In the year since Liberty Media took the reins of Formula One much has gone on behind the scenes to turn the global championship into a professional organisation worthy of the sport's reach. In the London headquarters, sizeable content and digital teams are being put together, and the sport has a centralised marketing department for the first time in its history.
The 2018 season will see several more fan events along the lines of last year's popular London Live, with city centre spectacles planned for Shanghai, Miami, Berlin, Marseille, and Milan. There are expected to be changes to the amount of filming allowed in the paddock, with promoters given more scope to publicise their grands prix, and F1 is making a concerted effort to link promoters with local partners with a view to making races more financially sustainable and locally engaged.