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In the wake of a highly disappointing weekend in Monaco, Haas is introducing some significant upgrades in time for Canada.

Haas is bringing a "significant" set of new parts to the Canadian Grand Prix after purposefully delaying the first major upgrade for its 2018 Formula 1 car

While the American team struggled in Monaco last weekend, it has enjoyed an otherwise strong start to the season, even finishing sixth in Spain despite other teams introducing upgrades for that race. Haas team principal Gunther Steiner said in Spain that it was a conscious choice to wait to introduce new parts on the VF-18, which will appear in Montreal next weekend. “We’ve got quite ... Keep reading

Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes that Max Verstappen needs to “hit the reset button” to overcome his turbulent start to the season. Verstappen has been involved in numerous incidents over the start of the season, with the latest error being a costly one at the Monaco Grand Prix. At an event where Red Bull […]

Mallya says he want to focus on his own legal issues, and doesn't want them to impact the team.Although best known in his home country as an actor and media personality, the 31-year-old Siddarth has also worked in the family business, and served as a director of the Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL cricket team."I continue as team principal," Mallya Sr told Motorsport.com. "There was ... Keep reading

Force India director steps down, Red Bull prioritise engines over Ricciardo, plus more.

Vijay Mallya has resigned as a director of Force India and handed the board role to his son Siddarth, but he remains the team principal of the Silverstone outfit

Daniel Ricciardo should hold all the aces. Instead, he's staring at a joker. And it's not at all funny.Ricciardo is matching the top dogs at Mercedes and Ferrari for victories this season, lies third in the 2018 drivers' championship and drew comparisons to Michael Schumacher after winning in Monaco last weekend. His value to Red Bull is rammed home by teammate Max Verstappen having ... Keep reading

Formula 1's overhaul for 2021 should take inspiration from its ground-effect era, according to 2016 world champion Nico Rosberg

Liberty Media took control of F1’s commercial rights during Rosberg’s title-winning season, and the former Mercedes driver has watched from the outside since retiring from F1 at the end of that year.F1 will introduce simpler front wings next year to try to make it easier for cars to follow ahead of a raft of changes planned for 2021 that are designed to improve racing and reduce the ... Keep reading

Force India co-owner Vijay Mallya has stepped down as a director of the Silverstone based outfit.

Having struggled with the hypersofts in Monaco, Mercedes fears more of the same in Canada.

Although there are obvious advantages in upgrading for a power track like Montreal, the final choice will be influenced by the fact that some drivers have used different numbers of elements.Even those who have only used one set thus far have run different total mileages, for example due to first-lap incidents.Two Renault-powered drivers are on the cusp of grid penalties, including ... Keep reading

Renault's upgraded Formula 1 engine is ready for the Canadian Grand Prix but the French manufacturer is not convinced it is best for every team, "in particular Red Bull", to use it in Montreal

Formula 1 race director Charlie Whiting believes new software will make it easier for governing body the FIA to monitor Ferrari's ERS, which has been questioned by rival teams

The FIA has been looking at the Ferrari ERS and unique twin-battery arrangement since the Azerbaijan GP, and Whiting confirmed after Thursday's running in Monaco that he was now satisfied with it.Read Also:The story behind the Ferrari ERS scandalContrary to earlier reports, Whiting says no extra sensors were fitted to the Ferraris in Monaco, and instead the FIA had t ... Keep reading

F1 has partnered with satellite radio broadcaster SiriusXM to open an office in New York City.

Next weekend's Canadian Grand Prix will likely help shape the next few years of grand prix racing, playing a decisive role in whether or not one of Formula 1's great teams can become more than just an occasional factor at the front and if a driver who can potentially establish himself as a 21st century great will have the chance to win a world championship.There was a time when a Red ... Keep reading

Toto Wolff has warned that the sport needs to focus more on other revenue streams, insisting that current race hosting fees are simply not sustainable.

