BEYOND THE ORDINARY F1 SPECIAL EDITION Friday, June 19, 2015
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FROM THE RING IN SPRED BULL IEL REDB U L L E T B ER G IN .C O M
WRONG WITH F1? SPOT THE MISKATES (YEP, THAT WAS ONE)
NIKI LAUDA · NAPOLEON ECCELSTEIN · JACK BRABHAM
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CRASH COURSE. A cult figure among discerning F1 fans, Pastor Maldonado is a proven race winner who is brilliant on his day. But he can also find brilliant ways to fail to finish a race. This season has been especially good. So far he has managed to get pushed off the track, speed behind the safety car, miss the pit lane, spin the car, park on the wrong grid slot, collide with his teammate, collide with a nonteammate and suffer brake failure. Never a dull moment!
MALDONNA MIA!
OUR FIRST MISTAKES
AFTER 10 YEARS it’s time to come clean. In early 2005, we really thought these covers were the best way to introduce The Red Bulletin to an unsuspecting paddock. Luckily we came to our senses, realising we were here to entertain, not to offend. So we honed our skills in secret before launching at the Monaco Grand Prix. Of course, we still manage to offend everyone, so maybe we shouldn’t have bothered. And in that spirit, this special anniversary issue of The Red Bulletin is dedicated to F1’s glorious failures. Enjoy!
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FORMULA 11 2005
2010
FERNANDO ALONSO wins his first world championship title. But more importantly, the German football team win the UEFA Women’s Championship.
SEBASTIAN VETTEL beats Alonso to the title. Spain win the Word Cup – but we don’t care because there was no women’s cup.
2011
2006
VETTEL claims the world title in Japan. Japan celebrates as well – their women claim the World Cup after their victory against the USA.
ALONSO wins the title again. How boring. And there’s no Women’s Championship in 2006, either. What a dull year.
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2012
KIMI RAIKKONEN is the only Finn celebrating, the rest of the country is in mourning. Why? The Finnish team didn’t qualify for the Women’s World Championship.
VETTEL wins his third title. Solo and the US women take Olympic gold for the second time.
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2008
VETTEL. No change there, then. Football’s not quite so predictable as Germany’s ladies beat the Norwegians in the UEFA Women’s Championship.
LEWIS HAMILTON makes it to the top, while Hope Solo (right) and the US women win Olympic football gold in Beijing.
2009
BRITAIN’S JENSON BUTTON wins the championship, but it’s scant consolation as England’s ladies lose the final of the European Championship to Germany 6-2, without even getting as far as a penalty shootout.
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HAMILTON. Double points, double world champion, while in football, Die Mannschaft win the World Cup for Germany.
MOVING MOTORSPORT FORWARD. On this page are the last 10 Formula One World Champions, but none of them is female. Why not? On the evidence of the last two weeks, Women’s Football is exploding in popularity while F1 is in a decline. We chart their rise and fall over the past decade
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LICENCE TO THRILL Niki Lauda, forever young in The Red Bulletin in 2005
Commentary
WHAT’S WRONG WITH FORMULA ONE? 1
THERE’S A LOT ABOUT FORMULA ONE that gets on my nerves, but let me start with something positive. The cars have got a bit louder again. You could really hear that in Monte Carlo. The Ferraris, Hondas and Mercedes sound proper once more. The Renault is still a bit quiet, but then it is a less powerful engine. Formula One has basically been regulated to death down the years. Everyone sticks their oar in. The drivers can’t go beyond certain limits. This over-regulation is no good for any sport. All these superfluous regulations need to be repealed, which doesn’t mean that Formula One should become unsafe, obviously. But everything shouldn’t be so severely regulated, monitored and automated. The drivers practically have all the decision-making power taken away from them by the technology these days. Even the start is fully automatic. How the clutch engages and the way the car starts are both regulated. The teams get the most out of that technically, while the driver is left sitting there on the track. The ideal
from my point of view would be for things to be how they used to be – release the clutch manually and off you go. Then if there’s a problem, it’s the driver who’s to blame for whether the wheels get going or not. The drivers should have greater responsibility again in future. And they have to be able to make more mistakes again too, so that we can distinguish who’s good and who’s bad. We’re currently working on a completely new concept for 2017. We will have completely new cars that are six seconds quicker, look completely different and are harder to drive again. Not just anyone should be able to get into a Formula One car and drive off in it. In the past you used to wet yourself the first time you got in a Formula One car. As for the races themselves, and whether we have too many... 20 is the right number. I’m also completely OK with races at new circuits, because Bernie is obviously trying to conquer new markets for Formula One. He also has to make sure it’s as interesting as possible, so that people will pay to come and see the races. But it’s also important to leave heritage races like the ones in Germany, England and Italy on the race calendar. So keep the core as it is and experiment around it. Whatever happens in future, Formula One has to focus on its clients/fans. The world would keep on turning even if there was no Formula One, which is why we have to focus on what interests the consumer and what they want. The drivers are much too nice nowadays, too. None of them has any quirks now and they all make sure they never put a foot wrong. People want to see real men who make mistakes and say things they shouldn’t. There’s not much time left, so I hope we’ll be able to make all these changes as quickly as possible so that people will still have every motivation either to come to the races themselves or to watch them on TV.
