Three months as a racing driver

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

The small change that will be F1 2021's big talking point As focus sharpens for Formula 1 teams on the new, yet familiar, 2021 cars there is a growing understanding that this year one minor rule tweak will actually create a major challenge 1611792000 F1

Why Renault's survivor wasn't part of Alpine's plans Even the most skilled and ambitious political operators can come a cropper when organisations change. STUART CODLING reflects on the departure from Renault of Cyril Abiteboul 1611705600 F1

Where F1's calendar shuffling hurts its new drivers OPINION: Formula 1 endured major scheduling challenges thanks to the pandemic in 2020, but still managed to save its season. These difficulties remain in 2021 and create a tough knock-on effect for the championship's new arrivals 1611705600 F1

The image battle facing F1's 'nice guy' He's had his fingers burned by social media's keyboard warriors who have trouble appreciating that he's only human. But after two years in the intense spotlight Formula 1 brings, Lando Norris has no plans to change his outlook 1611619200 F1