F1 Features

Following a number of big-name moves and shock announcements, this season has produced one of the most unpredictable and baffling Formula 1 driver markets in recent memory.

Recapping all of the news and notes from Friday in Singapore, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Recapping all of the added news and notes in Singapore on Thursday, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Just when all seemed to be quietening down in the driver market following a number of surprising switches and bombshell announcements, the latest piece in the unpredictable Formula 1 2019 puzzle fell into place in the build-up to the Singapore Grand Prix.

On Tuesday Ferrari confirmed 2018 would be Kimi Raikkonen's last season at the team, bringing to an end his second spell at the Scuderia.

This weekend’s Singapore Grand Prix will mark two years since Chase Carey first entered the Formula 1 paddock following Liberty Media’s takeover of the sport - and so, so much has changed in that time.

At a time when British representation on the Formula 1 grid is at its lowest full-time level in almost 40 years, the number of young drivers flying the Union Jack offers real hope for the nation’s future at the pinnacle of motorsport.

Lando Norris’ ascension into a Formula 1 race seat with McLaren had a sense of inevitability about it.

Nine races, four different winners and numerous permutations up and down the grid.

Recapping all of the news and notes following raceday at Monza, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

When Sebastian Vettel proudly told Ferrari over the radio they would “take the English flag and hang it in Maranello” following his British Grand Prix victory in July, few would have seen it coming back to bite him six weeks later.

At this year’s British Grand Prix, I had a casual chat with one of the F1 big cheeses during which I suggested that they put one person on the F1 calendar planning committee who actually flies economy.

Despite the introduction of several new low-drag venues to the F1 calendar such as Azerbaijan, Russia and Mexico, the Italian Grand Prix is the only round where the grid is undivided on aerodynamic setup.

Recapping all of the additional news and notes following qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

There was something akin to the qualifying sessions of the mid-2000s on Saturday at Monza. It featured a thrilling fight for pole, a tight midfield battle, record speeds - and, to cap it all off, a Kimi Raikkonen pole position.

Checking in from the Autodromo Nazionale Monza after media day ahead of the Italian Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Another Italian Grand Prix rolls around as Formula 1 arrives in Monza but there is still no sign of the nation with one of the heaviest presence in the sport seeing a driver return to the grid.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 8

With a round-up from Spa following Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his final paddock notebook of the weekend.

Raw statistics and results can often be misleading, particularly in Formula 1.

On the drive into Spa for the race on Sunday, it was impossible not to gauge the huge number of fans coming into the circuit in support of one driver. It’s all just so orange around here.

With a recap of all the additional news and notes from Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on Saturday, Crash.net F1 Digital Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Sport as a whole may love a good narrative, the rise of the underdog is something we rarely see in Formula 1 nowadays. In a time where financial muscle and depth of resources seems to dictate the pecking order, it is very rare for us to be treated to a true upset.

After a month of speculation, the future of the racing team formerly known as Sahara Force India has been revealed. Points-less, and under a new name - but with the same bright pink livery - the Silverstone racers have been reborn as Racing Point Force India.