Meeting McLaren's next F1 superstar

Grand Prix Gold: Australian GP 1986 There has probably never been a world championship showdown as dramatic as this - that a British driver didn't win the title in. Here in all its glory is the full story of the 1986 Formula 1 World Championship finale in Adelaide - a race no one who saw it will ever forget... 1585699200 F1

The pre-Christmas pressure on Bottas and Vettel With Formula 1 firmly in its off-season, the drivers will have turned their attention to the new year and a new campaign. In his final Fifth Column, Nigel Roebuck explains why two racers in particular may be unnerved by the end of the season just gone 1545436800 F1

The steps that have led to F1's 'very silly cars' Although Formula 1's regulations will change considerably for 2019, Nigel Roebuck argues the championship has lost out compared to the days of lightweight machines powered by monster engines 1543449600 F1

The value of F1’s last 'old school' circuit Two recent races at Sochi and Suzuka again exposed the problems with identikit modern circuit design, but also highlighted the unaltered gifts found at circuits built in a previous era 1540512000 F1

The big questions for F1 2020 2.0 Formula 1 will finally get under way with back-to-back races in Austria, but the championship has been forced to make tough choices to ensure it can function responsibly while COVID-19 continues to ravage the planet. Ahead of the first race, BEN ANDERSON explains the key aspects of F1 2020 2.0 1593648000 F1

Why 2020 will be a defining year for Vettel One of the most significant stories during Formula 1's lockdown period was the news Sebastian Vettel will be leaving Ferrari at the end of the year. But there's still one more - potentially awkward - season with the Scuderia ahead of an uncertain future 1593648000 F1

Is Red Bull F1's only hope of a Mercedes challenge in 2020? As Ferrari seems to have lost its way, it's for Red Bull to take up the cudgels against Mercedes. And it's ready for the fight in a way we haven't seen since its championship-winning heyday 1593648000 F1

The new rules of F1's tech war Nobody really knows how much will have changed on the Formula 1 cars during the recent months of inactivity, but there can be no doubting the rule changes made in the name of cost saving mean the game will be played differently this year and next 1593561600 F1