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MISS YOU SO!
By Helen Paradyce Back in the days when The Red Bulletin was published at every race, Helen Paradyce was our regular gossip queen, getting all the best stories, some of them through pillow talk and other devious means. For one weekend only, here at the Red Bull Ring, we’ve tempted the old girl out of retirement. She claims to be looking forward to a quiet few days as she tells us in: HELEN’S ’RING PIECE
Illustration: Dietmar Kainrath
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YOU CANNOT BELIEVE HOW GLAD I AM TO BE HERE, for a second year in a row. However, due to a misunderstanding, when I first got the invitation, I was outraged. No matter how much I may have upset my editors and publishers over the years, a curt written reprimand has usually been good enough to bring me to my senses. Or so I thought until a few days ago, when a ridiculous email hit my inbox with an assignment that seemed distinctly dodgy. Clearly, I was in big trouble. It didn’t sound like my type of job at all: dubious accommodation, primitive conditions, surrounded by people simply living in tents in camps, having to queue for the basic needs of life. Nothing worth eating and no nightlife to speak of. However, as I shrieked down the phone at The Red Bulletin editor, in the background I heard a contrite subeditor whisper to the boss that he’d forgotten the tea. This provoked gales of laughter from the two of them, but I failed to see why forgetting a warm
drink could be the cause for such mirth. Eventually, I understood: the missing tea was not a drink, it was the letter “t”. I was being asked to attend a Grand Prix in Styria not Syria. This is only my second race of the year – one has to go to Monaco, of course – because I pretty much gave up on Formula One when I realised I could be arrested for interfering with a minor if I so much as fluttered an eyelid at a driver, the current crop being in their teens. Although some of them have pretty hot dads – that would be you, Señor Carlos Sainz Preserve Us. To be honest, after the old Red Bulletin went out of business at the end of the 2008 season, I got a bit of a wake-up call on the health front, so staying here in the middle of nowhere is actually just what I need. I have forsaken the party life in favour of a more holistic existence. On the advice of various Hollywood celebrities, I even tried eating nothing but broccoli and drinking my own urine, so if I am offered any Austrian wine this weekend, at least I’ll be used to the taste.
Gossip? Forget it. For some reason, the editor has asked me to write this on Thursday morning, before anything has happened, presumably letting the star writers take over for the weekend. However, my advice would be to keep an eye on Dr Helmut Marko. Formula One’s answer to Henry Kissinger has been causing a stir, suggesting Red Bull could switch to Ferrari power, and that’s got to be a story to have some fun with. Mind you, back in the ’70s, Marko himself was on a Ferrari shopping list after some remarkable performances, including setting the lap record that stands in perpetuity for the fabled and fabulous Targa Florio, so maybe more than four decades later, the two parties can finally get together. The weekend hasn’t even started, but I’m already thinking about how to get out of here on Sunday night, which proved a bit troublesome last year. Fortunately, one of the F1 drivers has promised I can grab a ride on his chopper. I’m not quite sure what that’s got to do with how I get back to Vienna airport, but old habits die hard…
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A QUIZ FOR
LOSERS Nothing to win here. Bar perhaps a little glory
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Former Formula One racing driver Jean Alesi knows who really used to suffer at Spielberg. Was it...? A. Dairy farmers: the cows went on strike for a week due to the roar of the engines. B. Primary school children: any tests they did after the Formula One weekend were always a disaster. C. B iologists: the grey bearded vulture has had to move its nesting area from next to the track to further south. D. B ar owners: sponsorship deals meant they couldn’t serve their regular beer.
