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RACING
SECOND SECTOR: THE FEATURES
34 PICTURES OF THE YEAR
F1 Racings talented photographers select their own
personal favourite shots from an exhilarating season
44 YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS
Toro Rossos Daniel Ricciardo on the pressures of
young driver programmes and dealing with Dr Marko
50 KUBICA: THE COMEBACK
Lost tapes of our last conversation with Kubica,
pre-accident, in 2011 plus a new and exclusive
interview with him, as he continues his recovery in 2013
60 KUBICA: AN A-Z
A potted history of the Poles career in alphabetical order
62 MCLARENS 182 VICTORIES
In 34 years, theyve become F1s most race-winning team

74 HOW VETTEL JOINED THE LEGENDS
We talk to the men who made it happen: Newey, Horner
and the worlds youngest triple world champion himself
80 A CHAT WITH MARK WEBBER
A post-season catch-up with the evergreen Aussie
84 PAT SYMONDS TECH (P)REVIEW
An expert look at last seasons major innovations and an
examination of their effect on the new technology of 2013
92 GO FIGURE
Formula 1 team stats in numbers
94 LEWIS: THE MCLAREN YEARS
A photographic memoir of his six years at McLaren
102 A CATCH-UP WITH JAMES KEY
Toro Rosso's new-ish tech chief on his new-ish challenge
104 LUNCH WITH ALAIN PROST
The four-time world champion reacts to the film Senna
FIRST SECTOR: THE REGULARS
10 IGNITION ROBERT KUBICAS REMARKABLE RECOVERY
12 PITPASS NEWS, OPINION AND ANALYSIS
22 PITPASS TECH GRID & PARADE-LAP PROCEDURES
24 PETER WINDSOR ON REJIGGING GP FORMULAE
27 DIETER RENCKEN WHAT CAN LAUDA DO FOR MERC?
29 BRUNO SENNA LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
31 INBOX WHERE WERE THE CELEBRATIONS?
32 NOW THAT WAS A CAR THE ARROWS A2
100 SUBSCRIBE AND GET A FREE AUTOGLYM VALET KIT
113 TOM CLARKSON F1S ON A BREAK BUT NOT SO TC
114 MURRAY WALKER WHY SEB'S SUCH A SUPERSTAR
COVER STORIES
PICTURES OF THE YEAR The most
incredible 2012 Formula 1 photography
KUBICA Two very different
interviews, two years apart
VETTEL The inside story of Sebs
fight for championship number three
PROST His relationship with
Ayrton Senna in his own words
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CONTENTS / FEBRUARY 2013
104
Alain Prost on why he
couldnt bring himself to
stay at Williams for 1994
74
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It all gets a bit silly as we put
your questions to Toro Rosso
whippersnapper Daniel Ricciardo
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In 34 years McLaren have clocked
up a staggering 182 wins. We
count through every one of them
34
Our pics of the year had to include
the shunt of the year, when
Grosjean went flying at Spa
Lewis remembers the good times
as he looks back over his six
eventful seasons with McLaren
Seb Vettel has cemented his
reputation as one of the all-time
greats find out how he did it
From racing at Renault to rallying
renaissance: Kubica tells the story
of his recovery
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,W LV QRW FHUWDLQ. CynIcs mIghL urgue IL`s noL even
IIkeIy. BuL Lhe reLurn oI RoberL KubIcu Lo Lhe cockIL oI
un F1 cur Is now u dIsLIncL ossIbIIILy und, Ior LhuL reuson
uIone, we shouId rejoIce. LeL`s remember jusL how good
he wus beIore LhuL ruIIyIng uccIdenL In zo11. He IInIshed
sevenLh (buL wus IuLer dIsquuIIIIed) on hIs F1 debuL uL
Lhe zoo6 HungurIun GP; he wus LhIrd uL Monzu, jusL
Lwo ruces IuLer. He Look BMW-Suuber`s IIrsL und onIy
wIn, In Cunudu zoo8; he wus ruLed by HumIILon und
AIonso us Lhe LhIrd member oI un excIusIve 'F1 eIILe`
cIub. He wus un uce, who Iooked Lo be urouchIng Lhe
Lo oI hIs gume, wILh u gIILLerIng cureer uheud oI hIm.
ThuL wus uII snuLched uwuy In un InsLunL. Or wus IL?
WhuL ueured Lo be u sLory oI brIIIIunce cuL shorL, Is
now one oI hoe. KubIcu`s reLurn Lo comeLILIon, In
ruIIyIng, hus been romIsIng - und noL In Lhe sense oI
'noL bud Ior un Injured guy`. JusL bIoody ImressIve:
suer-IusL, hurd, commILLed - uII Lhe huIImurks oI u
sLyIe LhuL mude KubIcu such greuL F1 box oIIIce und
drew comurIsons wILh unoLher wurrIor who IoughL
buck Irom IIIe-LhreuLenIng Injury, MIku HukkInen.
Cuuse, Lhen, Ior oLImIsm, us you cun reud In our
excIusIve InLervIew on uge o. And u momenL, Loo, Lo
reIIecL on KubIcu`s Iuce In Lhe F1 unLheon re-crush.
We InLervIewed hIm In zo11, jusL beIore hIs III-sLurred
ruIIy ouLIng und Lhe LuIk wus oI FerrurI, oI urLnerIng
AIonso, und oI RenuuIL (us hIs Leum Lhen were)
becomIng IronLrunners. Unhuy cIrcumsLunce
dIcLuLed LhuL we wILhdruw Lhe resuILIng IeuLure beIore
ubIIcuLIon. Now, however, wILh u new mood In Lhe uIr,
we`ve chosen Lo run our 'IosL Lues` In LhIs Issue us u
oIgnunL und IuscInuLIng counLeroInL: KubIcu Lhen,
now. und IuLure. WILh uLmosL sIncerILy we hoe Lhere
ure muny more sLorIes Lo be wrILLen ubouL hIs F1 cureer.
