The chief victim of F1's renewed civil war Carlos Sainz Jr's deal to join Renault on loan from Red Bull appeared at first to have given him control over his own destiny. But is he now next in line to be shuffled out of the door in Renault's relentless pursuit of progress? 1533081600 F1

How Bottas's bad luck is saving Hamilton Valtteri Bottas has had so much misfortune in the 2018 season that it's easy to imagine he could be leading the championship with better luck. But when the circumstances of his races are fully analysed, it's Sebastian Vettel who'd actually be better off if Bottas was luckier 1531699200 F1

The Formula 1 championship Alonso is winning With hopes of a third world championship out of sight, Fernando Alonso has spoken at length in 2018 about F1's predictability. But there's a version of events in which five drivers have won the first five races, and the Spaniard is F1's top dog once again 1526860800 F1

The moment that proves Raikkonen is no Vettel lackey Even Lewis Hamilton thinks Kimi Raikkonen has become just a subservient number two to Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari. But recently there was proof that the situation is more complex than that, and that Raikkonen has freedom to stake his own title claims 1525737600 F1

Why the BTCC's best villain can't stop playing the game Jason Plato and the British Touring Car Championship are inextricably linked. The charismatic self-styled bad boy has done well out of the series, while it also benefits from his combative star-quality 1534204800 BTCC

Why an F1 champion thinks FE is the future After retiring from Formula 1 at the end of 2016, Nico Rosberg has no plans to return to racing, but he's put his own money where his mouth is by becoming an investor in Formula E - a series he truly believes in 1534204800 F1

Poor choices undermine Alonso's F1 legacy Fernando Alonso will not race in Formula 1 in 2019. The door might not be closed forever on his grand prix racing career, but, as he looks set never to hit the heights of 2005 and '06 again, what legacy has he left from 302 F1 starts? 1534204800 F1

How will Ferrari fill its Enzo-inspired power vacuum? It's now 30 years since the death of Ferrari's legendary founder Enzo Ferrari, and his legacy should influence the modern Formula 1 team's next moves 1534204800 F1