A job in Formula One on its own isn’t enough for everyone. Which legendary TV presenter showed flashes of artistic ambition and wanted to write a musical about which F1 icon? A. Kai Ebel about Michael Schumacher B. John Watson about Jack Brabham C. Heinz Prüller about Ayrton Senna D. M urray Walker about Graham and Damon Hill
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When Red Bull Racing took its first victory – in Shanghai on April 19, 2009 – what tune rang out instead of the Austrian national anthem? A. Advance Australia Fair B. Waltzing Matilda C. The Blue Danube D. God Save The Queen
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Nigel Mansell’s stellar career took off when he made his F1 debut in Austria on August 17, 1980. In 1987 he won at Spielberg and in 1992 he won the world championship. But he was constantly beset by mishaps. Which of these things didn’t happen to the Briton? A. A fly got stuck in his cockpit; Mansell got distracted and slid off the track. B. He suffered severe burns due to leaking fuel. C. H e ran out of fuel in the middle of the track. D. H e passed out trying to push his car across the finish line.
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WEATHER
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The correct answers: 1. B, 2. A, 3. C, 4. D, 5. A
Every car has its sponsor. In 1978, Italy’s Arturo Merzario was so desperate for sponsors that his right-hand side rear wing carried an ad for: A. a pet shop B. an undertaker’s C. an ornamental garden centre D. an insecticide
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CURING THE CRISIS With declining viewer figures, the precarious financial situation some teams find themselves in and races that are about as exciting as yesterday’s news bulletins, Formula One is in trouble. We commissioned the same strategic group that’s currently rebranding FIFA into a modern, alternative FIFA (in short: MAFIFA) to come up with some new ideas and new names for Formula One
V1 – VICTORY 1 It would go down a bomb and get Formula One back to winning ways. Though, there are concerns about the British market.
F1 FOREVER The past is the best future. Just don’t change a thing.
BE 1 Formula One needs greater unity. Ideally, it would speak with a single voice.
SAY YES TO A RENEWAL Focus more on the positive side of the sport. Enough Renault [Re-NO!], let’s say Re-YES!
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Illustrations: Paul Stuefer
The teams have to do their bit, too, to foster variety and fair play.
FORMULA W Formula One needs to find new markets – becoming more female might help.
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Interview with an immortal: Napoléon Bonaparte
“FORMULA ONE NEEDS AN EMPEROR” General, Consul, Emperor – a diminutive Frenchman turns out to be the forebear of a great British ruler. Napoléon Bonaparte, once in charge of half of Europe and all of St Helena, gives a very personal interview about his family and Formula One
The Red Bulletin: Your Imperial Highness, how do you feel on this, the 200th anniversary of the great calamity that befell you at Waterloo?
Exactly. Liberté, Egalité, Formulairité – Liberty, Equality, Oppressive Contracts. Our family makes sure we always live by that motto.
Napoléon: Oh, puh-leaze, not Waterloo again. What do you mean, calamity? If you want to talk about a real calamity when it comes to Formula One, then it’s the tyre regulations that my great-great-great-grandson, Prince Bernard Napoleon Bonaparty von und zu Eccelstein, couldn’t stop going through. My dear Bernard had something completely different in mind, namely that each car should run on four tyres from four different tyre manufacturers. Now that was an idea. And terrible bad luck that nobody understood his genius. That, my dear man, is a calamity.
Prince Bernard would like to get rid of the so-called strategy group, for example.
What does Your Highness think of the world championship leader, Mr Hamilton?
Your Majesty and Mr Eccelstein are related?
Baron Hamilton? He is simply merveilleux. Not to mention formidable. His first name gives me paroxysms, though. It always makes me think of Louis XVI.