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Contributors
Adrian Myers
Rugby-playing lensman,
always in our first XV
Brilliant, world-class
and gob-smacking:
just five of the words
used to describe Ades
work. His Robert Kubica
shoot speaks for itself
Leo Williams
Bike-mad photographer,
happiest in top gear
He knows his Nitto from
his Nikon, does Leo.
The fee for his Robert
Kubica shoot in this
issue should help pay
for a new cog or two
Steven Tee
One for the Lewis
Hamilton family album
Not just one, in fact,
but several stunners of
Lewiss McLaren years,
crafted into an album
by Mr Tee of top picture
agency LAT. See p94
Lorenzo Bellanca
He shoots, he scores
with camera and ball
No surprise that Italian
Loz loves his calcio, but
hes equally passionate
about photography.
Check out his pictures
of the year from p36
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News Analysis Opinion Ron Dennis admits McLaren could have tried harder to retain Hamilton
INSIGHT
0F/DUHQ FKLHI Ron DennIs hus
suId LhuL he und Lhe Leum`s senIor
munugemenL eIIecLIveIy chose Lo
uIIow LewIs HumIILon Lo Ieuve Ior
Mercedes In zo1.
SeukIng Lo Lhe ConIederuLIon
oI BrILIsh ndusLry`s In-house
muguzIne, %XVLQHVV 9RLFH, DennIs
suId: DId we huve Lhe ubIIILy
Lo creuLe u sILuuLIon where we
couId huve sLuyed LogeLher?
CuLegorIcuIIy, yes. WouId LhuL
huve been Lhe rIghL LhIng Lo do?
We dIdn`L LhInk so.
The urLIcIe suId DennIs hud
udmILLed LhIngs couId huve been
dIIIerenL beLween McLuren und
HumIILon buL suId LhuL neILher
were reured Lo muke Lhe
chunges LhuL were needed Lo
muInLuIn LheIr reIuLIonshI.
ThuL uIIes In boLh
dIrecLIons, DennIs remurked.
LhInk IL`s wrong Lo orLruy
LhuL LewIs IeIL LhIs Leum. AL Lhe
end oI Lhe duy, you end u wILh
u sILuuLIon where you`re goIng
Lo seuruLe II Lhe cIrcumsLunces
uren`L rIghL. LIIe Isn`L ubouL
one erson decIdIng unyLhIng.
L`s never LhuL wuy. L`s ubouL
cIrcumsLunces."
WhuL DennIs ueurs Lo be
suyIng Is LhuL II HumIILon wunLed
Lo sLuy uL McLuren, IL couId onIy
huve been on Lhe Leum`s Lerms.
HIs commenLs curry un InILIuI
shock vuIue, buL In IucL Lhey LIe
In wILh Lhe messuge comIng ouL
oI McLuren Iong beIore HumIILon
IInuIIy mude hIs decIsIon Lo Ieuve
Lhe Leum In IuLe SeLember zo1z.
n June IusL yeur, uILer
HumIILon`s CunudIun Grund PrIx
wIn, DennIs LoId Sky LeIevIsIon
LhuL Lhe gIobuI economIc cIImuLe
meunL cIrcumsLunces were very
dIIIerenL Lo when HumIILon hud
IusL negoLIuLed Lhe Lerms oI u
McLuren conLrucL In zoo8. n
oLher words, he mIghL huve Lo
ucceL u uy cuL.
AL Lhe LuIIun Grund PrIx, In
Lhe wuke oI Lhe BBC breukIng Lhe
sLory LhuL HumIILon wus on Lhe
verge oI sIgnIng Ior Mercedes,
Leum rIncIuI MurLIn WhILmursh
suId he dId noL wunL uny drIver
who wus noL 1oo er cenL
commILLed und noL ubsoIuLeIy
huy Lo be In Lhe Leum.
And uILer HumIILon sIgned
Ior Mercedes, WhILmursh LoId
IRUPXODFRP LhuL he beIIeved
Over the years, McLaren have suffered various high-prole departures, including Fernando
Alonso and Adrian Newey. Now Hamiltons departure leaves them weaker for 2013
Were McLaren wrong to let Lewis go?
hIs drIver hud been LemLed by
u hIgher suIury - even Lhough
McLuren`s own oIIer wus hIgher
Lhun whuL uny oLher drIver eurns.
HumIILon wIII Indeed receIve
u hIgher suIury uL Mercedes
Lhun McLuren oIIered. n zo1z,
HumIILon eurned ubouL 1m
uL McLuren, IncIudIng bonuses.
TheIr IIrsL oIIer Lo hIm (uround
Muy LIme) wus 1z.m, Ius
bonuses, whIch wus ued Lo
1.;m In resonse Lo Mercedes`
IIrsL bId oI 1;.m, Ius bonuses.
Mercedes counLered McLuren`s
Imroved oIIer wILh 1q.qm,
on Lo oI whIch HumIILon wIII
uIso be ubIe Lo eurn more In
endorsemenLs Lhun uL McLuren.
McLuren Iound LhemseIves In u
dIIIIcuIL osILIon wILh HumIILon`s
conLrucL negoLIuLIons. DeendenL
on rIvuLe sonsorshI In un
ongoIng IInuncIuI crIsIs, Lhey
wouId uIwuys huve Iound IL
dIIIIcuIL Lo muLch Mercedes` oIIer.
