The primary reason F1 is entering its longest-ever season As Formula 1 enters a new year, the championship will hold its longest-ever season in 2020. The campaign will run to 22 races, with the possibility of 25 in the future. And there's one reason in particular why the calendar keeps expanding 1577836800 F1

The major political problem F1 still needs to solve Formula's owner and the FIA accomplished a lot when it came to politics in 2019 - mainly the sporting and technical rules for '21, as well as the financial regulations set to come into play for that season too. But there's a massive job they still need to do 1576540800 F1

The starring F1 rookie who doubted he could make it All three Formula 1 rookies had impressive years in 2019, but arguably the most impressive was Lando Norris, who harboured doubts he would be good enough this year before going on to impress all at McLaren 1575590400 F1

How ageless Raikkonen defied the risk of joining Alfa Kimi Raikkonen's second Ferrari stint lasted five Formula 1 seasons. When that stretch finally ended at the close of 2018, few would have predicted his stay in grand prix racing would continue. But he's thriving at Alfa Romeo, and here's how 1574812800 F1

The remarkable story of F1's most unlikely test driver Roy Nissany was a surprise candidate for a Williams test role considering he'd been in the motorsport wilderness for a year, but his F1 story is nothing compared to that of his father Chanoch - who went from spectator to practice driver in just four years 1579910400 F1

How the WRC's backstage army delivers its live coverage The World Rally Championship's All Live service is now entering its third season. But its debut on the Monte Carlo Rally two years ago still makes the series’ TV boss shudder 1579824000 WRC

What F1 should aim to learn from Zandvoort experiments Zandvoort recently revealed its intention to withhold circuit data from teams, in order to make this year's Dutch Grand Prix weekend more unpredictable. If that's a success, Formula 1 has a host of options to try to replicate that at more venues 1579824000 F1

The secrets that show Mercedes F1 power is still king Ferrari may have caught up - in qualifying at least - but a Mercedes power unit remains the one to have if you want to win races and championships judging by the results of the 2019 Formula 1 season. STUART CODLING gets an exclusive look behind the scenes at Brixworth, the power behind Lewis Hamilton's thrones... 1579737600 F1