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RACING 93 70 64
COVER STORIES
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FIRST SECTOR: THE REGULARS 10 12 18 30 32 35 37 38 40 102
Cover: Spencer Murphy/ Red Bull Content Pool
IGNITION OUR MARK WEBBER RETROSPECTIVE PARADES THE BEST SHOTS FROM SPA AND MONZA PITPASS NEWS, OPINION AND ANALYSIS PITPASS TECH THE SCIENCE BEHIND F1 MATERIALS PETER WINDSOR REMEMBERING FRANÇOIS CEVERT DIETER RENCKEN THE STATE OF IN-RACE SECURITY VALTTERI BOTTAS GETS SET FOR THE FLYAWAY RACES INBOX FORGET THE GRAPHICS – GIVE US A SHOW! NOW THAT WAS A CAR THE FERRARI 126C4 SUBSCRIBE AND GET A FREE CREDIT CARD CASE
54 Pastor Maldonado on why he’s still positive about his future at Williams
SECOND SECTOR: THE FEATURES 42
MARK WEBBER ON LEAVING F1 The sport’s toughest competitor opens up to Peter Windsor about the reasons behind his decision to quit
50
MARK’S FINEST F1 RACING MOMENTS
He’s no stranger to the pages of this mag. We look back at some of the more unusual shoots he’s obliged us with 54 MARK WEBBER On leaving F1 to lead 42 the Porsche sportscar programme
YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS Pastor Maldonado on racing for a team who aren’t performing, and why that point in Hungary meant so much
58
BACK IN THE RING We head to Austria, to check out the Red Bull Ring, which looks set to join the F1 calendar for 2014
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MURRAY WALKER Friends, fans and 70 colleagues do the talking – for once
76
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WHERE NEXT FOR F1? The classic old circuits that are about to make a comeback
84
MURRAY AT 90
Meet John
Mr Walker lets other people do the talking, as they offer up their personal tributes on the eve of his 90th birthday
Barnard,
MEET THE GAME CHANGERS
first semi-
Behind the scenes, the best brains in the business generate fierce competition for their technical services
gearbox
IN CONVERSATION WITH JOHN ILEY Caterham’s performance director on the challenges ahead
84
GAME CHANGERS The in-demand 76 technical brains who drive F1 forwards
93
WHEN MAURICE MET JOHN BARNARD
64 Mexican F1 fans could
STEVEN TEE: LIFE THROUGH A LENS
own. We
THIRD SECTOR: FINISHING STRAIGHT
STEVEN TEE Our ace lensman 93 chooses his favourite photographs
automatic
From carbon fibre monocoques to semi-automatic gearboxes, technical ace John Barnard was a true pioneering genius, as Maurice Hamilton discovers
As he celebrates his 500th GP at Singapore, we present his most stunning photographs from the past 29 years
106 110 114 116 118 121 122
creator of F1’s
BELGIAN GP REPORT A DOMINANT WIN FOR VETTEL ITALIAN GP PREVIEW VETTEL WINS; THE TIFOSI BOO SINGAPORE GP PREVIEW FORMULA 1 RACES BY NIGHT KOREAN GP PREVIEW THREE VERY DIFFERENT SECTORS JAPANESE GP PREVIEW THE DRIVERS’ FAVOURITE TOM CLARKSON ON AN AGE-OLD BATTLE MURRAY WALKER MEMORIES OF GERHARD BERGER
soon get a GP of their investigate…
93 Steven Tee presents his favourite shots from the past 500 grands prix
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see active
birthday
service
wishes come
in 2014?
flooding in
42 All eyes are on Mark Webber following the announcement of his retirement
Ignition / Anthony Rowlinson / 10.13
We celebrate a selection of Formula 1 greats
Follow Anthony on Twitter: @Rowlinson_F1R
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Park and hide Lewis Hamilton’s weekend drive through the historic Monza parkland wasn’t up to his usual exacting standards. After failing to make Q3 in qualifying, he said he’d driven like an “idiot”. But despite a problem with the car’s floor, a spirited comeback on Sunday helped restore the faith Where Monza, Italy When 2.24pm, Friday 6 September 2013 Photographer Steven Tee/LAT Details Canon EOS-1DX, 200mm lens, 1/500th at F8
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Rรคikkรถnen rejoins his old team on a one-year contract with an option for 2015
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/ New Ferrari line-up: Kimi in, Massa out / Formula 1 snakes and ladders
WINNERS + SPINNERS UPS AND DOWNS ON THE F1 ROLLER COASTER GOOD MONTH FOR
Fans of two-wheeled sporting activity Fernando Alonso will become a team owner in world cycling after buying the Spanish Euskaltel Euskadi setup. The team were set to close due to a lack of funding, but Alonsoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move will now ensure they continue in events such as the Tour de France.
Massa: next move currently unknown
British drivers in F1 James Calado will dovetail the remainder of his GP2
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campaign with a new role at Force India. The 24-year-old drove in Friday practice at Monza and is set to retain the role as test and reserve drive into 2014. Aficionados of sudden bursts of enormous activity Lotus PR man Andy Stobart deserves recognition after he gamely cycled â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yes, cycled â&#x20AC;&#x201C; between the Belgian and Italian Grands Prix. Over nine days, he covered nine countries and 750 miles between Spa and Monza. Great effort.
Robin Frijns Sauber have just informed the talented Dutch driver Robin Frijns that he will not continue as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reserve driver
PHOTOS: STEVEN TEE/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT; ANDREW FERRARO/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT; ALASTAIR STALEY/LAT
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moving into 2014. With Sergey Sirotkin already lined up for the role, it seems that money talksâ&#x20AC;Ś Shell The fuel company were title sponsors of the recent Belgian Grand Prix. Worryingly for the circuit owners, environmental
Kimi left Ferrari in 2009, following speculation over his commitment. His last race for them was at Abu Dhabi, where he ďŹ nished 12th
protesters from Greenpeace managed to evade security and scale the main grandstand and sabotage the podium to protest about Shellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans to drill for oil in the Artic. Nervous flyers A draft 2014 calendar was doing the rounds in the paddock at the Italian GP. The schedule featured 21 races, with the last seven of them taking place outside Europe. Flying between Singapore, Japan, Russia, Abu Dhabi, Mexico, USA and Brazil means 25,000 miles in the air.
