Formula One Features — April 2018

This is a first. It has never happened before. For the first time in the modern hybrid Formula 1 era, which began in 2014, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas has gone through three grands prix without a victory. This from the team that won 63 races in the past four seasons.

Max Verstappen came in for a lot of criticism after the Chinese Grand Prix, where two incidents in the space of four laps took him out of contention for the victory in Shanghai, while also causing serious damage to Sebastian Vettel's chances to increase his championship lead.

While everybody working for the ten Formula One teams is really busy during Grand Prix weekends, focusing on their own issues rather than looking at what's happening with the others, there's always a bit of time, at the end of an exhausting working day, to look around, see what certain teams have done and, between friends, to express your feelings.