Why F1's under-fire rookie is already causing surprises Sergey Sirotkin's deal to drive for Williams, at the expense of Robert Kubica, was met with a great deal of animosity, and means he'll be one of the most scrutinised drivers in F1 this season. The early signs are that he's doing everything right 1519171200 F1

How F1 should start and end its season The Winter Olympics kicked off last week with typical fanfare and public awe. Formula 1 could do with a piece of that action to build excitement ahead of a new season 1518480000 F1

Can Bottas convince Mercedes to keep him? Valtteri Bottas has another year at Mercedes, but the likes of Esteban Ocon and Daniel Ricciardo will have an eye on his seat for 2019. Will Bottas respond to that threat with the heroics that marked his early months at Mercedes, or with another slump? 1517875200 F1

What Raikkonen must do to shrug off laggard tag Ferrari has hinted 2018 is Kimi Raikkonen's final, final chance. The statistics suggest the pace is still somewhere within him - but can he turn around the trend of his recent seasons? 1517529600 F1

Why ruthless 'new Bottas' is a real title threat A dominant drive and a very blunt message to his critics - Valtteri Bottas began the 2019 Formula 1 season as a very different character to the battered, confidence-ravaged figure he had been going into the winter 1552867200 F1

Piola's picks: Red Bull's urgent upgrade and teams' DRS tricks Giorgio Piola starts his selection of the most intriguing Formula 1 tech updates from the Australian Grand Prix with a look at the upgrade Red Bull brought forward by a month, and how teams are changing DRS actuators to make the most of the new 2019 rules 1552867200 F1

What F1 must learn from FE's attack mode Formula 1 has not, by and large, pushed the boundaries too far when it comes to adopting new innovations. Its latest, 'harmless', new rule was not received particularly well, but there remains a case for the championship to experiment more 1552694400 F1

Archive: Whiting's F1 career in his own words Having started out as a mechanic at Brabham, Charlie Whiting went on to become Formula 1's race director. "Bernie thought that having been on one side of the fence, perhaps I'd be good at catching the buggers from the other side - that's how it all started," he told Maurice Hamilton in this interview from 2012 1552608000 F1