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/ Test your knowledge / Rising stars / Intrigue at Sauber
PHOTOS: CHARLES COATES/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; ALASTAIR STALEY/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT; LAT ARCHIVE
Answers: 1 Jerez 2 Races were stopped early and half points awarded 3 Jacky Ickx 4 PaciďŹ c 5 Derek Warwick 6 2006 Chinese GP 7 Professor Sid Watkins 8 It was the 500th world championship F1 grand prix 9 Coulthard 10 21
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Your chosen specialised subject: the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest sport
1 Which former grand prix circuit
6 Where did Michael Schumacher
had corners named Dry Sack and
(below, right) score his 91st and
Angel Nieto?
ďŹ nal victory in Formula 1?
2 What do the 1975 Austrian GP,
7 Whose autobiography is called
the 1984 Monaco GP and the 1991
Beyond The Limit?
Australian GP have in common?
8 Which landmark was achieved
3 Who partnered Arturo Merzario
at the 1990 Australian GP?
(below, left) at Ferrari in 1973?
9 Who won more F1 races: David
4 Paul Belmondo and Bertrand
Coulthard or Jacques Villeneuve?
Gachot drove for who in 1994?
10 With which number does
5 Which Britâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst F1 start came
Caterham driver Giedo van der
at the 1981 Las Vegas GP?
Garde race this year?
Nicolas Todt wanted to take PDVSA funding over to Sauber
Situation at Sauber still far from certain As Sauber sought to address their ďŹ nancial shortfalls, driver-manager Nicolas Todt brieďŹ&#x201A;y stepped forward as a potential new leader
THIS BOY CAN DRIVE Keeping an eye out for the stars of tomorrow Stefano Coletti Who is he?
claims to have been conceived by
Coletti is a 24-year-old racer
while they were holidaying on
from Monaco, who competes in
board Keke Rosbergâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yacht in
the GP2 Series for Rapax.
autumn 1988. He caught the
parents Armande and Gianluigi
racing bug when his father took
How good is he?
him to a kart circuit and he
Pre-Monza, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d notched up
bumped into 1970s motorcycle
three wins to lead this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s GP2
champion Guido Mandracci, who
series. But heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s failed to score in
took Stefano under his wing.
the last seven races and has now dropped to third in the standings.
F1 chances Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s has been competing in
Anything else we need to know about him?
GP2 since 2009 and despite
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of F1 running, he is still a title
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in practice at Monza
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Lotus choose not to race their long-wheelbase car As Räikkönen’s title hopes diminish, Lotus temporarily withdraw a new version of the E21 ,Q DQ DWWHPSW WR JDLQ SHUIRUPDQFH IRU WKH ¿QDO UDFHV RI WKH VHDVRQ /RWXV WULDOOHG D ORQJ ZKHHOEDVH YHUVLRQ RI WKHLU ( LQ SUDFWLFH DW WKH ,WDOLDQ *UDQG 3UL[ 7KLV YDULDQW PRGHO ZRXOG KDYH EHHQ LQWURGXFHG D IHZ UDFHV HDUOLHU EXW FRXOG QRW EH WULHG DV LQWHQGHG DW WKH 6LOYHUVWRQH \RXQJ GULYHU WHVW EHFDXVH /RWXV KDG IDLOHG WR SD\ D VXSSOLHU /RWXV WHDP ERVV (ULF %RXOOLHU VD\V WKH WHDP QHHGHG WR SXVK WKH PRGL¿FDWLRQ WKURXJK WR YDOLGDWH ZKHWKHU WKHLU VLPXODWRU ZKLFK GURYH WKH XSJUDGH ZDV ZRUNLQJ ZHOO DV SDUW RI WKHLU GHYHORSPHQW SURJUHVV +RZHYHU WKH WHDP 22
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Post-Monza, Alonso was 53 points adrift of Vettel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a gap he must close if he wants to keep Ferrari working on the current car
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/ New bid for FIA presidency / A look back at Felipeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ferrari career
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Todt faces opposition in FIA presidential elections Former Mosley aide David Ward announces his bid to challenge Jean Todt for the top job in world motorsport -HDQ 7RGW LV IDFLQJ D WKUHDW WR KLV IXWXUH DV WKH KHDG RI WKH ),$ PRWRUVSRUW¶V JRYHUQLQJ ERG\ DIWHU %ULWRQ 'DYLG :DUG DQQRXQFHG WKDW KH ZRXOG EH VWDQGLQJ DV D FDQGLGDWH LQ 'HFHPEHU¶V SUHVLGHQWLDO HOHFWLRQV :DUG KDV UHVLJQHG KLV SRVW DV GLUHFWRU JHQHUDO RI WKH ),$ )RXQGDWLRQ IRU WKH $XWRPRELOH DQG 6RFLHW\ LQ RUGHU WR ILJKW WKH HOHFWLRQ DOWKRXJK WHFKQLFDOO\ KH GLG QRW QHHG WR ³,W ZLOO EH QHFHVVDU\ IRU PH WR DSSURDFK ),$ PHPEHUV WR VHFXUH QRPLQDWLRQV ´ :DUG VDLG LQ D VWDWHPHQW RQ WKH )RXQGDWLRQ¶V ZHEVLWH ³,Q WKHVH FLUFXPVWDQFHV , WKLQN WKH FRUUHFW FRXUVH RI DFWLRQ LV WR UHVLJQ 7KH ),$ WRRN :DUG RQ LQ WKH PLG V 3UHYLRXVO\ KH KDG D FDUHHU DV DQ DGYLVHU WR WKH
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What Massa did for Ferrari He might be packing his bags, but Felipeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achieved a lot in his eight years at Maranello*
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/ Pirelli face stiff competition / More changes to the 2014 calendar
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and carbon nano-tubes, which will be used
and mandrels made by rapid prototyping
to further reinforce the materials. This will
that can be washed out of the finished
represent a quantum leap forward.
