Formula One News — October 2018

Daniel Ricciardo says his poor second half of 2018 has been "complex and confusing".

Romain Grosjean has hit out at the 'penalty points' system in F1.

Fernando Alonso has hit back at suggestions he is only quitting F1 because he could not secure a competitive race seat.

Stoffel Vandoorne has denied he needs to become more "aggressive" to succeed in motor racing.

Niki Lauda's doctors are not ruling out a return to the F1 paddock for the Mercedes team chairman in time for the season finale in Abu Dhabi.

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Maurizio Arrivabene says it was his decision to oust Kimi Raikkonen.

Sergio Perez is confident Mexico's place on the F1 calendar is secure.

Fernando Alonso's former F1 teammate Felipe Massa thinks the Spaniard could seriously consider a move to Formula E.

Sebastian Vettel's end-of-season slump may be due to "family problems".

Niki Lauda has left Vienna's general hospital after a three month recovery from a lung transplant.

F1 sporting boss Ross Brawn thinks Sebastian Vettel has driven his own 2018 championship campaign "off the track".

Former F1 driver Thierry Boutsen says fellow Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne has lost his race seat because he did not perform.

Members of the Red Bull team are making "jokes" about Daniel Ricciardo.

Lewis Hamilton says the gap between the top teams and the others in the field is a "serious problem" for formula one.

Dr Helmut Marko thinks Max Verstappen could be a title contender in 2019.

Brendon Hartley says the uncertainty about his place at Toro Rosso for 2019 is getting "annoying".

Kevin Magnussen has hit out at F1's fuel-saving rules.

Force India is holding off on confirming Lance Stroll for 2019 out of "courtesy" to Esteban Ocon.

Sebastian Vettel has admitted both he and Ferrari need to improve in order to get back into shape to win a world championship.

Valtteri Bottas could be ousted at the eleventh hour in order to improve the Mercedes team and rescue the career of Esteban Ocon.

Robert Kubica's 'plan B' for 2019 could be a test driver role at Ferrari.

Stoffel Vandoorne's F1 career could be over because he was not "aggressive" enough with McLaren.

Kimi Raikkonen says he is "very happy" to join Sauber for 2019, even though he finally ended his winning drought on Sunday in Austin.

Max Verstappen admits he is getting excited about 2019.