2014 F1 season preview articles archive

More and more drivers seem to change their helmet design after each race, let alone between seasons. Here’s what the drivers of 2014 are wearing at the start of the season.

The FIA has changed its policy on car numbers for 2014 and allowed each driver to choose their own. Here’s how each driver made their choice.

Red Bull’s testing programme was wrecked by a string of problems with the RB10 which could threatens to end their run of championship success.

Ross Brawn has prepared Mercedes well to take advantage of the new regulations, but won’t be around to direct their efforts.

Kimi Raikkonen has returned to Ferrari to join Fernando Alonso. The contest between the two will be fascinating but will it return Ferrari to championship-winning ways?

Lotus have lost their star driver, their team principal and their top designer but what they haven’t lost is their sense of humour.

Ron Dennis is back in control of McLaren’s F1 team but they have a year of transition ahead before swapping Mercedes for Honda in 2015.

Seventh, sixth, seventh, sixth: Force India’s championship finishing positions since 2010. Have they found their level, or can they finally break into the top five?

Sauber scrapped their plans to race Russian teenager Sergey Sirotkin and opted for a conservative signing in Adrian Sutil. Will they recover from a disappointing 2013?

Toro Rosso and their new 19-year-old Russian racer Daniil Kvyat face an uphill struggle to get their problematic new Renault-powered car working.

Williams had a bad year but they’ve shaken up their technical department, changed engine supplier and hired a Brazilian ex-Ferrari driver. This all sounds very familiar…

Marussia enjoyed its best season so far last year and a switch to Ferrari power raises its hopes of finally scoring its first points in F1.