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Formula 1 April 2018 News Archive

F1 Red Bull discussed potential for team-mate crash before Baku race
F1 FIA: Nobody spotted debris Valtteri Bottas hit in Baku F1 race
F1 Lewis Hamilton: Other F1 drivers celebrate inherited wins more than me
F1 How sub-par Hamilton won the Baku lottery
F1 Mercedes' Lauda: Verstappen 70% to blame for Red Bull Baku clash
F1 Sirotkin amazed he wasn't quizzed before Perez Baku clash penalty
F1 Kevin Magnussen is most dangerous driver I've raced - Pierre Gasly
F1 Red Bull and Honda have first formal talks over 2019 F1 engine deal
F1 Fernando Alonso: No one else could've handled my Baku car damage
F1 Sergio Perez keeps Baku F1 podium after stewards' DRS investigation
F1 Kimi Raikkonen lucky to finish after hitting wall 'at full speed'
F1 Sebastian Vettel: I had to try failed Baku pass on Valtteri Bottas
F1 Lewis Hamilton delayed Azerbaijan GP podium to console Valtteri Bottas
F1 Verstappen and Ricciardo ordered to apologise to Red Bull F1 factory
F1 Sergey Sirotkin handed grid penalty for first lap Azerbaijan contact
F1 Red Bull F1 team blames both Verstappen and Ricciardo for collision
F1 Sergio Perez's Baku podium in doubt over possible improper DRS use
F1 Lewis Hamilton gets Baku F1 win amid chaos, Red Bulls collide
F1 Last-minute vote to decide 2019 Formula 1 overtaking changes
F1 Mercedes fears Kimi Raikkonen strategy gamble in Azerbaijan GP
F1 Renault drivers surprised by Force India's Baku F1 performance
F1 Williams admits Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying result deceptive
F1 Bernie Ecclestone's Lewis Hamilton comments a 'grenade' - Wolff
F1 Kimi Raikkonen slams himself for Baku F1 qualifying 'f*** up'
F1 Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes changed everything for Baku F1 qualifying
F1 Sebastian Vettel feared 'too excited' error would cost him in Baku
F1 Hartley apologises for 'scary' F1 qualifying incident with Gasly
F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel claims third straight pole
F1 Williams denies rumours it could move towards Mercedes F1 'B team' deal
F1 Nico Hulkenberg gets grid penalty for F1 gearbox change in Baku
F1 Baku F1 practice: Vettel fastest ahead of Hamilton in FP3
F1 F1 bosses were 'fooled' by teams pushing for more fuel - Force India
F1 F1 drivers expect high winds in Baku to make race 'crazy'
F1 Pierre Gasly avoided spectacular 340km/h Baku F1 practice clash
F1 Sebastian Vettel says poor Baku F1 practice result his own fault
F1 Mercedes Formula 1 teams get Baku qualifying engine mode boost
F1 Lewis Hamilton fears Red Bull is far ahead after Baku F1 practice
F1 Ex-FIA man Marcin Budkowski makes first F1 appearance with Renault
F1 Max Verstappen explains Baku Formula 1 Friday practice problem
F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Ricciardo leads Raikkonen in Baku practice
F1 Force India tells drivers to hinder F1 rivals instead of each other
F1 Valtteri Bottas considers taking more risks in Formula 1 battles
F1 Why Baku is exposing Mercedes again
F1 Baku F1 practice: Bottas fastest, Verstappen crashes in FP1
F1 Felipe Massa's criticisms of Williams are wrong, says Lance Stroll
F1 Formula 1's 2019 fuel rule change won't mean 'fantastic' races
F1 McLaren shuffles F1 technical team, chassis chief Tim Goss out
F1 Mercedes has 'five or 10' solutions to 2018 F1 car's tyre problems
F1 Max Verstappen: China F1 errors down to wanting victory too much
F1 Formula 1: McLaren to trial top-speed fix in Azerbaijan GP practice
F1 Formula 1: Williams drivers explain why 2018 car is off the pace
F1 Daniel Ricciardo dismisses rumours of a deal with Ferrari for F1 2019
F1 Why Kubica's biggest F1 gripe needs sorting
F1 Would a safety car every race help F1?