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Once made, does the material degrade at all?
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PHOTOS: ROB WHITROW; ANDREW FERRARO/LAT
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RACER’S EDGE Authority, wit and intelligence from the voice of F1 Racing
THE ETERNAL SPRINGTIME OF FRANÇOIS CEVERT
Teacher and pupil: Tyrrell team-mates Jackie Stewart and François Cevert in Brazil, 1973
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MAIN IMAGE: PERSONAL PHOTO SIGNED BY FRANÇOIS CEVERT FOR PETER WINDSOR. INSETS: LAT ARCHIVE.
“As brilliant as François was, he had the brains and humility to listen, to learn and to do as he was told”
Dieter Rencken
POWERPLAY HOW ECO WARRIORS EXPOSED FLAWS IN GRAND PRIX SECURITY
“While Greenpeace’s protest was peaceful, rooftop activists could easily have launched armed attacks from their vantage point”
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ROOKIE YEAR NOW WE’VE LEFT EUROPE, IT’S TIME TO TACKLE THE ‘NEW’ CIRCUITS
Bottas at Suzuka in 2012: he prefers to race at the older tracks, which are more of a test of driver skill
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FERRARI 126C4 TECH SPEC Engine
1.5-litre turbo
Layout
V6 (120°)
Power
660bhp
Maximum revs
11,000rpm
Weight
540kg
Wheelbase
2,600mm
Transmission
Ferrari 5-speed
Fuel and oil
Agip
Tyres
Goodyear
Notable drivers
Michele Alboreto
Ferrari 031
manual
René Arnoux
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MURRAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 90TH BIRTHDAY
Advance, Australian Fair Without doubt the most popular driver in the F1 paddock, Mark Webber will be hugely missed when he leaves the sport at the end of this season. In this world-exclusive interview, he tells old friend Peter Windsor why leading Porscheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sportscar programme was too good an opportunity to miss PORTRAITS THOMAS BUTLER
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2004
2002
2003
In a season
At Interlagos, in
Webber finishes
Mark Webber: the F1 years
dominated by
his third race since
fifth on his debut,
JAMES ROBERTS
Ferrari, Webber
joining Jaguar,
claiming Minardiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s
LOOKS BACK OVER
manages to split
Webber produces
first points in three
MARK WEBBERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S 12
the scarlet cars
a brilliant qualifying
years. They finish
SEASONS IN THE SPORT
in qualifying at
lap to give the
ahead of Toyota in
Sepang, earning his
team its highest
On Paul Stoddart: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Stoddy was brave
the constructorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
first ever front row.
grid slot â&#x20AC;&#x201C; third.
and tried to take on a lot of people
championship.
PHOTOS: STEVEN TEE/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; MINARDI
with Minardi. He bankrolled me initiallyâ&#x20AC;?
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On Alonso: Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve raced him since F3000, so Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known him a long, long time. On a Sunday afternoon, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incredibleâ&#x20AC;?
On Newey: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big reason why I continued for as long as I did. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an inspiring guy to work withâ&#x20AC;?
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2007
The first podium comes at last but Webber
One year later, Webber
Now at Red Bull, Webberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best chance of a win comes
isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t smiling. Having moved to Williams,
is heading for another third-
in torrential rain at Fuji. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sick in the cockpit due to
he is on course for a strong result at
place finish for Williams at
food-poisoning, and is doggedly chasing down Lewis
Monaco. But then the team choose to pit
Monaco, when a spectacularly
Hamilton for the lead when the Safety Car is deployed
Nick Heidfeld before Webber, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Quick Nickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
fiery exhaust failure dashes
and future team-mate Sebastian Vettel drives into the
finishes second to a fuming Webberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s third.
his hopes.
back of him. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the start of an interesting relationshipâ&#x20AC;Ś
F1 Racing October 2013
On the best car he’s driven: “The RB6 at Budapest 2010. I won when Seb had a drive-through and I had to get a lap over Fernando. That car, around there, was just amazing. Turns 8 and 9 were what I remember most. Just phenomenal”
On celebrating that first Monaco win in 2010: “I’m annoyed I lost my boots. Probably got nicked when I jumped into the pool…”
On Haug: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a really good time with Mercedes [in sportscars] and
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2008
On [his manager] Briatore: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say a bad word about what Flavioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done with me. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always boxed my cornerâ&#x20AC;?
On Mateschitz: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been great. Always replies. Always available. I look forward to working with him in the futureâ&#x20AC;?
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2009
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2010
A second year with Red Bull gets
Pre-season, Webber breaks a leg and shoulder
The Turkish GP reveals the simmering tension between the
off to an inauspicious start for
during his Tasmania Challenge charity event.
Red Bull drivers: while battling for the lead, Vettel hits Webber,
Webber when he qualifies 14th at
Red Bull underline their competitiveness with
scuppering either driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chance of victory. Three races later,
his home race then crashes out.
their first victory as new team-mate Seb Vettel
at Silverstone, Vettel gets priority with a front-wing update
It is a disappointing season, with
leads Webber home in China. At the NĂźrburgring,
and Webber makes it clear he feels unsupported. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not bad for
fourth in Monaco the only highlight.
Webber scores his maiden pole and win.
a number two driver,â&#x20AC;? he quips after winning the race.
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PHOTOS: ANDREW FERRARO/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT
Norbert was always a supporterâ&#x20AC;?
