Timo Glock has revealed that his F1 future was cast into doubt the minute Marussia team-mate Charles Pic lost out to Vitaly Petrov at last year's Brazilian Grand Prix.
New Caterham team principal Cyril Abiteboul admits that the energy created by claiming tenth in the standings in the dying moments of the the 2012 season will be useful for the work that lies ahead this winter.
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has admitted that he had thought Michael Schumacher's history with the Scuderia may have seen the German make it harder for Sebastian Vettel to pass in the closing stages of the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel was playing down his comments about Red Bull having overcome the 'dirty tricks' of his rivals, widely assumed to be a jab at Ferrari and Fernando Alonso.
Paul Di Resta certainly had an eventful afternoon of it in Sao Paulo on Sunday, even before his race ended prematurely with a crunching impact against the wall at the Subida dos Boxes.
Nico Hulkenberg was one of the stars of the Brazil GP, leading more laps than any other driver at Interlagos but also penalised for a clash that put Lewis hamilton out of the race.
The Brazilian GP race stewards have confirmed that Sebastian Vettel did nothing wrong with his overtaking move on Kamui Kobayashi during Sunday's race.
Williams F1 driver Bruno Senna almost played the most crucial role of anyone in the season finale, after his collision with Sebastian Vettel on the first lap of the Brazil GP.
Brazilian media sources have reported that F1 veteran Rubens Barrichello is in talks with Caterham about a possible return to the championship in 2013.
Lewis Hamilton claims pole position for the season finale in Brazil, with championship rivals Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso down in fourth and eighth respectively
Drivers: Felipe Massa (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Bruno Senna (Williams), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Fernando Alonso (Ferrari)
Vitor Meira is departing the US open wheel racing scene, and will swap IndyCar motor sports for competing in touring stock cars back in his native Brazil in 2012.
In a race which held much promise, Bruno Senna failed to convert his outstanding qualifying performance into the result it deserved during the Brazilian GP.