How should Liberty shake up F1 in 2021? Drivers give their views
2018 F1 season
With Liberty Media poised to tell teams its plans for the future of F1, here are six drivers’ very different views on the how the sport should change.
With Liberty Media poised to tell teams its plans for the future of F1, here are six drivers’ very different views on the how the sport should change.
Carlos Sainz Jnr blamed a banana he ate before the Australian Grand Prix for making him ill during the race.
Pictures from the build-up to the 2018 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen says it would be “unfair” to stop Mercedes using their high-power engine modes, an idea suggested by Red Bull’s Christian Horner.
The Monaco Grand Prix organisers have confirmed grid girls will appear at this year’s race in defiance of Formula One Management’s plan to replace them.
Lewis Hamilton says Liberty Media’s plans for the future of F1, which will be revealed on Friday, could affect on his Mercedes contract negotiations.
Sebastian Vettel believes Mercedes are up to four tenths of a second quicker than Ferrari, despite beating Lewis Hamilton in the opening race of the season.
Pierre Gasly says his friendship with Esteban Ocon ended because he started to beat his rival. The French pair were karting rivals earlier in their careers.
Haas team principal Guenther Steiner said the pit stop errors which cost it a double points finish in Australia were partly down to overconfidence.
McLaren’s 2018 season chances will be defined by the progress it makes over the next two months, according to Fernando Alonso.
Kimi Raikkonen says he is not concerned about the detail of Liberty Media’s plans for F1 after 2020 as he doubts he will still be racing then.
Force India has only one example of its new front wing for this weekend’s Bahrain Grand Prix, which will be used by Sergio Perez.
Australia showed how carefully teams must manage engine temperatures on their long-life 2018 power units. This will be a challenge as the heat rises in Bahrain.
In the round-up: Haas comforted by car’s performance despite retirements • Both Honda drivers change power unit parts • F1 gender pay gap revealed
Did Australia show Kimi Raikkonen is Ferrari’s lead driver at the beginning of 2018? And can Haas deliver this time? Five talking points for this weekend’s race.
The FIA has extended the second DRS zone at the Bahrain International Circuit ahead of this weekend’s race to aid overtaking.
As Ross Brawn prepares to reveal his vision for F1 post-2020, Dieter Rencken says getting the 10 teams behind it will be his toughest test yet.
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Formula One’s managing director of motorsport Ross Brawn said he took offence at suggestions Liberty Media was trying to ‘dumb down’ Formula One.
Mercedes has shed new light on its F1 engine settings following the intrigue surrounding its so-called “party mode” at last week’s Australian Grand Prix.