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

What Vettel must do to rediscover his former greatness OPINION: Sebastian Vettel remains one of Formula 1's best drivers, but he has looked increasingly patchy since Red Bull fell from power in 2014. Yet the Ferrari driver has all the ability, which he must rediscover if he is to ever win another world title 1560902400 F1

Honda never saw Lorenzo-Marquez as a 'dream team' While on paper Honda secured a 'dream team' line-up of champions by signing Jorge Lorenzo alongside Marc Marquez, the reality was it only went for Lorenzo as a last resort - in a far cry from Ducati's determined pursuit of him in 2016. In those circumstances, what chance of Lorenzo's awful current Honda form improving? 1560902400 MotoGP

Absolute racing rules force drivers into bad choices OPINION: Track limits has become a regular rule to debate in recent years, from Formula 1 and the pinnacle of motorsport, down to National level racing. But does a strict approach actually make things less safe for some drivers? 1560816000 F1

How Esports drivers overcame 'mental torture' at Le Mans It might have taken place virtually, but the Le Mans Esports Super Final was still just as thrilling - and just as much a test of mental strength and endurance - as the real-life race 1560816000 Esports