F1 Why F1's future is in jeopardy
F1 Haas: Magnussen's adaptability to F1 car problems helping vs Grosjean
F1 Daniel Ricciardo had lip surgery after F1 win in China
F1 How Ferrari and Mercedes are adapting their Formula 1 cars for Baku
F1 Aston Martin thinks F1 could use it against Ferrari quit threat
F1 Russell set to test for Mercedes and Force India F1 teams in 2018
F1 McLaren reserve Norris: Giving team driver headache 'would be nice'
F1 Ferrari clearly happy to compromise Kimi Raikkonen - F1's Symonds
F1 Why Bottas and Raikkonen should be seriously worried
F1 F1's major engine controversy explained
F1 Video guide: Azerbaijan Grand Prix's Baku F1 street circuit
F1 Stoffel Vandoorne feels he can perform like Fernando Alonso now
F1 FIA gives F1 teams green light to mount mirrors on halo device
F1 Renault F1 drivers making 2018 car development 'much easier'
F1 Haas says F1 rivals have been lucky so far in 2018
F1 Was the pre-season F1 testing picture wrong?
F1 Why F1 is on 'disruptive' Aston Martin's radar
F1 Why Ferrari's F1 quit threat is real this time
F1 FIA clamps down on F1 teams using exhaust blowing for aero gains
F1 Why Kimi Raikkonen is Ferrari's real F1 2018 benchmark
F1 Intrigue surrounds extra paddle on Vettel's F1 steering wheel
F1 The template for great F1 racing in 2021
F1 'The standard by which all others in F1 must be judged'
F1 F1's ego-driven battle for greatness
F1 Haas F1 team: Kevin Magnussen has made confidence breakthrough
F1 Lewis Hamilton: 2018 could be my toughest Formula 1 title fight yet
F1 Gasly's super formula for Honda success
F1 How Toro Rosso F1 team is using Hartley's 'unique' LMP1 insight
F1 Renault 'disappointed' by gap to the top three Formula 1 teams
F1 How Schumacher and Todt transformed Ferrari
F1 Carlos Sainz Jr still learning Nico Hulkenberg's Renault 'tricks'
F1 How Red Bull turned its 2018 RB14 Formula 1 car into a winner
F1 Formula 1 mustn't 'dumb down like IndyCar' - Haas boss Steiner
F1 Massa: Williams F1 team paying price in '18 for putting money first
F1 F1 driver ratings: How you've voted so far in the 2018 season
F1 What F1 can learn from IndyCar's downforce U-turn
F1 The off-track battle that will define F1's title fight
F1 Nico Rosberg steps back from Robert Kubica F1 management role
F1 F1 2021 plans 'should get rid of the two tiers' on the grid
F1 Mercedes claims it completed an F1 pitstop in 1.8 seconds in China
F1 Williams group profit down in 2017 but F1 team increases earnings
F1 Video: Is Mercedes' 2018 W09 F1 car another diva?
F1 Sainz vs Verstappen F1 comparison 'shows Hulkenberg's class'
F1 Mercedes: Ferrari/Red Bull have struggles with Pirelli F1 tyres too
F1 The contradictions that prevent a perfect F1
F1 Why the Verstappen bubble has finally burst
F1 Max Verstappen's errors remind Red Bull F1 team of Sebastian Vettel
F1 Why F1's under-fire art of fast pitstops is so controversial
F1 Mercedes F1 team explains Chinese Grand Prix strategy miscue
F1 Was Sebastian Vettel’s Shanghai safety car moan valid?
