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F1 2019 – driver line-up so far…
Force India announces Lance Stroll will replace Esteban Ocon for the 2019 Formula 1 season, partnering Sergio Perez, to completed the grid for next year. The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. Mercedes:

How F2’s underrated star of 2018 got his F1 break
2018 has been a whirlwind year for Alexander Albon. It started with uncertainty, and has ended with an unexpected call up to Formula 1.

F1 Driver Ratings - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
With a final run-down following the Formula 1 season finale in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, here are Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith’s complete driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 10

F1 Paddock Notebook - Abu Dhabi GP Sunday
With a final recap from the Yas Marina Circuit following the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

F1 Race Analysis: How ‘New Lewis’ signed off in style
Lewis Hamilton’s level of celebrity has done wonders for Formula 1, helping bring the sport to plenty of new audiences by giving it prime billing in gossip columns and red-top magazines all over the world.

How will Formula 1 remember Fernando Alonso?
Any racing driver will find themselves amid the final weekend of their Formula 1 careers at one stage or another, whether they are aware of it or not.

F1 Qualifying Analysis: Another warning shot to Hamilton's rivals
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix may be a dead-rubber in relation to the Formula 1 title race, given both championships have already been settled in 2018, yet it did not stop Mercedes from delivering yet another crushing display in qualifying at Yas Marina Circuit on Saturday night.

F1 Paddock Notebook – Abu Dhabi GP Saturday
Recapping all of the additional news and notes from the Yas Marina Circuit following Saturday's final practice and qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Kate Walker: The end of an automotive era as we know it?
The automotive industry has been undergoing significant changes since the turn of the millennium.

F1 Paddock Notebook – Abu Dhabi GP Friday
Recapping all of the additional news and notes from the Yas Marina Circuit following Friday's practice running ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Ocon-Verstappen spat shines a light on future F1 rivalries
“You guys like the drama, don’t you? Like two weeks after…” Max Verstappen’s opening comment in Thursday’s FIA press conference was really a rhetorical question. Yes, we like drama. We like rivalries. We like spats. Even a fortnight later, we’re all still talking about it.

Fernando Alonso’s greatest drives of his Formula 1 career
This weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will act as Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 send-off as he calls time on his tenure in the sport. With two world championship titles and 32 Grand Prix victories to his name, the 37-year-old Spaniard is considered one of greatest drivers of all time.

F1 Paddock Notebook – Abu Dhabi GP Thursday
Recapping all of the additional news and notes from the Yas Marina Circuit following Thursday’s media activities ahead of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

F1 Driver Ratings – Brazilian Grand Prix
Following Sunday’s riveting Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith runs through the field with his driver ratings. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes – 9

Race Analysis: Why history will forget Verstappen’s Interlagos heroics
Amid all of the commotion in the wake of Max Verstappen’s altercation with Esteban Ocon following the Brazilian Grand Prix, a crucial fact was almost lost: there had in fact been an excellent Formula 1 race taking place at Interlagos on Sunday!

F1 Paddock Notebook - Brazilian GP Sunday
With a final recap from Interlagos following a dramatic day of action in the Brazilian Grand Prix, here's our F1 notebook.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Brazilian GP Saturday
- In a typical day in Interlagos, where four seasons were felt in the space of three hours and a tense qualifying took place, he did it again. Lewis Hamilton got his 82nd pole position, but this time he wasn’t really sure he had done enough when he crossed the line. “I

F1 Qualifying Analysis: Was Vettel lucky to avoid exclusion in Brazil?
The hours that followed qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix were among the most frantic of the 2018 Formula 1 season to date.

How F1’s Vietnamese dream reveals Brazil’s emerging nightmare
Three or four years ago, if you’d told me the future of the Brazilian Grand Prix was under threat, I would have been more than a little upset.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Brazilian GP Friday
Rounding up all of Friday's news and notes from the Interlagos paddock, here is our daily notebook.

F1 Paddock Notebook - Brazilian GP Thursday
Recapping all of the news and notes from the Interlagos paddock on Thursday, here is our paddock notebook.

How Infiniti is developing the next generation of Formula 1 engineers
Formula 1 has a number of young stars coming through its ranks at the moment. The likes of Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon and George Russell are all products of teams’ junior programmes, put in place to nurture upcoming talent and allow them to reach their full potential.

Why we should stop feeling sorry for Fernando Alonso
As we enter the final few races of Fernando Alonso’s Formula 1 career, there is a strange mix of emotions throughout the paddock when it comes to his pending departure.

When is the Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix and how can I watch it?
Formula 1 ventures to Brazil for the penultimate round of the 2018 season fresh from toasting five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton last time out in Mexico.