BuL Lhe munner In whIch Lhey
chose Lo underIIne Lo HumIILon
LhuL Lhey were IucIng more
sLruILened LImes InIIuenced Lhe
ouLcome oI Lhe negoLIuLIons. He
consIdered LheIr InILIuI conLrucL
oIIer derIsory und sLurLed IookIng
eIsewhere und, once he hud, Lhe
Ideu oI Ireedom Irom McLuren`s
resLrIcLIveness begun Lo Iook
IncreusIngIy uLLrucLIve.
ThIs sILuuLIon mIghL noL huve
urIsen hud McLuren hundIed LheIr
InILIuI negoLIuLIons wILh HumIILon
dIIIerenLIy, buL some huve
suggesLed LhuL LhIs Is evIdence oI
u wIder Lheme uL McLuren - LhuL
oI Lhe very besL eoIe IeuvIng
becuuse Lhey ure erceIved Lo
huve goL Loo bIg Ior Lhe Leum.
McLuren`s eLhos Is Lhe ursuIL
oI exceIIence - Lo huve Lhe besL
drIvers In Lhe besL cur.
n IuLe zoo McLuren sIgned
AIonso whIIe AdrIun Newey wus
sLIII LheIr desIgner, noL Iong
beIore HumIILon mude hIs debuL.
So Lhey couId, In Lheory, huve hud
Lhe worId`s besL desIgner creuLIng
curs Ior Lhe besL drIver und Lhe
IusLesL drIver.
Then Newey IeIL. As dId
AIonso - jusL one seuson InLo u
Lhree-yeur conLrucL - und now
HumIILon hus gone us weII.
McLuren wIII now sLurL zo1
wILh Lhe brIIIIunL buL InconsIsLenL
Jenson BuLLon, Lhe unroven
SergIo Prez und u desIgn Leum
who, whIIe hIghIy comeLenL, ure
no muLch Ior Newey`s consIsLency.
The deurLures oI Newey,
AIonso und HumIILon ure uII,
Lo u greuLer or Iesser exLenL,
down Lo LheIr desIre Ior u shIIL
In Lhe reIuLIonshI beLween
Lhem und Lhe Leum LhuL reIIecLed
LheIr sLuLus. McLuren were noL
reured Lo move us Iur us uny
oI Lhem wunLed. And us u resuIL,
McLuren ure u weuker Leum In
zo1 Lhun Lhey couId huve been.
News Analysis Opinion Ron Dennis admits McLaren could have tried harder to retain Hamilton
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If only they'd been able to make
it work, Newey-Alonso-Hamilton
could have formed a formidable
McLaren dream team
WINNERS + SPINNERS
UPS AND DOWNS ON THE F1 ROLLER COASTER
Italian politics
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has announced
he will not seek to lead the Italia Futura organisation he
helped set up. I will leave room for the quality people who
have supported and worked for the association in the past.
It's only fair that they should be the main players," he said.
Traders who sold Williams shares
Williams shares floated on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
in 2011 soon fell to half of their original value. Those who
sold up will have lost out: the share price is back up to its
original value and rising steadily.
Respectability
Johnny Herbert and Marussia (complete with traffic cone
hats) went to Ally Pally at Christmas to watch darts.
Fans of Twitter
You may recall the mini media storm that blew up
when Lewis Hamilton claimed Jenson Button had
'unfollowed' him on Twitter last year (in fact Button had
never been following his then team-mate in the first
place). Well Button did make an interesting new 'follow'
on New Years Day Fernando Alonso.

Toyotas invoicing department
With Ferrari rebuilding their design facility over the
summer, team principal Stefano Domenicali has confirmed
that Ferrari will continue to use Toyotas old windtunnel,
which is housed at Toyota's Cologne headquarters in
Germany. And it seems that they are not the only top
team queuing up to use the facility
Russian labourers
An organisation called Formula Sochi announced over
Christmas that building work at the site of the proposed
Russian GP in Sochi is 'ongoing'. They report that more
than 1,000 engineers and workers are involved in the
construction of the 18-corner, 3.6-mile circuit and that
the Race Control building is now nearly complete.
GOOD
MONTH
FOR
BAD
MONTH
FOR
Stoffel Vandoorne
Who is he?
Vandoorne is a 20-year-old
Belgian driver who last year
competed for Josef Kaufmann
Racing in the pan-European
Formula Renault 2.0 Series.
How good is he?
He clinched the Formula Renault
Eurocup in the nal race of the
season from the pitwall. The
nale was held on a wet but
drying track. Vandoornes gamble
on slicks didnt pay off and he
failed to nish. Up front his
nearest title-rival Red Bull Junior
driver Daniil Kvyat was handed a
penalty, which meant Vandoorne
won the title by ten points.
Anything else we need
to know about him?
Vandoorne is supported by the
Royal Automobile Club of Belgium
and was their 2012 driver of the
year. For 2013, he has joined
Fortec Motosport to compete
in World Series by Renault.
F1 chances
Fortec won the 2012 title with
Robin Frijns, who is now Saubers
reserve driver. If Vandoorne can
match that, he could follow other
series champions into F1.
1 Which engines did the Jordan
F1 team use in 1992?
2 In 1982, Roberto Guerrero drove
for Ensign in his rst F1 season.
For whom did he race in 1983?
3 Which Frenchman drove for
Martini in 1978?
4 Which Italian replaced the out-
going Alain Prost at Ferrari in the
nal race of the 1991 season?
5 In which year did David Coulthard
get stuck behind Enrique Bernoldis
Arrows at the Monaco GP?
6 Which team scored Pirellis sole
victory of the 1986 F1 season?
7 Who returned to Ferrari in 1970
after a season with Brabham?
8 After Jenson Button won six of
the rst seven races of 2009, how
many more did he win that season?
9 On which former grand prix
circuit is Druids hairpin?
10 Monsanto Park held just one
world championship grand prix
in 1959. In which country is the
track located?
