12:33 PM ET Lewis Hamilton has played down the significance of his 40-point championship lead ahead of this weekend’s Russian Grand Prix, saying his approach to the final six races of the season won’t change. Hamilton’s victory at the last round in Singapore delivered a crushing blow to the hopes of his title rival Sebastian

7:05 AM ET SOCHI, Russia — Haas expects to have its 2019 line-up confirmed in time for the U.S. Grand Prix in October. The American team has two of the remaining available seats left for next season but has remained tight-lipped about its plans all year. Kevin Magnussen is expected to be re-signed, given his

11:52 AM ET Sebastian Vettel says he would not benefit from working with a sports psychologist, despite making a number of costly errors this season. Sebastian Vettel should be waltzing towards a fifth F1 world championship. Here we readjust the championship standings to reflect the alternate universe where he did not make the mistakes which

8:59 AM ET Six teams have confirmed their driver line-ups for 2019 (most recently Sauber this week), leaving four teams with spaces and a whole bunch of drivers hoping they won’t be left without a seat. As one of the most turbulent driver markets in recent memory draws to a close, we speculate on how

5:26 AM ET Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has indicated that Esteban Ocon and George Russell may find themselves without an F1 drive in 2019, and that he is not willing to enter into a bidding war for the remaining seats on the 2019 grid. Ahead of the final rounds of this year’s Formula 2

9:47 AM ET Marcus Ericsson wanted to continue as a Sauber race driver next year but says he understands the team’s decision to replace him with Kimi Raikkonen. Ericsson is due to take on a reserve driver and brand ambassador role next year after Sauber confirmed Antonio Giovinazzi would partner Kimi Raikkonen at the team

8:59 AM ET Ferrari junior driver Antonio Giovinazzi will race alongside Kimi Raikkonen at Sauber in 2019. The Italian joins the team with backing from Ferrari and Sauber’s title sponsor Alfa Romeo. The deal will see an all-new driver line-up for the Swiss team next year, with current driver Charles Leclerc set to replace Raikkonen

7:38 AM ET Renault’s new technical head Marcin Budkowski says it would be “ludicrous” to suggest his team can join the fight at the front of the field in Formula One next year. Daniel Ricciardo is not joining Renault until 2019, but the team is already feeling a lift from the Australian’s imminent arrival, according

10:41 AM ET F1 managing director Ross Brawn says Max Verstappen’s current form demonstrates why he deserves to be given a car which can win every race. Verstappen had a difficult start to 2018, becoming embroiled in a number of incidents while Daniel Ricciardo claimed two victories in the opening six races. The Dutchman also

6:35 AM ET Outgoing McLaren driver Stoffel Vandoorne’s next step could be a full-time IndyCar drive in 2019, with Dale Coyne Racing confirming an approach for the Belgian’s services. McLaren will have an all-new F1 line-up next season, with Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris replacing Vandoorne and Fernando Alonso. While Alonso has already confirmed he