A Silver Lining

No Man's Land Despite standout performances by all of 2008's leading contenders, this year's championship was seemingly one no one wanted to win. Richard Barnes looks back on a fascinating and unpredictable season 1227052800 All

On the Edge Lewis Hamilton clinched his first world championship in last weekend's edge-of-the-seat season finale at Interlagos, while a dominant victory still wasn't enough for Felipe Massa. But, regardless of the result, both drivers highlighted the fruits of their development on the day that really mattered 1225843200 All

Driven to redemption Lewis Hamilton put his recent mistakes behind him to command from the front throughout the Chinese Grand Prix. Richard Barnes looks into what happened at Shanghai and what it means for next weekend's finale at Interlagos 1224633600 All

Reverting to Instinct Richard Barnes explores the mistakes made by title protagonists Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa at Fuji, and shows what they could learn from Fernando Alonso's approach after the Spaniard has capitalised to win the last two races 1224028800 All

How binge-watching is helping Ocon prepare for F1's returning star After a year out of a race seat, the 2020 F1 season hasn't all been plain sailing for Renault's Esteban Ocon. But, with Daniel Ricciardo's departure, Ocon has the chance to become a team leader next year - even if his new team-mate will be Fernando Alonso 1603929600 F1

The wrong kind of bafflement and surprise in UK motorsport You can always rely on national motorsport to be unpredictable but some occurrences in recent weeks have been bewildering - and not in a good way, says STEPHEN LICKORISH 1603929600 F1

Why F1's Portugal leveller isn't a reliable silver bullet A track surface that was reluctant to yield grip left many drivers complaining in Portimao, but created mixed strategies and havoc at the start. Yet, while an enjoyable means of mixing the pack, F1 cannot always rely on it 1603929600 F1

The surprise weakness Hamilton revealed in his Portugal win Lewis Hamilton produced another excellent overall Formula 1 performance to defeat an in-form Valtteri Bottas in Portugal. But towards the end of race he had a difficult moment, which revealed a surprising weakness in his otherwise bulletproof game 1603843200 F1