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Your chosen specialised subject:
the worlds greatest sport
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Keeping an eye out
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Test your knowledge / Rising stars / Pirelli up the ante
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Pirelli set to
bring in even
softer rubber
Each tyre compound now ten per cent softer
than last year, to maintain exciting racing
3LUHOOL ZLOO LQWURGXFH Iour,
new, soILer-comound Lyres
Lo FormuIu 1 Ior Lhe second
yeur runnIng In u bId Lo boosL
erIormunce und Increuse Lhe
number oI ILsLos In ruces.
The zo1z medIum Lyre Is seL
Lo be Lhe hurd comound LhIs
yeur und, ucross Lhe runge, Lhe
Lyres wIII be Len er cenL soILer
Lhun IusL yeur. However, PIreIII
wIII conLInue Lo use Lhe Lerms
suersoIL, soIL, medIum und hurd
und Lwo Lyes oI Lyre musL sLIII
be used In u dry ruce.
Former F1 drIver AnLhony
DuvIdson LoId ) 5DFLQg: LhInk
Lhere ure Lwo reusons Ior PIreIII
InLroducIng Lyres LhuL ure soILer
Lhun IusL yeur. One Is Lo kee
Lhe Leums guessIng, becuuse we
hud u IoL oI GPs Lowurds Lhe end
oI IusL yeur LhuL were one-sLo
ruces und, secondIy, IL`s geurIng
u Ior Lhe IuLure In cuse Lhere`s u
chunce oI u Lyre wur wILh unoLher
munuIucLurer comIng In Irom
zo1q onwurds.
n uddILIon Lo Lhe new
comound, Lhe consLrucLIon oI
PIreIII`s Lyres wIII be dIIIerenL In
zo1 us Lhey wIII be sLrucLuruIIy
more rIgId und sIIghLIy heuvIer.
As u resuIL, Lhe FA hus ugreed
Lo Increuse Lhe mInImum weIghL
IImIL oI Lhe zo1 curs u Irom
6qokg Lo 6qzkg.
AccordIng Lo DuvIdson,
Lhe eIIecL oI Lhe heuvIer Lyre
meuns LhuL Irom u hundIIng
oInL oI vIew Lhe curs mIghL
be Iess LwILchy und wIII curry
more InerLIu.
When Lhe zo1 rubber - wILh
orunge murkIngs - wus LesLed
In rucLIce uL Lhe seuson-endIng
zo1z BruzIIIun Grund PrIx,
u number oI drIvers IeIL ILs
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The new rubber was put
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/ Merc motorsport boss and Safety Car doc depart the sport
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EXIT 1
Dr who? Roberts in for Hartstein
Ian Roberts in Safety Car hot seat, while Gary Hartstein vents spleen on Twitter
But who will fill the gap left by the man who ran their motorsport department for 22 years?
7KH IDLOXUH RI Lhe Mercedes F1 Leum Lo
uLLuIn Lhe heIghLs demunded by Lhe cur
comuny whose nume Lhey beur hus Ied
Lo Lhe uxIng oI Iong-LIme moLorsorL chIeI
NorberL Huug. The 6o-yeur-oId Germun,
who heuded u Mercedes moLorsorL Ior
zz yeurs, IosL hIs job uL u bourd meeLIng
shorLIy beIore ChrIsLmus. HIs deurLure
wus suId Lo be by muLuuI consenL.
Huug hus udmILLed LhuL u Iuck oI resuILs
Iuy behInd Lhe decIsIon. We hud some
success, buL noL us much us we hud hoed,
he suId. n Lhose cIrcumsLunces, someone
hus Lo Luke resonsIbIIILy.
The move underIInes Lhe ImorLunce
oI success In F1 Lo Mercedes - us does
Lhe recruILmenL oI LewIs HumIILon on u
Lhree-yeur conLrucL worLh 1q.qmIIIIon er
yeur, Lhe bIggesL drIver suIury In F1. The
nexL hIghesL uId Is LhoughL Lo be FerrurI`s
Fernundo AIonso on uround 1o.6mIIIIon.
n Lerms oI Lhe Leum`s oeruLIon, Lhere
shouId be no obvIous eIIecL. Ross Bruwn
remuIns In Iuce us Leum rIncIuI, whIIe
LrIIe worId chumIon NIkI Luudu Is now u
non-execuLIve chuIrmun. Luudu`s roIe Is Lo
suy whuL he LhInks ubouL how Lhe Leum Is
beIng run und reorL buck Lo Lhe bourd.
Huug wIII, however, Ieuve u voId In Lwo
key ureus. FIrsLIy, he wus resonsIbIe Ior
runnIng Lhe Mercedes F1 budgeL, u Lusk
Luudu hus noL Luken over. AddILIonuIIy,
ouLsIde F1, Huug run Lhe enLIre Mercedes
moLorsorL oeruLIon - mosL noLubIy In Lhe
Germun TourIng Cur ChumIonshI (DTM).
n recenL yeurs, ex-rucers huve Lended
Lo Luke on Lhe IeudershI oI munuIucLurer
rogrummes. Mercedes wouId resumubIy
wunL Lo reIuce Iormer journuIIsL Huug
wILh un InLeIIIgenL ex-rucer, reIerubIy wILh
F1 exerIence, who cun run u busIness
und Is uenL In Germun. MIchueI
Schumucher`s nume srIngs Lo mInd buL,
sLIII smurLIng Irom beIng droed In Iuvour
oI HumIILon, wouId he even be InLeresLed?
The IeudIng conLender Is Iormer BeneLLon,
McLuren und WIIIIums drIver, AIex Wurz.
