Former Sauber F1 driver Kamui Kobayashi "has given up hope to get one of the few remaining F1 cockpits," according to BLICK. Kobayashi wrote on his website, "Unfortunately, the time was not long enough, and I couldn't acquire a cockpit for 2013 in a competitive team. It is very sad, and I'm very sorry for my fans and the Japanese companies that have supported me." Kobayashi also told his fans "to stop donating money." The fans of the 26-year-old "have donated almost CHF 9.5M ($10.4M) in the past several weeks to keep him in F1."
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| F1 Driver Lineup for '13 |
| Starting No. |
Driver |
Team |
| 1 |
Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull Racing |
| 2 |
Mark Webber |
Red Bull Racing |
| 3 |
Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari |
| 4 |
Felipe Massa |
Ferrari |
| 5 |
Jenson Button |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| 6 |
Sergio Perez |
McLaren-Mercedes |
| 7 |
Kimi Raikkonen |
Lotus-Renault |
| 8 |
Sebastien Grosjean |
Lotus-Renault |
| 9 |
Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes |
| 10 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
| 11 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Sauber-Ferrari |
| 12 |
Esteban Gutierrez |
Sauber-Ferrari |
| 14 |
Paul di Resta |
Force India-Mercedes |
| 15 |
TBD |
Force India-Mercedes |
| 16 |
Pastor Maldonado |
Williams-Renault |
| 17 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Williams-Renault |
| 18 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 19 |
Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso-Ferrari |
| 20 |
TBD |
Caterham-Renault |
| 21 |
Charles Pic |
Caterham-Renault |
| 22 |
Timo Glock |
Marussia-Cosworth |
| 23 |
Max Chilton |
Marussia-Cosworth |