Formula 1 gossip and rumours from international media

SUNDAY 2 JUNE

Lewis Hamilton has been urged to leave the dog at home and focus on getting his own Formula 1 'bark' back.

Lewis Hamilton's pet dog Roscoe was with the F1 driver in Monaco

Full story: Daily Express

Kamui Kobayashi says he will refund those fans who pledged financial support to try and keep him on the F1 grid if he fails to secure a place on the grid next year.

Full story: Crash.net

Romain Grosjean believes his Canadian GP grid penalty is "quite harsh" but is determined to do his best to overcome it.

Full story: Planet F1

Hankook has ruled out becoming Formula 1 tyre supplier in 2014 if Pirelli does not agree a new contract.

Full story: Autosport

FRIDAY 31 MAY

Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo has added to Romain Grosjean's woes by admitting he called the beleaguered Lotus driver "an idiot" in Monaco.

Full story: Grandprix.com

Williams driver Pastor Maldonado says he is still in pain from his Monaco crash

Williams driver Pastor Maldonado has admitted that he is still in pain from his crash that brought out the red flags during the Monaco Grand Prix. The race was stopped on lap 46 on Sunday when Maldonado suffered a 9G impact with the barriers at Tabac after colliding with Max Chilton's Marussia.

Full story: Autosport

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh believes it is time for Formula 1 teams to stop "lobbing bricks at each other" and find a way to again work together to safeguard the future of the sport.

Full story: Sporting Life

Former F1 racer Jarno Trulli is set to sue Caterham team owner Tony Fernandes, according to reports in the Italian press. The 38-year-old had been set to race for the team last year before being replaced by Vitaly Petrov, who was able to bring financial backing from Russia, to team up with Heikki Kovalainen.

Full story: Crash.net

THURSDAY 30 MAY

Force India team owner Vijay Mallya fears the "winning at any cost" mentality of some of F1's big teams is posing a threat to the finances of the smaller outfits.

Full story: Planet F1

Force India team boss Vijay Mallya fears rising costs in 2014 may squeeze smaller teams out of F1

Sauber believe their disappointing Monaco Grand Prix performance should not be used as an indicator of the progress the team has made in recent weeks.

Full story: Autosport

Mercedes director and team co-owner Toto Wolff is refusing to say he is worried about potential penalties as a result of the secret Pirelli tyre test.

Full story: Grandprix.com

Renault Sport F1 president Jean-Michel Jalinier has revealed that they will confirm the next team they intend to supply engines for 2014 to "within a matter of days".

Full story: Crash.net

WEDNESDAY 29 MAY

Jenson Button believes that Fernando Alonso could have had a better result in the Monaco Grand Prix had he not appeared to be driving with one eye on the world championship.

Full story: Crash.net

Pirelli's modified 2013-specification rear tyres will only be used in Friday practice at next week's Canadian Grand Prix, rather than for the whole weekend as originally hoped.

Full story: Autosport

Former Sauber Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi got back behind the wheel of an F1 car on Monday

Kamui Kobayashi, who lost his race seat at Sauber at the end of last season, was back behind the wheel of a Formula 1 car when he drove a 2010 Ferrari at the Scuderia's Fiorano test track.

Full story: ESPN

Mercedes are coming under increasing pressure over their decision to do an in-season test with Pirelli with three more teams voicing their criticism.

Full story: Planet F1

The proposal to run a grand prix on the streets of Bangkok has met with opposition from environmental groups.

Full story: Crash.net

WEDNESDAY 22 MAY

Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen, who has been linked with a move to Red Bull next season, believes he already has two offers to choose from for 2014.

Full story: Autosprint (in Italian)

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says that the challenge of managing tyres has made drivers "use their brain" again after improved technology had previously meant that they "didn't have to think about anything".

Kimi Raikkonen believes that there are already alternative options for him for a 2014 drive

Full story: Formula1.com

Lewis Hamilton's Monaco Grand Prix hopes have been bolstered by the news that tyre manufacturer Pirelli believes the Monte Carlo race will feature just two pitstops for most teams. The Mercedes driver qualified second in Spain, but slipped to 12th in a race packed with pitstops.

Full story: Daily Mail

Caterham's Heikki Kovalainen has revealed that he stayed with Ian Poulter and his family during his trip to see the English golfer in action at the Masters in Augusta. He also caught up with US golfer Rickie Fowler and Northern Ireland's Greame McDowell.

Full story: Motorsport Monday

TUESDAY 21 MAY

Lotus owner Gerard Lopez is convinced Kimi Raikkonen will remain with the team for next season, announcing so in his own good time.

Full story: RTE

It hasn't been a great few months for McLaren fans, but Jenson Button is determined to put a smile on their faces by the time the British GP comes around.

Full story: Planet F1

Pastor Maldonado is hopeful his Monaco expertise will allow him to score Williams's first points of 2013. He retired last year

Pastor Maldonado is hopeful his Monaco expertise will allow him to score the Williams team's first points of the season in Sunday's race.

Full story: Autosport

Nico Hulkenberg says his Sauber car is not performing as he had expected and added that "you'll have to ask them" about the rumours he could join Ferrari.

Full story: F1 Plus

MONDAY 20 MAY

Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says BMW could follow Honda and return to the sport, having quit in 2009 due to the recession.

Full story: City AM

However, BMW have distanced themselves from such a scenario.

Full story: Autosport

Ecclestone has proposed that F1 teams should be able to sell chassis to each other, a shake-up that would save tens of millions of pounds.

Full story: Daily Express

Ecclestone says teams should be able to sell chassis to each other to cut costs

Ecclestone also says that he is prepared to buy a race-organising company in order to get a grand prix in New Jersey off the ground in the United States.

Full story: Autoweek

Marussia's Max Chilton insists he earned his place in Formula 1 on merit rather than on the back of his father's wealth.

Full story: the Times (subscription required)

Ferrari's Felipe Massa says the team need to improve their qualifying performances.

Full story: Adam Cooper's F1 blog

Mercedes principal Ross Brawn admits he is wary of the team struggling in races beyond this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix.

Full story: ESPN F1

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton met up with nine-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi during a visit to the French Grand Prix on Sunday.

Full story: Lewis Hamilton on Twitter

Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher drove a demonstration lap of the 25.378km Nordschleife track in a 2011 Mercedes Formula 1 car.

Full story: Mercedes on Twitter

McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh says he is not panicking despite his team's disappointing start to the season.

Full story: Daily Telegraph

Dutch driver Giedo van der Garde admits his focus this season is to cement a place at Caterham for the 2014 regulation changes.

Full story: ESPN F1

FRIDAY 17 MAY

Lotus team principal Eric Boullier says Pirelli's decision to change the tyres from the Canadian Grand Prix was "frustrating".

Full story: Lotus

Both Lotus and Ferrari have criticised Pirelli's decision to change the tyres from the Canadian GP

Following Boullier's criticism, Lotus tweeted a joke picture of Pirelli's new, harder tyres.

Full story: Lotus on Twitter

It has been reported that most F1 teams cannot afford to pay the prices quoted by engine manufacturers for next year's new turbo V6 engines. It was announced on Thursday that Honda would supply McLaren engines from 2015.

Full story: Motorsport

Mercedes say it cannot rely on Monaco's lack of overtaking opportunities to take victory in the principality next weekend. The team has secured pole position at the last three races, but lost the lead following extreme tyre wear on race days relative to other teams.

Full story: Autosport