F1 Gossip: Cost of winning must fall, warns Renault

In your post-Christmas F1 gossip: Renault sends a warning shot about costs to compete at the front in F1, Lewis Hamilton gets offered football tickets, and Williams celebrates some success...

- Renault Formula 1 chief Cyril Abiteboul has warned the cost of winning in the sport must come down in the future as Liberty eyes up a new distribution of revenue (RACER)

- Lewis Hamilton has received an invitation to attend a Stevenage FC match following the backlash over his "slums" comment, which he has since clarified (ESPN)

- Despite a rough year in Formula 1 where it finished last in the constructors' championship, Williams has celebrated its success on the virtual track in 2018 after tasting victory in the new F1 eSports Series (Williams)

- Williams' technical chief Paddy Lowe says there are "100 reasons" why the team failed to perform through 2018 (racefans.net)

- Carlos Sainz Jr. is eager to get advice and tips from Fernando Alonso ahead of his first full season with McLaren in 2019 (Formula 1)

Closer racing. More overtaking.

Take a look at the rule changes coming for the 2019 #F1 season#F1sToWatch pic.twitter.com/Qfdd2AZmKK

— Formula 1 (@F1) December 27, 2018