Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. FIA race director Charlie Whiting believes Zandvoort would need “minimal” changes in order to host a Formula 1 grand prix. Whiting recently visited Zandvoort to determine what course of action would be needed to bring the circuit up to modern F1 specification,

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The FIA is considering a change to the engine penalty grid system following the controversial Russian Grand Prix qualifying in which only 10 cars ran in Q2. Drivers who change enough power unit elements to earn a back of the grid penalty

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ferrari now needs a dramatic turnaround to beat Mercedes to the 2018 Formula 1 world championship, and is counting on the major upgrade it introduced during the Russian Grand Prix. Wholesale changes appeared on the SF71H at Sochi, as the team introduced

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes’ decision to ask Valtteri Bottas to cede position to Lewis Hamilton in Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix proved contentious, with Toto Wolff admitting he felt like “the baddy” post-race. Having started from pole, Bottas was running second and on course to

Red Bull Formula 1 boss Christian Horner says Max Verstappen’s early Russian Grand Prix charge was like watching the start of a wet race, such was his rate of progress. From 19th on the grid, Verstappen made up six places on the first lap and by lap eight had cleared the midfield cars to run

The FIA is considering switching the Formula 1 qualifying format to four sessions for 2019 in an effort to generate more excitement A revised format discussed at the recent Strategy Group meeting would involve four cars being eliminated in Q1, Q2 and Q3, leaving just eight for a final shootout in a new Q4 session.

Toto Wolff took responsibility for Mercedes pitting Lewis Hamilton later than planned in the Russian GP, exposing him to Sebastian Vettel, as he had distracted chief strategist James Vowles. Valtteri Bottas had led the race and pitted on lap 12 of 53, but Mercedes did not bring Hamilton in on the following lap. But Ferrari

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault driver Carlos Sainz blamed Williams driver Sergey Sirotkin for the clash that ended his hopes of a good result in Formula 1’s Russian Grand Prix. Sainz and Sirotkin made contact on the opening lap of the Sochi race when the Russian

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Honda’s latest Formula 1 upgrade has moved it ahead of Renault in the engine pecking order, according to Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost. The Japanese manufacturer introduced its second upgrade of the season in Russia on Friday, and although it has

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Fernando Alonso believes the Russian Grand Prix’s Formula 2 support race was “the most fun part of the day” for fans after Formula 1 qualifying featured “nonsense” and “boring” segments. Alonso went into qualifying with a grid penalty because of engine component

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Max Verstappen has been punished for a yellow flag infringement during Russian Grand Prix Formula 1 qualifying, increasing his grid penalty for the weekend. The Red Bull driver was already last on the provisional starting grid for the Sochi race, having taken

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Max Verstappen claims Renault would “already be world champions” if Formula 1 boss Cyril Abiteboul was not “moaning about me all the time”. The Red Bull driver’s comments, made on Dutch television, continue a war of words with the Renault chief in

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver Brendon Hartley says “everyone is quite excited about the step” Honda has made with its latest engine upgrade at the Russian Grand Prix. Honda has introduced an upgrade for the race at Sochi and while it has

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Kevin Magnussen has revealed his new deal with the Haas Formula 1 team runs through to the end of the 2020 season. The 25-year-old Dane, who joined Haas from Renault before the start of the 2017 campaign, has been the outfit’s top

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. The Haas Formula 1 team has finally settled the “strange” insurance claim it pursued following Romain Grosjean’s bizarre crash in practice for last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix. Grosjean struck a dislodged drain cover at 170mph, which sent him spinning into the barriers

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Force India’s administrator FRP Advisory LLP has hit out at the Russian company Uralkali for taking legal action over its sale of the Formula 1 team. Uralkali is suing the administrator because it believes that the winning bid from the consortium led

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Max Verstappen says Red Bull had to use an older Renault Formula 1 engine for the Russian Grand Prix, because the spec C powerunit cannot run in upcoming high-altitude races. Red Bull has elected to move both Verstappen and team-mate Daniel Ricciardo

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 should be more open to the idea of allowing teams to run special one-off liveries, says McLaren CEO Zak Brown. F1’s current commercial rights agreements limit teams to running the same colour scheme on both cars for the entire season.

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 1 has launched a dedicated live timing app after the criticism it received following the unveiling of its latest mobile app during the Singapore Grand Prix weekend. Reviews of the latest upgrade of the official F1 app were very critical due

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Ex-Formula 1 driver Johnny Herbert says Stoffel Vandoorne’s fate is the perfect example of how a career in F1 is “not a given” for rising stars such as Lando Norris. Vandoorne has a sparkling junior single-seater CV, having won the Formula Renault

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Daniel Ricciardo says that 2018 has been his “weirdest” season of racing, thanks to his early season success, recent frustrations and decision to quit Red Bull in Formula 1. The Australian’s triumphs in China and Monaco earlier this year made him an

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff said he would be “overwhelmed” to see his outgoing reserve driver Pascal Wehrlein return to Formula 1 in the future. Wehrlein contested two seasons in F1 with Mercedes backing at Manor and Sauber, but there was no

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Antonio Giovinazzi will be promoted to a Sauber race seat for the 2019 Formula 1 season, as team-mate to Kimi Raikkonen. Ferrari protege Giovinazzi was vying with Sauber incumbent Marcus Ericsson for the seat alongside the 2007 F1 world champion. A Sauber

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sergio Perez says he talked to McLaren about a Formula 1 drive next season, but never seriously considered returning to the team that dropped him in 2013. Perez has had a rollercoaster career in which he was part of the Ferrari Driver

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Lance Stroll believes that Williams’s underperformance this season has concealed his development as a Formula 1 driver, but that he is still a long way from fulfilling his potential. Stroll has finished in the top 10 at just two grands prix this

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Kimi Raikkonen has had a first Formula 1 seat fitting at Sauber, prompting speculation that he could test for the team later this year. The 2007 world champion is based close to Sauber’s Hinwil base, so it made sense for Raikkonen to

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Stoffel Vandoorne believes he can follow Kevin Magnussen’s example and reset his Formula 1 career after being dropped by McLaren. Like Vandoorne, Magnussen is a product of McLaren’s young driver programme. He was let go at the end of 2015, after just

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Formula 2 championship leader and Mercedes protege George Russell believes Formula 1 is lacking “at least two teams” after his prospects of securing a 2019 drive have faded. Russell turned down a first Free Practice outing of the year ahead of the

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Sebastian Vettel says he will be sad not to have Kimi Raikkonen as his Ferrari Formula 1 team-mate next year, because they have a relationship based on “zero bull****”. Raikkonen has driven for Ferrari since 2014, racing alongside Vettel for the past

Get unlimited access You have only 5 articles remaining to view this month. Renault Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr believes Racing Point Force India can still challenge his team for fourth in the constructors’ championship despite having its points reset to zero. In the tight battle for fourth place – which also yields a