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The driver who can wreck F1's "super exciting" 2020 silly season Most of the top drivers in Formula 1 are facing intriguing 2020s. If things go one way, there could be a much-changed grid in '21. But, as Scott Mitchell explains in his final Autosport column, that's only if one racer doesn't get everything right this season 1578268800 F1

The major lesson Ricciardo learned in Renault's poor 2019 Daniel Ricciardo's decision to give up a race-winning car at Red Bull raised eyebrows in the summer of 2018 and his first season with Renault indeed passed without a podium. Nevertheless, he learned a vital lesson from a trying campaign 1577664000 F1

Why Honda's true progress will only be seen in F1 2020 Honda and Red Bull joined forces in Formula 1 2019 - a year on from the former's high-profile split from McLaren. There were wins, but no title challenge. Here we explain why that was never the expectation 1577059200 F1

The high-pressure job Leclerc completed in 2019 Charles Leclerc started his first season at Ferrari knowing the team expected Sebastian Vettel to lead its title challenge. But Leclerc made it his mission to change that view, which he did, vanquishing his world champion team-mate in the process 1576713600 F1

How ruthless Verstappen exploited Mercedes’s Silverstone strength-turned-weakness Employing a contra strategy in qualifying gave Red Bull's Max Verstappen an early edge in the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix. But the manner of the defeat he inflicted on Mercedes reflected a key weakness in the W11 1597017600 F1

Why inflation left Mercedes poorer at Silverstone Max Verstappen's surprise victory at the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix came as Red Bull emerged kinder on its tyres than Mercedes' all-conquering W11, as the combination high-energy corners, heat and inflated pressures created a perfect storm 1597017600 F1

Why a MotoGP rookie's Czech GP win wasn't a total shock On a landmark day for his Austrian manufacturer, KTM rider Brad Binder became the latest new MotoGP winner in 2020. But while the result might have been unexpected, the combination's potential was clear to see if you knew where to look 1597017600 MotoGP

The tragedy at the heart of Williams' 1990s peak At the height of its mid-1990s success, Williams was laid low by an unforeseen tragedy which changed the face of Formula 1 forever - and robbed it of one of its most fascinating characters. DAMIEN SMITH recalls how the best of times were soured by the worst of times... 1596931200 F1