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Kimi Räikkönen has filed a police report for Montreal police. According to Canadian media outlets the Formula 1 driver was reportedly being blackmailed for a significant sum of money.
Finnish tabloid Ilta-Sanomat reports that Formula 1 driver is a potential candidate for the World Rally Car series, should he end his career at Ferrari at the end of season 2018.
The Formula 1 series started offering an official video streaming service in the 2018 season. In addition to video the service has interesting extras like unsensored team readio, onboard-cameras, etc. The service works on Windows and Mac-computers, and support for iOS and Android is coming.
According to Kimi Räikkönen the "secret" lever on Vettel's Ferrari steering wheel is a simple adjustment system, which Ferrari would have installed on his car if he would have wanted.
According to news from Auto Bild the Indian Formula 1 team Force India is in a dire financial situation. The team will cease operations within the next few weeks if there is no new funding.
The Formula 1 series has kept it's position as premier motorsports league. The development in the sport is also rapid, which has kept motivation up for Kimi Räikkönen, is revealed in the interview by the 2007 F1 World Champion given to Heikki Kulta before the season opening.
In the Barcelona testing event in 2018 the white smoke from the Ferrari cars, especially has attracted attention. What is this caused by?
For safety reasons the halo structure is now mandatory in Formula 1 from the 2018 season forward. How much weight does the halo add weight?
Do drivers use a single car chassis for a Formula 1 season? If not, how many do they use.
Is there turbo lag in Formula 1 cars? If so, what are the measures to minimise it?