2018 German Grand Prix

Brendon Hartley praised Toro Rosso for its excellent communication during Sunday's German Grand Prix after negotiating a mid-race rain shower to rise into the top 10 and score his second Formula 1 point.

With a final round-up of all of the news and notes following a busy raceday at Hockenheim, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Lewis Hamilton charged from 14th on the grid to claim victory in a dramatic German Grand Prix on Sunday to reclaim the lead of the Formula 1 drivers' championship as rain turned the race on its head, with title rival Sebastian Vettel crashing out while leading.

Pierre Gasly will line-up last on the grid for Sunday's German Grand Prix after Honda opted to take a complete set of fresh Formula 1 power unit components following qualifying.

F1 2018's outstanding rookie Charles Leclerc sits down with Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith to discuss life with Sauber, being his own biggest critic - and, of course, those Ferrari rumours .

Following two close-fought practice sessions on Friday and a washout of FP3 to start proceedings on Saturday, we entered Formula 1 qualifying for the German Grand Prix anticipating a close, three-team battle for pole at the head of the field.

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have confirmed that Ferrari CEO and chairman Sergio Marchionne will be "unable to return to work" due to declining health in recent hours.

Mercedes has confirmed the hydraulic failure on Lewis Hamilton's car during qualifying for the German Grand Prix on Saturday occurred before he ran wide at Turn 1 - and was not caused by the Briton's heavy impact with the kerb.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen believes fourth place was the most he could have hoped for in qualifying for the German Grand Prix given the horsepower deficit on his Renault Formula 1 power unit.

Sebastian Vettel will start the German Grand Prix from pole position after topping qualifying at Hockenheim for Ferrari on Saturday as title rival Lewis Hamilton saw his session come to an early end due to a failure on his car.

The return of the Hockenheimring is a welcome one for most F1 fans, and it should hopefully provide some close racing. The circuit has tended to bring out the best characteristics in every car over the years, as time can easily be gained – or lost – over each part of the track.

Charles Leclerc headed up a one-two finish for Sauber in final practice for the German Grand Prix on Saturday, setting the pace in a rain-hit session that saw most drivers limit their running.

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, round 11 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 German Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 Results

Two weeks ago, I asked how to solve a problem like McLaren . It turns out that McLaren has been busily working on solving the problems itself.

Charles Leclerc has set his sights on winning the Formula 1 championships he believes his late friend and mentor Jules Bianchi deserved to win, should he make the move up to Ferrari in the future.

Recapping all of the additional news and notes from Hockenheim on Friday, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Valtteri Bottas found negotiations with Mercedes over a new Formula 1 deal for the 2019 season "pretty straightforward", claiming he only properly sat down with team boss Toto Wolff to discuss his future a couple of weeks ago.

Max Verstappen maintained Red Bull's position at the top of the timesheets in the second Formula 1 practice for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, only to suffer a setback when an issue on his car left him in the garage for 20 minutes of the session.

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, round 11 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 German Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 Results

Williams Formula 1 technical chief Paddy Lowe says the team would "love to stay" with Lance Stroll for the 2019 season despite reportsl inking the Canadian with a switch to Force India.

Daniel Ricciardo led Red Bull to the top of the timesheets in first practice for the German Grand Prix on Friday morning, edging out Mercedes Formula 1 rival Lewis Hamilton by four-thousandths of a second.

Full results from Free Practice 1 for the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, round 11 of the 2018 Formula 1 season. 2018 Formula 1 German Grand Prix - Free Practice 1 Results

Formula 1 will make the switch to 18-inch wheels from the 2021 season, as well as placing a ban on tyre blankets.

Rounding up all of the additional news and notes on Thursday at Hockenheim, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.