Last year, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg ended the season separated by just 18 points. That's less than a point's difference on average per grand prix between the old karting team-mates in their first season together at Mercedes.
The pair head into the 2014 as favourites for the world championship, so how do you choose between them?
The contrast between the artist and the artisan has long been drawn between grand prix drivers.
Why Haas's shocking 2019 should have F1 worried Haas headed into the 2019 Formula 1 season after showing promising form in winter testing. But what followed was a tough campaign, blighted by car-handling issues. Here's why that development is not good for F1's future F1
How Kubica found the answer to his own incredible F1 challenge Based purely on results, Robert Kubica's Formula 1 comeback was not a success. But that misses the point - to return to the grand prix sphere (and score a point) was a phenomenal achievement in itself F1
The real step that ended McLaren's F1 nightmare McLaren's recent history in Formula 1 has been disastrous. But in 2019, it finally showed significant signs of recovery - a major step towards getting the team back to the front of the grand prix racing grid F1
2019's Albon, Norris and Russell are 2001's Montoya, Raikkonen and Alonso In Formula 1 2019, three drivers made their debut and went on to make major impacts - just like three famous names from the championship's history did back in the '01 campaign F1
Why was taking a knee a step too far for some F1 drivers? Formula 1 made a powerful demonstration of its commitment to combating racism in Austria as 14 of the 20 drivers took a knee on the start line. But the fact not everybody did showed a visual break in the solidarity F1 is trying to convey F1
How reliability overshadowed developments at the Austrian GP Mercedes had the fastest car in Austria, but the developments it brought to the Red Bull Ring were overshadowed by concerns with the gearbox sensor that required it to conserve for much of the way F1
How Bottas won F1's survival of the fittest in Austria After a 217-day wait, Formula 1 returned at the Red Bull Ring with a thriller that reminded everybody what they had been missing during the COVID-enforced hiatus. Mercedes crossed the line 1-2, but that hardly told the whole story F1
Tim Wright: Safety cars saved a boring Austrian GP OPINION: As feared, Mercedes proved the class of the field as F1 resumed in Austria, but ironically problems for others requiring safety car interruptions helped to keep them in range. Despite the exciting finish, omens point to a similar result next week F1
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