Gossip: F1 race start times set to change?

- Formula 1 race start times could be set to change in the future under proposals tabled to broadcasters at a meeting earlier this week in a bid to capture a wider international audience (BBC Sport)

- Juan Pablo Montoya says that Fernando Alonso has the ability to complete the 'triple crown of motorsport' despite being one step behind currently (Motorsport Week)

- Mercedes is rumoured to be facing temperature problems with its new W09 Formula 1 car after reducing the wheelbase for 2018 (Sportfair.it)

- Manor would be open to returning to F1 in the future if a cost cap were to be introduced by Liberty Media and stuck to (Planet F1)

- Hopes of a Dutch Grand Prix returning to the calendar in the future were boosted after a positive review from FIA race director Charlie Whiting earlier this week (Nos.nl)

- F1 fans in Germany will not be able to watch races uninterrupted in 2018 following Sky Germany's decision to not renew its broadcast contract (Motorsport-Magazin)