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F1: Grand Prix News Briefs (Update 5)
Sauber has not decided if it will stay with Ferrari power in 2014...
Sauber has expressed doubts about the increased costs of renting engines for the radical new V6 regulations in 2014. (Photo: Getty Images)
Sauber Not Definitely Staying With Ferrari In 2014: Sauber has not decided if it will stay with Ferrari power in 2014. The Swiss team has expressed grave doubts about the increased costs of renting engines for the radical new V6 regulations in 2014. Before and after Sauber's recent BMW era, the independent Hinwil-based team was and is a longstanding Ferrari customer, but the current agreement runs only to the end of the V8 era. "It is obvious that we will go first to our current engine partner, because we have a long shared history," chief executive Monisha Kaltenborn told the German website motorsport-total.com. "But it's all open, because I think they themselves (Ferrari) also do not know much more than us about certain conditions." With the apparent demise of Craig Pollock's 2014 venture Pure, and the likelihood that Cosworth will bow out of F1 prior to the V6 era, Sauber's options appear limited to either Ferrari, Mercedes or Renault. Kaltenborn continued: "We have made it clear that the financial aspect is very important for us. We do not want to go back to the days when you had to pay so much more money for engines." Meanwhile, Kaltenborn played down rumors Sauber's salvation could be Volkswagen. Her boss Peter Sauber recently confirmed he met at the Geneva motor show with VW chairman Martin Winterkorn. "That's all there is; there's no more to say about it," Kaltenborn insisted. "We are not in further talks."
World Of F1 Closed For Business: Formula One is officially on holiday. A gentleman's agreement between the 12 competing teams means every factory has closed its doors and sent home its staff for a full 14 day period. "What can you do during this period? Nothing, absolutely nothing," Autosprint's Alberto Antonini wrote. McLaren was the first to shut down, closing its doors at Woking on midnight after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Red Bull went home on Friday, and will re-open next Friday. Mercedes, Force India, Lotus, Williams, Sauber, Caterham, HRT and Marussia have all chosen to close between Aug. 6-20, while Toro Rosso's shutdown began on Sunday. France's Auto Hebdo said only Ferrari's shutdown plans are not clear. "Formula One is making a pit stop," Peter Sauber wrote in his Blick column, "and I think it's been a good system since 2009." Williams' Bruno Senna, currently back in his native Brazil, said the F1 shutdown is his first "real vacation" in "several years. The engineers can't even take their laptops home," he is quoted by Globo. "I will not see a sponsor, I will not see the team, I will not see a journalist – I'm staying home and will sleep in my bed and enjoy the sun," said Senna.
Ricciardo Not Surprised To Miss Red Bull Seat: Daniel Ricciardo did not interpret Red Bull's decision to keep Mark Webber in 2013 as a door slammed in his face. Now the cream of the energy drink company's driver development program, Australian Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne were signed to Toro Rosso this year and regarded as candidates to graduate to the main team in 2013. But on much improved form in the first half of this year, Ricciardo's countryman Webber has secured a new contract for next season. The 23-year-old insists he is not disappointed. "Not in a negative way, but I never thought it would happen, at least for next season," Ricciardo told the West Australian newspaper. "I knew there was a lot to be done. But I had 20 races to get through this year and to prove that I could be something extraordinary to take that seat." Scoring a meager six points so far, Toro Rosso has had a tough 2012 season after ousting former drivers Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari at the end of last year. Still, Ricciardo thinks he has done enough to at least keep the seat for 2013. "I don't think they're searching for someone to replace me yet, unless the season goes pretty poorly from here. But if I continue what I'm doing or even improve a bit – that would be nice – I estimate I would stay here."
World Of F1 Closed For Business: Formula One is officially on holiday. A gentleman's agreement between the 12 competing teams means every factory has closed its doors and sent home its staff for a full 14 day period. "What can you do during this period? Nothing, absolutely nothing," Autosprint's Alberto Antonini wrote. McLaren was the first to shut down, closing its doors at Woking on midnight after the Hungarian Grand Prix. Red Bull went home on Friday, and will re-open next Friday. Mercedes, Force India, Lotus, Williams, Sauber, Caterham, HRT and Marussia have all chosen to close between Aug. 6-20, while Toro Rosso's shutdown began on Sunday. France's Auto Hebdo said only Ferrari's shutdown plans are not clear. "Formula One is making a pit stop," Peter Sauber wrote in his Blick column, "and I think it's been a good system since 2009." Williams' Bruno Senna, currently back in his native Brazil, said the F1 shutdown is his first "real vacation" in "several years. The engineers can't even take their laptops home," he is quoted by Globo. "I will not see a sponsor, I will not see the team, I will not see a journalist – I'm staying home and will sleep in my bed and enjoy the sun," said Senna.
Ricciardo Not Surprised To Miss Red Bull Seat: Daniel Ricciardo did not interpret Red Bull's decision to keep Mark Webber in 2013 as a door slammed in his face. Now the cream of the energy drink company's driver development program, Australian Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne were signed to Toro Rosso this year and regarded as candidates to graduate to the main team in 2013. But on much improved form in the first half of this year, Ricciardo's countryman Webber has secured a new contract for next season. The 23-year-old insists he is not disappointed. "Not in a negative way, but I never thought it would happen, at least for next season," Ricciardo told the West Australian newspaper. "I knew there was a lot to be done. But I had 20 races to get through this year and to prove that I could be something extraordinary to take that seat." Scoring a meager six points so far, Toro Rosso has had a tough 2012 season after ousting former drivers Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari at the end of last year. Still, Ricciardo thinks he has done enough to at least keep the seat for 2013. "I don't think they're searching for someone to replace me yet, unless the season goes pretty poorly from here. But if I continue what I'm doing or even improve a bit – that would be nice – I estimate I would stay here."
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