7KH FRYHWHG ) 6DIHW\ &DU
medIcuI hoL seuL wIII be hIIed In zo1
by BrIL Dr un RoberLs, ) 5DFLQJ
hus Ieurned. From Lhe AusLruIIun
GP, RoberLs wIII reIuce Dr Gury
HurLsLeIn In Lhe ussenger seuL oI
Lhe Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG GT F1
SuIeLy Cur (Lo use ILs IuII LILIe).
As F1 rescue co-ordInuLor RoberLs,
u consuILunL In unuesLhesIu und
InLensIve cure, wIII reorL Lo FA
medIcuI deIeguLe Jeun-ChurIes PIeLLe.
Dr RoberLs Is SIIversLone`s chIeI
medIcuI oIhcer und hus oIhcIuLed
uL boLh nuLIonuI und InLernuLIonuI
moLorsorL evenLs, IncIudIng grunds
rIx, sInce 1qq.
HIs uoInLmenL comes In Lhe
wuke oI Lhe somewhuL LurbuIenL
deurLure oI hIs redecessor Gury
HurLsLeIn, whose conLrucL wus noL
renewed uL Lhe end oI zo1z.
AmerIcun HursLeIn, ;, hus
been ouLsoken on TwILLer sInce
he Ieurned oI Lhe non-renewuI uL
Lhe end oI zo1z, mukIng cIeur hIs
dIssuLIsIucLon uL Lhe decIsIon: L`s
Luken u whIIe, buL um rIghLeousIy
Issed oII, he LweeLed. mIghL
Iuunch u crusude Lo geL some
unswers, or geL my IIng job buck.
UndersLund LhIs, he conLInued,
um NOT bILLer or sud. um
serIousIy ungry. And LhuL`s bud.
NoL sure how or when, buL Lhere`s
durk cIouds u-guLherIn`. ThIs Is
gonnu be u IIng bIusL!
HurLsLeIn hus so Iur IuIIed Lo
exund on hIs remurks, buL he IuLer
udded he wouId suy no more on
Lhe subjecL Ior u whIIe: OK now
we uII need Lo be uLIenL. ÌI
LweeL my usuuI bIuLher Ior
u Iew weeks Lhen weÌI see
where we`re uL.
No drIver hus been kIIIed
In F1 sInce AyrLon Sennu uL
moIu In 1qqq. BuL uccIdenLs
such us FeIIe Mussu`s uL Lhe
zooq HungurIun GP underIIne
Lhe sorL`s conLInued dungers.
Mercs so-so show meant Haug had to go
/ Lotus retain Grosjean alongside Rikknen for 2013 / New season sees a fourth Brit on the grid / F1s most dominant nations
Lotus give crash-prone
Grosjean one last chance
After lengthy consideration, Lotus extend Romain Grosjeans
contract for another season but he must stay out of trouble
7KH\ WRRN WKHLU LIme ubouL IL, buL
LoLus huve IInuIIy conIIrmed LhuL RomuIn
Grosjeun wIII be reLuIned uIongsIde KImI
RuIkknen In LheIr zo1 drIver IIne-u.
The deIuy wus down Lo Lhe Leum`s
concern over wheLher Lhe z6-yeur-oId hud
Ieurned Lhe Iessons oI u LumuILuous IIrsL
IuII seuson In zo1z. Grosjeun wus IumousIy
InvoIved In u serIes oI eurIy-ruce IncIdenLs,
und wus gIven u one-ruce bun Ior cuusIng
Lhe mosL serIous: Lhe IIrsL-corner IIe-u
uL Lhe BeIgIun Grund PrIx LhuL couId huve
cuused serIous Injury or worse Lo Fernundo
AIonso, und uILImuLeIy cosL Lhe FerrurI
drIver Lhe worId chumIonshI.
When Grosjeun reLurned Ior Lhe
SInguore Grund PrIx he suId LhuL IoIIowIng
LuIks wILh Lhe Leum he hud Ieurned hIs
Iesson. BuL IL soon becume cIeur LhuL he wus
sLIII sLruggIIng Lo sLrIke u buIunce beLween
uggressIon und cuuLIon.
n Juun, Lhe ruce uILer SInguore,
Grosjeun cuused yeL unoLher IIrsL-Iu
coIIIsIon (hIs eIghLh In 1 ruces) when he
run InLo Lhe buck oI Murk Webber`s Red
BuII, ILchIng Lhe AusLruIIun ouL oI Lhe ruce
und rovokIng Webber Lo IubeI Grosjeun u
IIrsL-Iu nuLcuse. One week IuLer In Koreu,
Grosjeun wus vusLIy overcuuLIous In hIs
uLLemLs Lo sLuy ouL oI LroubIe.
That crash at Spa. A reckless
Grosjean took out Hamilton,
Alonso, Prez and himself
NEWS QuuIIIyIng Ior Lhe BruzIIIun GP resenLed
erhus Lhe mosL worryIng IncIdenL oI
uII. Grosjeun wrecked hIs own sessIon by
runnIng InLo Lhe buck oI Pedro de Iu Rosu`s
HRT In u comIeLeIy unnecessury uLLemL
uL ussIng In un III-consIdered Iuce.
The Leum were us concerned us Lhe oLher
drIvers. Grosjeun`s uce wus cIeur - he wus
murgInuIIy Lhe beLLer quuIIIIer (1o-q) over
Lhe seuson - buL wouId he uduL or wus
he IundumenLuIIy IncuubIe oI uccuruLeIy
judgIng rIsk In such sILuuLIons?
AILer Iong LuIks wILh LoLus Leum owner
Gerurd Loez und Leum
rIncIuI ErIc BouIIIer
(who, us Grosjeun`s
munuger, Lukes u cuL
oI hIs suIury) LoLus
decIded Lo Luke u
chunce und hoe he
wouId Imrove.
You huve Lo wonder
how Lhe news wus receIved In
AusLruIIu, where Webber
senL hIs wInLer breuk.
