Should Mercedes just drop Bottas for Ocon now? Is there any point in Mercedes continuing with Valtteri Bottas, and could any top driver do what Lewis Hamilton did with the W09 this season? Our expert answers these readers' questions and more 1544745600 F1

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F1 teams' real 2018 performance levels revealed Autosport's technical expert rates the 10 Formula 1 teams using his performance index, and compares the progress - or otherwise - compared to last season 1543881600 F1

Why F1's 2019 changes will look good but achieve little Hopes have gradually increased in recent weeks that F1's 2019 rule changes will make a significant difference to the quality of racing, but it would be naive to expect the first wave of tweaks ahead of 2021's bigger overhaul to have much of an effect 1543276800 F1

Autosport's final F1 2018 driver ratings Here, we rank the whole 2018 Formula 1 field based on the scores we gave them throughout the season in the final Autosport grand prix driver ratings of the year 1545177600 F1

How Hamilton's latest storm hints at a bigger problem Lewis Hamilton has made headlines again this week for a slip of the tongue that he instantly corrected. He couldn't have addressed the error any faster, so why is there so much outcry? 1545177600 F1

Why 2018 left McLaren with no one else to blame With Honda out of the equation, 2018 was supposed to be the start of McLaren's return to the top - but the absence of the Japanese manufacturer just revealed more fundamental issues at the team 1545091200 F1

Why Honda's best F1 hope won't be leaving Japan Honda now has a highly-rated protege with enough superlicence points to get a Formula 1 chance, but who is unlikely to ever be seen on a grand prix grid 1545091200 F1