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Why Alonso will not win another F1 title What will Fernando Alonso will do for 2018? The answer's unlikely to have a bearing on next year's title battle. In fact, chances are the Spaniard will never fight for a championship again 1503014400 F1

What if Kubica's rally crash never happened? Grand prix history changed for the poorer when Robert Kubica suffered a rally crash before the start of the 2011 Formula 1 season. While his journey back could yet be completed, how might his career have turned out if it hadn't been interrupted? 1502236800 F1

F1’s DNA myth is as damaging as ‘fake news’ You might think denouncing F1's metaphorical 'DNA' argument is pedantic. But there's an insidious side to that way of thinking that people need to move away from 1501632000 F1

Why is F1 running out of drivers? Next week's post-Hungarian Grand Prix test will exhibit a number of future grand prix hopefuls. But how many of them are likely to get to Formula 1, and why are drivers finding it increasingly difficult to break through? 1500940800 F1

Why F1 is selling fans short on TV The speeds achieved in Formula 1 are nothing short of spectacular, but TV coverage can often leave the viewer feeling underwhelmed. Why doesn't that translate on screen, and what can be done to improve 'the show'? 1500595200 F1

Why Silverstone will have terrified Ferrari A few key laps in the British Grand Prix will have given Ferrari reason to be very scared - and it's not the ones in which Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen suffered major tyre dramas 1500249600 F1

How the best F1 game got even better The launch of Codemasters' highly-anticipated F1 2017 game is almost here - and fans should consider it well worth the wait 1503360000 F1

What next for Red Bull's 'torpedo'? Red Bull isn't known for being patient with underperforming drivers. So why is one who has been labelled a "torpedo" by the team's most famous son getting so many chances? 1503360000 F1

Why Formula 1's great wasted talent should retire Kimi Raikkonen is one of Formula 1's most frustrating talents, and a driver whose ability alone merits more than one title. But it's far too simplistic to think you can win F1 titles on ability alone... 1503273600 F1

How Schumacher joined F1's elite This weekend's Belgian Grand Prix marks 25 years since Michael Schumacher clinched his first Formula 1 victory - the first time he properly unleashed his sport-changing attributes on the watching world 1503273600 F1

The Mercedes v Renault v Honda v Ferrari title fight There's a super-close 2017 title fight brewing between drivers from Mercedes, Renault and Honda, with a Ferrari racer clinging onto their tails - but it's not in Formula 1 1503014400 GP3

Why Alonso will not win another F1 title What will Fernando Alonso will do for 2018? The answer's unlikely to have a bearing on next year's title battle. In fact, chances are the Spaniard will never fight for a championship again 1503014400 F1