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The 2019 season of F1 continues to surprise with potential changes to the sport. Already confirmed is a fuel increase, allowing the cars to race harder. Simpler aero aimed at making overtaking easier and to encourage closer racing is another change making way next season.

This is it. Beginning in 2019, F1 aerodynamics look to become a lot simpler. The reasoning is simple: to encourage closer racing and make overtaking easier.

If this season weren’t enough already, Red Bull has begun talks with Honda for an engine deal in 2019.

It was one of the biggest stories of the 2017 Formula One season: McLaren and Honda split after three years.

As of late, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix has garnered a reputation for being a spectacle. Following yesterday’s qualifying results, it set the stage for an interesting race. Sure enough, today’s race delivered the unexpected in droves, from beginning to end.

The story so far in the 2018 Formula One season has been all about the Prancing Horse. Since the opening race in Australia, Ferrari has been a force to be reckoned with. For the team’s latest achievement, Sebastian Vettel has claimed his third consecutive pole position for tomorrow’s race.

Following this past weekend’s chaotic Chinese GP, F1 has revealed its plans for next year. This isn’t the first we’ve heard of a change to the 2019 season. Proposed earlier this month, the main intent was to address overtaking.

Formula One has confirmed its live subscription service, F1 TV, will launch ahead of the Spanish GP in May. Announced in February, the over the top (OTT) service is an alternative to TV coverage.

Heading into today’s Formula One race, we’d forgive fans for assuming the final finishing order. The first half of the race even played into these expectations — but the second half was utter chaos.

So far, the 2018 Formula One season has featured its fair share of surprises. Qualifying for tomorrow’s Chinese Grand Prix did not present many, however. For the third time this season, Sebastian Vettel starts on the front row for Ferrari.

F1 returns this weekend for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the second race of the season. The events of Australia have already caused a stir, as both Haas and Mercedes have come under fire. Discussions around the inaugural race continue, albeit now the focus is on overtaking.

Only a week after the inaugural race of the 2018 F1 season, controversial topics are in full swing. Following the first race of 2018, we learned Haas’ relationship with Ferrari is under fire. Now it appears another team is in the spotlight: Mercedes.

This past weekend saw the return of Formula 1 for the 2018 season. The season-opening race in Australia kicked things off to the usual fare, down to the almost identical results. While the race itself proved formulaic (no pun intended), one team stood out: Haas.

Safety cars are an amazing bit of kit. They’re sleek, powerful and fast enough to keep the race cars behind them to negotiate obstacles safely.

F1 and Netflix have partnered to develop a documentary based on the 2018 season, set to air in early 2019.

The opening race of the 2018 season was a spectacle, kicking things off on the right foot. Much like yesterday’s qualifying session, the race results took a familiar turn. Lewis Hamilton may have secured pole for today’s race but it was Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel that took the victory, mirroring last year’s result.

The inaugural race weekend of the 2018 Formula One season is here. Fans tuning into the first qualifying session of the year will discover the pecking order continues unabated. That is to say, all the familiar faces remain in their usual positions.

The 2018 season of Formula One is almost here. As we’re all aware, this season brings several changes to the sport, the most significant being the halo cockpit protection device.

Volkswagen has revealed the car it hopes will take it to the top of the racing world, quite literally.

For those who’d say modern motorsport is too officious and rigid, we say “pants”. Specifically, we say “Lucas di Grassi’s underpants”.