Formula 1’s most-improved team of last season started their 2019 campaign on the right foot as Kimi Raikkonen found lap times came “easily” in his new Alfa Romeo.
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Analysis: The case for changing F1’s points system
2020 F1 season
Posted onFormula 1 could potentially improve its points system by extending it to cover the top 15 or 20 drivers – but doing so would create another problem to solve.
Hamilton vs Schumacher – and more Formula 1 stats to watch for in 2019
2019 F1 season
Posted onWe all know 2019 will see the 1,000th world championship round – but there are many other noteworthy records which will and could be broken this year.
Pass masters: Who made F1’s biggest recovery drives of 2018?
2018 F1 season
Posted onWhich Formula 1 driver put on the most impressive overtaking display during last year’s races? There were 13 occasions when drivers made up a dozen places or more.
Analysis: Why F1 drivers received fewer penalties in 2018
2018 F1 season
Posted onThe number of penalties handed to Formula 1 drivers fell by 23% in 2018, despite there being one more race.
Analysis: How F1 teams spent $2.2 billion in 2018
2018 F1 season review
Posted onFormula 1’s 10 teams spent $2.2 billion between them in 2018. Find out which of them were the best – and worst – value for money.
How close was it? 10 charts revealing F1 teams’ performance in 2018
2018 F1 season review
Posted onIn 2018 Formula 1 enjoyed its closest competition since the V6 hybrid turbo rules were introduced. But only three teams were contenders for victory.
20 telling stats about each F1 driver in 2018
2018 F1 season review
Posted onWho had the least reliable car? Who scored the most of their team’s points? Here are the telling stats on every F1 driver’s performance in 2018.
Analysis: How F1 teams kept getting bigger in 2018
2018 F1 season
Posted onRaceFans analysis shows Formula 1 teams continued to hire more staff in 2018 despite the sport’s owners planning to cap budgets after the next two seasons.
2018 team mates battles: Vettel vs Raikkonen at Ferrari
2018 F1 season review
Posted onDoes Ferrari’s decision to drop Kimi Raikkonen say more about him, his incoming replacement – or his team mate Sebastian Vettel?
2018 team mate battles: Stroll vs Sirotkin at Williams
2018 F1 season review
Posted onOne of them has won a big promotion for the 2019 F1 season while the other is without a drive. But which of the Williams drivers did best this year?
Why that was F1’s ‘silliest’ silly season since 2010
2019 F1 season
Posted onOver half of the drivers in the field will change teams for 2019, which is the most changes the sport has seen for almost a decade.
1,000 wins: A world championship milestone
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton scored the 1,000th win by a driver in a world championship race on Sunday. Here’s the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stats and facts.
Sauber is F1’s most-improved team of 2018
2018 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Lap Time Watch
Posted onSauber cemented their position as Formula 1’s most improved team of 2018 in Abu Dhabi. But for the eighth time this year Williams lapped slower than they did in 2017.
Hamilton takes 19th win in two years, needs 19 more to equal Schumacher
2018 Brazilian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onHaving won 19 times in the last two years, Lewis Hamilton will equal Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 91 victories if he does the same over the next two seasons.
Analysis: Did Hamilton beat Vettel to the title with a slower car?
2018 F1 season
Posted onSebastian Vettel won the first two races of 2018 but was beaten by Lewis Hamilton with two rounds to spare. Did he lose the championship despite having a faster car?
Toro Rosso performance shows Red Bull is “not lying” about Honda
Lap Time Watch: 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix
Posted onToro Rosso are over two seconds per lap faster at Interlagos compared to last year with the latest ‘spec three’ Honda power unit.
Verstappen breaks record for most wins without a pole
2018 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onWith the fifth win of his Formula 1 career, Max Verstappen has set a new record for having won the most races without ever having started from pole position.
Mercedes make big gain despite missing front row
2018 Mexican Grand Prix Lap Time Watch
Posted onMercedes may be off the front row for the first time since Monza but they’ve made a bigger lap time gain than Ferrari or Red Bull in Mexico.
Raikkonen ends longest-ever wait between wins
2018 United States Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onThe big statistics from the United States Grand Prix are all about Kimi Raikkonen ending his five-and-a-half-year wait for his 21st grand prix victory.