Your lack of knowledge is yet another calamity.
The king you sent to the guillotine?
I beg your pardon, Your Majesty.
Exactement, the very same. But I must tell you something. Come closer…
Of course Prince Bernard Napoleon Bonaparty von und zu Eccelstein the First is related to me. He has my blood coursing through every chamber of his heart and every corner of his brain. Where else do you think that Prince Bernard got that Napoleonic talent for ruling?
What? What is it, Your Highness?
(In a whisper) On my mother’s life, I’d rather see an Englishman as champion than either of the two Prussians. Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel, you mean?
A lot, but not the incomprehensible Formula One regulations.
Sh, keep your voice down. I don’t want to be seen to be unfair. Otherwise Prince Berny will get into trouble again.
Is Your Highness not proud, then, of his imperial great-great-great-grandson?
A propos trouble: the current performance of the French Renault engines leaves much to be desired…
I most absolutely am proud of him. He reminds me of myself when I was younger. He probably inherited his incomparable magnanimity and exemplary charm from me.
Renault? Renault? Give me time to think and remember. There once was a General Le Chevalier de Renault, I am not certain of what became of him. Was he the traitor I ordered to be beheaded? Or did I sentence him to marry one of my horrendous sisters? Hold your thought, young scribe. Did he not lead a part of my troops into Russia and against Leipzig…? Scrogneugneu! I cannot bring to mind one battle I won with someone or something named Renault.
Ah, yes, that explains a lot.
As well as a certain tendency towards… despotism?
Mind your language! I knew what my people wanted better than they knew themselves. And I recognise that same God-given gift in Bernard, too. A lot of Formula One team principals see things the same way. They would like there to be a dictatorship in the sport, with Prince Bernard as the powerful figure who decides all the regulations alone.
Wise men, these chefs d’équipe. But dictator sounds a bit coarse to me. Let’s say emperor instead. The Emperor of Motorists. I would be happy to crown him myself. But Bonaparte, where is your democratic spirit? You once upheld the ideals of the French Revolution.
Would Your Majesty ever get into a Formula One car and fight for victory?
Bien sûr, I would. But for reasons of sportsmanship, I prefer a one-on-one duel. When multiple teams and armies come together on a battlefield to unite against a single enemy, that is supremely unfair. I think Waterloo has seriously traumatised you.
Not this damned Waterloo again. This interview is fini.
Montage: Jacques-Louis David - The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, Getty Images
Voilà, now that’s what I call verve. A first step. Dear little Bernard has learnt well from me. One thing at a time. Even I started by occupying, sorry, I mean civilising northern Italy before moving on to the rest of Europe.
Ruling an empire where the sun never sets and representing the common subject. Prince Bernard Napoleon Bonaparty von und zu Eccelstein in his humble bureau in Paris
LEGENDS
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Jack Brabham’s father taught him to drive when he was 12 years old. At 15, he left school and went to work as a car mechanic, and at 18, he joined the Royal Australian Air Force. After leaving the Air Force he drove midget cars in Australia and New Zealand and went on to become a Formula One driver. He won the world championship in 1959 and 1960, and in 1966 he drove his way to a third title in a car he had built himself – a feat that no one before or after him has ever equalled. The Queen knighted him in 1978 for his services to motorsport. And yet Brabham rarely features in any all-time Top-10 lists. Back then, it was Stirling Moss and Jim Clark who grabbed the headlines.
The last gallant knight. Sir Jack Brabham, the mechanic, Formula One driver and legend, won the first Austrian Grand Prix in 1963, whizzing past bales of hay on the military airfield at Zeltweg
The fixer. Brabham won the 1963 Austrian Grand Prix in a Brabham BT3 Coventry-Climax made by his own company, and which he could repair himself. The track at the military air base in Zeltweg had been somewhat improvised, to put it mildly; the surface was very rough and bales of hay demarcated the edge of the circuit. Fire protection clearly wasn’t a priority.
Joker in the pack. Shortly after turning 40, Brabham appeared at the start of the Dutch Grand Prix wearing a false beard and hobbling along with a jack handle as a walking stick. The other drivers played along and helped him as he struggled into his pole-sitting car. Brabham then promptly hurled away the beard and walking stick… and won the race handsomely.