The metal rod that held Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leg together following his cycling accident in 2008
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2013
Webber takes his only win of the year
More rancour at the Brazilian GP as Vettel
Animosity spills out in public again as Vettel refuses
at the season-ending Brazilian GP.
homes in on his third world title. He needs a
to obey the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coded â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;multi-21â&#x20AC;&#x2122; order to remain
He finishes third in the driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; world
good result to acquire it, but Webber subtly
in formation, bullying his way past Webber to win
championship, having clocked up
impedes his progress by squeezing him at
the race. The TV broadcast from the driversâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;
seven fastest laps â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more than any
the first corner. A spin later in the lap forces
pre-podium â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;green roomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, mercilessly exposes the
other driver that year.
Vettel to charge back through from 22nd.
frosty atmosphere between the team-mates.
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“I’d stand on my head for F1 Racing…” Mark Webber made his presence felt in this magazine even before his F1 debut, and he’s indulged us with some of our most offthe-wall ideas ever since. Here are a selection of our favourite Webber moments – and, yes, he really did stand on his head… WORDS STEWART WILLIAMS
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“We have too much focus on the tyres and not enough on the performance. We are limited by the tyres – what we have is not F1”
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â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both of whom raced for Williams
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BACK IN THE RING Formula 1 fans have long been hankering after a return to the classic circuits – and that wish has now been granted as Austria lines up to take its place on next year’s calendar. F1 Racing finds out what’s been going on at the Red Bull Ring WORDS STUART CODLING
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The Österreichring and Red Bull Ring compared Noise objections and safety concerns did for the western loop of the old circuit. You approached the Remus
first corner flat-out over a crest, and with a steep drop to the left there just wasn’t enough run-off, even when it was turned into a chicane. Other corners became “a battle for centimetres”.
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THE A1-RINGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MOST MEMORABLE MOMENTS When the Ă&#x2013;sterreichring re-opened for F1 business as the A1-Ring in 1997, critics ho-hummed at the truncated layout. But that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop it from playing host to some pretty remarkable eventsâ&#x20AC;Ś
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;PROST-GATEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1997 Alain Prost bought the Ligier team at the beginning of 1997, changing the name to Prost GP, and this ďŹ rst season would prove to be their most competitive. Olivier Panis shone brightly until breaking his legs in Canada, and his stand-in, Jarno Trulli, announced his arrival on the world stage by leading the Austrian Grand Prix commandingly until his Mugen engine began to tighten up. It ďŹ nally blew 12 laps from home while he was running in second place.
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BIFF-GATEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;1999
â&#x20AC;&#x153;By the 1980s the Ă&#x2013;sterreichring was dead in the waterâ&#x20AC;Ś F1 cars were too powerful for the layout, which couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be alteredâ&#x20AC;?
With Michael Schumacher out of the picture
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â&#x20AC;&#x201C; after breaking his leg at Silverstone two weeks earlier â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this race was McLarenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to lose. And lose it they did, despite both cars being a second faster than new Ferrari team leader Eddie Irvine in qualifying. At Turn 2, David Coulthard biffed a bemused Mika Häkkinen off the track, leaving the way open for Irvine to claim victory.
A classic sense of humour failure on the pitwall after Juan Pablo Montoyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s engineer radioed him to warn of a deer on track. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Oh deer!â&#x20AC;? laughed Juan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A deer,â&#x20AC;? came the emphatic response. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Er, like a horse with horns.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know, I knowâ&#x20AC;Ś Oh deer! Ha ha ha!â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BRAKE-GATEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2002 The action had only just begun again following a Safety Car intervention when Nick Heidfeld got his braking very wrong for the Remus Kurve, arriving at the corner backwards and at largely unabated speed before slamming into the side of an unsuspecting Takuma Satoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jordan.
â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;BOO-GATEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 2002 In 2001, Ferrari ordered Rubens Barrichello to hand second place to Michael Schumacher as
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McLarenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s David Coulthard claimed the win. In 2002, Rubens was leading when the call came to swap. Bad move. Rubens dropped back on the last lap, and an enraged crowd booed Schumacher off the top of the podium.
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TURN IT UP! Mid-â&#x20AC;&#x2122;80s turbo cars, running four-bar boost, were the wildest F1 has seen. Austrian ace Gerhard Berger recalls the thrill of driving the Benetton-BMW B186 on home turf
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They sat one-two on the grid: the garishly purposeful Benetton-BMWs of Teo Fabi (on pole) and team-mate Gerhard Berger. With more than 1,000bhp â&#x20AC;&#x201C; maybe more than 1,400bhp for a qualifying â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;grenadeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; engine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and one-lap super-sticky Pirelli qualifying tyres, these cars were the fastest way of lapping the high-speed Ă&#x2013;sterreichring. And boy oh boy, for all the dangers inherent in driving cars designed to be OTT, did the drivers ever love them at a circuit so speedsome.â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeah, it was the best time,â&#x20AC;? Berger recalls, eyes glinting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a time when the driver could make the difference. If you were really brave you could be a second ahead of your team-mate in qualiâ&#x20AC;Ś if not, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be two seconds off.â&#x20AC;? Berger explains the extreme performance of cars like the B186 through the conďŹ&#x201A;icting demands of high-boost turbos â&#x20AC;&#x201C; turned up to the max for qualifying â&#x20AC;&#x201C; combined with qualifying tyres: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You wanted to brake much
The control roomâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 42 monitors and 26 cameras give an uninterrupted view of the entire circuit
earlier because you were arriving at the corners so much faster, but you knew the tyres were giving you the grip to brake much later. Yet you only had one lap from tyres and engine to get it right. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything was so squeezed it was mad. The engines would literally melt after one lap of putting out 1,400bhp, and the tyres were completely ďŹ nished. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never been anything like it in Formula 1. On full boost it was madness reallyâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? Interview by Anthony Rowlinson
The podium is at the pit buildingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s centre. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hosted various ceremonies â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but no F1 action yet
The ďŹ&#x201A;ag cupboard does what it says on the tin: ďŹ&#x201A;ags are stored here for use in podium ceremonies
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The pit building now consists of 24 pit garages, with a further four for technical inspections
The Bullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lane cafĂŠ sits on top of the pit building, giving views out across the venue
The medical centre is also centrally located, and is equipped with the most up-to-date kit
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Out with the new, in Formula 1’s era of rampant expansion may be coming to an end as unloved grands prix drop off the calendar, and some familiar territories gear up to make a popular return…
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Juan Manuel Fangio wins for Merc
Depailler leads Scheckter, â&#x20AC;&#x2122;74
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Victory for Massa, 2008
France Never say Neversâ&#x20AC;¦
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MULTI-MILLION POUND DROP Ever since the expulsion of the French GP, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been clear that no venue on the calendar is safe â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with the exception, perhaps, of Monaco. Ecclestone recently admitted that even Monza, the historic home of the Italian GP, could become a victim of F1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s continued push into emerging markets and the multi-millions that some governments are willing to pay in the name of tourism. But the Italians need not start worrying just yet. Some of those recently emerged F1 markets seem to be sinking as quickly as they started to swim. Turkey is gone and forgotten. India is gone for next season but has hopes of a return in 2015. Although, as France discovered, once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re off the schedule itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from easy to get back on again. The Korean Grand Prix also looks set to join India in exile. Since the teams are determined to have no more than 20 races on the calendar â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and a number of venues are joining the queue â&#x20AC;&#x201C; then somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to give. And those markets that have struggled to attract fans to cover the larger part of their race fee may be the ďŹ rst to go.