The Monaco Grand Prix marked the latest step in Sauber's Formula 1 recovery, as it introduced arguably it biggest update package so far this season

The changes show how much better the Swiss outfit is working in its bid to move up the grid – with a combination of performance and Monaco-specific tweaks making their way onto the car.Cooling pushAs the average speed around Monaco is the lowest of the season, cooling can be an issue. The ambient temperature may not be the highest, but some teams will have had to open up their ... Keep reading

Alonso to make IndyCar switch, Ricciardo hints at title challenge, plus more.

The Russian rookie made it into the second part of qualifying for only the second time this season and started 12th, and would have remained in points contention had he not picked up a stop/go penalty for a Williams rules breach on the grid.Williams was fixing a wheel assembly problem on his car after the three-minute board had been given prior to the start and the ensuing penalty ... Keep reading

Monaco was proof that Williams has cleared the worst part of its season, according to the Formula 1 team's driver Sergey Sirotkin

In the wake of criticism from fans and drivers of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix, F1 technical boss Ross Brawn has leapt to the defence of the event.

It’s always important to remember the hidden heroes of motorsport, the people who “work in the shade” as legendary driver Jacky Ickx famously called them – the volunteers and marshals. Without them we’d have no motor racing. In Monaco the marshals’ speed and skill was again in evidence as they cleared away swiftly the broken […]

Ricciardo is weighing up whether to stay with Red Bull, which has backed him through his F1 career, at the same time his team is picking between ditching long-time engine supplier Renault for Honda.The Australian claimed his seventh GP victory last weekend in Monaco, while teammate Max Verstappen – who signed a lucrative new Red Bull deal late last year – started last after a practice ... Keep reading

Red Bull's decision on which Formula 1 engine it will use in 2019 will take priority over trying to commit Daniel Ricciardo to a new contract

Toto Wolff has expressed his frustration at the FIA for revealing Mercedes Formula 1 technical director James Allison and engine man Lorenzo Sassi helped prompt an investigation into Ferrari's ERS

Normally when the leader of a Grand Prix has a problem on the power unit that costs him 160hp, over two seconds a lap of pure performance, the pursuing drivers will find a way past.Had Daniel Ricciardo’s problem occurred anywhere other than Monaco, they would have done. And had it occurred before the only round of pit stops in the race, then he might have been vulnerable to a strategy ... Keep reading

Red Bull arrived in Monaco with its best chance so far this season of a strong performance, with the circuit perfectly suited to its Formula 1 chassis/engine package

The saga of the Ferrari ERS system has been both a fascinating case study into how the FIA deals with suspicions stirred up by rival teams, and also an intriguing insight into just how much pressure the Maranello outfit is piling on Mercedes this year.The two teams may now be unlikely pals and fully aligned when it comes to politics, but with matters on track, there's still a bitter ... Keep reading

One important factor boosting its confidence levels is the fact that the RB14 is estimated to be at least 20cm shorter than Mercedes, which would make it more agile and better suited to the tight and twisty street circuit.On the back of a major update that arrived at the Spanish Grand Prix, the Milton Keynes-based went even more aggressive with its downforce push for Monte Carlo.The ... Keep reading

The FIA is considering scrapping the traditional Friday night Formula 1 drivers' briefing at grands prix

Resta is due to leave Ferrari at the end of this month to become technical director at Sauber after 17 years at the Italian team. While Resta's official Ferrari title was head of vehicle project coordination, he has acted as chief designer since the end of 2014.Ferrari’s intention is to divide the responsibilities that came with that role between a pool of enginee ... Keep reading

If the idea is put into practice, then from the start of 2019 the governing body will instead hold a joint get-together with drivers and team managers on a Thursday before track action gets underway.At the moment, the team managers meet with the FIA on Thursday afternoons before the start of the race weekend in order to discuss track changes and any issues from the previous race.The ... Keep reading

Ferrari will not replace its outgoing Formula 1 design chief Simone Resta directly and will instead share his responsibilities between technical personnel

Monaco nightmare appears to influence Mercedes tyre choice for Canada as German team remains wary of hypersofts.