LEGENDS
The silent king. Brabham was a fighter on the track, but he was reticent when giving interviews. Yet he proved what great a public speaker he really was when he made his valedictory speech as he retired from the world of racing. The reason he’d been taciturn in the past was that all the noise had damaged his hearing.
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WHO’S THAT GIRL?
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THE CAR LOVER JACQUELINE RUHS High school graduate from Vienna, age 18, 5ft 8in tall Who’s your favourite F1 driver? Lewis Hamilton, definitely. He’s got ambition, real hunger and he’s by far the most talented out there. How could an F1 driver impress you? By being exactly like Lewis. What’s your dream car? A Lamborghini Aventador. Are you a good driver? I’m a very passionate driver, and I have a good feel for cars. What’s your favourite song right now? Heroes by Måns Zelmerlöw. That Eurovision winner? Sure! ‘WE ARE THE HEROES OF OUR TIME! WHOOAAAA! WHOOOOAAAA!’
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Formula Unas. Check out what these 10 Spielberg grid girls have to say about their favourite drivers, Formula One racing and why they love about it. Basically, they’re a bunch of speed merchants in dirndls
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BIRGIT KOGLER Student from Pusterwald, age 19, 5ft 7in tall In three words, what makes the F1 race atmosphere so special? Anticipation! Excitement! Suspense! Which driver has the best looksto-skills ratio? That’s an easy one. Lewis Hamilton. Who’s your favourite driver of all time? Michael Schumacher. How could an F1 driver impress you? I can’t think of anything in particular. But he would definitely be impressed by my cooking skills. Good food makes everybody happy. What’s your next big goal in life? Finishing my studies and earning my own money. Then I’ll be able to do everything I’ve ever wanted to.
THE CHEERLEADER MIRIAM MAGDALENA VENUS
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Student from Graz, age 18, 5ft 10in tall Describe what makes the F1 race atmosphere so special? A lot of things. The enthusiasm. The sense of community. The racetrack sitting in the beautiful landscape. Girls like me. Who is your favourite driver? Seb Vettel. He’s got a winner’s spirit. And a great sense of humour. How could an F1 driver impress you? By inviting me to a candlelit dinner at the Red Bull Ring. And how would you impress him? Hey, I’m a cheerleader and I’m smart. Isn’t that impressive enough? What’s your next big goal in life? I have two goals: I want to finish my studies and kickstart my career as a model.
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THE LAUDA FAN
THE GPS ON LEGS
SOPHIE HOCHHAUSER
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Presenter and editor from Buchkirchen, age 22, 5ft 5in tall What’s your earliest F1-related memory? It’s from when I was five years old. My whole family were sitting in my great-grandmother’s living room watching TV, cheering like crazy, while it was 40°C outside. Which driver has the best looksto-skills ratio? It’s a tie between Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. What car do you drive? My mum’s Fiat 500. A great car! What’s your best driving skill? Next question, please. Maybe par…? It’s not parking. Next question, please. What’s your next big goal in life? Becoming a well-known TV presenter and journalist.
Student of economics from Ried im Innkreis, age 20, 5ft 7in tall What’s your earliest F1-related memory? One man: Niki Lauda. I’ve been fascinated by that guy ever since I learned how to sit upright in front of a TV set. Is he your favourite driver of all time? Well, I’m too young to be able to judge Niki’s driving, so I’ll say Michael Schumacher. He’s a legend. Who’s got the best looks out of the current crop of drivers? I think Niko Hülkenberg and Marcus Ericsson are the cutest guys this year. What’s your dream car? The Range Rover Evoque. I like big, fast cars. And what car do you drive? A Seat Ibiza. I know it’s not that big, but it’s growing on me.
Student and waitress from Sankt Pölten, age 20, 5ft 11in tall What’s your earliest F1-related memory? Being amazed by how quickly these guys on TV could change the tyres. And wondering why it took ages when my dad did it on the family car. In three words, what makes the F1 race atmosphere so special? Speed! Noise! Spirit! How could an F1 driver impress you? By taking me as his co-driver. I would distract the other drivers with my charms, securing our victory. Do you have a dream car? I’d love to drive a Lamborghini, just once. Are you a good driver? I have one special quality: no matter where I end up, I always find my way home.
