Formula 1 teams are facing a fresh headache with their 2018 car designs after a proposal to retain the fin on the engine cover was not backed by McLaren read more »

McLaren's Eric Boullier says the team isn’t flustered about seeing a number of Renault power unit failures ahead of its switch to the French manufacturer in 2018. read more »

Valtteri Bottas admits he was “struggling a little bit” to find the ideal set-up with his Mercedes ahead of the Brazilian Grand Prix as his team split its focus between the... read more »

McLaren thinks a significant programme alongside Formula 1 would be a "huge distraction" for Fernando Alonso amid speculation of a Toyota World Endurance Championship... read more »

We had a number of assessments to run in FP1 relating to our 2018 design, so we ran conservatively in that session. FP2 was more about this weekend. read more »

We had quite a big programme this morning looking at some development items for 2018. read more »

Nico Hulkenberg has downplayed claimed that Renault will run an all-new car in 2018, saying it will instead be a progression of this year's RS17. read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is targeting being part of the 2018 world championship fight and says Ferrari need to wipe out the errors which undermined their title bids this year. read more »

Antonio Giovinazzi remains in contention for a Sauber F1 Team race seat in 2018, and feels more ready now to make the step up thanks to his experiences in 2017. read more »

Max Verstappen has said he has faith his Red Bull car will be immediately better in 2018 and aims to be fighting for the Formula 1 world championship. read more »

Felipe Massa expects Williams to improve in 2018 read more »

Kimi Raikkonen is convinced Ferrari has all the right pieces in place to win both F1 championships in 2017 and after losing out due to "small things" this season. A... read more »

Felipe Massa says he expects to compete elsewhere in 2018, having announced his decision to retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season. Massa, having… read more »

Christian Horner is convinced that if Red Bull can produce a competitive car in 2018, drivers Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen will be firmly in contention for the title. read more »

Red Bull F1 chief Christian Horner underlines his intention to keep Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen together beyond 2018. read more »

Red Bull's victories in the 2017 Formula 1 season have given McLaren confidence about what it can achieve when it starts using Renault engines next year, despite the... read more »

Mercedes-backed Lucas Auer and George Russell could both find themselves sharing the role of Force India reserve driver in 2018. read more »

Niki Lauda says that Mercedes' 2018 car will better suit Valtteri Bottas' driving style, the Finn having struggled in the second half of 2017. read more »

Red Bull expects valuable benefits from earlier 2018 debut read more »

Mercedes insist there will be "no backing off" in the final two races of the season despite securing both championships, and believe the battle for 2018 supremacy... read more »

Renault's engine development focus is on 2018 and getting on top of the string of failures that have blighted its Formula 1 season, says its managing director Cyril Abiteboul read more »

Formula 1 is set to conduct live demonstrations in four major cities next year, as part of Liberty Media's plans to better promote the sport. Liberty Media… read more »

Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said the team are viewing the final two races of the 2017 season as the first two races of the 2018 campaign. read more »

Despite wrapping up both F1 titles already, Mercedes won't ease off through the final two races of the season as it lays groundwork for next year. read more »

Looking ahead to 2018, Mercedes is to run intense experimental programmes at the two remaining weekends of the season. read more »