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Recapping all of the news and notes following raceday at Monza, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

When Sebastian Vettel proudly told Ferrari over the radio they would “take the English flag and hang it in Maranello” following his British Grand Prix victory in July, few would have seen it coming back to bite him six weeks later.

At this year’s British Grand Prix, I had a casual chat with one of the F1 big cheeses during which I suggested that they put one person on the F1 calendar planning committee who actually flies economy.

Despite the introduction of several new low-drag venues to the F1 calendar such as Azerbaijan, Russia and Mexico, the Italian Grand Prix is the only round where the grid is undivided on aerodynamic setup.

Recapping all of the additional news and notes following qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

There was something akin to the qualifying sessions of the mid-2000s on Saturday at Monza. It featured a thrilling fight for pole, a tight midfield battle, record speeds - and, to cap it all off, a Kimi Raikkonen pole position.

Checking in from the Autodromo Nazionale Monza after media day ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Another Italian Grand Prix rolls around as Formula 1 arrives in Monza but there is still no sign of the nation with one of the heaviest presence in the sport seeing a driver return to the grid.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 8

With a round-up from Spa following Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his final paddock notebook of the weekend.

Raw statistics and results can often be misleading, particularly in Formula 1.

On the drive into Spa for the race on Sunday, it was impossible not to gauge the huge number of fans coming into the circuit in support of one driver. It’s all just so orange around here.

With a recap of all the additional news and notes from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Sport as a whole may love a good narrative, the rise of the underdog is something we rarely see in Formula 1 nowadays. In a time where financial muscle and depth of resources seems to dictate the pecking order, it is very rare for us to be treated to a true upset.

After a month of speculation, the future of the racing team formerly known as Sahara Force India has been revealed. Points-less, and under a new name - but with the same bright pink livery - the Silverstone racers have been reborn as Racing Point Force India.

With a recap of all the additional news and notes from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

The concept of a summer ‘break’ seemed lost on many in the Formula 1 paddock this year, as a number of big news stories emerged through the sport’s annual shutdown.

With a recap of all the additional news and notes from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

If you kept up with Formula 1 over the summer break you’ll know some huge moves have been announced over the past three weeks making it one of the busier mid-season pauses in recent years.

  Leaving Budapest to start the summer break following the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend, the Formula 1 driver market for 2019 seemed to have a handful of certainties.

With Formula 1’s summer break forecasting an expected calm, Daniel Ricciardo triggered the first major shock by calling time on his five-year tenure at Red Bull in favour of a move to Renault for next season.

There is no doubt that Alonso’s absence on the grid next year will represent a huge blow for F1, leaving McLaren with a gaping void to fill. But there is little time for the British squad to contemplate what it has lost, it must now look to the future. 

Following Tuesday’s news that double Formula 1 world champion Fernando Alonso will leave the sport at the end of the season, Crash.net rounds up how the world of motorsport reacted on social media…

After months and months of speculation, it's now official: Fernando Alonso will not be racing in Formula 1 next year.