Lotus is poised to announce Heikki Kovalainen as the replacement for his surgery-bound countryman Kimi Raikkonen for the last two races of 2013. It emerged earlier that the... read more »

Nico Hulkenberg turned down an offer from Lotus to replace the surgery-bound Kimi Raikkonen for the remaining two grands prix of 2013. German Hulkenberg, who currently drives... read more »

Fellow Finn Mika Salo has nominated Heikki Kovalainen as the ideal replacement at Lotus for his surgery-bound countryman Kimi Raikkonen. The conventional wisdom is that Lotus... read more »

Gerard Lopez, the head of Lotus’ team owner Genii, might be among the cynics after news broke that Kimi Raikkonen will sit out the rest of the season. The Finnish... read more »

Fernando Alonso will fly to the United States to take part in the race despite concerns about his back which he injured during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Rumours from Italian... read more »

Two candidates have emerged as possible replacements for the surgery-bound Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus for the remaining two grands prix of the year. If the... read more »

Late last week, there was no sign Kimi Raikkonen was planning to sit out the last two grands prix of his Lotus career. Indeed, late on Friday, the team released its official... read more »

Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen will miss the final two races of the season to have surgery on a back problem. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will not take part in the final two races of the 2013 F1 season, after ongoing back pain has resulted in surgery being scheduled for later this... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will miss the last two races of the season after deciding to undergo back surgery, according to his manager read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will skip the final two races of the F1 season after opting to have back surgery. read more »

Kimi Räikkönen will miss the final two races of the 2013 Formula 1 season, with the Finn opting to undergo a back operation next week. His current Lotus squad... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus career is over as the Finn is set to undergo back surgery this coming Thursday... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will not race in the United States or the season finale in Brazil it has been confirmed. The Finnish driver will instead undergo back surgery earlier than... read more »

Finnish media reports that Kimi Raikkonen is to miss the two remaining races of 2013 in order to have surgery on his back in preparation for 2014 when he (re)joins Ferrari. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen will not compete in the final two races of 2013 due to undergoing back surgery next week. Raikkonen had been a doubt to compete in Austin and Brazil due to... read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is to miss the final two races of the 2013 Formula 1 season after electing to undergo back surgery next week read more »

Former-Formula 1 reserve driver Maria de Villota passed away from 'natural causes', a post-mortem examination has confirmed. The 33-year-old, who recently underwent... read more »

Formula 1 driver Maria de Villota has been found dead in her Spanish hotel room according to the Italian media. The Spaniard is one of just a few women to get behind the wheel... read more »

Ferrari technical director Pat Fry will miss the Spanish Grand Prix as he is recovering in hospital from appendicitis read more »

Nico Hülkenberg has revealed that he had laser eye surgery over the winter break, with the German now able to race without contact lenses. Although he suffered no... read more »

Mark Webber insists surgery over the winter period will not affect the start of his 2013 championship campaign. A few years ago, the Red Bull driver badly broke his leg in a... read more »

He may be slightly behind schedule after going under the knife again, but Mark Webber is confident he will hit the ground running in Melbourne... read more »

Mark Webber says he felt better driving a Formula One car than he thought he would after undergoing his final surgery over the winter in his recovery from a broken leg five... read more »

Mark Webber says he has no worries over his fitness after getting back behind the wheel for the first time since surgery during F1's off-season read more »