The Weekly Grapevine
Your weekly dose of rumours, speculations and analysis
This was a momentous year for Formula One, what with the world championship being decided in the final sector of the final lap of the season's final race, and the genuine peace which broke out between the sport's two grandee teams Ferrari and McLaren.
There were, of course, less savoury aspects to the year, too, with the less said about Chelsea apartments and the FIA's extraordinary assembly meeting in June the better for all and sundry. But, frankly, the Weekly Grapevine (WGV) had better fish to fry, and although the column's canvas was broad, it chose to cover the following four main areas:
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Vettel: Last Ferrari step back to winning F1 titles will be hardest
Revealed: What F1 teams really spent in 2017
Aftermath of Hamilton Baku clash Vettel's 'worst feeling' of 2017
Why F1 is sitting on a timebomb of contradictions
Lewis Hamilton hopes Fernando Alonso is in 2018 F1 title fight
How teams lost patience with F1's new era
Michael Schumacher doubted himself, reveals ex-Ferrari F1 boss Todt
Why Todt's reign is eight years longer than planned
IndyCar’s Arlington track layout will leave drivers "exposed" - Newgarden
Skoda reveals Rally2-inspired EV race concept
FIA prize-giving in Rwanda set to go ahead despite Marburg virus outbreak
Williams to “compromise” next season ahead of 2026 rules overhaul
When a generation of drivers learned skills for life from an atypical academy scheme
The enduring power of Prodrive at 40
Inside the archive that keeps motorsport’s most closely-guarded secrets
The choppy waters McLaren has navigated behind the scenes of its F1 success
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