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THE GRAN TURISMIST
THE F1 EXPERT
SABRINA HANNY
THERESA EMILIE SUMMER
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Art history student from Puchberg am Schneeberg, age 22, 5ft 8in tall In three words, what makes the F1 race atmosphere so special? The smell of burning rubber. That was five words, sorry. How could an F1 driver impress you? I’m impressed by every driver who manages to show his appreciation to the fans while totally concentrating on the race. And on a personal level? He should just treat the Formula Unas with respect. And talk to us. Communication is very important to me. Are you a good driver? I would definitely say so. I am young, but I have thousands of kilometres under my belt. I’m fast, but always safe.
High school graduate from Fraxern, age 19, 5ft 9in tall Who’s your favourite driver this year? Roberto Merhi. He’s very young and in a small team, and I like seeing him challenging for points. And who’s your favourite driver of all time? Sebastian Vettel. He wins in style, he’s a down-to-earth guy – and he’s got the looks. What’s your dream car? A 1967 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. That’s rather specific. Do you think you could handle that car? Sure. I had the best teacher in the world – my dad. I know how to go fast and keep a cool head. What’s your next big goal in life? After my graduation in June, I want to travel the world.
Student from Pörtschach, age 22, 5ft 9in tall What’s your earliest F1-related memory? All my early TV memories got erased when I went to an actual F1 race for the first time. It was the Italian GP at Monza in 2013. Curva Parabolica blew me away. Who’s your favourite F1 driver? Daniel Ricciardo. He’s got a great personality and I like his smile. How could an F1 driver impress you? By kissing me gently right before the start of the race – on the cheek, of course. And what would you do to impress him? I would discuss the latest F1 rule changes with him, be really knowledgeable about everything and generally just look good.
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HOUSE OF CARS The FOM cameraman quickly switched to a shot of Lewis when he realised what Nico was about to do with his right hand to express his disappointment at finishing second
Canon fodder. For one weekend only, the Bull’s Eye’s back. No joke too cheap, no humour too low. Admit it – you’ve missed us…
Franz couldn’t believe his ears: Helmut was really suggesting covering the racetrack with salt and pepper to “spice up the racing”
elf Christian Horner only just managed to stop hims slowly laughing at the end of the press conference as it dawned on Cyril Abiteboul that the Infiniti Red Bull Racing boss had superglued his shoes to the floor
He’s a true great of the spo rt, a three-time world champion and an all-tim e legend, but ask Niki to take his jumper off and all he can shout is “HELP ME!!! I’M STU CK!”
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B U L L’S E Y E The Canadian grid girls pol itely looked away as a poor vagran t, who couldn’t even afford a decent pair of jeans, someho w ended up on the red carpet
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“Yeah, no problem, I’d be happy to sign that for you and thanks very much for all the support”
“Wait a minute… I don’t believe it! That bloody fan just stole my special autograph pen”
Who was going to be brave enough to tell Toto that his T-shirt featured an Alsatian dog, not a wolf?”
“I know Red Bull gives you wings, but why is it always me who has to carry the damn thing around”
Kevin had waited so long to attend the autograph session that he’d taken to drawing his own tattoos
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COSMIC RACE
The stars promise you victories and success with women, but you never end up winning, either races or with women. Maybe you’re reading the wrong horoscope. The skies are the setting for a cosmic race. All the signs of the zodiac have just been overtaken and yours is now 22 days out of date. So check out your new horoscope. And if that doesn’t work, maybe you’re in the wrong job
TAURUS (May 13-Jun 13) The misconception: You’re seen as flexible, communicative and inquisitive. The truth: Your fate is to own and control. Some professional advice: If you’re an F1 racing driver, you have a real problem. No Taurus F1 driver has ever won a world championship title. You’d be better off setting up an F1 team.
