Formula One News — August 2018

Dr Helmut Marko says grands prix are not the same in the absence of Niki Lauda.

Force India has only slipped in 2018 because of its financial problems.

Dr Helmut Marko says Daniel Ricciardo's decision to quit Red Bull was "very strange".

Red Bull is poised to decide Pierre Gasly's 2019 replacement at Toro Rosso in the coming days.

Force India's takeover by the Lawrence Stroll-led consortium could have hit a road bump.

Ferrari is poised to announce the identity of Sebastian Vettel's teammate for 2019.

F1 commercial boss Sean Bratches wants Fernando Alonso to remain in the sport as an ambassador.

It could take McLaren "years" to get back to the front of the grid.

Monza is still facing an uncertain future.

His relationship with Dr Helmut Marko all patched up, Pierre Gasly is now headed for the F1 big-time.

Paddy Lowe says Williams must endure more "pain" before solving its problems.

Giancarlo Fisichella says it is not true that Fernando Alonso causes problems inside every F1 team.

Carlos Sainz has denied that his former teammate Max Verstappen vetoed his potential move to Red Bull for 2019.

Stoffel Vandoorne's manager has dismissed speculation the Belgian is set to be ousted by McLaren.

Fernando Alonso has backed McLaren's choice of replacement for him.

Dan Ticktum has given a strong hint that he might be about to make his move into formula one.

Sergio Perez says he rejected an offer to join Renault.

The "chaos" brought by Fernando Alonso means the Spaniard was not able to reach his full potential in F1.

Valtteri Bottas says escaping the F1 news has been impossible during the August break.

Niki Lauda is making progress as he continues to recover from a lung transplant.

Kimi Raikkonen says he cannot understand why Nico Rosberg retired as world champion after 2016.

F1 may be in its summer 'shutdown', but the rumour mill is still in overdrive.

Although sitting out 2019, Fernando Alonso says he is not ruling out a return to formula one in the future.

Michael Schumacher's manager has denied reports the F1 legend is moving to Spain.

Fernando Alonso is quitting F1 because he lost motivation -- but he could return.