Formula One News — March 2018

MARCH 20, 2018

Wolff confident amid Hamilton contract delay

Toto Wolff is still confident Lewis Hamilton will sign up with Mercedes beyond 2018.

Haas seems very fast in 2018 says Wolff

Toto Wolff admits Haas may be 'best of the rest' in Melbourne.

McLaren has fixed testing problems says Boullier

McLaren has sorted its problems in time for this weekend's 2018 season opener.

MARCH 19, 2018

Brawn admits F1 cars must lose weight

Ross Brawn has acknowledged that formula one cars must lose weight.

Verstappen admits he is Marko's new project

Max Verstappen has admitted he is boss Dr Helmut Marko's "new project".

Ricciardo on contract tightrope says Webber

Daniel Ricciardo will walk a contract "tightrope" in 2018.

F1 cars can speed up with Halo says Wurz

F1 can speed up now that the controversial 'Halo' safety feature is attached to the cars.

Ousted Wehrlein left with weird feeling

Pascal Wehrlein admits it's a "weird feeling" to be left on the sidelines as the 2018 season begins.

Ocon admits eyeing Mercedes future

Esteban Ocon admits he is quietly eyeing a future at Mercedes.

Too early to dream about Ferrari says Leclerc

Charles Leclerc says it's too early to dream about a future at Ferrari.

Copenhagen official plays down F1 hopes

A top Copenhagen official has played down hopes the Danish capital could soon join the F1 calendar.

Hamilton hints at Mercedes contract delay

A new deal between Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes could be delayed.

MARCH 15, 2018

Ferrari free to quit F1 says Todt

Ferrari is free to quit formula one after 2020, FIA president Jean Todt says.

Hamilton expects new deal soon

Lewis Hamilton remains confident he will be staying with Mercedes beyond 2018.

2018 is year of truth for Liberty says Wolff

Toto Wolff thinks 2018 is a year of truth for F1's new owner Liberty Media.

Red Bull could replace Ricciardo with Sainz says Horner

Red Bull has Carlos Sainz waiting in the wings if talks with Daniel Ricciardo break down.

Renault exhaust legal for now says Whiting

F1's governing body will not ask Renault to change the layout of its 2018 exhaust.

Berger backs new Honda boss

Gerhard Berger thinks Honda is on track to improve in formula one.

Zandvoort boss plays down F1 chances

Zandvoort owner Bernhard van Oranje has admitted that a Dutch grand prix at the circuit is unlikely.

Lowe says Kubica comparisons not right

Paddy Lowe has hit back at claims Robert Kubica is a faster driver than both of Williams' 2018 race drivers.

MARCH 14, 2018

Abiteboul says F1 cannot go on like this

Cyril Abiteboul thinks formula one needs to change.

Vettel not worried about winter testing results

Sebastian Vettel says he has faith in Ferrari ahead of the 2018 season.

Halo still annoying and ugly says Magnussen

Kevin Magnussen is continuing to rail against the mandatory 'Halo' device featured on all F1 cars in 2018.

MARCH 13, 2018

Renault not targeting 2018 race win says Prost

Alain Prost says Renault is not setting goals for 2018, but he will not rule out a podium for the French team.

McLaren not pessimistic about 2018 says Alonso

Fernando Alonso insists he is "not pessimistic" after a fourth consecutive troubled winter for McLaren.