Normally when the leader of a Grand Prix has a problem on the power unit that costs him 160hp, over two seconds a lap of pure performance, the pursuing drivers will find a way past. Had Daniel Ricciardo’s problem occurred anywhere other than Monaco, they would have done. And had it occurred before the only […]

While watching the Monaco Grand Prix wasn't the most exciting way to spend a Sunday afternoon, I suspect much of the negativity Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton expressed about the race came from their own frustration. I'm sure they would have seen things differently from the top of the podium.But there were several very interesting things from a technical point of view that the ... Keep reading

Enthusiast produces a simulation of the proposed track that will host the Miami Grand Prix.

Formula 1 tyre supplier Pirelli has revealed the tyre choices for the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix, with Mercedes selecting fewer hypersoft sets than all other teams

The Canada race will mark the second appearance of F1's all-new hypersoft tyre, the softest available compound in Pirelli's 2018 range.All 10 teams loaded up with hypersofts for the pink-walled tyre's first race in Monaco - and while it has remained the preferred tyre for the vast majority of the field for Montreal, Mercedes has opted for a conservative selection.The Silver Arrows ... Keep reading

Formula 2 driver Nicholas Latifi believes his dad's investment in the McLaren Formula 1 team's parent company has painted the wrong picture and says he understands the speculation it triggered

Last week the McLaren Group announced an investment of more than £200million from Michael Latifi had made him the company’s first new shareholder since Ron Dennis left.That led to suggestions his F2 race-winning son Nicholas could be pushed into a role with McLaren, but the F1 team’s CEO Zak Brown has said this ... Keep reading

Force India's Ocon hampered by brake-by-wire failure, Hamilton calls for new Monaco Grand Prix weekend format, plus more.

Daniel Ricciardo has revealed that he would have Lance Stroll in his fantasy F1 team... though not necessarily for the Canadian's racing skills.

Daniel Ricciardo claimed his and Red Bull’s second win of the season in Monaco last weekend, despite suffering an MGU-K failure, but Verstappen was not in contention after a practice crash made him miss qualifying and start last.It followed costly incidents in Bahrain, China and Azerbaijan, where he collided heavily with teammate Ricciardo. ... Keep reading

While his star driver is calling for changes at the iconic venue, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff urges that there should be no kneejerk reaction following Monaco "bore".

In his latest BBC Sport column, F1 driver Jolyon Palmer asks whether changes need to be made to the Monaco GP.

Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner believes Max Verstappen would benefit from a modified approach after his latest costly error

Processional? Sure. Impressive effort from Daniel Ricciardo? Absolutely. A classic grand prix? Errr...Some are saying Daniel Ricciardo's efforts in a wounded Bull make his drive one of the Monaco greats. Others – including some of the sport's biggest names – argue that it was the most boring race in F1 history.Make up your own mind by going deep into the race with Edd Straw's ... Keep reading

Up there with Schumacher in 1994? How does Daniel Ricciardo's Monaco Grand Prix victory compare to other stunning drives with mechanical problems?

1980 world champion Alan Jones believes countryman Daniel Ricciardo's drive to victory in Monaco was up there with the all-time greats.

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Esteban Ocon had to overcome a brake-by-wire failure in the closing laps of the Monaco Grand Prix as he held off Pierre Gasly, Nico Hulkenberg and Max Verstappen to secure sixth place

Ocon crossed the line just 0.6s clear of countryman Gasly, and only 23 seconds behind winner Daniel Ricciardo at the finish.That earned Force India best of the rest honours behind the drivers from the top three teams for the second time this season, following Sergio Perez's third place in Baku."Esteban lost the brake-by-wire for the last two laps," deputy team principal Bob Fernley ... Keep reading

Valtteri Bottas admits Mercedes was unable to match Toro Rosso driver Pierre Gasly's marathon opening stint on the hypersoft tyres at Monaco, where it struggled with Pirelli's softest rubber

Formula 1 must proceed carefully with plans for a cost cap because of the risk to jobs, leading team bosses say.