F1 Kimi Raikkonen: Formula 1 2018 order could change at every race
F1 How Force India is tackling its tough start to the 2018 F1 season
F1 Fernando Alonso doesn't care about results of other F1 teams
F1 How F1's new Raikkonen has finally arrived
F1 How F1's 'lion' is being caged by Mercedes
F1 Exciting races a warning against 'erratic' decisions for F1's future
F1 Renault promises F1 upgrades bigger than gap to Mercedes/Ferrari
F1 Ferrari most aggressive with Azerbaijan GP tyre choice
F1 Formula 1 fuel limit to rise in 2019 to promote 'full power' racing
F1 Ex-F1 racer Rubens Barrichello feels lucky to be alive after tumour
F1 Daniel Ricciardo: Red Bull F1 team needs more wins to keep me
F1 Toro Rosso F1 team needs deep analysis after Chinese GP slump
F1 Is the Mercedes era really over?
F1 Formula 1 teams assisting FIA and Liberty with overtaking research
F1 Formula 1 to act after pitstop weakness exposed by 2018 incidents
F1 McLaren's real 2018 Formula 1 car won't appear until Spanish GP
F1 Max Verstappen urged to think more in F1 battles by father Jos
F1 Formula 1 faces final chance for 2019 overtaking rule changes
F1 First-lap pain making Force India's 2018 F1 start look worse
F1 Mercedes: Red Bull's Chinese GP winning strategy 'not on our radar'
F1 How Red Bull embarrassed Ferrari and Mercedes
F1 Fernando Alonso: Red Bull's Chinese GP win can motivate McLaren
F1 Sauber F1 rookie Charles Leclerc confused by Chinese GP spin
F1 Valtteri Bottas avoided collision in 'brutal' Daniel Ricciardo pass
F1 FIA expects more caution from Max Verstappen after Chinese GP
F1 Hamilton feared joining Vettel and Verstappen's Chinese GP F1 crash
F1 Formula 1: Vettel says safety car timing was 'not right' in China
F1 Fernando Alonso: Chinese GP Sebastian Vettel pass 'not fair fight'
F1 Ricciardo says China win is 'worth 50 bad' F1 races like Bahrain
F1 Lewis Hamilton 'not in the best place' in Chinese GP - Toto Wolff
F1 Vettel praises Verstappen for apology after their Chinese GP clash
F1 Formula 1: 'Miscommunication blamed for Toro Rosso collision
F1 Max Verstappen accepts blame for Sebastian Vettel China collision
F1 Formula 1: Hamilton admits he underperformed in China 'disaster'
F1 Marko says Verstappen threw away Chinese GP win in Vettel clash
F1 Chinese Grand Prix: Ricciardo wins, Verstappen and Vettel collide
F1 New 2018 F1 tyre compounds are set to have an effect in Chinese GP
F1 Marcus Ericsson pins Chinese GP penalty on mix-up with Sauber team
F1 McLaren fears it set targets too low for its 2018 Formula 1 car
F1 Lewis Hamilton: Ferrari's consistent F1 form 'very strange'
F1 Ricciardo's 'window of optimism reduces' amid Renault F1 failures
F1 Formula 1: Toro Rosso has 'lost all strength' in China says Gasly
F1 Formula 1: Kimi Raikkonen unsure why he lost China pole to Vettel
F1 Ericsson gets Chinese GP penalty for incident involving Leclerc
F1 Fernando Alonso: 13th McLaren's maximum Chinese GP qualifying pace
F1 Formula 1: Mercedes blames 'tyre issue' for lack of pace in China
F1 Chinese GP qualifying: Vettel denies Ferrari partner Raikkonen pole
F1 Formula 1: Vettel tops final practice as Red Bull hits trouble
F1 Formula 1 urged to think 'seriously' after spate of unsafe pitstops
F1 'Fundamental' issue with Force India's F1 car is holding it back
F1 Is F1 finally set for its big-three battle royale?
F1 Chinese GP: Ricciardo struggled with ultrasoft in F1 qualifying trim
F1 Red Bull admits 'foot oscillation' caused Verstappen Bahrain crash
F1 Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton 0.007s faster than Kimi Raikkonen in FP2
F1 Renault allows F1 teams to unlock more engine performance in China
F1 Ferrari explains F1 pitstop error that injured mechanic in Bahrain
F1 Ferrari says F1 has May deadline for 2021 engine rules
F1 Red Bull not as fast as it looked in F1 testing - Lewis Hamilton
F1 Chinese GP: Lewis Hamilton fastest in FP1 ahead of Kimi Raikkonen
F1 Daniel Ricciardo expects future F1 grid penalty after failure
F1 Max Verstappen 'a little too greedy' in Bahrain F1 race - Ricciardo
F1 Honda F1 form 'amazing for F1' - Haas driver Romain Grosjean
F1 How to get the best Italian GP fan experience
F1 Has McLaren’s biggest strength become its weakness?
