F1 Gp Italie 2008 (FULL) (TF1)

Vettel's first victory ever with Toro Rosso back in 2008.

F1.COM: Sutil joins Sauber for 2014

Adrian Sutil has been announced as the first of Sauber’s drivers for the 2014 season. The news comes a day after Sergio Perez was confirmed at Force India, ending any chance of Sutil staying at the team with which he has spent his entire Formula One career to date.

“I am very happy that we found common ground,” said the 30-year-old German of his signing, which will see him embark on his seventh year of F1 racing.

“Although I have known for a while where I wanted to go, in the end the negotiations took a bit longer than planned. However, now I will have all the more reason to celebrate during the Christmas season. I’ve been in contact with Monisha (Kaltenborn, Sauber team principal) for a while and she always gave me the feeling my qualities are valued. 

“After six good years driving for Force India, with a lot of highlights, it’s now time to embark on a new challenge. I am determined to do my part in order to have a successful future together with the Sauber F1 Team. The long and successful tradition in motorsport, combined with an impressive factory and one of the best wind tunnels in F1, have been fascinating me for a long time. Thank you to Peter Sauber and Monisha Kaltenborn for your trust in me.” 

Kaltenborn said that Sutil's signing fulfilled a long-held ambition for the team: “We are pleased that we were able to sign Adrian, particularly as we have been wanting to work together with him for a while.

“Adrian had already visited the factory at the end of September to have a look at the infrastructure. Adrian is not only very fast, but also brings a lot of experience, which is very important looking at the new regulations for next year. We welcome Adrian to the Sauber F1 Team and look forward to a successful collaboration.”

Sutil finished 13th in the 2013 drivers’ standings with 29 points. Sauber have confirmed that they will announce his 2014 team mate at a later date.

(source: f1.com)

Webber: You don't want to hear this..

Mark Webber was asked who he thinks is the favorite for the championship in 2014 even though the engines and regulations are changing.

Webber's answer to BBC was something like this: "Seb is the favorite for the drivers championship. They (Red Bull) are favorites to start the season well and that's probably something people don't wanna hear at home."

Mark Webber drove his last season with Red Bull this year and is working for Porsche next year.

Perez completes Force India’s 2014 driver line-up

Sergio Perez will partner Nico Hulkenberg at Force India in 2014, it was announced on Thursday, replacing the team’s 2013 line-up of Paul di Resta and Adrian Sutil.

Perez joins the Silverstone-based squad from McLaren after spending just one season alongside Jenson Button before being replaced by Danish rookie Kevin Magnussen.

The 23-year-old Mexican’s arrival at Force India, which comes just over a week after Hulkenberg’s return was confirmed, ensures the team will start the season with an all-new driver pairing for the first time since 2005 when they were still known as Jordan.

Perez finished the 2013 season in 11th place in the drivers’ standings with 49 points, one position and two points behind new team mate Hulkenberg. Both drivers will embark on their fourth full season in the world championship in 2014.

(source: f1.com)

Team bosses listed the best drivers for Autosport

The team bosses were allowed to give points to ten drivers like so:
25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1

And the results look like this: 

1. Sebastian Vettel      248
2. Fernando Alonso     213
3. Kimi Räikkönen      158
4. Lewis Hamilton       117
5. Nico Rosberg           95
6. Romain Grosjean     76
7. Nico Hulkenberg       68
8. Mark Webber           66
9. Jenson Button          24
10. Felipe Massa         14

Many F1 fans think that Vettel is the best only because of the car. 

The team bosses still thought that Vettel is the best no matter what.

Lotus has asked the FIA for postponement

Lotus has asked the FIA if they could postpone the winter tests with one week. Some other teams have also been worried about the schedule but it is very unlikely that the dates will change. Lotus needs every other team to agree on the postponement. The bigger teams are happy with the dates.

The Formula One series are switching to V6-turboengines next year so the tests are very important for every team.

The 2014 winter testing (first session) starts in Jerez, Spain in the end of January.

Autosport: Top-drivers skip tyre test

Sebastian Vettel and new Ferrari team-mates Fernando Alonso and Kimi Raikkonen will sit out Formula 1's forthcoming Pirelli tyre test in Bahrain.
Ferrari confirmed instead that F1 development driver Pedro de la Rosa will share driving duties over the three days with Ferrari Driver Academy member - and Marussia race driver - Jules Bianchi.
While three of this year's championship top five will therefore not take part, Mercedes is expected to attend with both Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.
The test was officially sanctioned by the FIA on Monday following a request from Pirelli last month.
Lotus, Sauber, Williams, Marussia and Caterham all said they would not attend.
McLaren and Force India were slated to join the three-day run, but have subsequently confirmed they too will not attend.
Red Bull, Mercedes, Ferrari and Toro Rosso are therefore the only teams to have taken up Pirelli's test offer.
While F1's tyre supplier will define the daily schedule and data management throughout the test, Ferrari said using de la Rosa would allow it to evaluate the effectiveness of the ongoing simulator work started by the Spaniard this year.
It added that Bianchi's day three drive stemmed from its focus on young driver development and was an opportunity for him to "demonstrate the progress he has made this year in F1."
Red Bull has not yet announced who will drive its car in the test, but AUTOSPORT understands Vettel with not attend.
Toro Rosso is also yet to reveal its plans.

(source: autosport.com)