In its first season after splitting from works engine partner Honda, McLaren discovered just how far it must go to become competitive again.
2018 F1 season articles archive
All articles about the 2018 F1 season.
Stroll: I’m “very far from reaching my full potential”
2018 F1 season
Posted onLance Stroll says he has a long way to go to get the best out of himself as he heads into his third season in Formula 1.
Force India survived, then thrived after Stroll investment
2018 F1 season review: Force India
Posted onFinancial problems jeopardised Force India’s future in 2018, but emerged under new owners potentially in stronger shape for the years ahead.
Bottas “cried like a baby” after losing Baku win
2018 Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Posted onValtteri Bottas admits he broke down and cried after losing a likely victory in this year’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
2018 F1 season in pictures: The best action of the year
2018 F1 season review
Posted onGreat passes, enormous crashes and the fastest Formula 1 cars ever – look back at the best of the action from the 2018 season.
Prancing horsepower helps Sauber make a “huge step forward”
2018 F1 season review: Sauber
Posted onFerrari power units plus Ferrari’s sensational star driver helped Sauber make a “huge step forward” in 2018 according to team principal Frederic Vasseur.
F1 race attendance rose in 2018, according to FOM
2018 F1 season
Posted onThe number of people who attended Formula 1 races rose by 2.7% on average, according to figures published by Formula One Management.
Toro Rosso’s Honda success inspires Red Bull switch
2018 F1 season review
Posted onToro Rosso has always been Red Bull’s ‘kindergarten’ for new drivers, but in 2018 they had another role: testing the Honda power units which the senior team will use next year.
Uralkali granted disclosure order in Force India case
2018 F1 season
Posted onA member of the consortium which purchased the assets of Force India F1 team in August, leading to its return to the sport as Racing Point, has been told to hand over documents to a company challenging the sale.
Start spreadin’ the news: The stories RaceFans broke in 2018
2018 F1 season
Posted onDaniel Ricciardo’s shock departure from Red Bull was one of many stories RaceFans broke in 2018. Here’s a selection of our favourites.
Williams was ‘participating, not competing’ in 2018
2018 F1 season review: Williams
Posted onAfter fighting for fourth in the 2017 constructors’s championship Williams never looked like ending 2018 anywhere other than last.
20 telling stats about each F1 driver in 2018
2018 F1 season review
Posted onWho had the least reliable car? Who scored the most of their team’s points? Here are the telling stats on every F1 driver’s performance in 2018.
The cost of F1 revealed: How much teams spent in 2018 – part one
RacingLines
Posted onHow much did it cost to run a midfield Formula 1 team in 2018? The first part of RaceFans’ exclusive analysis reveals what McLaren, Williams, Force India, Sauber and Toro Rosso spent.
Analysis: How F1 teams kept getting bigger in 2018
2018 F1 season
Posted onRaceFans analysis shows Formula 1 teams continued to hire more staff in 2018 despite the sport’s owners planning to cap budgets after the next two seasons.
“He was the better one of us”: Hamilton’s rivals on his fifth title
2018 F1 season
Posted onThe few who have the privilege of racing in Formula 1 are best-placed to appreciate Lewis Hamilton’s success. Here’s their views on his fifth title win.
Vote for your 2018 F1 Driver of the Year
2018 F1 season review
Posted onYou’ve seen RaceFans’ verdict on the best F1 drivers of the season – now it’s time for you to name your 2018 Driver of the Year.
2018 F1 driver rankings #1: Hamilton
2018 F1 season review
Posted onLewis Hamilton hit his stride in the sceond half of 2018, won his fifth world championship in style, and is RaceFans’ Formula 1 driver of the year.
2018 F1 driver rankings #2: Verstappen
2018 F1 season review
Posted onMax Verstappen paid a high price for some careless errors in the opening races, but he recovered in superb fashion and was a match for anyone in the second half of 2018.
2018 RaceFans F1 Predictions Championship winners announced
Predictions Championship
Posted onThe grand prize winner and final race winners of the 2018 RaceFans F1 Predictions Championship have been announced.
2018 F1 driver rankings #3: Leclerc
2018 F1 season review
Posted onAfter a troubled debut, Charles Leclerc quickly found his form, and made an irresistible case for promotion to one of F1’s top teams.