The top 10 BTCC drivers of 2017 A final-round showdown for the title stole the show in the British Touring Car Championship this season, but there were plenty of other star performers too 1508198400 BTCC

Who is winning the BTCC's five-way manufacturer war? There are five works entries in the 2017 British Touring Car Championship. With half of the season complete, how do the factory cars stack up? 1500854400 BTCC

What can be learned from BTCC's horror crash? A horrendous multi-car pile-up in British Touring Car Championship qualifying at Croft last weekend left two drivers severely injured. How did it happen, why was the outcome so bad and what lessons can the series take from it? 1497398400 BTCC

How a BTCC underdog is beating five manufacturers Last year rising British Touring Car star Tom Ingram made his breakthrough with his first victory, but consistency was lacking. In 2017, it looks as though he's a genuine underdog title contender 1493078400 BTCC

The cause of Subaru's BTCC disaster By the end of last year's British Touring Car Championship campaign the Subaru was the car to beat. In this year's season opener it was terrible - what's gone wrong? 1491955200 BTCC

Ten things to watch in the 2017 BTCC The start of the British Touring Car Championship is always eagerly awaited. This year a host of driver moves makes it even more so, but stability in some quarters will be a big factor in the title fight too 1490918400 BTCC

The key player in F1's shuffled driver market Fernando Alonso has re-signed at McLaren for the "long term" and Max Verstappen has committed to Red Bull until 2020. That's posed a fresh challenge, but potentially new opportunities, for one of F1's star drivers 1508803200 F1

Why F1’s treatment of Verstappen was a joke For most of the United States Grand Prix, Formula 1 put on one of its better shows. Then it aimed the gun at its foot and pulled the trigger 1508803200 F1

Why Ferrari's latest defeat was the most painful After three disastrous weekends, a second place for Vettel and double podium for Ferrari doesn't look too bad. But the way the battle with Hamilton and Mercedes played out at Austin made this one even tougher to take 1508716800 F1

United States GP driver ratings Nobody earned a perfect score at Austin this weekend, but several drivers through the field came very close 1508716800 F1

The mysteries emerging at the US GP On paper it looks like another Austin race that is Lewis Hamilton's to lose, but the closer you look at the real picture from free practice, the clearer it becomes that even Mercedes doesn't truly know where it stands yet 1508544000 F1

The fight to defeat an F1 driver's greatest enemy Formula 1 drivers once raced in shirts and cloth caps. Now they take it for granted that their clothing can withstand temperatures of up to 650ºC. JAMES ROBERTS visits the Alpinestars factory to see the science behind this everyday miracle 1508457600 F1