‘Boring’ flat-out races possible in new Formula E format – Vergne
Formula E
Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne warned fans will be “bored” if the championship’s new format for 2018-19 leads to more flat-out racing.
Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne warned fans will be “bored” if the championship’s new format for 2018-19 leads to more flat-out racing.
Marcus Ericsson got along well until his new team mate found his footing, and blew him away from that point onwards.
Having been last in the RaceFans F1 driver rankings at mid-season, Romain Grosjean’s improved form in the second half of the year merits a slight rise.
In the round-up: Leclerc wants less tyre degradation • Court orders extradition of former F1 team boss • Ecclestone claims he tried to buy Silverstone
Pirelli has confirmed its tyre compound selections for the first four races of the 2019 F1 season.
There was little sign Lance Stroll’s second season was all that much better than his first, though he was statistically F1’s best starter again.
Brendon Hartley lost his seat at Toro Rosso after starting the year badly and missing his best chances to deliver a big points score.
It was a tough ask for Sergey Sirotkin to make his Formula 1 debut in what turned out to be the worst car of the year by some way.
In the round-up: Norris: McLaren will give me “time to develop” • Verstappen: “two races didn’t go well” in 2018 • Hartley rejoins Porsche
The glorious excess of the turbo era is captured in this essential reference to every Formula 1 car which raced during that spectacular decade.
Valtteri Bottas showed he had raised his game in the first half of his second season at Mercedes, according to team principal Toto Wolff.
In the round-up: Vettel expects similar rivalry with Leclerc after Raikkonen • Doubt over Mexican GP future • Renault’s Ghosn ‘to be indicted’
The top three Formula 1 drivers of 2018 had different ways of dealing with the obligation of attending the FIA’s end-of-season Gala.
Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe has defended the changes being made to Formula 1’s front wings for 2019 which some have criticised.
In the round-up: Kubica sorry he missed chance to race Alonso again • 1,000mph Land Speed Record bid scrapped • McLaren echo F1 Brexit fears
Lewis Hamilton was almost error-free in 2018 but is still looking for ways he can improve, according to Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff.
Kimi Raikkonen says he expected Sauber’s F1 car to feel more different than the Ferrari he has driven this year after testing it for the first time.
Ferrari were “still too far away” to delivered the championship this year, Sebastian Vettel said at today’s FIA Gala in St Petersburg.
Valtteri Bottas started his second season at Mercedes in good shape but Lewis Hamilton turned the tables and was dominating his team mate as 2018 ended.
Does Ferrari’s decision to drop Kimi Raikkonen say more about him, his incoming replacement – or his team mate Sebastian Vettel?