Kobayashi Gives Up Hope To acquire F1 Cockpit For ’13

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." Blick

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