The Renault Formula 1 team has defended the strategy that left Carlos Sainz Jr feeling "very bitter" after the Monaco Grand Prix

Sainz questioned Renault's decision to fit ultrasoft tyres at his sole pitstop during the Monte Carlo F1 race, after he regressed from eighth on the grid to finish a distant 10th.Sainz finished more than 40 seconds behind teammate Nico Hulkenberg, who started outside the top 10 but was allowed through by Sainz as the Spaniard struggled for speed.Sainz was convinced he should have gon ... Keep reading

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Formula 1 must proceed carefully with plans for a cost cap because of the risk to jobs, leading team bosses say.

Toro Rosso's Pierre Gasly ran a very long first stint to rise from 10th to sixth but looked as though he would drop out of the points as others stopped earlier and eradicated his pitstop window.Hartley was 12th, heading a group of midfield contenders that moved into points contention by stopping earlier, and just 15 seconds behind Gasly on lap 26 but had dropped to 28s back when Gasly ... Keep reading

Ferrari designer Simone Resta is to leave the team at the end of May and will join Sauber as the Swiss outfit's technical director in July.

Lewis Hamilton does not expect Daniel Ricciardo to join Mercedes and says he "would imagine" the Australian's future is at Red Bull.

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 W09, leads Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari SF71H ... Keep reading

Sauber announces that Ferrari's former chief designer, Simone Resta, is to join the team as technical director.

Resta's official job title at Maranello was head of vehicle project coordination, but he has fulfilled the role of chief designer since the end of 2014.He originally joined Ferrari in 2001, working in various design and R&D roles. He began his F1 career with Minardi in 1998.Sauber recently split with its technical director Joerg Zander and team principal Fred Vasseur hinted that ... Keep reading

Ferrari's long-serving chief designer Simone Resta will leave the Formula 1 team at the end of this month to join Sauber as its technical director

Ferrari has revealed that its chief designer, Simone Resta is leaving Maranello for another F1 team.

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff angered by disclosures following Ferrari ERS investigation.

Sauber Formula 1 driver Charles Leclerc believes Toro Rosso played "a bit of a game" during the Monaco Grand Prix by getting Brendon Hartley to slow down others

Christian Horner refused to let the Red Bull Formula 1 team retire Daniel Ricciardo from the lead of the Monaco Grand Prix even if it meant his engine failed

Spectacular, unexpected victories founded on dramatic passes and opportunism have become Daniel Ricciardo's Formula 1 stock in trade. So perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that what was on course to be a dominant first Monaco Grand Prix victory from pole position turned into something else entirely when he lost 161bhp worth of electrical power and was forced into a rearguard ... Keep reading

An MGU-K failure early in the race meant Ricciardo lost 120kW (roughly 160bhp) of power from the energy recovery component, was forced to manage extreme rear brake temperatures and avoid using seventh or eighth gear.Red Bull considered getting Ricciardo to retire but Horner explained later he was adamant they needed to continue even though it carried a significant risk."He reported a ... Keep reading

Hamilton qualified and finished third, unable to challenge the cars ahead even though eventual winner Daniel Ricciardo was hobbled by an MGU-K failure.Fernando Alonso labelled a race of little incident "the most boring ever" and Hamilton suggested amending the circuit layout or mandating more than one pitstop might improve the landmark GP."It's got the biggest build-up," he said ... Keep reading

Lewis Hamilton has called for a change in format at the Monaco Grand Prix after a processional 2018 event that was criticised by several drivers

Max Verstappen "didn't want to go too risky" at Monaco Grand Prix, Toto Wolff hopes Stoffel Vandoorne is given time, plus more.

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso criticised Sunday's Monaco GP, saying it was "not really racing" and "the most boring race ever".

Stoffel Vandoorne believes McLaren sacrificed his Monaco Grand Prix chances in favour of Formula 1 team-mate Fernando Alonso

Today's post-race press conference with Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

Compared to the race weekend here last year, this one seemed more difficult right from the start.

Congratulations to the entire team on a well-deserved sixth place.

