Interviews from Formula1.com http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/ en-US Formula1.com Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:53 GMT Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:53 GMT 15 http://www.formula1.com/wi/gi/225x150/BUcj/sutton/2013/ddr1319ap346.JPG http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14589.html Martin Whitmarsh (GBR) McLaren Chief Executive Officer. Formula One World Championship, Rd4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Practice, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Friday, 19 April 2013 When McLaren romped to victory in the final two races of 2012 there was every reason to believe that the Woking-based team would be serious championship challengers this season, even withstanding the loss of Lewis Hamilton to rivals Mercedes. But with the MP4-28 failing to live up to expectations, rather than planning a title push, team principal Martin Whitmarsh faces the daunting task of turning McLaren's fortunes around. In this exclusive interview, he discusses their current struggles and the form of drivers Jenson Button and Sergio Perez, but the first topic on the agenda is Honda, with whom they will join forces in 2015 http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14589.html Fri, 24 May 2013 13:06:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14589.html Formula1.com Reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel was a modest ninth fastest after Thursday's running in Monte Carlo, following a less-than-perfect day by Red Bull standards. Unperturbed, Vettel is convinced that a Friday of number crunching combined with Saturday morning's final free practice will be enough to prepare him adequately for Monaco's all-important qualifying session http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14584.html Thu, 23 May 2013 17:10:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14584.html Formula1.com A qualifying crash ruled him out of the Monaco Grand Prix in his rookie season. Last year he finished one place outside the points. So will it be a case of third time lucky in Monte Carlo for McLaren's Sergio Perez this weekend. The Mexican driver talks about his prospects in the Principality http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14578.html Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14578.html Formula1.com Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo arrives in Monaco on the back of an impressive tenth-place finish in Spain and armed with a car revitalised by recent updates. With it the Australian is hopeful of more points - plural rather than singular - in Monte Carlo, as he looks to prove that he really is ready for the F1 big time in 2014, should Red Bull Racing come calling for a Mark Webber replacement http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14577.html Wed, 22 May 2013 18:38:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14577.html Formula1.com In the late '70s Bernie Ecclestone and Niki Lauda were team boss and driver at Brabham. Thirty five years on their roles are very different - Formula One group CEO and non-executive chairman at the Mercedes team respectively - but their friendship remains the same. They recently got together to chat about Lauda's return to team management, Mercedes' improved form, the great 2013 tyre debate and more - and we were there http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14569.html Mon, 20 May 2013 15:15:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14569.html Formula1.com This time last year Williams had just won the Spanish Grand Prix. But 12 months is a long time in Formula One racing and last weekend in Barcelona the team suffered the ignominy of both drivers getting knocked out of qualifying in Q1. Deputy team principal Claire Williams may have been in the post less than two months, but her F1 experience far exceeds that of many of her peers http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14565.html Fri, 17 May 2013 16:02:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14565.html Formula1.com After five races and four podiums, Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen heads to Monaco a tantalising four points off the drivers' championship lead. As the 'Iceman' explains, the challenge of Monte Carlo is quite different from that of the circuits seen so far this season, but as one of six current drivers to have won there, he is better qualified than most to conquer it http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14564.html Fri, 17 May 2013 14:51:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14564.html Formula1.com It's been an up-and-down season so far for Toro Rosso, but after last weekend's Spanish Grand Prix brought encouraging results from a comprehensive update package to their STR9 car, team principal Franz Tost is confident they are on the right path. We spoke to Tost about their 2013 progress, the massive changes coming in 2014, and the likelihood of Daniel Ricciardo or Jean-Eric Vergne landing a Red Bull seat http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14560.html Wed, 15 May 2013 10:31:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14560.html Formula1.com Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen has been there or thereabouts near the top of the timesheets all weekend in Barcelona, but he ended qualifying on the second row of the grid in fourth position. After climbing out of the car the Finn spoke to reporters about his Saturday performance and his prospects for the race tomorrow http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14548.html Sat, 11 May 2013 16:44:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14548.html Formula1.com For the second race in succession Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has been denied pole position by the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg. But in Spain this weekend, Vettel has also been denied a front-row slot thanks to Lewis Hamilton who took P2 in the other Silver Arrow. The young German reviews his Saturday and looks ahead to Sunday's Barcelona race… http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14546.html Sat, 11 May 2013 15:34:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14546.html Formula1.com Championship doubles the past three years and leading the standings once more - surely the post of Red Bull team principal is a dream job? Perhaps so, but Christian Horner is facing his fair share of challenges this season. Relations between his drivers are strained to say the least, the team have been far from happy with Pirelli's 2013 tyres, and the competition from rival teams is fierce. We caught up with Horner in Barcelona to find out just how happy - or otherwise - he is right now http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14538.html Fri, 10 May 2013 19:17:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14538.html Formula1.com Friday in Barcelona was expected to be an enormously important day for Jenson Button and McLaren as the British team brought a raft of updates to the track in a bid to boost the performance of their MP4-28. The 2009 world champion spent most of the wet morning session in the garage, but thankfully he managed considerably more running in the dry afternoon session and, after stepping out of the car, he spoke to reporters http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14537.html Fri, 10 May 2013 18:17:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14537.html Formula1.com The Spanish Grand Prix - the start of the season's first European leg - is traditionally the race where teams introduce their first major updates of the year. Believe Sebastian Vettel, however, and Red Bull won't be making significant changes to their championship-leading RB9. What could mix things up, though, is Pirelli's revised hard tyre compound http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14529.html Thu, 09 May 2013 18:43:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14529.html Formula1.com Force India's Paul di Resta equalled his best-ever F1 finish with fourth place at the last round in Bahrain. It was the result of a hard winter's work from the team, who on the back of a strong start to the season now lie fifth in the standings - ahead of McLaren. Di Resta, however, is not getting carried away. The Scot knows they must find more qualifying speed to complement their race pace if they are to have any chance of staying ahead of their Woking rivals http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14528.html Thu, 09 May 2013 16:52:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14528.html Formula1.com After a low-key start to the season, Romain Grosjean made his first podium appearance of 2013 at the last round in Bahrain, joining team mate Kimi Raikkonen to make it two Lotus cars in the top three. Finally happy with the feel of his E21, Grosjean now sees no reason why top points finishes can't become a regular occurrence - starting at next weekend's Formula 1 Gran Premio de España 2013 in Barcelona http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14516.html Fri, 03 May 2013 14:41:00 GMT http://www.formula1.com/news/interviews/2013/5/14516.html Formula1.com