Stats: Alonso's Interlagos jinx As Sebastian Vettel chases a ninth straight win, Fernando Alonso has his own, less enviable, F1 record at Interlagos. Stats wizard MICHELE MERLINO investigates a history of near-misses in Brazil 1385078400 F1

Stats: only Ascari left to topple As Sebastian Vettel's victory rampage continued, a major record held by Alberto Ascari now looks vulnerable. MICHELE MERLINO runs through the Austin stats milestones 1384732800 F1

Stats: F1's late-race shootouts Last season's race at Austin featured what might be considered a rarity by modern Formula 1 standards - a late-race pass for the lead. AUTOSPORT dug into the FORIX archive to find out how uncommon it really is 1384300800 F1

Stats: Modern F1's biggest wins Winning by half a minute is a major achievement in modern Formula 1. Stats wizard MICHELE MERLINO looks at who else has accomplished Vettel-esque dominance in recent decades 1383523200 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