The Official 2018 Formula One Season

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The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: November 23, 2017 12:33AM
Posted by: madotter


















The Official 2018 Formula 1 entry list





Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport
[www.mercedesamgf1.com]





Chassis: W09
Engine: Mercedes-Benz

44. Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton
77. Valtteri Bottas



Scuderia Ferrari
[formula1.ferrari.com]





Chassis: SF71-H
Engine: Ferrari

5. Sebastian Vettel
7. Kimi-Matias Räikkönen



Aston Martin Redbull Racing
[www.redbullracing.com]





Chassis: RB14
Engine: Tag Heuer

3. Daniel Ricciardo
33. Max Emilian Verstappen



Sahara Force India Formula One Team
[www.forceindiaf1.com]





Chassis: VJM11
Engine: Mercedes-Benz

11. Sergio Pérez Mendoza
31. Esteban Ocon



Williams Martini Racing
[www.williamsf1.com]





Chassis: FW41
Engine: Mercedes-Benz

18. Lance Stroll
35. Sergey Sirotkin



Renault Sport Formula One Team
[www.renaultsport.com]





Chassis: RS18
Engine: Renault

55. Carlos Sainz Vázquez de Castro
27. Nicolas "Nico" Hülkenberg



Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda
[www.tororosso.com]





Chassis: STR13
Engine: Honda

10. Pierre Gasly
28. Brendon Hartley



Haas F1 Team
[www.haasf1team.com]





Chassis: VF18
Engine: Ferrari

8. Romain Grosjean
20. Kevin Jan Magnussen



McLaren F1 Team
[www.mclaren.com]





Chassis: MCL33
Engine: Renault

14. Fernando Alonso Díaz
2. Stoffel Vandoorne



Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team
[www.sauberf1team.com]





Chassis: C37
Engine: Ferrari

9. Marcus Ericsson
16. Charles Leclerc






The Official 2018 Formula 1 Calender






Round 1

2018 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX
Albert Park Melbourne
23rd - 25th March

Race start: 16:10 local | 05:10 GMT | 06:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 2

2018 FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX
Sakhir
6th - 8th April

Race start: 18:10 local | 15:10 GMT | 16:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 3

2018 FORMULA 1 HEINEKEN CHINESE GRAND PRIX
Shanghai
13th - 15th April

Race start: 14:10 local | 06:10 GMT | 07:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 4

2018 FORMULA 1 AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX
Baku
27th - 29th April

Race start: 16:10 local | 12:10 GMT | 13:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 5

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPAÑA PIRELLI 2018
Catalunya
11th - 13th May

Race start: 15:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 6

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2018
Monte Carlo
25th - 27th May

Race start: 15:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 7

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2018
Montréal
8th - 10th June

Race start: 14:10 local | 18:10 GMT | 19:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 8

FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE 2018
Le Castellet
22nd - 24th June

Race start: 16:10 local | 14:10 GMT | 15:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 9

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON ÖSTERREICH 2018
Spielberg
29th June - 1st July

Race start: 15:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 10

2018 FORMULA 1 ROLEX BRITISH GRAND PRIX
Silverstone
6th - 8th July

Race start: 14:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 11

FORMULA 1 GROSSER PREIS VON DEUTSCHLAND 2018
Hockenheim
20th - 22nd July

Race start: 15:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 12

FORMULA 1 PIRELLI MAGYAR NAGYDÍJ 2018
Budapest
27th - 29th July

Race start: 15:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 13

2018 FORMULA 1 PIRELLI BELGIAN GRAND PRIX
Spa-Francorchamps
24th - 26th August

Race start: 15:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 14

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO HEINEKEN D'ITALIA 2018
Monza
30th August - 2nd September

Race start: 15:10 local | 13:10 GMT | 14:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 15

2018 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX
Singapore
14th - 16th September

Race start: 20:10 local | 12:10 GMT | 13:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 16

2018 FORMULA 1 VTB RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX
Sochi
28th - 30th September

Race start: 14:10 local | 11:10 GMT | 12:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 17

2018 FORMULA 1 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX
Suzuka
5th - 7th October

Race start: 14:10 local | 05:10 GMT | 06:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 18

2018 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
Austin, Texas
19th - 21st October

Race start: 13:10 local | 18:10 GMT | 19:10 BST

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4





Round 19

FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE MÉXICO 2018
Mexico City
26th - 28th October