VIRGO (Sep 15-Oct 15)
GEMINI (Jun 13-Jul 14) The misconception: You’re sensitive, precise and emotional. The truth: You’re very happy to talk, but never about emotions, and you have a gift for saying very little in a very long-winded way. Some professional advice: Be a press officer or a sports reporter. The archetype: Sebastian Vettel
CANCER (Jul 14-Aug 15) The misconception: You like to be the centre of attention. You’re confident and narcissistic. The truth: You’re anarchic and need a team around you that you can use to protect yourself and fend off attacks. Professional advice: Be a chef. The archetype: Fernando Alonso
LEO (Aug 15-Sep 15) The misconception: You’re sensible, considerate, adaptable. The truth: You want the best for everyone. And the best is when everyone does what you want them to. Some professional advice: Be a team principal. The archetype: Valtteri Bottas
LIBRA (Oct 15-Nov 14) The misconception: You’re an extremely devious character who shouldn’t be trusted. The truth: You are extremely lazy, but you are friendly. You never contradict anyone. Some professional advice: You’re not the working kind. The archetype: Kimi Räikkönen
SCORPIO (Nov 14-Dec 13)
The misconception: You’re balanced, indecisive and diplomatic. The truth: You’re more interested in machines than you are in people. Some professional advice: Be an engineer or constructor. The archetype: Max Verstappen
SAGITTARIUS (Dec 13-Jan 12)
CAPRICORN (Jan 12-Feb 11)
AQUARIUS (Feb 11-Mar 13)
The misconception: You’re decisive, unapproachable, hard, perhaps even lonely, and you have a tendency towards depression. The truth: You want to keep going, you just don’t know where. Some professional advice: Try being a musician. The archetype: Lewis Hamilton
The misconception: You’re crazy. You’re different. You can always be relied upon to surprise. The truth: You like the old more than you like the new. You like to mock, which people mistake for humour. Some professional advice: Be a politician. The archetype: Jenson Button
The misconception: You’re somewhat otherworldly, possessed by higher ideals. A sensitive soul. The truth: You basically couldn’t give a damn. And because you don’t care about anything, you want to change everything. Some professional advice: You’re the rival candidate (for whatever). The archetype: Niki Lauda
PISCES (Mar 13-Apr 12) The misconception: You’re wild, selfish and rash. The truth: Nobody understands you, least of all you yourself. You come across as a bit lost in this world. Some professional advice: You’d make a good ballet dancer or singer-songwriter. The archetype: Jacques Villeneuve
The misconception: You’re spiritual, philosophical and moral. The truth: You can never be yourself, which means you’ll never be satisfied. Some professional advice: Get into quality control. The archetype: Keke Rosberg
Illustration: Dietmar Kainrath
ARIES (Apr 12-May 13) The misconception: They say you’re stubborn, securityconscious and greedy. The truth: You’re a true lone wolf and love danger. Some professional advice: Being a racing driver is OK, but ask for more money. The archetype: Felipe Massa
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INTERVIEW
Photography: Benedict Redgrove/Red Bull Content Pool
EITHER/OR
Carlos Sainz is in the unusual position of being both experienced teammate and rookie all at the same time. He has a famous name and an outstanding record in junior series – but what do we really know about the man from Madrid? He gives us a snapshot in The Red Bulletin Q&A 1. WET RACE OR DRY RACE? Wet race, because I’ve always had good results in the wet. 2. SALAD OR STEAK? Steak. I love meat. 3. iPOD OR VINYL? iPod, because I don’t know what vinyl is really. 4. NIGHT ON THE TOWN OR QUIET NIGHT AT HOME? Quiet night at home. No, seriously! Normally, when I go back home, I’m very tired and I really need the rest. 5. WINE OR WATER? Water. I don’t like wine, but I love water. 6. SUIT OR CASUAL? Always casual. Much more comfortable that way. 7. GOLF OR FOOTBALL? Always football – especially Real Madrid. 8. MINIVAN OR MOTORCYCLE? Motorcycle. I like bikes. 9. MOZART OR MOTÖRHEAD? What is Motörhead? Oh, OK. Neither. 10. YACHT OR PLANE? Yacht. I spend too much time on planes. 11. SUPERMODEL OR GIRL NEXT DOOR? Depends entirely on what you’re planning to do. 12. RACE OR QUALIFYING? Race. Always. 13. BEACH OR MOUNTAIN? Beach. I love being on the beach. Doesn’t everyone? 14. NEWSPAPER OR COMIC BOOK? Newspaper. I really don’t like comics. 15. SHOPPING MALL OR INTERNET SHOPPING? Internet shopping. Going shopping just takes too much time out of my life. 16. MONACO APARTMENT OR SWISS CHALET? I think a Swiss Chalet. I want to have the space. 17. BEARD OR SHAVE? Beard… at the moment. 18. TRAINING IN THE GYM OR TRAINING ON THE ROAD? Always on the road. I really, really enjoy road cycling. 19. BOOK OR TV? TV most of the time – unless it’s a really good book, then definitely a book. 20. MONEY OR GLORY? Ha! Glory. Every time. What’s better than glory?
