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F1 2017 mid-season driver ratings While the F1 paddock settles into its holiday routine, we look back over the first 11 races of the year and grade the stars and flops of the season so far 1502409600 F1

How Lauda won F1's closest title battle The 1984 F1 title fight remains the only season where the winning margin for the champion was less than a point. Niki Lauda reveals how he denied his much faster team-mate Alain Prost a first world crown 1502323200 F1

What next for F1's most maligned driver? Bad luck, bad reliability and bad performances are the core ingredients of a racing driver's cycle of doom. One Formula 1 driver desperately needs to turn things around to stay on the grid 1502064000 F1

Hamilton's act of self-harm will delight Ferrari Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes' handling of the Hungarian Grand Prix was honourable, but could come back to bite them in a year when Ferrari has made its contrasting team orders approach very clear 1501459200 F1

Hungarian GP driver ratings No perfect scores from the Hungarian GP, but there were some very high ratings scattered further down the field than the leading contenders at the front 1501459200 F1

Six reasons Ferrari and Red Bull are back in the game Mercedes says it's no surprise to see Red Bull in the mix in Hungary - and with good reason. Add Ferrari's ever-presence at the sharp end in 2017 and there's a genuine chance of a three-way fight on Sunday 1501200000 F1

The origins of McLaren-Honda's greatest racer To celebrate the McLaren MP4/4 being voted F1 fans' favourite car, we look back at the all-conquering machine, which famously won all but one race in 1988. Can its origins really be found in the disastrous Brabham BT55? 1503446400 F1

Stop thinking small teams are worse off now Formula 1 is often separated into the 'haves' and the 'have nots'. In the modern day, that gulf is perceived to be bigger than ever - but a look at the statistics suggests that isn't actually the case 1503446400 F1

How McLaren is spinning off into a technology giant The house that Bruce McLaren built got bigger under Ron Dennis - and it's getting bigger still. McLaren's Formula 1 DNA is now creeping into areas that stretch far beyond grand prix racing 1503446400 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