2018 Formula 1 Season – All You Need To Know
With the Christmas break nearing it’s end and teams getting back to work, here’s everything you need to know about the 2018 Formula 1 season – including the 2018 Formula 1 race calendar, the driver line-up, testing dates and much more.
One thing which many people (and F1 drivers) are not a fan of is the “Halo” – this will be a new addition to the sport’s technical regulations and will be introduced for the 2018 Formula 1 season so we’re all waiting to see how the teams will incorporate this onto their cars.
2018 Formula 1 Season – Race Calendar
Below, you can see the 2018 race calendar featuring new circuits and a change of dates.
Australian Grand Prix – Location: Melbourne – Date: March 25
Bahrain Grand Prix – Location: Sakhir – Date: April 8
Chinese Grand Prix – Location: Shanghai – Date: April 15
Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Location: Baku – Date: April 29
Spanish Grand Prix – Location: Barcelona – Date: May 13
Monaco Grand Prix – Location: Monaco – Date: May 27
Canadian Grand Prix – Location: Montreal – Date: June 10
French Grand Prix – Location: Le Castellet – Date: June 24
Austrian Grand Prix – Location: Spielberg – Date: July 1
British Grand Prix – Location: Silverstone – Date: July 8
German Grand Prix – Location: Hockenheim – Date: July 22
Hungarian Grand Prix – Location: Budapest – Date: July 29
Belgian Grand Prix – Location: Spa-Francorchamps – Date: August 26
Italian Grand Prix – Location: Monza – Date: September 2
Singapore Grand Prix – Location: Marina Bay – Date: September 16
Russian Grand Prix – Location: Sochi – Date: September 30
Japanese Grand Prix – Location: Suzuka – Date: October 7
United States Grand Prix – Location: Austin – Date: October 21
Mexican Grand Prix – Location: Mexico City – Date: October 28
Brazilian Grand Prix – Location: Sao Paulo – Date: November 11
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Location: Yas Marina – Date: November 25
2018 Formula 1 Season – Testing Dates (Pre-Season Testing & In-Season Testing)
Pre-Season Testing
Circuit de Catalunya – Location: Barcelona – Date: February 26 – March 1
Circuit de Catalunya – Location: Barcelona – Date: March 6 – March 9
In-Season Testing
Circuit de Catalunya – Location: Barcelona – Date: May 15 – May 16
Hungaroring – Location: Budapest – Date: July 31 – August 1
2018 Formula 1 Season – Driver Line-up
At the moment, Williams still haven’t announced the driver who will be team-mate with Lance Stroll however take a look at how the driver line-up looks for the 2018 season.
Team: Mercedes – Drivers: Lewis Hamilton & Valtteri Bottas
Team: Scuderia Ferrari – Drivers: Sebastian Vettel & Kimi Raikkonen
Team: Red Bull Racing – Drivers: Daniel Ricciardo & Max Verstappen
Team: Toro Rosso – Drivers: Pierre Gasly & Brendon Hartley
Team: McLaren – Drivers: Fernando Alonso & Stoffel Vandoorne
Team: Renault – Drivers: Carlos Sainz & Nico Hulkenberg
Team: Williams – Drivers: Lance Stroll & (driver to be announced)
Team: Force India – Drivers: Esteban Ocon & Sergio Perez
Team: Haas – Drivers: Romain Grosjean & Kevin Magnussen
Team: Sauber – Drivers: Marcus Ericsson & Charles Leclerc
There’s lots more coming soon, along with a few exciting features too!
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