F1 Features

With only three power units available for the season and having completed six of the 21-race championship it is a good time to bring an upgraded specification, reserving the high mileage unit for its final weekend at a less power-sensitive circuit.

Recapping all of the additional news and notes from practice day for the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Since Liberty took the reins of Formula 1 at the start of 2017, the sport’s new owners have been subject to all manner of thinkpieces on their first 100 days, their first year in the sport, and on the changes - or lack thereof - that Liberty have introduced.

Attended by hundreds of delegates and officials from national motorsport authorities from all over the world, the FIA Sport Conference has established itself as an event where ideas are put forward, new concepts are discussed and the big issues are tackled.

Recapping all of the additional news and notes from the paddock at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on Thursday, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

The rumour mill has been bubbling away for a few weeks now about Brendon Hartley’s future with Toro Rosso in Formula 1 after a difficult start to the season.

Red Bull and Ricciardo set for true title contention test 

Redemption was the word on Daniel Ricciardo’s lips following his stellar performance to cap off a weekend of domination with a brilliant maiden Monaco Formula 1 win. 

Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix may have been highlighted by a stunning drive from Daniel Ricciardo at the front en route to victory, but there were a number of impressive outings up and down the Formula 1 field. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 8 

With a final recap of all the action in Monaco following Daniel Ricciardo's victory on Sunday, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

“The secret to winning is going as slowly as possible.”

Recapping all of the odds and ends from qualifying day for the Monaco Grand Prix, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his paddock notebook.

Daniel Ricciardo’s charge to pole position in Formula 1 qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday may have come as a surprise given the sport’s formbook, yet all of the signs we’ve seen so far this season pointed towards a Red Bull topping Q3.

It may be a rest day for Formula 1 on-track, but there's still lots going on in the paddock - the same going for Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith's notebook.

One of the first lessons you learn when working in Formula 1 is the way in which the tracks that are fan favourites often tend to be the races paddock people most dread. 

With a round-up of all the additional news and notes from the paddock in Monaco on Thursday, Crash.net F1 Editor Luke Smith brings you his notebook.

2018 marks a number of significant anniversaries for McLaren in Formula 1.

- Romain Grosjean will be racing with his spare chassis from Spain this weekend after his race chassis was damaged during the Lap 1 crash in Barcelona. The chassis for Monaco is the same chassis that was severely damaged in the crash in Baku before being patched up.

Almost a decade has passed since Sauber scored its one and only victory in Formula 1. Friday practice for next month’s Canadian Grand Prix will mark exactly 10 years to the day since Robert Kubica took an iconic win for the then BMW-backed squad in Montreal.

Looking back on a busy Spanish Grand Prix weekend, Crash.net brings you its full Formula 1 driver ratings as we see our first perfect 10 of the season. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 10

- Lewis Hamilton broke Michael Schumacher’s all-time record for F1 wins from pole position on Sunday, converting P1 in the grid into P1 in the race for the 41st time of his career. “It’s still very surreal,” Hamilton said.

After thrilling contests in Bahrain, China and Baku, Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix saw Formula 1 revert to a more leisurely, perhaps even predictable beat.

Recapping all of the news and notes from qualifying day for the Spanish Grand Prix, check out Crash.net's Paddock Notebook.

The final battle for pole position in Formula 1 is often one of the most exciting and entertaining parts of the race weekend.