Why Mercedes is now F1's fifth-greatest team Mercedes is closing on a new F1 history milestone after its fifth constructors' championship, and it's now among the all-time greats not just on statistical grounds but for the template it's set for how to create a modern F1 powerhouse 1542153600 F1

How one Mercedes driver handed another victory The idea that Esteban Ocon deliberately hit Max Verstappen so Lewis Hamilton could win is madness. But this was still a race in which Verstappen had done everything right, and made clear to Mercedes how big a future title threat he is 1541980800 F1

Why it's payback time for F1 2018's big injustice Valtteri Bottas is the only man in the top six cars yet to win a race this year, and has been a reargunner to his team-mate's title bid. Freed of that role, Brazil is his first chance to hit back 1541721600 F1

The lesson that will make Verstappen a champion Max Verstappen's 2018 Formula 1 turnaround has been remarkable, to the extent that his performance level in the second half of the season is second only to Lewis Hamilton's. But there are still flaws he must eliminate if he's to challenge for a title 1541548800 F1

Ask Gary Anderson: Has Newey lost his touch? Has Adrian Newey lost his magic at Red Bull? Did Ferrari lose or did Mercedes win in 2018? Should Formula 1 learn from road car developments? Our resident ex-F1 designer tackles those subjects and more 1542585600 F1

How Ogier won the WRC's psychological war A sixth World Rally Championship title in a row for Sebastien Ogier could sound like it was yet another walkover for the M-Sport driver, but his title rivals made it his 'toughest' crown yet 1542585600 WRC

How an F1 team can go off the rails Williams's plunge to the back of the Formula 1 field in 2018 has been dramatic. PAT SYMONDS explains how things can go so badly awry with an F1 design, and why finding the way again mid-season is so difficult 1542326400 F1

Can Norris avoid McLaren's young driver scrapheap? Formula 2 hotshot Lando Norris gets his Formula 1 debut next year with McLaren. But the troubled team has mangled the career paths of recent recruits including Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen and Stoffel Vandoorne. So how will Lando fare? Asks JAMES ROBERTS 1542326400 F1