F1 Why F1's future megastar is making all the right mistakes
F1 Lewis Hamilton clears the air with Max Verstappen over Bahrain F1 clash
F1 Fernando Alonso questions people's expectations on McLaren for F1 2018
F1 Hartley and Perez disagree over Bahrain mix-up
F1 Daniel Ricciardo would've tried Vettel pass for F1 Bahrain GP win
F1 Gasly: F1 Bahrain GP Alonso radio joke was to give Honda credit
F1 Max Verstappen: Easy to blame younger F1 driver for Hamilton clash
F1 How McLaren has followed Red Bull's 'Ferrari' F1 development path
F1 Video guide: Chinese Grand Prix's Shanghai Formula 1 circuit
F1 FIA concerned about F1 cars losing bodywork parts after Bahrain GP
F1 Why Red Bull must gamble on Honda
F1 F1 tech insight: The key changes Ferrari made for the Bahrain GP
F1 Charles Leclerc: Marcus Ericsson F1 performances 'difficult for me'
F1 Honda 'helping its chances' of landing Red Bull F1 deal for 2019
F1 Mercedes says it was too slow to spot Vettel's Bahrain F1 strategy
F1 Red Bull puts pressure on Renault for 'fast and reliable engine'
F1 The perfect storm that boosted Toro Rosso's shock Bahrain GP result
F1 McLaren admits its start to the 2018 F1 season harder than expected
F1 Why F1 faces a fight over its 2021 battleplan
F1 Ranking the teams from the Bahrain GP
F1 How Honda plans to build on F1 breakthrough result in Bahrain GP
F1 Three historic F1 parades added to British GP weekend schedule
F1 Lewis Hamilton: Mercedes working on F1 race communication
F1 Verstappen responds to Hamilton's F1 Bahrain GP drivers' room jibe
F1 F1 points leader Vettel: Ferrari 'healthier' but must still improve
F1 Bahrain GP: Hamilton questions Verstappen's maturity after F1 clash
F1 How Mercedes squandered its victory chance
F1 Ricciardo: Bahrain GP exit shows 'brutal' F1 'rips your heart out'
F1 Williams F1 driver Sirotkin: We looked like idiots from outside
F1 Hartley and Perez both penalised over F1 formation lap mix up
F1 Marko: Toro Rosso Bahrain GP result made a man out of Pierre Gasly
F1 Formula 1: Vettel defends Hamilton over rude Verstappen remark
F1 Hamilton criticises Verstappen for "silly" Bahrain Grand Prix move
F1 Fernando Alonso says his seventh in Bahrain was 'a coincidence'
F1 Bahrain F1: Vettel feared Mercedes' strategy was 'checkmate'
F1 Sebastian Vettel wins Bahrain GP in tense finish with Valtteri Bottas
F1 F1 tech insight: How Williams tackles cooling in Bahrain
F1 The best drives of a lost F1 great
F1 Force India rejects new F1 front wing for Bahrain Grand Prix
F1 Worth considering qualifying races in Formula 1 says Ross Brawn
F1 Sauber F1 rookie Charles Leclerc needs to 'calm down' in Bahrain
F1 Lewis Hamilton has no answers why Mercedes trail Ferrari in Bahrain
F1 Formula 1: Mercedes tyre overheating struggles similar to 2017
F1 Formula 1: Alonso feared McLaren struggle at Bahrain Grand Prix
F1 Formula 1: Ferrari front-end set-up work key to 'suprising' pole
F1 Toro Rosso didn't expect 'huge step' in F1 performance from upgrade
F1 F1 overtaking meeting fails to come to agreement for 2019 changes
F1 Bahrain F1 qualifying: Sebastian Vettel beats Kimi Raikkonen to pole
F1 Formula 1: McLaren 'astonished' by poor pace in Bahrain qualifying
F1 Bahrain GP F1 practice: Kimi Raikkonen fastest ahead of Red Bulls in FP3