Jim Clark, East London 1967
Hunt chases Regazzoni, 1976
California Long Beach or long faces?
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Nelson Piquet leads in 1980
Hunt gets a nudge in 1977
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South Africa Minding the gap
Clay Regazzoni, 1976
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“Murray’s been around long enough to know exactly how things happen in the world. He also speaks his mind” Bernie Ecclestone
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“Motor racing is Murray’s passion, and that excitement carries over into his broadcasting” Jenson Button
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PHOTOS: LORENZO BELLANCA/LAT; KEVIN WOOD/LAT; STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; STEVEN TEE/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT; ALASTAIR STALEY/LAT; MALCOLM GRIFFITHS/LAT; DREW GIBSON/LAT; LAT ARCHIVE
Multiple grand prix winner
Meet the F1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tech geniuses can command higher salaries than the drivers, although they swap teams less often. As three big names change allegiances, we ask: can one man really make a such a difference? WORDS ANDREW BENSON
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PHOTOS: CHARLES COATES/LAT; ANDREW FERRARO/LAT
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Hamiltonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win in Hungary pulled Mercedes to second in the constructorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; standings. Can Loweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technical leadership take them even higher?
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PHOTOS: ANDREW FERRARO/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT; ALASTAIR STALEY/LAT; STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT
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PHOTOS: ANDY HONE/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT; ANDREW FERRARO/LAT
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“On-track statistics tell the story in bald terms. Alonso hasn’t had a dry-weather
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Birthplace
Stratfordupon-Avon, UK Team
Caterham Role
Performance director 1990 After
to Renault.
graduating
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with a degree
two years at
in automotive
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engineering
of aerodynamics
from Lanchester Polytechnic,
2003 Moves
Iley is hired by
to Italy, where
Brun Technics
he spends the
to work on their
next six years
Judd-powered
in Maranello as
sportscar
Ferrari’s head of aerodynamics
1993 Spends five years
2009 Returns
working on
home to the
aerodynamics
UK as head of
for the Lola and
aerodynamics
Swift Indycars
at McLaren
1997 Joins
2012 Takes on
Jordan as senior
his current role
aerodynamicist
as performance director at
2001 Follows
Caterham,
Mike Gascoyne
in Leafield,
from Jordan
Oxfordshire
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“Nigel had been leading and singing nursery rhymes to me over the radio – as Nigel does. Suddenly, he came screaming on the radio, saying the steering wheel was falling off” From designing an Indy 500 winner in his father’s front room to launching the semi-automatic gearbox on an unsuspecting world, pioneering designer John Barnard has had an immense impact on motor racing. Nowadays he’s just as happy designing furniture – in carbon fibre, of course… PORTRAITS DREW GIBSON/LAT
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“No one designs a car from scratch now. But I did it with the Chaparral and I did it with the McLaren”
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1 The CART, USAC and Indy 500-winning 1980 Chaparral 2K 2 Niki Lauda in the McLaren MP4/1: F1’s first all-carbon-fibre monocoque 3 Nigel Mansell gets to grips with Formula 1’s first semi-automatic gearbox in the Ferrari 640 4 The Benetton B191, which formed the basis for the 1994 title-winning B194
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The Ferrari 640 didn’t need a bulge on the side of the cockpit. Barnard’s new paddle-shift gearchange was a much neater solution
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Ace lensman Steven Tee will notch up his 500th GP in Singapore – not a single one missed since Imola ‘84. Enjoy his hand-picked selection of classic F1 images from the ’80s to the present day
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FINISHING STRAIGHT Analysis
Opinion
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MAIN PHOTO: GLENN DUNBAR/LAT. INSETS: STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; STEVEN TEE/LAT
Reports Previews
Red Bull rack ’em up With wins for Vettel at Spa and Monza, Webber’s solid support and a 102-point lead over closest rivals Ferrari, Red Bull seem set for a fourth consecutive title double REPORTS
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BELGIAN GP REPORT
ITALIAN GP REPORT
SINGAPORE GP PREVIEW
KOREAN GP PREVIEW
JAPANESE GP PREVIEW
Seb is simply sublime over
The tifosi aren’t happy as
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Three very different sectors
The fast, flowing figure-of-
Formula 1’s longest lap
Seb does it again at Monza
series of turns – by night
put teams through their paces
eight that’s loved by all
OPINION
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TOM CLARKSON
MURRAY WALKER…
The McLaren vs Ferrari rivalry, brought
When Gerhard Berger happened to ponder
