Its been seven years since two drivers from different teams fought for the title at the final race. Why are F1 championships going down to the wire less often?
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Analysis: Superior to Schumacher? Hamilton is one title and eight wins away from catching him
2019 F1 season
Posted onHaving clinched his sixth Formula 1 world championship, Lewis Hamilton is within striking distance of Michael Schumacher records for most titles and race wins.
Analysis: Have Ferrari got slower since the FIA’s technical directive on power units?
2019 F1 season
Posted onHas the FIA’s technical directive on power units hit Ferrari? Analysis of speed trap data indicates their top speed advantage has been cut this weekend.
McLaren make “huge step forwards” while Bottas breaks track record
Lap time watch: 2019 United States Grand Prix
Posted onDespite the bumps, F1 broke the track record fell at the Circuit of the Americas, and McLaren made another “huge step forwards”.
Albon has out-scored Verstappen since joining Red Bull
2019 Mexican Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onAlexander Albon is out-scoring Max Verstappen, Mercedes reached a century of F1 wins but Ferrari failed to convert pole for the third race in a row.
Verstappen breaks Mexico track record by one thousandth of a second
Lap time watch: 2019 Mexican Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen may not have pole position but he has broken the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez track record, by a mere 0.001 seconds.
Mercedes’ record-breaking championship ‘sextuple double’
2019 Japanese Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onOnly Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas can now win the drivers’ championship, meaning Mercedes have swept both titles for the sixth year in a row.
Vettel breaks track record as Ferrari make biggest gain this season
Lap time watch: 2019 Japanese Grand Prix
Posted onSebastian Vettel broke the Suzuka track record with his pole position lap as Ferrari have made their biggest year-on-year gain relative to their rivals this season.
Hamilton takes another Schumacher record as Mercedes sustain Sochi supremacy
2019 Russian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onLewis Hamilton’s 82nd win means Mercedes remain unbeaten in Russia, while he broke another record previously held by Michael Schumacher.
Mercedes are 0.6 seconds slower in Sochi than last year
Lap time watch: 2019 Russian Grand Prix
Posted onFor the first time this year Mercedes has turned up at a track with the ‘least improved’ car of any of the 10 F1 teams. They are 0.6s slower than last year.
Ferrari score first hat-trick of wins for more than a decade
2019 Singapore Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onFerrari scored their first hat-trick of wins since 2008, while Alfa Romeo became the first ‘class B’ team to lead a race for four years.
Ferrari spring Singapore shock as Mercedes and Red Bull lap slower
Lap time watch: 2019 Singapore Grand Prix
Posted onFerrari expected their SF90 to struggle in Singapore but they lapped quicker in qualifying than last year while Mercedes and Red Bull were slower.
Leclerc ends Ferrari’s longest-ever wait for a home win
2019 Italian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onCharles Leclerc has become the fifth driver to win the Italian Grand Prix in his first start as a Ferrari driver – and ended their longest wait for a home win.
Raikkonen’s F1 lap speed record stands for another year
Lap time watch: 2019 Italian Grand Prix
Posted onNo one managed to beat Kimi Raikkonen’s all-time record for the fastest ever official lap of an F1 circuit, which he set last year.
Leclerc is only the sixth new F1 race winner in last 10 years
2019 Belgian Grand Prix stats and facts
Posted onCharles Leclerc scored his first F1 victory yesterday but despite a rising number of races fewer new winners are being produced.
Only one team is quicker at Spa than they were last year
Lap time watch: 2019 Belgian Grand Prix
Posted onDespite a year of development every F1 team has failed to lap quicker at Spa-Francorchamps than they did in 2018 – with a single exception.
Analysis: Six teams have cut Mercedes’ lead since last year
2019 F1 season
Posted onWho has out-developed the world champions since last year? Six teams have closed the gap, and Red Bull have made a huge leap in the last four races.
Ricciardo leading Hulkenberg in close Renault fight
2019 team mate battles: Ricciardo vs Hulkenberg
Posted onNico Hulkenberg would be leading Daniel Ricciardo in the points if he hadn’t thrown away his and Renault’s best chance for a podium in Germany.
Sainz piles up the points despite Norris’s qualifying edge
2019 team mate battles: Sainz vs Norris
Posted onCarlos Sainz Jnr is leading the way for McLaren but he can’t afford to be complacent about his rookie team mate who’s shown great one-lap speed.
Neither Haas driver is winning as team’s struggle goes on
2019 team mate battles: Grosjean vs Magnussen
Posted onIs either Haas driver really ‘winning’ at the moment? It’s been a confusing, disappointing season for the team so far.