Brands Hatch unknowns did the DTM a favour The DTM returned to Britain for the first time since 2013 with its event at Brands Hatch last weekend and it proved to be a hit with the fans. In fact, a quirk of the Kent track's timetable helped shake up the competitive order 1534377600 DTM

What we've learned at Le Mans so far How Fernando Alonso is really getting on at Toyota, the surprise contenders impressing in LMP1 and LMP2, a major GTE team in trouble and ongoing angst for Manor - here are the major pre-race storylines from Le Mans 1529020800 WEC

Why a world championship made the ultimate sacrifice A rulebook scrapped with two-thirds of its planned existence remaining and the disintegration of a 'world championship' - yet everyone's a winner from one of modern motorsport's greatest acts of martyrdom 1515456000 WTCR

Why joker laps are entering the mainstream This season the World Touring Car Championship looks certain to bring joker laps to a circuit-racing world championship for the first time. And it need not be the daft gimmick people may think 1491436800 WTCR

Why Porsche’s black sheep was doomed to fail Green shoots of potential were visible when Porsche raced in Indycars 30 years ago. But politics and technical complexity proved its undoing 1537833600 Engineering

Why Britain's forgotten star is ready for his big chance Alexander Sims's career momentum stuttered when he came up against a now Mercedes Formula 1 driver in Formula 3. Having established himself as a GT ace since, his Formula E drive with BMW is a reward his talent merits 1537833600 FE

How F1 failed Alonso Few would dispute that Fernando Alonso is an all-time F1 great, yet he's also one of the most divisive characters ever to have raced. So as he prepares to turn his back on F1 (for now), should he be blamed for the failure to achieve the level of the success his talent surely merits? Or has he been let down? 1537833600 F1

Does Leclerc deal mean Ferrari is losing faith in Vettel? Could the Ferrari scenario end up like Vettel's final year at Red Bull? Could one single personnel change make a team like Sauber a podium contender? What's the deal with Ferrari's camera device? Our technical expert answers these questions and more 1537747200 F1