to life in Ron Howard’s new feature film,
whether Murray still remembered him, the
Rush, still resonates today
recollections came thick and fast…
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FINISHING STRAIGHT
RACE DEBRIEF
by Anthony Rowlinson
Belgian Grand Prix 25.08.2013 / Spa-Francorchamps
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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS
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T1
the main grandstand,
T2
although itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not
T3
T4
T19 T18
shown on TV
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T7
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> On lap 1, Vettel outdrags polesitter Hamilton out of Eau Rouge to take the lead of the race
> drive-through penalty for forcing Grosjean off the track at Les Combes
> Vettel pits from the lead on lap 14 and Alonso passes Lewis to move into third place at La Source
>
Kimi retires with
Vettel takes his
brake problems on
fifth win of the
lap 26 after a run
year, extending his
of 38 consecutive
championship lead to
races finishes
46 points over Alonso
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MAIN PHOTO: STEVEN TEE/LAT. ILLUSTRATION: ALAN ELDRIDGE. INSETS: STEVEN TEE/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT; STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; SAM BLOXHAM/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT
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The story of the race
FINISHING STRAIGHT
Belgian Grand Prix stats The lowdown on everything you need to know from the weekend at Spa-Francorchamps… THE GRID
THE RACE
1. HAMILTON MERCEDES 2min 01.012secs Q3
FASTEST LAP 3. WEBBER RED BULL 2min 01.325secs Q3
4. ROSBERG MERCEDES 2min 02.251secs Q3 5. DI RESTA FORCE INDIA 2min 02.332secs Q3 6. BUTTON MCLAREN 2min 03.075secs Q3 7. GROSJEAN LOTUS 2min 03.081secs Q3 8. RÄIKKÖNEN LOTUS 2min 03.390secs Q3 9. ALONSO FERRARI 2min 03.482secs Q3 10. MASSA FERRARI 2min 04.059secs Q3 11. HÜLKENBERG SAUBER 1min 49.088secs Q2 12. SUTIL FORCE INDIA 1min 49.103secs Q2
Sebastian Vettel, lap 40, 1min 50.756secs
THE RESULTS (44 LAPS) 1st
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
2nd
Fernando Alonso Ferrari
3rd
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
+27.734s
4th
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
+29.872s
1h23m42.196s +16.869s
5th
Mark Webber Red Bull
+33.845s
6th
Jenson Button McLaren
+40.794s
7th
Felipe Massa Ferrari
+53.922s
8th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
+55.846s
9th
Adrian Sutil Force India
+69.547s
10th
Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso
+73.470s
11th
Sergio Pérez McLaren
+81.936s
12th
Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso
+86.740s
Nico Hülkenberg Sauber
+88.258s
1st
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
197pts
Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber
+100.436s
2nd
Fernando Alonso Ferrari
151pts
15th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
+107.456s
3rd
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
139pts
16th
Giedo van der Garde Caterham
+1 lap
4th
Kimi Räikkönen Lotus
134pts
17th
Pastor Maldonado Williams
+1 lap
5th
Mark Webber Red Bull
115pts
18th
Jules Bianchi Marussia
+1 lap
6th
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
96pts
19th
Max Chilton Marussia
+2 laps
7th
Felipe Massa Ferrari
67pts
8th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
53pts
9th
Jenson Button McLaren
47pts
26 laps – accident
10th
Paul Di Resta Force India
36pts
Kimi Räikkönen Lotus
25 laps – brakes
11th
Adrian Sutil Force India
25pts
Charles Pic Caterham
8 laps – oil leak
12th
Sergio Pérez McLaren
18pts
13th
Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso
13pts
14th
Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso
12pts
15th
Nico Hülkenberg Sauber
16th
Pastor Maldonado Williams
17th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
0pts
18th
Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber
0pts
19th
Jules Bianchi Marussia
0pts
20th
Charles Pic Caterham
0pts
THROUGH SPEED TRAP 15. BIANCHI MARUSSIA 1min 52.563secs Q2
16. CHILTON MARUSSIA 1min 52.762secs Q2 17. MALDONADO WILLIAMS 2min 03.072secs Q1 18. VERGNE TORO ROSSO 2min 03.300secs Q1
20. BOTTAS WILLIAMS 2min 03.432secs Q1
22. PIC CATERHAM 2min 07.384secs Q1
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DRIVERS’ STANDINGS
13th
Paul Di Resta Force India
14. VAN DER GARDE CATERHAM 1min 52.036secs Q2
Fernando Alonso, 22.444secs (entry to exit)
14th
Retirements 13. PÉREZ MCLAREN 1min 49.903secs Q2
FASTEST PITSTOP
7pts 1pt
Fastest: Felipe Massa,
Slowest: Charles Pic,
21st
Giedo van der Garde Caterham
0pts
190.86mph
181.67mph
22nd
Max Chilton Marussia
0pts
TYRE COMPOUNDS USED CONSTRUCTORS’ STANDINGS 19. RICCIARDO TORO ROSSO 2min 03.317secs Q1 Medium
21. GUTIÉRREZ SAUBER 2min 04.324secs Q1
F1 Racing October 2013
Hard
CLIMATE
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TRACK TEMP
19°C
26°C
1st Red Bull
312pts
2nd Mercedes
235pts 10th Marussia
0pts
3rd Ferrari
218pts 11th Caterham
0pts
4th Lotus
187pts
5th McLaren
65pts
6th Force India
61pts
7th Toro Rosso
25pts
8th Sauber
9th
Williams
1pt
For comprehensive F1 statistics visit 7pts www.forix.com
PHOTOS: ALASTAIR STALEY/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT; SAM BLOXHAM/LAT
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FINISHING STRAIGHT
Italian Grand Prix stats The lowdown on everything you need to know from the weekend at Monza… THE GRID
THE RACE
