How F1 has returned to a 1930s fundamental

When F1 turned a total farce into a thriller This week's issue of Autosport celebrates the incredible 1984 season. Amazingly, one of its best races came from events that should never have been allowed to happen 1502323200 F1

Why Ferrari will keep Raikkonen for Vettel Kimi Raikkonen's de facto number two role at Ferrari meant a hobbled Sebastian Vettel was never under real threat in Hungary. That dynamic will surely mean Raikkonen gets another season with the Italian team 1501718400 F1

Formula 1 is destroying its own DNA Mandating the halo for 2018 is a step too far that will remove a large part of Formula 1's fan appeal 1501113600 F1

Britain's first five-time home grand prix hero Jim Clark only set foot in the United Kingdom once in 1967, but he made sure it was worth his while by completing a feat that only now, 50 years on, has finally been matched by Lewis Hamilton 1500508800 F1

Why Ferrari dropping Raikkonen would help F1 F1's picking up again in terms of entertainment and popularity. It needs more quality at the front though, and that means it's time for change at Ferrari 1499904000 F1

The departure of McLaren's strange colossus After Bernie Ecclestone went Ron Dennis - now two of Formula 1's most familiar faces, and significant characters, are gone. Dennis was not loved, but he made a huge mark on grand prix racing 1499299200 F1

How to solve F1's overtaking problem How can the racing be improved? Would a windtunnel ban make for more interesting designs? What parts can F1 standardise? And which direction should F1 take for its next engine formula? These questions, and more, are answered this week 1502841600 F1

Why the F1 ladder can't produce new grand prix teams The days of junior teams stepping up to Formula 1 appear long gone. And the reason behind the lack of quality options to expand the grid is easy to trace 1502841600 F1

Why F1 needs more junior works teams Ferrari may tie up with Sauber, Red Bull has Toro Rosso, and Mercedes flirts with junior-driver deployment through customer teams. Embracing a more organised series of alliances would help F1 blood the best young talent much more effectively 1502755200 F1

What Bottas is lacking compared to Hamilton Despite his attempts to play down his first half-season with Mercedes, Valtteri Bottas has settled in well - but while he's been capable of matching and beating team-mate Lewis Hamilton, there's one key area where the Finn finds himself behind 1502755200 F1

Why Super GT could catch Button out Jenson Button's next race appearance of his 'sabbatical' year is looming - Super GT's Suzuka 1000km. He can't afford to take it lightly, as other ex-Formula 1 racers in Japan can attest 1502668800 GT

Kubica's road to recovery in his own words Robert Kubica's return to the Formula 1 cockpit has dominated the headlines for the last two months, but as he explains to ANTHONY ROWLINSON, it was the culmination of a plan he'd been brewing for much, much longer 1502668800 F1