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Since Jenson Buttons F1 debut in 2000, hes represented the UK in more races than any other
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to full-time F1 drive
Marussia hand the 21-year-old British racer a lifeline, after
Chiltons father Grahame takes a minority stake in the team
%ULWDLQ ZLOO KDYH Iour drIvers on Lhe
FormuIu 1 grId In zo1 uILer MurussIu
chose GPz gruduuLe Mux ChIILon Lo drIve
LheIr second cur uIongsIde exerIenced
Germun rucer TImo GIock.
ChIILon, z1, who won Lwo ruces In
GPz IusL yeur, joIns IeIIow BrILs LewIs
HumIILon, Jenson BuLLon und PuuI
DI ResLu In moLorsorL`s Lo LIer. He
eurned hIs drIve uILer u Lry-ouL In FP1
uL Lhe Abu DhubI GP, where he wus
uround one second sIower Lhun GIock
In hIs IIrsL on-Lruck run In un F1 cur.
The youngsLer comes Irom u rucIng
IumIIy - broLher Tom ruces In Lhe WorId
TourIng Cur ChumIonshI - und Is bucked
by sIgnIIIcunL IInuncIuI IundIng. HIs IuLher
Gruhume Is u IeudIng IIgure und InvesLor In
CurIIn MoLorsorL, who comeLe In vurIous
junIor IormuIue. Gruhume hus uIso become
u mInorILy shurehoIder In MurussIu.
The Leum dId noL conIIrm ChIILon`s
osILIon unLII mId-December, buL Lhe sIgnIng
hud been execLed sInce Lhe SInguore GP.
ChIILon hud been embedded wILhIn MurussIu
Irom Lhe IoIIowIng ruce In Juun unLII Lhe
end oI zo1z, In un uLLemL Lo seed u hIs
IeurnIng rocess uheud oI zo1.
ChIILon suId: um very IorLunuLe Lo huve
senL Lhe usL sIx ruces wILh Lhe Leum us
reserve drIver, whIch meuns LhuL InsLeud oI
u sLundIng sLurL um uIreudy u Lo seed
und uL euse wILh Lhe eoIe, Lhe cuILure, Lhe
sysLems und, oI course, Lhe zo1z uckuge.
NEWS
STATS
Rubens Barrichello
Jarno Trulli
Fernando Alonso
Takuma Sato
Michael Schumacher
Jenson Button
Olivier Panis
/ The 2013 Formula 1 calendar is nalised (sort of)
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Plan your racing year
The F1 calendar is out. But not quite complete
7KH UHOHDVH RI u FormuIu 1 cuIendur used
Lo run Lo u IuIrIy redIcLubIe rouLIne. A druIL
wouId be gIven Lo Lhe Leums In eurIy summer,
u rovIsIonuI scheduIe wouId be Issued In JuIy
und u conhrmed cuIendur reIeused In OcLober.
ThuL husn`L been Lhe cuse LhIs LIme round.
A druIL versIon oI Lhe zo1 cuIendur wusn`L
cIrcuIuLed umong Lhe Leums unLII jusL beIore
Lhe SInguore Grund PrIx, und u rovIsIonuI
cuIendur wus ubIIshed by Lhe FA worId
moLorsorL councII uL Lhe end oI SeLember.
ThuL IIsL IncIuded Lhe InuuguruI ruce In
New Jersey und yeL, wILhIn u Iew duys, BernIe
EccIesLone wus cusLIng doubL on Lhe vIubIIILy
oI Lhe USA`s second ruce. Soon uILerwurds
IL wus osLoned unLII mId-OcLober zo1q.
ThIs IeIL 1q ruces on Lhe cuIendur und Lhe
ImmedIuLe execLuLIon wus LhuL Lhe gu wouId
be Iugged by unoLher ruce - mosL IIkeIy u
revIvuI oI Lhe TurkIsh Grund PrIx.
Sure enough, In eurIy December uL Lhe
worId councII meeLIng uheud oI Lhe FA rIze-
gIvIng, u new cuIendur wus ubIIshed, movIng
Lhe Germun GP Lo u new duLe on ; JuIy und
IreeIng u ILs oId duLe oI z1 JuIy Ior un us-yeL-
unsecIhed zoLh ruce.
BuL whIch ruce? The FA meL In Turkey,
where EccIesLone heId LuIks wILh Lhe IocuI
uuLhorILIes. BuL Lhe ruce romoLer suId Lhe
evenL wouId need governmenL IundIng - und
17 March Melbourne, Australia
24 March Sepang, Malaysia
14 April Shanghai, China*
21 April Sakhir, Bahrain
12 May Barcelona, Spain*
26 May Monte Carlo, Monaco
9 June Montral, Canada*
30 June Silverstone, Great Britain*
7 July TBA, Germany
21 July TBA*
28 July Budapest, Hungary
25 August Spa, Belgium*
8 September Monza, Italy*
22 September Marina Bay, Singapore
6 October Yeongam, Korea
13 October Suzuka, Japan*
27 October New Delhi, India*
3 November Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi
17 November Austin, USA
24 November Interlagos, Brazil*
*live on the BBC
Lhe very nexL duy Lhe sorLs mInIsLer suId
LhIs wouId noL be IorLhcomIng. Duys IuLer,
Red BuII suId Lhey hud mude Lhe FA uwure
LhuL Lhey hud u Lruck In AusLrIu wILh un
F1 IIcence - Lhe re-numed Red BuII RIng
(IormerIy Lhe A1-RIngJOsLerreIchrIng). BuL
duys uILer LhuL, BernIe EccIesLone cIuImed
no one hud soken Lo hIm ubouL AusLrIu.