Leclerc slammed into the back of Hartley’s Toro Rosso after his Sauber suffered a brake failure exiting the tunnel, with the impact forcing both drivers out of the race.Both drivers were summoned to the stewards after the race, but with the incident clearly being caused by a car failure, no punishments were handed out.“The stewards reviewed video evidence and heard from the driver of ... Keep reading

Formula 1 stewards have decided to take no further action after investigating the crash between Charles Leclerc and Brendon Hartley towards the end of the Monaco Grand Prix

We saw a much more mixed blend of strategies in Monaco than we have witnessed in previous years, fulfilling the role that we hoped the new hypersoft would play here by adding another variable into the competitive mix.

Pierre Gasly did a fantastic job finishing in seventh place, he controlled the race from the beginning onwards and he really took care of his tyres.

In the end, this is what we had to expect. We got two cars home in 13th and 15th. There was not much more in it.

No safety cars for the first time since 2009 meant the Monte Carlo event was mostly a processional race, with Daniel Ricciardo winning from pole despite having a car that was 25% down on power.World champion Lewis Hamilton said after the race that the event "wasn't really racing", and Alonso - who missed last year's Monaco GP while competing in the Indy 500 - said he was underwhelmed ... Keep reading

Two-time world champion Fernando Alonso says the Monaco Grand Prix was "probably the most boring race ever in Formula 1"

Daniel Ricciardo plays down his title chances after his Monaco victory moves him up to third place in the world championship.

The introduction of the new hypersoft tyre meant tyre management was critical for the lead group in Monaco, but with track position crucial and overtaking opportunities scarce at the street circuit, all five frontrunners stuck to a one-stop strategy.Hamilton stopped as early as lap 12 and had to manage a set of ultrasofts for the remaining 66 laps, visibly struggling with front-left ... Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton feels the Monaco Grand Prix "wasn't really racing", with the leading cars forced to keep to a slow pace for most of the 78-lap event

Two years after being denied his first victory in Monaco, Daniel Ricciardo overcame technical problems to join one of Formula One’s most prestigious clubs and finally secure a win in Monte Carlo on Red Bull Racing’s 250th Grand Prix. Leading from pole position and managing the gap early on, the Australian had to contend with […]

Red Bull believes Daniel Ricciardo won the Monaco Grand Prix with a car that was 25% down on power, after suffering an MGU-K failure early in the race

Ricciardo made it clear over team radio during the Monte Carlo race that he was suffering a lack of power on the straights – which allowed nearest challenger Sebastian Vettel to close up.But after holding on to claim a sensational win, Red Bull boss Christian Horner hailed Ricciardo's performance - as he made clear how difficult things had been for the Australian."He has lost about ... Keep reading

Carlos Sainz says his 10th place finish in the Monaco Grand Prix felt "very bitter" after what he called a "disaster" of a race

The Renault driver had started from eighth position but went on to finish in 10th after struggling with his tyres following his first and only pitstop.Sainz pitted on lap 15 for ultrasofts, a decision that left him with over 60 laps to do on Pirelli's second-softest compound.The Spaniard believed the switch to ultrasofts instead of supersofts was a mistake that compromised his ... Keep reading

Despite race-long issues Daniel Ricciardo takes a hugely popular win at Monaco, to finally exorcise the demons of 2016.

The Australian had got away cleanly at the start from pole position, and appeared to have everything under control, when he began to report over the radio that he was suffering from a lack of horsepower.Despite being around 20km/h slower down the straights, and unable to use the seventh and eighth gear, he nevertheless managed to hold off the threat from closest challenger Sebastian ... Keep reading

Daniel Ricciardo has revealed he had to win the Monaco Grand Prix with just six of his car's eight gears, after suffering a lack of engine power

Daniel Ricciardo survived a reliability scare to hold off Sebastian Vettel and take his second win of the 2018 Formula 1 season in the Monaco Grand Prix

Full result of the Grand Prix de Monaco.

Daniel Ricciardo drives a masterful race to fend off Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari and win the Monaco Grand Prix in a stricken Red Bull.

