The mounting woe that's killed Vettel's title hopes Another nail was driven into Sebastian Vettel's 2017 world championship coffin at Suzuka, but he and Ferrari can look back further than the last three races to find days when crucial points went begging this season 1507507200 F1

Japanese Grand Prix driver ratings No perfect scores from Suzuka, but there were some very strong performances scattered through the field on Sunday 1507507200 F1

The warnings still lurking for Mercedes in Japan After two races on the back foot, Lewis Hamilton declared Mercedes "back to normal" on Friday in Japan. But there's plenty of evidence that 'normal' doesn't mean dominance anymore 1507248000 F1

How Red Bull stole the Malaysian Grand Prix Mercedes floundering at a circuit where it should've thrived, yet still building its championship lead; Ferrari fastest but not on the podium; Red Bull truly dominant for the first in time years. Formula 1's farewell to Malaysia was bizarre 1506902400 F1

Malaysian Grand Prix driver ratings While some earn high marks for their Sepang efforts, there's also a very low score for a driver in a very good car and some disappointing marks for drivers who have starred elsewhere this season 1506902400 F1

The puzzle confounding Mercedes in Malaysia Ferrari starred, Red Bull looked strong and Mercedes floundered in practice at Sepang. That was a surprise result given Mercedes was expected to lead the way, and there's no obvious answer either 1506643200 F1

The key player in F1's shuffled driver market Fernando Alonso has re-signed at McLaren for the "long term" and Max Verstappen has committed to Red Bull until 2020. That's posed a fresh challenge, but potentially new opportunities, for one of F1's star drivers 1508803200 F1

Why F1’s treatment of Verstappen was a joke For most of the United States Grand Prix, Formula 1 put on one of its better shows. Then it aimed the gun at its foot and pulled the trigger 1508803200 F1

Why Ferrari's latest defeat was the most painful After three disastrous weekends, a second place for Vettel and double podium for Ferrari doesn't look too bad. But the way the battle with Hamilton and Mercedes played out at Austin made this one even tougher to take 1508716800 F1

United States GP driver ratings Nobody earned a perfect score at Austin this weekend, but several drivers through the field came very close 1508716800 F1

The mysteries emerging at the US GP On paper it looks like another Austin race that is Lewis Hamilton's to lose, but the closer you look at the real picture from free practice, the clearer it becomes that even Mercedes doesn't truly know where it stands yet 1508544000 F1

The fight to defeat an F1 driver's greatest enemy Formula 1 drivers once raced in shirts and cloth caps. Now they take it for granted that their clothing can withstand temperatures of up to 650ºC. JAMES ROBERTS visits the Alpinestars factory to see the science behind this everyday miracle 1508457600 F1