For the fourth consecutive year, Mercedes was both the Formula 1 world champion constructor and provider of the car of the world champion driver, in this case Lewis Hamilton.But 2017 was different. Sure, the ultimate outcome was the same, but Mercedes won only through the dogged efforts of a tough,...

Valtteri Bottas says his first season at Mercedes showed him that he is able to beat Lewis Hamilton to the drivers' championship if he can improve his consistency.The Finn was drafted in relatively late as Nico Rosberg's replacement ahead of the 2017 season, and struggled at times to match his...

McLaren's chassis would have seen it delivering performance close to Red Bull's level if it had been running a Renault power unit last season, according to Zak Brown.2018 will see McLaren switching to the French power unit supplier after ending its deal with Honda following three years of struggle. Under...

Amazon Prime Video is set to premiere a new four-part mini-series titled 'Grand Prix Driver,' chronicling the difficult 2017 Formula 1 season of McLaren-Honda. The documentary series, which is narrated by actor Michael Douglas, will be available for Amazon Prime customers to stream starting Feb. 9. It will offer "unprecedented...

Sebastian Vettel has warned against making overtaking too easy in Formula 1 in response to complaints about boring races.The 2017 season finished with a far from spectacular race in Abu Dhabi, with little in the way of overtaking as the new generation of car did not appear conducive to close...

Williams chief technical officer Paddy Lowe insists his team did not lose ground to Force India in terms of car performance as much as the 2017 championship standings suggest.Having been locked in a tight battle with Force India for much of 2016, ultimately losing out on fourth in the constructors'...

Force India chief operating officer Otmar Szafnauer has praised his team for the "remarkable" development rate it was able to show in the first year of new regulations last season.Having secured a best-ever constructors' championship finish of fourth place in 2016, Force India retained that spot with ease as it...

Marcus Ericsson believes he was closer to former Sauber teammate Pascal Wehrlein in 2017 than the final championship standings suggest.Despite missing the first two races due to a back injury, Wehrlein went on to score five points in his season with Sauber – finishing eighth in Spain and tenth in...

McLaren found more performance in developing its chassis in 2017 than Honda made with its power unit, according to Zak Brown.Last season marked the introduction of new aerodynamic regulations that resulted in lap times being up to five seconds per lap faster compared to when the new rules were designed...

RACER's Marshall Pruett and Will Buxton close out the year with a two-hour podcast review of the 2017 Formula 1 season, and wrap the conversation with selections for Driver of the Year, Social Media Idiot of the Year, and a number of other made-up awards.