Mid-season 2019 F1 driver ratings The Formula 1 summer break is the perfect time to assess the first half of the year, and to score the drivers on not just their race by race performances so far but their contributions to their teams and much more 1566172800 F1

Why Ocon should target an Alonso-like return Is a year out such a bad thing? In most sports a whole season out of top-level competition is often a career-ending prospect. But Formula 1 provides shining examples - most notably Fernando Alonso - of how Esteban Ocon could make a triumphant return 1565913600 F1

Should Mercedes choose Ocon or Bottas? Toto Wolff says he is "wrestling with himself" over the conundrum of either retaining Valtteri Bottas or handing a chance to Esteban Ocon. Our Grand Prix Editor breaks down their key skills and presents the circumstances in which each is the right choice for the seat 1565136000 F1

How a Mercedes "bad call" checkmated Verstappen Lewis Hamilton lamented Mercedes' call to pit him for a second time in the Hungarian Grand Prix, fearing it had cost him a chance to beat Max Verstappen. But the decision was a masterstroke, helping what turned out to be the fastest car to win a race it had barely led 1564963200 F1

The rivalry primed to save F1's post-Hamilton era Though Lewis Hamilton's departure is inevitably drawing closer, Formula 1 is going to be able to replace its current single transcendent star with something it hasn't really had in two decades - a genuine classic sporting rivalry 1566345600 F1

The tech concept changes behind McLaren's revival McLaren's journey back to respectability has included major management upheaval and a change of engine supplier, but also a new technical philosophy. This is how it used a Red Bull-inspired starting point and key development decisions to move forwards 1566345600 F1

Promoted: How a bespoke race suit is made Autosport went to see the factory where Lewis Hamilton's race suits are produced and found a cottage industry pushing for perfection 1566259200 Performance

The cash-strapped Renault junior every F2 team wants Things are moving quicker than usual in the Formula 2 driver market. Ironically, the one driver who could kickstart the concertina effect of an early silly season is a driver bringing only a small budget to his programme yet in demand throughout the paddock 1566259200 F2