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DRIVERS – Max CHILTON (Marussia), Daniel RICCIARDO (Toro Rosso), Jenson BUTTON (McLaren), Felipe MASSA (Ferrari), Mark WEBBER (Red Bull Racing), Fernando ALONSO (Ferrari) PRESS  CONFERENCE Let’s start with the man of the moment, who I don’t expect has stopped smiling since the announcement was made a few days ago that he is going to be joining Red Bull Racing next year. A fantastic moment for you Daniel, but how easy is it going to be for you to concentrate for the remainder of the season? How will you keep that focus? Daniel RICCIARDO:  Good afternoon everyone, how’re you going? I think it’s a bit of a relief now that there’s no more speculation and no more dodging questions and all the rest of it. Everyone knows what’s happening, including me. It’s nice. It’s something to look forward to and obviously I’m very pleased with the news but I have eight more races this year and looking forward to giving Toro Rosso a nice farewell I hope and I’ll put all my energy into that...

Driver Chassis Engine Time Gap 1   Kimi Raikkonen   Ferrari Ferrari 1'12.178 2   Sebastian Vettel   Ferrari Ferrari 1'12.221 0.043 3   Valtteri Bottas   Mercedes Mercedes 1'12.223 0.045 4   Max Verstappen   Red Bull TAG 1'12.496 0.318 5   Daniel Ricciardo   Red Bull TAG 1'12.998 0.820 6   Carlos Sainz Jr.   Toro Rosso Renault 1'13.162 0.984 7   Sergio Perez   Force India Mercedes 1'13.329 1.151 8   Romain Grosjean   Haas Ferrari 1'13.349 1.171 9   Daniil Kvyat   Toro Rosso Renault 1'13.516 1.338 10   Nico Hulkenberg   Renault Renault 1'13.628 1.450 11   Kevin Magnussen   Haas Ferrari 1'13.959 1.781 12   Stoffel Vandoorne   McLaren Honda 13   Lewis Hamilton   Mercedes Mercedes 1'14.106 1.928 14   Felipe Massa   Williams Mercedes 1'20.529 8.351 15   Esteban Ocon   Force India Mercedes 1'14.101 1.923 16   Jolyon Palmer ...

After four straight years of Formula One dominance from Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, fans are ready for a change. The hope is that new engine regulations for the 2014 season will provide it. While a shake-up at the top of the standings is not guaranteed, major changes to engine regulations in the past have usually benefitted one specific group of constructors: those who build their own engines (or who are the sole customer of an engine company). Red Bull does not. It is reliant on Renault, who will also be powering Toro Rosso and Caterham (Lotus is using Renault engines this year but have yet to announce a supplier for 2014).

It's interesting to see how many overtakes are during a race. How about the entire season so far?