November 15, 2016. Maverick Vinales tops the opening day of post-season MotoGP testing at Valencia on his debut with his new Yamaha team, recording a best time of 1m30.930s.
November 14, 2017. Vinales again tops the first day of Valencia testing for Yamaha with a 1m30.189s.
And the intervening 12 months? A rollercoaster of a season that started in the best possible way - three wins in the first five races and a comfortable points lead - and ended in confusion and dismay.
Why FE's well-travelled new arrival can surpass expectations Since his last foray into the European theatre in 2016, Nick Cassidy has won everything there is to win in Japan. Envision Virgin's new Formula E signing therefore is not your run-of-the-mill rookie and plans to take the electric series by storm FE
How GTE is nearing the end of its road Just a year ago, there were five factory GTE programmes in the World Endurance Championship and the class was even considered a possible saviour for the series. But now, as Porsche quits IMSA, GTE has an increasingly uncertain future WEC
The rule quirk that cost Lotterer two single-seater titles Despite accruing the best results over a season three times in his Super Formula career, Andre Lotterer only has one title to show for it. That's thanks to an odd quirk in the rules in a countback situation that twice cost him dear Other
How the DTM landed itself in crisis Audi's announcement that it will withdraw from the DTM was the latest bodyblow for a series that has lost three manufacturers in as many years. Some major soul-searching will now be required to assess how it can survive DTM
The mental health revolution changing F1 for the better Mental health is a topic rarely discussed within sport, and especially Formula 1. But, over recent months, drivers have begun to open up more about the inner demons they each face and how they are overcoming them F1
Why a MotoGP title chaser 'doesn't care' about the 2020 championship Fabio Quartararo's San Marino GP crash knocked him off the MotoGP championship lead. But, as he explains to Autosport, the literal bump in the road won't force him into a different approach for this weekend's second Misano race at the Emilia Romagna GP MotoGP
The Le Mans racer that turned an underdog's dream into reality Fifteen years ago, a privateer with little international pedigree led Le Mans in this Dallara. To mark the last hurrah of LMP1 cars at the 24 Hours, Autosport went along to see it blow off the cobwebs at Silverstone WEC
Is the imperfect bike the real Misano MotoGP threat? Fabio Quartararo branded the Suzuki the "perfect" bike and admitted to being worried by it ahead of this weekend's Emilia Romagna GP. But, after Friday's MotoGP practice, the real threat still looks like it comes from the Frenchman on the imperfect bike MotoGP
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