F1 Thinner Pirelli tread at Barcelona, Paul Ricard and Silverstone
F1 Russian Grand Prix in talks with F1 to allow grid girls in 2018
F1 How Mercedes gains from its unique F1 rear suspension
F1 Lewis Hamilton gets F1 grid penalty for Bahrain Grand Prix
F1 Formula 1: Red Bull a lot better than it looked in FP2 - Ricciardo
F1 Formula 1: $150m budget cap is 'not achievable', says Mercedes
F1 Formula 1: Raikkonen escapes grid penalty as Ferrari is fined
F1 Formula 1: Ferrari practice pace flattered by engine modes - Wolff
F1 Formula 1: Raikkonen quickest for Ferrari but suffers loose wheel drama
F1 Teams agree to secrecy over details of Formula 1's post-2020 plan
F1 Williams faces a 'bleak future' without Liberty 2021 Formula 1 plan
F1 Bahrain GP F1 practice: Daniel Ricciardo fastest for Red Bull in FP1
F1 Stroll no longer listening to Villeneuve F1 performance criticism
F1 Why Ferrari isn't the team Mercedes should fear
F1 Liberty Media unveils five-point plan for Formula 1's future
F1 Verstappen: Limiting F1 engine modes would be unfair to Mercedes
F1 Alonso: next two months 'crucial' for McLaren's 2018 F1 ambitions
F1 Formula 1 seeks urgent fixes for lack of overtaking in Australia
F1 Mercedes feels Ferrari is equal on Formula 1 engine power
F1 Hulkenberg: Renault's new Formula 1 car is 'behind expectations'
F1 Esteban Ocon expects to miss out on new Force India F1 wing in Bahrain
F1 Formula 1: Vettel quantifies Ferrari's pace deficit to Mercedes
F1 Fernando Alonso 'sad' Formula 1 has become so predictable
F1 Magnussen: F1 should ignore drivers on quality of racing concerns
F1 The battle to be Britain's next F1 star
F1 Formula 1: Haas shuffles crew afrer Australian GP pitstop blunders
F1 How Mercedes is dealing with F1 engine cooling headaches in 2018
F1 All F1 teams except Ferrari commit to 2018 eSports series
F1 The evidence that dismisses Haas-Ferrari F1 2018 critics
F1 Video guide: Bahrain Grand Prix's Sakhir F1 circuit
F1 Brawn's warning to himself on F1's new rules
F1 Honda introduces upgrades F1 engine parts for Bahrain Grand Prix
F1 Ferrari FIA signing knows 'key details' of all current F1 cars
F1 McLaren calls for 'enough restriction' to close F1 field up in 2021
F1 Mercedes explains its F1 engine power mode deployment system
F1 Williams: Renault turnaround since team's return to F1 'phenomenal'
F1 Chinese GP F1 tyre choices - Mercedes more conservative than rivals
F1 Haas will develop its 2018 F1 car for longer than last season
F1 McLaren's podium quest needs divine intervention
F1 Why Ricciardo's F1 career hinges on 2018
F1 Daniel Ricciardo wary of disrespecting Red Bull in F1 contract talks
F1 Why Williams has no 'easy solution' to tough F1 2018 start
F1 Gene Haas's attitude key to F1 driver confidence - Romain Grosjean
F1 Why Mercedes and Ferrari are allies in F1's new war
F1 Raikkonen answers your questions
F1 Carlos Sainz Jr feels like on-loan footballer with Renault F1 deal
F1 Fernando Alonso: McLaren can forget F1 midfield and look to Red Bull
F1 Magnussen: Dallara has upped its game in F1 partnership with Haas
F1 Current F1 cars making overtaking more difficult - Daniel Ricciardo
F1 Toro Rosso: Honda has 'big plan' to prove its F1 engine is 'proper'