The 2018 season saw Max Verstappen’s controversial Brazil Grand Prix clash with Esteban Ocon, Marcus Ericsson’s high-speed barrel roll at Monza and his team mate’s near-miss at Spa.
It was also the year of the fastest ever generation of F1 cars – which broke the record for the fastest ever lap of a grand prix track – and some spectacular wheel-to-wheel racing.
Here’s a selection of pictures revealing some of the best action from 2018:
Australia Esteban Ocon, Force India, Albert Park, 2018 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Albert Park, 2018 Bahrain Sergey Sirotkin, Williams, Bahrain International Circuit, 2018 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Bahrain International Circuit, 2018 Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain International Circuit, 2018 Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Bahrain International Circuit, 2018 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Bahrain International Circuit, 2018 Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Bahrain International Circuit, 2018 Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton, Bahrain Internatinoal Circuit, 2018 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free
China Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Shanghai International Circuit, 2018 Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Shanghai International Circuit, 2018 Charles Leclerc, Sauber, Shanghai International Circuit, 2018 Daniel Ricciardo, Valtteri Bottas, Shanghai International Circuit, 2018 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Shanghai International Circuit, 2018 Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Shanghai, International Circuit, 2018 Max Verstappen, Sebastian Vettel, Shanghai, International Circuit, 2018 A marshal grabs a souvenir, Shanghai International Circuit, 2018 Azerbaijan Sergey Sirotkin, Williams, Baku City Circuit, 2018 Esteban Ocon, Force India, Baku City Circuit, 2018 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Baku City Circuit, 2018 Carlos Sainz Jnr, Renault, Baku City Circuit, 2018 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Baku City Circuit, 2018 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free
Spain Lance Stroll, Williams, Circuit de Catalunya, 2018 Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Circuit de Catalunya, 2018 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2018 Romain Grosjean, Haas, Circuit de Catalunya, 2018 Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso, Circuit de Catalunya, 2018 Marcus Ericsson, Carlos Sainz Jnr, Circuit de Catalunya, 2018 Romain Grosjean, Haas, Circuit de Catalunya, 2018 Monaco Start, Monaco, 2018 Sergey Sirotkin, Stoffel Vandoorne, Monaco, 2018 Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Monaco, 2018 Canada Sergio Perez, Force India, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2018 Sergio Perez, Force India, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, 2018
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France Charles Leclerc, Sauber, Paul Ricard, 2018 Sergio Perez, Force India, Paul Ricard, 2018 Esteban Ocon, Force India, Paul Ricard, 2018 Safety Car, Paul Ricard, 2018 Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Paul Ricard, 2018 Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso, Paul Ricard, 2018 Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso, Paul Ricard, 2018 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Paul Ricard, 2018 Austria Start, Red Bull Ring, 2018 Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, Red Bull Ring, 2018 Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, Red Bull Ring, 2018 Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Red Bull Ring, 2018 Great Britain Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso, Silverstone, 2018 Sergio Perez, Force India, Silverstone, 2018 Start, Silverstone, 2018 Germany Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Hockenheimring, 2018 Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Hockenheimring, 2018 Pierre Gasly, Toro Rosso, Hockenheimring, 2018 Esteban Ocon, Force India, Hockenheimring, 2018 Hungary Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Hungaroring, 2018 Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, Hungaroring, 2018 Belgium Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Spa-Francorchamps, 2018 Start, Spa-Francorchamps, 2018 Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Spa-Francorchamps, 2018 Esteban Ocon, Force India, Spa-Francorchamps, 2018 Sergey Sirotkin, Lance Stroll, Williams, Spa-Francorchamps, 2018 Italy Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Monza, 2018 Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Monza, 2018 Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Monza, 2018 Daniel Ricciardo, Pierre Gasly, Monza, 2018 Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Monza, 2018 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Monza, 2018 Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen, Monza, 2018 Sebastian Vettel, Esteban Ocon, Monza, 2018 Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Monza, 2018 Max Verstappen, Valtteri Bottas, Monza, 2018 Singapore Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Singapore, 2018 Stoffel Vandoorne, McLaren, Singapore, 2018 Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez, Force India, Singapore, 2018 Sergey Sirotkin, Williams, Singapore, 2018 Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Singapore, 2018 Russia Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull, Sochi Autodrom, 2018 Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Sochi Autodrom, 2018 Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Sochi, 2018 Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso, Sochi Autodrom, 2018 Brendon Hartley, Toro Rosso, Sochi Autodrom, 2018 Japan Sauber, Suzuka, 2018 Kevin Magnussen, Haas, Suzuka, 2018 Kimi Raikkonen, Max Verstappen, Suzuka, 2018 United States Charles Leclerc, Sauber, Circuit of the Americas, 2018 Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Circuit of the Americas, 2018 Pierre Gasly, Sergey Sirotkin, Circuit of the Americas, 2018 Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Circuit of the Americas, 2018 Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Circuit of the Americas, 2018 Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton, Circuit of the Americas, 2018 Mexico Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018 Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, 2018 Brazil Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes, Interlagos, 2018 Nico Hulkenberg, Renault, Interlagos, 2018 Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, Interlagos, 2018 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Interlagos, 2018 Marcus Ericsson, Sauber, Interlagos, 2018 Max Verstappen, Esteban Ocon, Interlagos, 2018 Esteban Ocon, Max Verstappen, Interlagos, 2018 Abu Dhabi Kimi Raikkonen, Charles Leclerc, Yas Marina, 2018 Charles Leclerc, Daniel Ricciardo, Yas Marina, 2018 Esteban Ocon Max Verstappen, Yas Marina, 2018 Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Yas Marina, 2018 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free
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Jere (@jerejj)
22nd December 2018, 17:16
The image where the marshal is running with the 50-meter board, though, I wonder which on-track incident lead to that happening, LOL.
Jere (@jerejj)
22nd December 2018, 20:56
I, of course, meant to type ‘led,’ but apparently managed to type it in its present-tense form without noticing it.
ColdFly (@)
22nd December 2018, 19:53
great images; makes me long for the season to start ;)
Colin Snair
23rd December 2018, 2:09
Can someone please tell me why on Kimi’s car at Bahrain it has what looks like SS or US on the front but clearly has the yellow softs on the rear tires? Are you able to race with two separate compounds on? Very intrigued by this and wonder why it’s not utilized more if so.
matt90
23rd December 2018, 15:50
In that picture he is retiring as a result of the wheel not having been changed and him hitting the mechanic when he was incorrectly given the green light.
Colin Snair
23rd December 2018, 17:21
thank you! just watched the video looks like the left rear was the only one not changed. makes sense now. thanks for the info!
Trayambak Chakravarty (@major-dev)
23rd December 2018, 5:11
OH my God I miss F1 too much already