Gossip: Hamilton's "curiosity" gives him a winning edge

- F1 drivers who manage their car’s technical capabilities the best will succeed in 2018, according to Mercedes engine boss Andy Cowell, who hints at Lewis Hamilton’s “curiosity” as a key edge in performance (RACER)

- Red Bull chief Christian Horner wants Liberty Media and the FIA to give F1 teams an ultimatum on whether they want to stay in the sport under the new rules set for 2021 (PlanetF1)

- Mercedes fires up its 2018 F1 car, the W09, for the first time ahead of its team launch at Silverstone on the 22^nd February (Twitter)

- Ex-F1 driver David Coulthard wanted to prove to his sons he’s not too old to keep racing after winning his second Race of Champions having beat former WRC champion Petter Solberg in the final in Saudi Arabia (Crash.net)

- McLaren teases its 2018 F1 car livery in a short video with hints of a different kind of orange on the new MCL33 which will be revealed on the 23^rd February (Twitter)

- Former F1 driver Jenson Button steps up his Super GT preparations this week with a four-day test in Sepang (Instagram)