F1 Features

There may not have been much in the way of major breaking Formula 1 news over the Christmas holiday period, yet in the world of social media, two of the sport’s biggest stars have been making waves.

At this time of year Formula 1 is eager to reveal the best of the best for each classic category from best overtake to best radio, but with a tilted look back on the 2017 season Crash has come up with some of its own ‘alternative awards’...

The winter break offers Formula 1 fans and pundits the perfect chance to reflect on the season that has passed and pick some of the key points and highlights from another great year of grand prix racing.

The great and the good of British motorsport strutted their stuff at two major award ceremonies in London last weekend - but Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton only turned up at one of them!

Formula 1 has released its fan attendance figures for the 2017 season which showed an 8% increase on the 2016 numbers with a total of 4,071,400 fans at the 20-round campaign.

The 2017 Formula 1 World Championship may have come to a close this weekend at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but the final track action continues at the Yas Marina circuit for the post-season Pirelli tyre test.

Toro Rosso's spat with Renault makes Red Bull the biggest loser

The drivers entered into the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship have used the below listed number of power unit elements during this season so far:  

As debate rages on whether Max Verstappen was harshly treated with his post-race five-second penalty demoting him off the podium at the United States Grand Prix Formula 1 has come under fire, but it had already been shot at from the other side of the world by defe

Match point for Hamilton and Mercedes

The drivers entered into the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship have used the below listed number of power unit elements during this season so far:  

The loss of the Malaysian Grand Prix after 19 years will mark the first real change in Formula 1’s approach to race contracts since Liberty Media’ takeover and the overhaul of its management team.

Jetting off to this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix, there wasn’t the same kind of inevitability hanging in the air about the news that would follow as there had been two weeks ago in Singapore.

The drivers entered into the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship have used the below listed number of power unit elements during this season so far:   After the Singapore Grand Prix (Round 14 of 20)

The domino effect of F1’s driver and engine market was no more clear than in Singapore when all of the announcements came through bit by bit. But do not go thinking it ended last weekend. There is still plenty that needs to be resolved between now and the end of the season.

For a driver that has quietly made a name for himself as one of Formula 1’s up-and-coming stars in the 12 months since his race debut, Esteban Ocon’s rise up the ranks has hardly been straightforward.

While the summer break may be a time for Formula 1 to cool down and take stock of the season that has unfolded thus far, the sport’s bosses will be quietly mulling over not only what the second half of the year will bring, but also what lies far beyond that.

The introduction of the 'Halo' cockpit protection device to Formula 1 for 2018 has divided opinion throughout motorsport - but what do the drivers themselves have to say on the matter? In their own words, here's what the majority of the F1 grid had to say about Halo.

Want to get the inside line on how to maximise your experience of the British Grand Prix at Silverstone?

After Baku's surprisingly tame debut last year it seemed as if this season's race aimed to pack in double the action to make up for it.

After six years in F1, Graeme Lowdon took the Manor name into the WEC last year - but what does the future hold for the team? It's all a question of strategy.

Meet Joshua Paul, who tells the narrative of the 2017 F1 season through the lens of a camera first used in 1913...

Five rounds down and should Ferrari be worried that it is already maximising its power unit elements for the 2017 season...

Bernie Ecclestone may be correct that Liberty Media purchased F1 to make big profits... but at least it's bringing fans along for a fun ride.