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This week we finally have the chance to do a race preview, go through a mountain of pre-season predictions, and of course chat all the F1 news for the week McLaren will be sponsored by footwear company Gandy's (https://au.eurosport.com/formula-1/flip-flop-company-to-sponsor-mclaren-halo_sto6678142/story.shtml) Abiteboul: We know name of the champion before season starts (https://www.grandprix247.com/2018/03/14/abiteboul-we-know-name-of-the-champion-before-season-starts/amp/) FIA President says that Ferrari's veto power should be abandoned (https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-should-lose-f1-rules-veto-says-todt-1014485/) Christian Horner tells Liberty Media "to decide what Formula 1 is" (https://www.racefans.net/2018/03/14/red-bull-exclusive-horner-tells-liberty-to-decide-what-f1-is/) Bahrain release new song for promotion of the GP (https://wtf1.com/post/the-bahrain-grand-prix-has-an-official-song-again-and-its-amazing/) Mercedes says the new Pirelli Hypersoft will be a survival tyre (https://www.moto