The IuLesL InIormuLIon Is LhuL Lhere wIII
robubIy noL be u zoLh ruce. So why shuIe
Lhe cuIendur - creuLIng u cIush beLween Lhe
new Germun GP duLe und Lhe WImbIedon
men`s hnuI und beLween Lhe TBA duLe und
Lhe hnuI duy oI Lhe Oen goII LournumenL
- Ior u ruce LhuL seems noL Lo exIsL? No one
seems Lo know Lhe unswer Lo LhuL quesLIon.
The C hcs conjrmeJ the ten rcces it
uill shou lite this secson (see cbote) in
the UK. Sl uill brocJccst eter GP cnJ
eter prcctice session lite in 2u13
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
2013 F1 CALENDAR
On his parade lap, does the driver
have to do anything other than get
the car onto the starting grid?
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Before a race, the grid is usually crowded with
people but not all of them are actually working
Turn to page 84 to read Pats technical review of 2012 and find out whats in store for 2013
HOW TEAMS ENSURE A DRIVER GETS A GOOD START
There is an amount that can
be done and a special start
map will be selected in the ECU
to help the driver control his
pre-start revs, for example. The
regulations require this map to
be used for the rst lap of the
race, which makes the throttle
more difcult to control in
corners. A compromise therefore
needs to be found.
The twin clutch paddles also
help the driver. He will use the
rst one to hold on to the bite
point while the second one is
fully depressed. As the lights
go out, he immediately lets go
of the second paddle so the
system goes straight to the bite
point. He then feeds in the rst
paddle to achieve a good start.
In spite of all this technology,
however, there is still no
substitute for practice.
Lhere hus been some InconsIsLency In Lhe cIuLch,
Lhe engIneer muy wunL Lhe drIver Lo erIorm u
couIe oI rucLIce sLurLs wILh dIIIerenL cIuLch
seLLIngs. He cun do LhIs onIy by comIng Lhrough
Lhe ILs Lo muke u second Iuunch.
I more severe robIems huve been dIscovered
overnIghL, Lhey wIII need checkIng. When LhIs
huens, Lhe mechunIcs wIII muke suILubIe
reuIrs on Sunduy mornIng, buL Lhe Ius Lo Lhe
grId ure u IusL chunce Lo check LhuL Lhe reuIrs
ure good und Lhe InsLuIIuLIon Is sound.

Once a car reaches its grid slot, the
mechanics swarm around it. How
many mechanics are allowed on the
grid and what are they all doing?
There seem to be a lot of laptops
involved as well why?
The onIy IImIL on Lhe number oI eoIe uIIowed
on Lhe grId Is Lhe overuII IImIL oI q8 LechnIcuI
ersonneI er Leum LhuL Is udmInIsLered by
FOTA, Ius u IImILed number oI usses LhuL
uIIow grId uccess. Muny oI Lhose on Lhe grId ure
ucLuuIIy noL erIormIng uny useIuI IuncLIon.
The mechunIcs und LechnIcIuns wIII send Lhe
LIme on Lhe grId checkIng und re-checkIng every
usecL oI Lhe cur`s heuILh by workIng Lo deLuIIed
checkIIsLs sImIIur Lo Lhose used by un ueroIune
IIoL beIore Luke-oII. Muny oI Lhe checks Lhese
duys ure erIormed by InLerroguLIng Lhe cur`s
eIecLronIc sysLems, hence Lhe IeLhoru oI IuLos.
The engIneers, meunwhIIe, wIII send Lhe LIme
huvIng u IusL-mInuLe run-Lhrough oI sLruLegIc
oLIons wILh Lhe drIver, remIndIng Lhem once
uguIn oI Iuns Ior Lhe ruce.
Is it quite an informal process then?
No, Iur Irom IL. TImIng Is oI Lhe essence und Lhe
ruce engIneer In churge oI Lhe cur wIII sLurL u
sLowuLch us Lhe IIghLs sIgnuIIIng Lhe oenIng oI
Lhe ILIune ure IIL u. Every ucLIon Is LImed Irom
LhIs. A deLuIIed IIsL Is heId by hIm, whIch dIcLuLes
whuL euch erson shouId be doIng Lo Lhe second.
ThIs covers LhIngs such us when Lhe hnuI engIne
hre-u Is done und when Lhe drIver shouId be In
Lhe cur, us weII us more obvIous LhIngs such us
ensurIng Lhe correcL Lyres ure on Lhe cur beIore
Lhe Lhree-mInuLe sIgnuI Is gIven.
Surely with all the parc ferm
regulations theres not much you
can do to the car on the grid?
There Is cerLuInIy Iess Lhun Lhere used Lo
be. There wus u LIme when you couId even
chunge Lhe srIngs or roII-burs on Lhe grId bused
on u drIver`s erceLIon oI how Lhe Lruck muy
huve chunged. huve Lo suy LhIs normuIIy hud
more oI u sychoIogIcuI eIIecL Lhun u ureIy
hysIcuI one, buL Lhe objecLIve wus uIwuys Lhe
sume - muxImum erIormunce.

On the parade lap, what is required
of both driver and engineer from a
technical point of view?
A number oI rouLIne Lusks huve Lo be currIed
ouL on Lhe urude Iu. L Is no Ionger ossIbIe
Lo do u IuII Iuunch Irom Lhe grId unIess you ure
on Lhe IronL row us Lhe curs musL noL exceed
6zmh unLII Lhey uss Lhe oIe osILIon, buL,
neverLheIess, Lhe drIver wIII sLIII do u rucLIce
sLurL Irom whIch Lhe conLroI engIneers wIII muke
u hnuI check on Lhe cIuLch bILe oInL und Lry Lo
ussess Lhe grI on Lhe urLIcuIur grId sIoL Irom
whIch Lhe drIver Is sLurLIng.
