Sauber announced they did not expect him to participate in any races for the rest of the season, but that he would definitely be back on his feet. He was unconscious when being recovered from his car, and was later put in to a coma for medical reasons.
A very serious crash during the German Grand Prix hospitalized Paul di Resta.
Sauber: Paul di Resta → Bernard Babineaux. The Indian scored a retirement on his first return race, but soon caught up with his old replacement. Karthikeyan had recovered fully from his injuries by the Bahrain Grand Prix, and retook his seat from novice Italian Nino Magro. Caterham: Nino Magro → Narain Karthikeyan. Frenchman Philbert Rome replaces his compatriot and entourage at Red Bull's old sister team. However, some doubt his abilities to perform much better in what is seen to be a declining team. Vergne finally gets a good seat in Formula One, after 4 years of competing in back-marker teams. Jean-Eric Vergne: Toro Rosso → Mercedes. He seemed sad to announce it, but said he had begun thinking of it until Vettel joined Mercedes in 2013. His return to Formula One has undoubtedly not been as successful as he had hoped. After a 22-season career in Formula One, yielding seven world driver's championships, the great Schumacher retires. Marussia has BMW be there new engine supplier. Toyota makes a return to F1, replacing Huynadi-BMW. They are the firstĪmerican F1 team to supply there own engine. Chevrolet bought the team EADS after it went bankrupt. The team is looking to see if they can bring there 24 Hours of Le Mans to F1 with Team Joist. Audi bought Caterham F1 team for 70 million dollars. McLaren announced it was looking for a new title sponsor. Vodafone withdrew its title sponsorship of McLaren, stating its contract had ended and it did not wish to renew it. Vodafone McLaren Team → Team McLaren Honda. Honda was happy to expand its customer base, though McLaren offered a neutral stance on the subject. Nevertheless, they were experiencing a lull in terms of the constructor's standings, and hoped Honda would revitalize them like they did McLaren. Their engine change has been a long time coming, since they were being pressured until 2014 by Red Bull to have Renault engine suppliers. 
Toro Rosso also announced their termination of Ferrari partnership for their engines. The deal was to last five years, until the 2021 season. Both engine suppliers, therefore, became exclusive de facto as of the deal's signing. Lotus claimed they did so as Ford offered them an exclusive engine supply deal, whereas Renault claimed it was for strategic reasons. Following the German Grand Prix, when driver contract negotiations started, Lotus and Renault announced their departure as partners. Lotus: Renault → Ford Lotus F1 Team → Team Lotus Ford.
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