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)