Outgoing Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn says mandating two pit stops per grand prix would be wrong for F1.
Lotus team boss Eric Boullier says he can turn Pastor Maldonado into a more consistent driver
Lotus team boss Eric Boullier is convinced they can help new recruit Pastor Maldonado deliver more consistent performances next season.
Switzerland's Sebastien Buemi and Portugal's Antonio Felix da Costa will be Red Bull's test and reserve drivers next season.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was the most talked about driver on Twitter in 2013.
World champion Sebastian Vettel says there is likely to be more expectation on Daniel Ricciardo coming to Red Bull than when he joined the team.
Caterham is hoping it can sign an established F1 star to lead its 2014 line-up alongside a less experienced team-mate.
Giedo van der Garde is a candidate for a drive at Caterham or Force India next season.
Dutch driver Giedo van der Garde is a candidate to retain his drive at Caterham or to join Nico Hulkenberg at Force India next season.
Mexican driver Sergio Perez is optimistic that his home country of Mexico will return to the Formula 1 calendar in 2015.
Texas Motor Speedway president Eddie Gossage says it is a "foolish" decision to schedule the 2014 United States Grand Prix for the same weekend as the NASCAR round at his circuit.
Ex-Formula 1 driver Bruno Senna will make his Brazilian Stock Car debut on 15 December.
WEDNESDAY, 4 DECEMBER
Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes Mark Webber would have been able to compete at the front of the grid if he wanted to continue his Formula 1 career.New McLaren recruit Kevin Magnussen says Jenson Button will "be a great team-mate" and that he's ready to learn from him next year.
Wild celebrations as Vettel wins title
Pirelli is planning to stage a private tyre test with three teams at Bahrain's International Circuit from 17-19 December.
Lewis Hamilton's father, Anthony, admitted in court that he lost a box containing 'highly controversial' files in the case against Force India's Paul Di Resta. Hamilton is suing Di Resta for breach of contract and loss of earnings after being sacked by the Scot last year. Di Resta claims he was misled over a multi-million pound deal with an energy drinks company. The case continues.
Di Resta also says he does not believe he will have a drive in F1 next year.
TUESDAY, 3 DECEMBER
Mercedes' executive director Toto Wolff says talks have taken place about merging Marussia and Williams though he says they are "getting nowhere" as it would lead to the closure of Marussia.McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh flew to Madrid on Monday in his escalating attempt to sign Fernando Alonso.
F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says Fernando Alonso took his eye off the ball mid-season
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone believes Alonso let his standards slip this season as he looked to switch teams from Ferrari.
Ex-Mercedes team principal Ross Brawn has refused to rule out a return to motorsport, but admitted that he would consider offers from outside the world of F1.
Sauber driver Esteban Gutierrez believes F1 must make sure it helps rookies properly next year, as he believes the new 2014 regulations will make it even more challenging.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton has been awarded the British Racing Drivers' Club's Gold Star for the fourth time in his career.
FRIDAY, 29 NOVEMBER
Seven-time Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher insists he is happy in retirement
Formula 1 drivers will be forced to make two pitstops, as well as face a strict limit on how long they can stay out for, if proposals for new 2014 tyre rules are accepted by teams next month.
Britain's Jenson Button, who will turn on the Christmas lights in his home town, "After a long hard season that ended with a reasonable result at Interlagos it's time to go home!! Frome here I come."
Williams continues to strengthen its engineering squad as it undergoes a restructuring under the direction of Pat Symonds. In addition to the impending arrival of Rob Smedley the team will be joined in the New Year by Jenson Button's former race engineer Jakob Andreasen, who will work alongside Smedley, but in more of a factory-based role.
Despite the loss of Vodafone and LG Electronics, there is no shortage of sponsorship in Formula 1.
THURSDAY, 28 NOVEMBER
Could Marussia and Sauber merge to secure their long term futures in the sport?
Formula 1 teams are pushing ahead with a plan to give drivers permanent numbers throughout their racing careers.
Britain's Lewis Hamilton praised Mercedes for a strong 2013 but says he failed to deliver for the team this season.
Germany's Nico Hulkenberg looks set to be with Force India next year after apparently failing in an attempt to stay at Sauber.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo says the team needs to deliver a quicker car for Fernando Alonso in 2014.
Former F1 driver Mark Webber will take on Australia's longest motor race by adding the Bathurst 12 Hours to his schedule - but not until 2015.
Max Chilton's Marussia car has made it back to the factory from Brazil
Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez believes he has achieved the level to be in Formula 1 and is confident about his future in the sport.
Marussia driver Max Chilton has "Had a fun couple of days up @Marussia_F1Team. Car is back from Brazil."
TUESDAY, 26 NOVEMBER
Fernando Alonso shows off the first pair of racing overalls he ever wore
Moves are afoot to organise a Pirelli tyre test in December, ahead of the start of official 2014 testing in January.
Jenson Button has played down fears that McLaren will slip down the Formula 1 pecking order after failing to claim a single podium finish in 2013.
A case of mistaken identity for Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg, who tweets: "Arriving Geneva hotel, a guy says: 'Welcome Mr. Hamilton.' I: 'I'm Mr Rosberg, but no worries we look similar so its easy to get us mixed up!'"
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso shows off his first-ever racing overalls. Just a tad too small for him now...
MONDAY, 25 NOVEMBER
Pastor Maldonado says he is "quite close" to signing a deal for an unnamed team in 2014
Felipe Massa says Ferrari team-mate Fernando Alonso would have let him through to finish third in his final race for team if the situation had arisen in Brazil. However, a drive-through penalty dropped the Brazilian from fourth, when running behind Alonso, to lower down in the points and out of contention.
McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh has made clear that McLaren will have no excuses if they don't rebound from their miserable 2013 season and return to winning ways next year. The team's highest finish was fourth, which Jenson Button scored in the finale in Brazil.
Outgoing Williams driver Pastor Maldonado says he is "quite close" to signing a contract for 2014, but the Venezuelan wouldn't reveal which team he is joining.
Finn Heikki Kovalainen says he underestimated the scale of the challenge of replacing Kimi Raikkonen at Lotus for the final two races of the season.
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