previews
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Another lead change, if Mercedes don’t bungle it
The championship lead has changed hands thrice in three races and there’s every indication that it will do so again at Silverstone, unless of course Mercedes botch another one.
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Points, pride and the return of Paul Ricard
A 1.8km Mistral straight, a chicane to break it up, two hairpins to aid overtaking, and a few more straights and kinks – the Paul Ricard circuit has all the ingredients for a good race and that’s something F1 needs after back-to-back boring GPs.
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Monaco: Easy to crash, difficult to overtake
The ease at which a driver can crash is matched only by the difficulty in overtaking; that’s the challenge of what can be a processional Monaco Grand Prix, or a crazy one.
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Can Spain progress from weird to defining?
Max Verstappen has called the Spanish GP a “defining moment” in the season and with a barrage of upgrades coming from all the teams, and an as-close-as-can-be-without-being-called-a-B-spec McLaren on the cards, it may yet be.
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Game of strategy, who’ll get it right in Baku?
Strategies and gambles have defined this year’s championship leaving Sebastian Vettel at the top of the Drivers’ log, and Lewis Hamilton still chasing his first win of the campaign.
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Hamilton needs to crush Vettel’s momentum
This weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix offers Lewis Hamilton the perfect opportunity to end Sebastian Vettel’s winning streak before the deficit becomes too great. But first Mercedes need to get it right.
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F1 needs repeat, but not of Aussie bore-fest
After the bore-fest that was the Australian GP, Formula 1 heads to the Bahrain International Circuit in need of a repeat of the 2017 thriller – although this time Mercedes will want a different result.
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Ferrari or McLaren for the Australian GP win?
Ferrari and McLaren will fight for the win in Melbourne with Mercedes scrapping for the final few points. That’s according to the pre-season timesheets – but everyone knows they mean nothing.