#F1 Gossip: Long Beach Return, Sauber+Honda, Transparent Shield trial over Halo

Formula 1 could return to southern California after the Long Beach city council hired a consultant to assess whether it should switch to F1 instead of hosting IndyCar. The city last staged F1 in 1983. (Long Beach Gazette)

Sauber are close to a deal to run Honda engines for the 2018 season, replacing current supplier Ferrari. (Autosport)

Meanwhile, Honda could be helped to become more competitive by the Formula 1 strategy group which may opt to waive penalties for excess component use.(Eurosport)

Formula 1 is to focus research on a transparent ‘shield’ device as bosses seek to finalise a frontal driver head protection system for 2018 http://ift.tt/2qbErOy

Source: F1 gossip: Long Beach, Lewis Hamilton, Robert Kubica, Sebastian Vettel – BBC Sport