Lewis Hamilton’s career does not give Britain’s new Formula 1 rookies an unrealistic benchmark because there is an element of luck involved, reckons three-time world champion Sir Jackie Stewart. Hamilton made his F1 debut in 2007 with McLaren after spending his junior career backed by the British company and won his first world title the

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 is having a major rethink of its trackside television camera strategy for 2019 in order to better translate the speed of the cars to the screen. The championship’s head of TV and media Dean Locke explained that F1

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 fans are waiting for new-look cars to emerge next month, with an aerodynamic rules revamp forcing teams to produce very different front and rear wings. The push to get rid of the outwash effect of previous wing designs,

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ex-Toro Rosso driver Brendon Hartley has claimed that a plan to oust him from his Formula 1 seat was “in motion” as early as last year’s Monaco Grand Prix. Hartley’s rookie full-season campaign in F1 was dogged by speculation he

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes’ new Formula 1 car will run for the first time on February 13 ahead of the start of official testing for the 2019 season. The new W10, the 10th contemporary Formula 1 car built by the German manufacturer, will

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Mexican Grand Prix promoter has distanced itself from a statement made by the Formula One Promoters’ Association that criticised Formula 1 owner Liberty Media. The FOPA statement was issued after a meeting on Monday that was said to involve

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 will launch its 2019 season with an event in downtown Melbourne on March 13, the Wednesday before the Australian Grand Prix weekend begins. The announcement follows the Formula One Promoters’ Association taking the step of releasing a statement

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The promoter of the Russian Grand Prix has defended Liberty Media’s running of Formula 1 and says criticism aimed at the championship’s owners by rival race chiefs is “toothless”. A statement issued by the 16 members of the Formula One

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Jenson Button believes new Ferrari signing Charles Leclerc could force Sebastian Vettel into a “tough decision” over his Formula 1 future. Leclerc has replaced Kimi Raikkonen at Ferrari for the 2019 campaign after just one year with Sauber, while Vettel

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Nikita Mazepin will dovetail his rookie Formula 2 campaign with a private testing programme in a 2017 Mercedes Formula 1 car. The GP3 race winner and 2018 runner-up will complete 12 days of testing this year in a Mercedes W08.

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Honda’s progress in Formula 1 will be slowed by the increased need for reliability that will be demanded now it has teamed up with Red Bull, reckons Renault. Although Red Bull hopes that Honda can continue the rate of progress

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sergio Perez believes that people have undervalued his Formula 1 performances, especially in comparison to former team-mate Esteban Ocon. Perez finished eighth in the drivers’ championship last season, four places and 13 points ahead of Ocon, and collected a podium

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault believes Formula 1’s top three outfits will be pulled back closer to the midfield teams in 2019 thanks to new regulations. F1 teams have been required to design all-new aero for 2019, thanks to a raft of rule changes

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Nico Hulkenberg would win races “straight away” at a leading Formula 1 team, reckons his 2018 team-mate Carlos Sainz Jr. Hulkenberg won F1’s ‘Class B’ fight last season, finishing seventh in the championship behind the drivers at Mercedes, Ferrari and

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Being Mercedes’ reserve driver and watching five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton up close will be “extremely valuable” to Formula 1 rookie George Russell, reckons Williams technical chief Paddy Lowe. Russell spent the 2018 season as Mercedes’ official reserve alongside his

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault has revealed that its 2019 Formula 1 car is an all-new design in which only the power steering system is being carried over from last year. While new aero regulations aimed at helping overtaking have already reduced the degree

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso is poised to become the first team to officially reveal its 2019 Formula 1 car after confirming the earliest launch date so far. The Red Bull junior team has announced its Honda-powered STR14 will be unveiled on Monday,

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. More than 200 ex-Caterham Formula 1 employees have been paid a small sum as the long-running legal saga following the team’s collapse finally nears its end. Caterham went into administration in 2014 amid a dispute between founder Tony Fernandes and

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Paul Ricard pitlane entry will be moved for this year’s French Grand Prix following the safety concerns that were raised during the 2018 Formula 1 race weekend. Last year drivers and teams expressed worries that the pitlane entry forced

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault has turned to Michelin CEO Jean-Dominique Senard to be its new boss having opted for an all-new management structure following the resignation of former chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn. Ghosn – the architect of Renault’s increased Formula 1 commitment

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Pirelli has outlined how it will identify its five new Formula 1 tyre compounds in pre-season testing, following the removal of the previous ‘rainbow’ range. The Italian company will provide five compounds this season, compared to seven in 2018. Pirelli

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1’s global sponsorship boss says it would “love” to have a second race in China. The Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai circuit has been ever-present on the calendar since the inaugural race in 2004, and this year’s race

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1’s front wing rule changes cost Red Bull €15million but it has already recovered a large amount of performance, says the company’s motorsport advisor Helmut Marko. F1’s 2019 changes include simplified front wings and bargeboards in a bid to

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ex-Ferrari Formula 1 driver Eddie Irvine has labelled four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel “massively overrated” and a “one-trick pony”. Irvine raced for Ferrari from 1996 to ’99 and earned all four of his grand prix victories in his final season

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault found it “quite flattering” that Red Bull did not allow Daniel Ricciardo to test for his 2019 Formula 1 team early because it means its rival is “afraid”. Ricciardo has left long-time backer Red Bull to join Renault for

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Three-time Formula 1 world champion Sir Jackie Stewart says top drivers are “desperately missing” coaches, which he believes is “absolutely wrong”. It is common for modern racing drivers to seek professional help with their physical preparation and conditioning, through the

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault Formula 1 managing director Cyril Abiteboul insists it is not spending “stupid money” on Daniel Ricciardo, and that his acquisition represents good value, even if it is not yet ready to win. Ricciardo has made the switch from Red

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Kevin Magnussen believes one of Haas’s big strengths is the lack of a blame culture that has held back other Formula 1 teams he has worked for. Haas proved to be one of the surprises of 2018, as it battled

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sauber should be feared by its rivals and is “the team to watch” in 2019, according to two of its main midfield Formula 1 competitors. The Ferrari customer outfit emerged as the most improved team of last season, starting the

Get unlimited access for free You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sauber’s 2019 Formula 1 car will be officially unveiled on the first day of pre-season testing. Last year the Swiss team revealed its challenger in an online launch one week before the first test began. However, pre-season testing starts eight