has come in to Formula 1 too early and should have stayed in GP2 for a few more seasons to gain additional experience, Luiz Razia claims. Chilton joined Marussia at... read more »

Vettel sweeps aside demons of 2011, Ferrari must improve qualifying performance, Lewis is a winner but must see bigger picture and tough lessons taught to rookies in... read more »

Plans to encourage Formula One teams to run rookie drivers during free practice in exhchange for an extra set of tyres have been dropped, with all outifts due to receive an... read more »

Pirelli will bring an additional set of tyres to the Spanish Grand Prix for use during first practice only, to ensure teams make the most of the session. A change in the... read more »

Pirelli will bring an extra set of tyres to the Spanish Grand Prix for use in first practice but their use will not be limited to rookie drivers as originally planned read more »

The five rookies have yet to score a point in 2013, but this doesn't mean they're destined for the scrapheap. read more »

Formula 1 teams running rookie drivers during Friday morning practice are set to get an extra set of tyres from the Spanish Grand Prix onwards read more »

The start to the 2013 FIA Formula One season didn’t bring the expected result for the Sauber F1 Team. Nico Hülkenberg was not able to start the race due to a fuel system... read more »

Marussia rookies Jules Bianchi and Max Chilton expressed their happiness after they both finished the Australian Grand Prix. Bianchi completed the race in fifteenth place while... read more »

In wet conditions that were a nightmare for even the most experienced drivers in F1, Marussia's rookie driver pairing kept out of trouble in Q1 in Melbourne. read more »

There is always a buzz before the start of the new season, but the excitement at Marussia is more upbeat than usual... read more »

5 rookies will compete in the 2013 season. So who are they? read more »

Valtteri Bottas believes the lack of understanding about the new Pirelli tyres this season will help rookies like him in the opening races read more »

Timo Glock believes that his former team Marussia faces a tough task to move up the Formula 1 order with an all-rookie line-up this year. read more »

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has hit out the amount of pay drivers in Formula One at present, and says some of them are "fundamentally not good enough" to... read more »

Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost says he has been satisfied with the performance of Jean-Eric Vergne and Daniel Ricciardo so far this season read more »

Jean-Eric Vergne and Charles Pic ensured that all three French drivers made the grid for the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. read more »

Franz Tost had defended Toro Rosso's decision to drop both 2011 drivers, saying the team is a place for rookies, not experienced drivers... read more »