2018 F1 season

Renault Formula 1 chief technical officer Bob Bell is expecting the fight for P4 in the constructors' championship to "ebb and flow" through the 2018 season despite the French marque's current advantage over chasing rivals Force India, Haas and McLaren.

Red Bull team boss Christian Horner believes Ferrari’s engine has now overtaken Mercedes as the benchmark in Formula 1. 

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown is remaining realistic about the timescale before the team's recovery in Formula 1, believing it will be somewhere between two and 10 years before it can fight for Formula 1 world championships again, saying the fix will not come overnight. 

Charles Leclerc will take a five-place grid penalty for the Austrian Grand Prix after it was confirmed that Sauber had been forced to change the gearbox on his Formula 1 car following an issue in final practice on Saturday afternoon.

Pastis is a funny liquid. Seemingly clear in the bottle, when you add water it becomes cloudy and opaque.

Technical heads from two Formula 1 teams believe that attaching rear-view mirrors to the ‘Halo’ on cars will still prove difficult despite receiving clarification from the FIA.

At the end of pre-season testing in Barcelona, the smart money was on another constructors’ championship for Mercedes.

After its much-anticipated split with Honda, McLaren enters 2018 with nowhere to hide and only itself to blame should things go awry.

FIA race director Charlie Whiting is unconcerned by Formula 1's new restart procedure following red flags despite a complaint from Romain Grosjean following the first trials during pre-season testing in Barcelona earlier this month.

Esteban Ocon believes Force India is "not far off Red Bull" in terms of long-run pace heading into the new Formula 1 season after enjoying the team's most productive day of pre-season testing so far.

Lewis Hamilton says there are "no more excuses" for Mercedes Formula 1 teammate Valtteri Bottas to be competitive through 2018 as he gears up for his second season with the team.

Depending on your level of cynicism - typically quite high in the media centre - then you may have been inclined to ponder which Formula 1 team would be the first to hit trouble across the opening day of pre-season testing in Barcelona.

FIA confirms Halo crash test details for 2018 The FIA has confirmed the crash test requirements for the ‘Halo’ cockpit protection for the 2018 Formula 1 season after updating the technical regulations for next year.

McLaren has formally confirmed it will split with Formula 1 engine partner Honda at the end of the season after three years.

Fernando Alonso claims he has already rejected 60 per cent of offers he has received for a 2018 drive, with the remaining 40 per cent “still on the table” as he considers his future with McLaren in Formula 1.