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How the first F1 Mercedes laid the path of greatness When one of the giants of pre-war grand prix racing returned to the track in the 1950s, it did so with game-changing thoroughness. STUART CODLING examines the Mercedes W196 1600732800 F1

The American visionary who couldn't wait for Ferrari Dan Gurney won Le Mans and began the venerable tradition of spraying champagne on the podium - then won the Belgian Grand Prix a week later. NIGEL ROEBUCK recalls a racer who passed up a chance with Ferrari because Maranello was too slow to keep up... 1600214400 F1

Why Alonso and Renault have nothing to lose from their third dalliance Fernando Alonso will end a two-year spell on F1's sidelines by returning to the grid with the renamed Alpine squad next season. But is their storied history good enough reason to get together for a third time, or is this latest reunion destined to backfire? 1600128000 F1

Why the forbidden dream of F1 at Mugello will be worth the wait Mugello has never hosted a Formula 1 grand prix before - but it's not entirely unfamiliar ground for F1 cars, says ROBERTO CHINCHERO 1599609600 F1

Will signing Vettel save Aston Martin? Racing Point's decision to hire Sebastian Vettel for the start of its new era as Aston Martin is intriguing. Lawrence Stroll's team opted to cut the emotional ties to Sergio Perez to sign a multiple champion, as the next step of a wider long-term strategy 1600819200 F1

How a DTM failure became an unlikely Nurburgring conqueror Opel's fortunes in the DTM had taken a turn for the worst by 2003 - hardly the pedigree that suggested it could take on the toughest 24-hour race of them all. But that's exactly what it did 1600819200 DTM

How the first F1 Mercedes laid the path of greatness When one of the giants of pre-war grand prix racing returned to the track in the 1950s, it did so with game-changing thoroughness. STUART CODLING examines the Mercedes W196 1600732800 F1

The youngster set to end a 20-year wait for Suzuki Three podiums from the last four races have propelled Joan Mir into the fight for the most unlikely of MotoGP titles. However, there are other factors that further back up his chances of serving up Suzuki's first premier-class crown since 2000 1600732800 MotoGP