21 races, 20 drivers, 10 teams, 2 new rookies and lots of action is expected in the new season with new rule changes that will change the identity of F1 forever.
The 2018 cars will look pretty much the same as last year’s except these two small changes: Shark fins, the boards attached to the car’s engine covers, are gone, and the introduction of the halo – the cockpit protection device designed to improve driver safety in the event of an accident, and in particular to deflect debris away from the head.
The Halo device is a metal ring that floats above the driver’s head and has been brought in, to reduce the risk of head injuries after incidents involving Jules Bianchi and Felippe Massa.
In a bid to make F1 power units even more reliable and further reduce costs, in 2018, each driver will get just three engines for the 21-race campaign as compared to four last year.
The official F1 tyre suppliers Pirelli has also offered a broader range of compounds for 2018.
This year, seven tyre compounds will be available, rather than the previous five, all of which will be softer and the fastest tyres in Formula 1 history.
2018 range in full is, hypersoft (pink), ultrasoft (purple), supersoft (red), soft (yellow), medium (white), hard (blue), superhard (orange).
2018 line-ups
Mercedes - Lewis Hamilton, Valtteri Bottas
Races started: 168
Pole positions: 88
Wins: 76
Podium places: 154
Championships: 4
2017 position: 1st
2017 wins / podiums: 12/26
2017 best: 1st - 12 times
Ferrari - Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen
Races started: 949
Pole positions: 213
Wins: 229
Podium places: 727
Championships: 16
2017 position: 2nd
2017 wins / podiums: 5/20
2017 best: 1st - 5 times
Red Bull - Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen
Races started: 244
Pole positions: 58
Wins: 55
Podium places: 148
Championships: 4
2017 position: 3rd
2017 wins / podiums: 3/13
2017 best: 1st - Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Mexico
Force India- Sergio Perez, Esteban Ocon
Races started: 191
Pole positions: 1
Wins: 0
Podium places: 5
Championships: 0
2017 position: 4th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 4th - Spain
Williams - Lance Stroll, Sergey Sirotkin
Races started: 702
Pole positions: 128
Wins: 114
Podium places: 312
Championships: 9
2017 position: 5th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/1
2017 best: 3rd - Azerbaijan
Renault - Nico Hulkenberg, Carlos Sainz
Races started: 341
Pole positions: 51
Wins: 35
Podium places: 100
Championships: 2
2017 position: 6th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 6th - five times
Toro Rosso - Pierre Gasly, Brendon Hartley
Races started: 226
Pole positions: 1
Wins: 1
Podium places: 1
Championships: 0
2017 position: 7th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 4th - Singapore
Haas - Romain Grosjean, Kevin Magnussen
Races started: 41
Pole positions: 0
Wins: 0
Podium places: 0
Championships: 0
2017 position: 8th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 6th - Austria
McLaren - Fernando Alonso, Stoffel Vandoorne
Races started: 821
Pole positions: 155
Wins: 182
Podium places: 485
Championships: 8
2017 position: 9th
2016 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 7th - Malaysia, Singapore
Sauber- Marcus Ericsson, Charles Leclerc
Races started: 440
Pole positions: 1
Wins: 1
Podium places: 27
Championships: 0
2017 position: 10th
2017 wins / podiums: 0/0
2017 best: 8th - Spain
2018 calendar
#1. March 25, Melbourne, Australia
#2. April 8, Sakhir, Bahrain
#3. April 15, Shanghai, China
#4. April 29, Baku, Azerbaijan
#5. May 13, Barcelona, Spain
#6. May 27, Monte Carlo, Monaco
#7. June 10, Montreal, Canada
#8. June 24, Le Castellet, France
#9. July 1, Spielberg, Austria
#10. July 8, Silverstone, Great Britain
#11. July 22, Hockenheim, Germany
#12. July 29, Budapest, Hungary
#13. August 26, Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium
#14. September 2, Monza, Italy
#15. September 16, Marina Bay, Singapore
#16. September 30, Sochi, Russia
#17. October 7, Suzuka, Japan
#18. October 21, Austin, USA
#19. October 28, Mexico City, Mexico
#20. November 11, Sao Paulo, Brazil
#21. November 25, Yas Marina, UAE
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