It wasn't supposed to go like this.At the end of 2017, there was optimism around Williams. Lance Stroll brought significant funding, but had also provided some standout results in his rookie season that suggested he could be a solid long-term prospect. Felipe Massa was on the way out, but Robert...

Toto Wolff insists Mercedes is excited by the "amazing battle" it is locked in with Ferrari and Red Bull for honors this season ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.Mercedes has yet to win a race heading into the fourth round of the new season, marking its longest run without a...

Daniel Ricciardo says his victory in the Chinese Grand Prix shows how "crazy" Formula 1 is after he nearly missed qualifying on Saturday.Red Bull faced a race against time to replace Ricciardo's power unit after a turbo failure during FP3, with the team getting him on track with one minute...

Fernando Alonso describes the next two months as "crucial" for McLaren if it wants to fight near the front of the field this season.McLaren started 2018 with a double points finish as Alonso secured fifth place in Melbourne and Stoffel Vandoorne came home in ninth. Despite the good result, the...

Force India is confident its 2018 car has "huge development potential" after introducing an upgrade at the Australian Grand Prix.The team launched a fairly basic specification of car during pre-season testing that it then updated in Melbourne last weekend, but found itself just outside the points at the end of...

Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari's 2018 car "has huge potential" after taking a somewhat fortunate victory in the Australian Grand Prix.Starting from third on the grid, Vettel struggled to make progress as polesitter Lewis Hamilton led Kimi Raikkonen, with the Mercedes appearing the quicker car. However, having run long on his...

Fernando Alonso expects McLaren to make the most progress during 2018 compared to its rivals and expects the Australian Grand Prix to be its least competitive weekend of the season.After three years with Honda, McLaren switched to Renault power units this season but suffered a number of reliability issues during...

Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel are both relishing the chance to fight for a fifth Formula 1 world championship against each other in 2018.For the first time in F1 history, two four-time world champions will be competing at the same time, with Hamilton and Vettel also joined by fellow world...

Pirelli expects the Formula 1 teams to face a steep learning curve with its new tires during the first half of the 2018 season.The tire manufacturer has made a number of changes to the compounds this year, including making them all a step softer to try and encourage higher levels...

Sebastian Vettel is envisaging a similar relationship with Lewis Hamilton in 2018 as he maintains Mercedes is the team to beat this season.Hamilton and Vettel engaged in a close championship battle for much of last year, with the fight boiling over in Azerbaijan when the Ferrari driver deliberately hit his...