Race start: 13:10 local | 19:10 GMT

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 20

FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO DO BRASIL 2018
São Paulo
9th - 11th November

Race start: 15:10 local | 17:10 GMT

Live on Sky Sports F1





Round 21

2018 FORMULA 1 ETIHAD AIRWAYS ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX
Yas Marina
23rd - 25th November

Race start: 17:10 local | 13:10 GMT

Live on Sky Sports F1 & Channel 4








Edited 43 time(s). Last edit at 02/27/2018 12:05AM by madotter.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: November 24, 2017 04:34PM
Posted by: J i m
Best thread of each season ;-)

I have two main predictions for 2018... slightly irrational and optimistic perhaps but 1) Everyone will soon get used to the halo and it'll no longer be a discussion by mid season. And 2) We will have at least a 3 way drivers / teams fight for the championship (don't let us down Red Bull & Ferrari).

Mercedes will still be the team to beat, partly due the fact that it is technically the strongest team overall. But also because Hamilton seems to have reached his ideal combination of potential, experience and maturity. He can't be ruled out even if the Merc turns out to the slower car.

Both Ferrari and Red Bull will take Merc down to the wire. They should make progress with the reliability and hopefully this time Red Bull won't start on any kind of back foot. Ricciardo should not be over looked, but given half a chance I suspect Verstappen could be unstoppable if the equipment doesn't let him down.

Force India are a great little team, maybe even the most cost effective team in F1. But next year they are going to have their hands full to hold onto 4th. Team Enstone are back on the upward trend and they should make big inroads next season. With Renault power, McLaren too ought to be back to instant podium contention perhaps maybe even the odd cheeky win for Alonso. Unless it's been an elaborate bluff and Honda played a blinder.

I'd love to see Williams make a recovery and leapfrog back to 2014 style. But I can't see it happening. The driver line up will be too weak.. and smart as he is I don't see Lowe magically fixing the engineering weaknesses which has seen them steady slide back down the mid-field.

Hass is a decent enough little team, but being effectively as much as a customer team as it's possible to be without actually having a complete customer car it will be difficult to really progress any further up the field. But they ought to be in a good fight with Williams and Sauber who have a chance to lift themselves back up off the floor.

Toro Rosso could become the new tailend charlie. The car will be respectable enough.. but that Honda though...

Ultimately I see three distinct classes next year.

Class one:
Merc, Red Bull & Ferrari

Class two:
McLaren, Force India & Renault

Class three:
Williams, Hass, Sauber & Toro Rosso.

Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: November 25, 2017 12:30AM
Posted by: gav
Yeah the halo is a non-issue. I don't like it and haven't met anyone who does, but it's stupid not to have it. I'm rather surprised that some of the drivers are as against it as they appear (the cynic in me assumes that it's their employers that are against it, as it means significant modifications to the cooling, and the drivers are just toeing the line - in terms of performance it barely affects the drivers in any way). I've said for many years now, but we get complacent in F1 and only take action when something serious happens. It's ugly as @#$%&, but if it potentially saves 1 life then it's proved its worth many times over.

F1 used to have the driver sat in a cocoon of fuel. They didn't even wear seatbelts or have full-face helmets. Times change. We'll get used to it.

I agree too that Mercedes will be stronger next year. We've had Ferrari giving us a much needed boost for most of this year, but when it came down to it it was too much. Mercedes took a bit of a risk last winter, introducing the bus that they did, so I fully imagine that they will bring along a much-refined version for 2018. They've got so much in potential in hand it's silly. And their engine is still way ahead of everyone else's. It won't be as close as this season and Hamilton will win the title with as many races to spare.

Force India have been brilliant. Utterly brilliant. Their budget must be half to 2/3 of Williams, but they've wiped the floor with them this year. I will guess a decent investment in them before the end of 2018...

Renault haven't shocked. I said before the season that they'd make decent strides through the year, and while they are still shy of Red Bull and even McLaren on occasion, they're starting to look like the works team they are. The Lotus years and lack of investment, from what was a fantastic team when Raikkonen was there, has hurt a lot, but they're starting to reap the rewards of investment again. They're not going to leap to the front next year, and I expect them to still be behind Red Bull and McLaren, but they're moving forward and I expect the seat that Sainz is in will be highly coveted for 2019.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: November 28, 2017 09:56AM
Posted by: J i m
gav Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Force India have been brilliant. Utterly
> brilliant. Their budget must be half to 2/3 of
> Williams, but they've wiped the floor with them
> this year. I will guess a decent investment in
> them before the end of 2018...