1. VETTEL RED BULL 1min 23.755secs Q3
3. HÜLKENBERG SAUBER 1min 24.065secs Q3
2. WEBBER RED BULL 1min 23.968secs Q3
FASTEST LAP Lewis Hamilton, lap 51, 1min 25.849secs
5. ALONSO FERRARI 1min 24.142secs Q3 6. ROSBERG MERCEDES 1min 24.192secs Q3 7. RICCIARDO TORO ROSSO 1min 24.209secs Q3 8. PÉREZ MCLAREN 1min 24.502secs Q3 9. BUTTON MCLAREN 1min 24.515secs Q3 10. VERGNE TORO ROSSO 1min 28.050secs Q3 11. RÄIKKÖNEN LOTUS 1min 24.610secs Q2
13. GROSJEAN LOTUS 1min 24.848secs Q2
12. HAMILTON MERCEDES 1min 24.803secs Q2
THE RESULTS (53 LAPS) 1st
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
2nd
Fernando Alonso Ferrari
+5.467s
3rd
Mark Webber Red Bull
+6.350s
1h18m33.352s
4th
Felipe Massa Ferrari
5th
Nico Hülkenberg Sauber
+10.355s
+9.361s
6th
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
+10.999s
7th
Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso
+32.329s
8th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
+33.130s
9th
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
+33.527s
10th
Jenson Button McLaren
+38.327s
11th
Kimi Räikkönen Lotus
+38.695s
12th
Sergio Pérez McLaren
+39.765s
Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber
+40.880s
1st
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
222pts
Pastor Maldonado Williams
+49.085s
2nd
Fernando Alonso Ferrari
169pts
+56.827s
3rd
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
141pts
+1 lap– brakes
4th
Kimi Räikkönen Lotus
134pts
Charles Pic Caterham
+1 lap
5th
Mark Webber Red Bull
130pts
18th
Giedo van der Garde Caterham
+1 lap
6th
Nico Rosberg Mercedes
104pts
19th
Jules Bianchi Marussia
+1 lap
7th
Felipe Massa Ferrari
79pts
20th
Max Chilton Marussia
+1 lap
8th
Romain Grosjean Lotus
57pts
9th
Jenson Button McLaren
48pts
10th
Paul Di Resta Force India
36pts
14 laps – transmission
11th
Adrian Sutil Force India
25pts
0 laps – accident
12th
Sergio Pérez McLaren
18pts
13th
Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso
18pts
14th
Nico Hülkenberg Sauber
17pts
15th
Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso
13pts
16th
Pastor Maldonado Williams
17th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
0pts
18th
Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber
0pts
19th
Jules Bianchi Marussia
0pts
20th
Charles Pic Caterham
0pts
15th
Valtteri Bottas Williams
16th
Adrian Sutil Force India
17th
Paul Di Resta Force India
THROUGH SPEED TRAP 16. GUTIÉRREZ SAUBER 1min 25.266secs Q1
17. SUTIL* FORCE INDIA 1min 24.932secs Q2 18. BOTTAS WILLIAMS 1min 25.291secs Q1 19. VAN DER GARDE CATERHAM 1min 26.406secs Q1
21. BIANCHI MARUSSIA 1min 27.085secs Q1
1pt
Fastest: Esteban
Slowest: Paul
21st
Giedo van der Garde Caterham
0pts
Gutiérrez, 211.92mph
Di Resta, 140.97mph
22nd
Max Chilton Marussia
0pts
TYRE COMPOUNDS USED CONSTRUCTORS’ STANDINGS 20. PIC CATERHAM 1min 25.563secs Q1
Medium
Hard
CLIMATE 22. CHILTON MARUSSIA 1min 27.480secs Q1
* Three-place grid penalty for impeding another driver
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13th
Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso
15. DI RESTA FORCE INDIA 1min 25.077secs Q2
Nico Rosberg, 22.079secs (entry to exit)
14th
Retirements 14. MALDONADO WILLIAMS 1min 25.011secs Q2
FASTEST PITSTOP
F1 Racing October 2013
Cloudy
Intermediate Wet
TRACK TEMP
26°C
31°C
1st Red Bull
352pts
2nd Ferrari
248pts 10th Marussia
0pts
3rd Mercedes
245pts 11th Caterham
0pts
4th Lotus
191pts
5th McLaren
66pts
6th Force India
61pts
7th Toro Rosso
31pts
8th Sauber
17pts
9th
Williams
1pt
For comprehensive F1 statistics visit www.forix.com
PHOTOS: ALASTAIR STALEY/LAT; SAM BLOXHAM/LAT; STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT
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The Singapore GP preview
20-22 September 2013 / Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore F1â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only night-time race takes place under floodlights, and combines high humidity with a bumpy track and an epic series of slow, tight corners
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SINGAPORE STATS AND FACTS
THE FLOODLIGHTS ARE CONNECTED BY
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The Safety Car has been deployed every year since the ďŹ rst race in 2008
There are 15 different braking zones in one lap
1,600 light projectors illuminate the circuit, totalling 3,180,000 watts of power
9 10 8 11
7 Sector 3
12
14
Sector 2
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SINGAPORE GP RACE DATA
6
15 16
F1 debut 2008
TV TIMETABLE (UK TIME)
Length 3.152 miles
Friday 20 September
Distance 192.2 miles
Practice 1 11:00-12:30
Laps 61
Practice 2 14:30-1600
Direction Anticlockwise
Saturday 21 September
Lap record 1min 45.599secs,
Practice 3 11:00-12:00
K RäikkÜnen, 2008
Qualifying 14:00
Full throttle 70%
Sunday 22 September
Gear changes per lap 71
Race 13:00
Winners from pole 3
Live coverage
Tyre compounds
Sky Sports F1 (available in HD)
Supersoft/medium
Highlights BBC One (available in HD)
Circuit Marina Bay
LAST YEAR
3 4
17 18
2
19 20
5
21
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23
Sector 1
DO YOU REMEMBERâ&#x20AC;Ś
Winner Sebastian Vettel Retirements 5
â&#x20AC;Śwhen Nelson Piquet Jr lost control here at Turn 17 and crashed on the
Overtaking moves 24
14th lap in 2008? The Safety Car was deployed, handing victory to his
DRS overtakes 10
Renault team-mate Fernando Alonso. It later emerged that Piquet had
Weather Clear, 29°C
crashed deliberately, setting off the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Crashgateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; controversy.