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THE RED BULLETIN 10 YEARS AGO
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OLD BULL
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BEST OF FRIDAY 2005 Remember 10 years ago? A pope (John Paul II) and a prince (Rainier III) died. The first YouTube clip was uploaded. The Airbus A380 took off for the first time. And The Red
Bulletin, the fastest magazine in the world, entered its first season
At the races. Our (fantastic) idea went like this: let’s produce an F1 magazine on a race weekend. In a truck next to the track. Let’s print it right there. Then hand it out to everybody who’s around, so fresh off of the press it will still be warm.
Food issues. We like our covers as we like our cars – Italian. This was not the last food-related piece of artwork.
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OLD BULL
Coming of age. We just love to go through Formula One’s family album and one of our favourite pics shows Jack Brabham’s distinguished, yet focused, way of eating an ice lolly.
Sorry, Ayrton. About half of the pictures we came across when we were looking for images of Senna from the 1990s were taken just after Gerhard Berger had pulled one of his pranks, like this coconut cake incident from São Paulo in 1993.
Girl power. Why do pretty girls swoon over fearless, world-famous, rich Formula One drivers? They’re only men, after all. The Formula Unas were probably far too polite to tell us.
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MAGIC MOMENT
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THE WORST DEFEAT EVER
SAD PAULO
THE LAST LAP OF THE SEASON. São Paulo, 2008 – it seems certain that Lewis Hamilton is about to lose the World Championship he was so sure was his. Felipe Massa crosses the finish line in celebratory mood, but rain and tyres still have plenty more twists in store for this race in Brazil.
LAP 71. Hamilton looks to have secured the World Championship. Massa is out in front, but the McLaren driver only needs to bring his car home in fifth…
…then Sebastian Vettel sets the cat among the pigeons in his Toro Rosso by overtaking Hamilton.
THE DREAM IS OVER. Hamilton can’t get back past Vettel. If Hamilton finishes in sixth, he’ll have the same number of points as Massa, but Massa has won more races, which means he’ll be world champion.
VICTORY! Massa crosses the line in first place in front of his home crowd. As things stand, the Ferrari driver has taken the title.
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MAGIC MOMENT
BUT WAIT. HANG ON A MINUTE. Timo Glock in the Toyota loses 15 seconds on the last lap. Glock is still on dry tyres, in spite of the rain. Vettel gets past him… and so does Hamilton.
FERRARI CELEBRATE. For now.
HAMILTON’S IN TEARS…
Illustration: Martin Udovicic
as Brazil soon will be.
MCLAREN CELEBRATE when Hamilton crosses the line in fifth.
A ONE-POINT ADVANTAGE wins Hamilton his first world championship title.
BULL & BEARS
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BRAIN DRAIN Title rivals, feuding teammates, tough competitors, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have been all of these things, but when misfortune strikes, all that is forgotten... sort of
or k Nico co uldn’t w vo ic e e th ou t w he re om…. fr g in m was co
Le w is, to wel in ha nd , was al l prep ared fo r a nice , war m sh ower w he n di sa ster st ruck
“HE LP, H E LP, I’ VE FA LLEN DOWN TH E DR AIN !”
And like the good, safety conscious boy he is, Nico was only too happy to help – by replacing the drain cover
Photography: Lukas Gorys
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