I'm not convinced they'll manage to get more investment, but they will be watching what Liberty propose about cost capping and revenue distribution keenly. The sad thing is that Ferrari will throw a major hissy fit in desperation to hold onto their privileged position within the sport. They would be terrified if they had to contend with similar conditions and resources as Force India.. and for good reason too. Force India would beat them. Force India would be title contenders if the playing field was more level.

Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: November 28, 2017 11:48AM
Posted by: gav
I think Renault will depose Force India next season, as, pace wise, they had a very strong end to the year (Hulkenberg was my driver of the race on Sunday, corner cutting aside). If they can improve reliability then Renault should be 4th or 5th best depending on where McLaren slot in.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: November 29, 2017 11:47AM
Posted by: Toki
Alfa Romeo to return to F1 with Sauber

The Sauber F1 Team have signed a multi-year technical and commercial partnership with Alfa Romeo, returning the Italian car manufacturer to F1 after an absence of more than 30 years.

he deal will see the Swiss squad renamed Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team from 2018

Welcome Back Alfa Romeo :-)

The Real Story of the Race was that the Renault's fell apart and the Ferrari's didn't.
Rosberg headed for the sliproad and retired, probably because of Nicotin starvation they have still not given him a helmet with a little hole in it.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: December 02, 2017 02:09PM
Posted by: IWE


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Kimi, so, Massa Fernando Sebastian is faster than you. Can you confirm you understood that message?
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: December 02, 2017 04:11PM
Posted by: madotter


Charles Leclerc and Marcus Ericsson confirmed at Sauber

Formula 2 champion Leclerc makes step up to replace Pascal Wehrlein as Ericsson holds on to seat; 2018 Sauber to run in colours of new title sponsor Alfa Romeo with concept livery revealed.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/02/2017 04:13PM by madotter.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: December 10, 2017 11:16AM
Posted by: HarryHamm
Leclerc number 16 not 37
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: December 16, 2017 01:54PM
Posted by: HarryHamm
willams to keep stroll and to name other driver in jan.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: December 18, 2017 12:56PM
Posted by: madotter
Indeed Lance Stroll has been confirmed!

Williams set to reveal second driver in January, who do we think will be along side him? Robert Kubica? Sergey Sirotkin? Felipe Massa AGAIN? Paul Di Resta? Daniil Kvyat? Pascal Wehrlein?
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: December 19, 2017 07:34PM
Posted by: EricMoinet
Slightly off topic, and excuse me if I'm wrong, but is it a Brabham of the 70's pictured in the Alfa-Sauber-Ferrari presentation behind the new car livery ? And if I'm correct isn't it Carlos Pace helmet we can see on board ?



Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: December 20, 2017 12:35AM
Posted by: gav
Quote
EricMoinet
Slightly off topic, and excuse me if I'm wrong, but is it a Brabham of the 70's pictured in the Alfa-Sauber-Ferrari presentation behind the new car livery ? And if I'm correct isn't it Carlos Pace helmet we can see on board ?

Well the only drivers to drive a Brabham-Alfa with the number 8 were Carlos Pace and Hans Stuck, so it must be one of them (in 1976 or 1977).
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: January 02, 2018 02:34PM
Posted by: madotter
New Red Bull Racing logo added.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: January 16, 2018 03:57PM
Posted by: madotter
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Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: January 21, 2018 09:58PM
Posted by: AustinF1
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Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: January 31, 2018 03:56PM
Posted by: madotter
Ferrari seem to have dropped the Marlboro-esque Scuderia logo



in favour of the tradition shield version.



No sign of the old one on their Twitter or official website.
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: February 03, 2018 10:38AM
Posted by: HarryHamm
sirotkin number 35 not 41
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: February 10, 2018 10:56AM
Posted by: HarryHamm
pics of kimi's new helmet


[www.motorsportweek.com]
Re: The Official 2018 Formula One Season
Date: February 11, 2018 02:51PM
Posted by: madotter
2018 tracks added with dates, race start times and where you can watch it live!
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