QUALIFYING
RACE ILLUSTRATION: ALAN ELDRIDGE. PHOTOS: STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; ANDREW FERRARO/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT
SINGAPORE TELEMETRY
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the lap, taken at 40mph
lap â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2.5G for three seconds
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The Korean GP preview
4-6 October 2013 / Yeongam, Korea Three very different sectors combine to make a circuit thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to get to grips with â&#x20AC;&#x201C; especially given how hard it is to get heat into the Pirelli rubber
THE ENGINEERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VIEW Xevi Pujolar, Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chief race engineer
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CARS EXCEED
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12 of the circuitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 corners are taken at 124mph or slower
The last 2 races here have featured
56 overtaking moves
6
corners are taken at speeds lower than 62mph
8 7
9
6 5
3
11
Sector 2
10
12
4
Sector 3
13
KOREAN GP RACE DATA
17
14
F1 debut 2010
TV TIMETABLE (UK TIME)
Length 3.489 miles
Friday 4 October
Distance 191.774 miles
Practice 1 02:00-03:00
Laps 55
Practice 2 06:00-07:30
Direction Anticlockwise
Saturday 5 October
Lap record 1min 39.605secs,
Practice 3 03:00-04:00
S Vettel, 2011
Qualifying 06:00
Full throttle 62%
Sunday 6 October
Gear changes per lap 51
Race 07:00
Winners from pole 1
Live coverage Sky Sports F1 (available in HD)
Tyre compounds TBA
Highlights BBC One (available in HD)
Circuit Korea International Circuit
15
18
16 2 Sector 1
1
DO YOU REMEMBERâ&#x20AC;Ś
LAST YEAR Winner Sebastian Vettel Retirements 4
â&#x20AC;ŚMark Webber crashing out of championship contention? At the
Overtaking moves 27
inaugural Korean GP in 2010, Webber spun out of second place
DRS overtakes 17
and lost his championship lead, dropping from points leader to
Weather Overcast, 21°C
third. His team-mate Sebastian Vettel went onto win the title.
QUALIFYING
RACE
ILLUSTRATION: ALAN ELDRIDGE. PHOTOS: STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; ANDREW FERRARO/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT
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Long sweeping corners on the
Turn 17 requires a good exit
lap require high downforce and
for maximum speed onto
good balance from the car
the start/ďŹ nish straight
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The Japanese GP preview
11-13 October 2013 / Suzuka, Japan Running in two directions, this sweeping classic is a favourite with fans, drivers and engineers â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the mistake of thinking itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy
THE ENGINEERâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S VIEW Xevi Pujolar, Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chief race engineer
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SUZUKA STATS AND FACTS
545 metres
The Safety Car has been
â&#x20AC;&#x201C; THE RUN FROM POLE TO THE FIRST CORNER
Japanese GP returned to
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deployed every year since the
Suzuka in 2009
10 of Suzukaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 18 corners are taken between 105mph and 168mph
60%
of the lap is spent cornering; the remaining 40 per cent is straights
13
14
11 12 10 JAPANESE GP RACE DATA
F1 debut 1987
TV TIMETABLE (UK TIME)
Length 3.608 miles
Friday 11 October
Distance 191.054 miles
Practice 1 02:00-03:30
Laps 53
Practice 2 06:00-07:30
Direction Clockwise &
Saturday 12 October
anticlockwise
Practice 3 03:00-04:00
Lap record 1min 31.540secs,
Qualifying 06:00
K RäikkÜnen, 2005
Sunday 13 October
Full throttle 71%
Race 07:00
Gear changes per lap 45
Live coverage
Winners from pole 12
On both Sky Sports F1 and
Tyre compounds TBA
BBC One (available in HD)
Circuit Suzuka
LAST YEAR
16
Sector 3
17
15
18 Sector 1
9
7
8 Sector 2
6 5 4 3 1 2
DO YOU REMEMBERâ&#x20AC;Ś
Winner Sebastian Vettel â&#x20AC;Śwhen Typhoon Ma-on cancelled
heading straight for Suzuka. Everyone
Overtaking moves 15
qualifying? During Friday practice at
stayed away from the circuit on
DRS overtakes 5
the 2004 Japanese GP there was a
Saturday and qualifying was held on
Weather Sunny, 24°C
warning that a super typhoon was
the Sunday morning instead.
SUZUKA TELEMETRY
QUALIFYING
ILLUSTRATION: ALAN ELDRIDGE. PHOTOS: STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT; ANDY HONE/LAT; GLENN DUNBAR/LAT
Retirements 5
RACE
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Turns 14 to 16
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The longest time spent on
builds up grip over the course
spent braking, including
full throttle on the lap â&#x20AC;&#x201C; over
of the weekend
for the slowest corner
a distance of 1,200 metres
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TOM CLARKSON Inside the paddock from our man on the road
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“Fans of all ages can relate to the story of Ferrari versus McLaren; it’s one of the oldest rivalries in sport. Real box office”
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F1’s greatest rivalry
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“One snapshot from my Berger memory bank is Mexico 1986, where Gerhard won his and Benetton’s first grand prix”
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“Do I still remember Gerhard Berger? How could I possibly ever forget!”
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