Ricciardo was comfortably in charge early on before an apparent energy recovery system problem took hold for the majority of the race.He managed that loss of power to the end to clinch his seventh GP victory, with Vettel dropping back in second late on and Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes a distant third.Ricciardo covered Vettel into Turn 1 and had built a lead of 3.6s before the leaders ... Keep reading

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McLaren switched to Renault engines in the off-season after three miserable seasons with Honda, and Alonso said at the start of the season that the Woking-based team should be targeting the performance level of fellow Renault customer Red Bull.But while the team has become a reliable points-scorer since the switch, Red Bull has remained well out of reach – and this was particularly ... Keep reading

Fernando Alonso admits he and McLaren were "disappointed in a way" to see fellow Renault-powered Formula 1 team Red Bull's blistering pace in the Monaco Grand Prix weekend pace

Red Bull's racing consultant, Helmut Marko, believes the main cause of Max Verstappen's numerous incidents is his impatience.

Max Verstappen's repeat of his 2016 Monaco Grand Prix qualifying crash this weekend proves the Red Bull Formula 1 driver is not learning from his mistakes, according to Sergio Perez

Verstappen ended up in the barriers on the exit of the Swimming Pool section at the end of FP3 on Saturday after clipping the inside wall on the entry and breaking the front-right.It was a carbon copy of the error he made in Q1 two years, and had the same effect because the damage was too severe to fix in time for qualifying, which means Verstappen will start Sunday's race last.Asked ... Keep reading

The FIA has cleared Ferrari following speculation over the legality its energy recovery system (ERS).

Speculation over the past few weeks has suggested that Ferrari was under the spotlight, as rumours swirled that its battery system could be utilised in a way of delivering more power per lap than is allowed.There were even suggestions that the matter could go as far as an official protest.Speaking for the first time about the matter, F1 race director Charlie Whiting has said that ... Keep reading

The FIA has concluded its investigation into Ferrari's Formula 1 battery system, clearing it of any wrongdoing after suspicions it had found a clever way of getting around the rules

Major stumbling block for 2021 engine regulations diminishes as Mercedes agrees to dropping of the MHU-H.

Max Verstappen admitted the Monaco Grand Prix weekend was looking "very easy" for the Red Bull Formula 1 team before the practice crash that left him last on the grid

Romain Grosjean lost several pieces of carbon fibre running over the kerbs at the Swimming Pool during practice on Thursday, resulting in the team running without the bargeboard footplate situated low at the front of the floor from free practice three onwards.Haas endured its worst qualifying performance of the year, with Romain Grosjean 15th fastest and 1.918s off pole position and ... Keep reading

Haas removed parts of the bargeboard package of its Formula 1 car for Monaco Grand Prix qualifying because they were too fragile

A tale of two Red Bull drivers, controversy at Ferrari, and Porsche rumours abound. All the latest from the Monaco GP paddock.

Formula 1 teams have been promised that the 2021 engine regulations will be firmed up by the end of next month

Liberty officials and the FIA met with teams on Friday to conduct the second round of talks over the 2021 regulations.Pirelli is understood to have been absent, but FIA president Jean Todt was in attendance, having missed the original presentation from F1 chiefs in Bahrain.Economic aspects dominated the meeting but the future engine regulations were also discussed, with Todt ... Keep reading

Today's post-qualifying press conference with Daniel Ricciardo, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton.

Max Verstappen's Monaco practice crash was "unnecessary" and caused by impatience, Red Bull motorsport boss Helmut Marko says.

We know what we have to do, so we'll see how the race turns out.

Our car has an advantage; it's easier on tyres than most of the others, so this should give us opportunities on the hypersoft.

The most important part of the weekend is yet to come, but we've given ourselves a good chance of bringing home a result tomorrow.

Compared to some of our recent races, our pace is looking stronger and so we will endeavour to do our very best in the race tomorrow.

In Formula One, you can't make a car that is the class of the field at every circuit - and we saw that again today.

We have mixed feelings about today

As practice crash rules him out of qualifying, Red Bull boss warns Max Verstappen to stop making mistakes.