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We’ve got a full Pirelli rainbow of tyres for 2018. But how much will the new selection of tyres affect racing?

WILLIAMS MARTINI RACING reveals a first look of its 2018 Formula One challenger, the Williams Mercedes FW41, at the team’s season launch in London.

First car of the season revealed. Note the black halo.

There are two variables in the mix for this weekend’s Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit; firstly, the new slot in September can bring different weather conditions into play and secondly, the track has been resurfaced. Last year Sebastian #Vettel won here for the Scuderia Ferrari, so a new track surface may offer even more uncertainty. MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS can clinch its third consecutive constructors’ title if they score 36 points or more, regardless of how Red Bull Racing perform. Pirelli Motorsport has introduced the harder tire for this race and that will suit the Mercedes chassis, but they did struggle with the high temperatures last year. – James Allen on F1

Formula one teams have welcomed the move by US firm Liberty Media to purchase the sport’s commercial arm for $8bn.

Liberty Media has recently bought nearly 19 percent of the F1 group, and will raise its stake to more than 35 percent by next year.

Al Jazeera’s Florence Looi reports from Singapore.

VET: “If I keep going in the same line, we crash”

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Ferrari will receive more money than any other team in Formula 1 for its 2015 performance despite finishing second in the championship, Autosport can reveal.

Formula One Management collates revenues from hosting fees, media rights and other streams such as trackside sponsorship and hospitality.

The 2015 total was $965m and this will be distributed across 10 teams through nine monthly payments from April with a final “check” payment – when definitive revenues have been calculated – early in 2017.

The table above details the split, divulged to Autosport in Bahrain, and shows how F1 disproportionately awards its revenues.

Ahead of the 2016 F1 season Lewis Hamilton unboxes his new steering wheel.