DurIng Lhe Iu, Lhe drIver needs Lo ensure uII
Lhe geurs ure synchronIsed, Lo ensure Lhe conLroI
sysLem undersLunds Lhe exucL osILIonIng oI
every geur. He does LhIs by erIormIng un ushIIL
InLo every geur uL IuII LhroLLIe. The eIecLronIcs
conLroI Is Lhen ubIe Lo meusure und Lruck Lhe
exucL ungIes Lhrough whIch Lhe geurbox shuILs
huve Lurned, ensurIng uII geurshIILs ure LImed
recIseIy Lo uvoId robIems und Lo ensure LhuL
shIILs ure mude wILh no Ioss oI drIve Lorque.
What is the clutch bite point?
L Is Lhe oInL oI cIuLch LruveI uL whIch Lhe cIuLch
sLurLs Lo LrunsIer Lorque Irom Lhe engIne Lo Lhe
geurbox. When you ure drIvIng u convenLIonuI
cur, you exerIence LhIs when you seL oII Irom
resL und IIIL Lhe cIuLch eduI unLII you IeeI
Lhe cur movIng. ThIs Is Lhe bILe oInL. An F1
cur meusures Lhe bILe oInL more uccuruLeIy
by conLInuousIy meusurIng Lhe Lorque uL Lhe
geurbox InuL shuIL us Lhe cIuLch Is enguged.

The drivers do burnouts on the
parade lap are these usually
predetermined by the team?
L Is ImorLunL Lo geL heuL InLo Lhe Lyres rIor
Lo Lhe sLurL. WeuvIng generuLes some Lyre
LemeruLure, buL oILen more heuL Is needed. The
IronL Lyres ure generuIIy heuLed by LurnIng Lhe
bruke buIunce Iorwurd und Lhen usIng Lhe brukes
us uggressIveIy us ossIbIe. ThIs heuLs u Lhe
brukes und In so doIng heuLs Lhe Lyres.
To heuL Lhe reur Lyres Lhey need Lo be Iouded
und LhIs cun be done by ruId ucceIeruLIon.
True Lyre-smokIng burnouLs ure noL desIrubIe
Lhough becuuse Lhey heuL Lhe surIuce oI Lhe Lyre
ruLher Lhun Lhe curcuss und, us such, do noL uId
LrucLIon. UnIorLunuLeIy, due Lo Lhe Iow seed oI
Lhe urude Iu, IL Is uII Loo eusy Lo overheuL Lhe
engIne II burnouLs ure done Lo excess und Lhe
engIneers wIII InsLrucL Lhe drIver us Lo whuL hIs
secIhc IImILs ure.

When a Formula 1 car is running but
stationary (for example, when it is
waiting on the grid), the term heat
soak is often mentioned. What
does this actually mean and how
big a problem is it?
These duys 'heuL souk` Is noL such u bIg robIem
us IL once wus. For some yeurs now, FormuIu 1
engInes huve been ubIe Lo shuL down cyIInders
when IuII ower Is noL requIred, und whIIe
wuILIng on Lhe grId Lhe engIne wIII robubIy be
runnIng on onIy Iour cyIInders Lo mInImIse heuL
generuLIon. OI course Lhere Is no rudIuLor Iun, so
evenLuuIIy Lhe engIne wIII sLurL Lo overheuL II Lhe
cur Is sLuLIonury buL IL Is eusIIy ubIe Lo hundIe Lhe
LIme senL wuILIng on Lhe grId.
Authority, wit and intelligence from the voice of F1 Racing
Peter Windsor
RACERS EDGE
/LNH HYHU\RQH HOVH In Lhe moLor rucIng worId, `m
sure, sIeL budIy over Lhe ChrIsLmus und New Yeur
breuk, sweuLIng my wuy Lhrough Lhe nIghLs us
wresLIed wILh our sorL`s ongoIng robIem.
reIer Lo Lhe ubsurd sILuuLIon whereby uL IeusL
IIve drIvers wILh huge budgeLs won`L be IIIIIng uny oI
Lhe zz seuLs uvuIIubIe In F1, whIIe u bunch oI ruce-
wInnIng GPz Leums won`L be ubIe Lo ruIse roer
sonsorshI. The robIem Is LhuL F1 hus done such
u good job oI exundIng ILs brund Lhrough gIobuI TV
coveruge LhuL Lhe nexL generuLIon oI drIvers - uon
whom mosL Leums deend whIIe Lhe sonsorshI
murkeL remuIns IrugIIe - cun RQO\ ruIse money Ior F1.
LeL`s Iook uL some oI Lhe drIvers und Lhe IIgures
wILh whIch Lhey were ussocIuLed durIng Lhe zo1z
seuson: GIedo vun der Gurde (zom); Bruno Sennu
(6m); JuIes BIunchI (m); LuIz RuzIu (1om);
JuIme AIguersuurI (zm); und AdrIun SuLII (qm)
WorkIng on Lhe ussumLIon LhuL one oI Lhese
drIvers wIII end u In Lhe second Force ndIu, LhuL`s
u LoLuI oI uround qm LhuL IIve drIvers ZRQW be
brIngIng InLo F1 - u conservuLIve LoLuI, Loo, becuuse
Lhere ure robubIy oLher drIvers ouL Lhere wILh bIg
budgeLs, such us NuruIn KurLhIkeyun. n uddILIon Lo
LhuL, shur guys IIke Bruno ure brIghL enough Lo be
ubIe Lo generuLe even bIgger numbers II Lhe F1 Leum
In quesLIon Is u IronLrunner.
LeL`s be cIeur ubouL LhIs: even Lhe mujor F1
Leums ure currenLIy sLruggIIng Lo generuLe serIous
sonsorshI IndeendenL oI drIver-reIuLed Iunds.
And don`L LhInk Lhe worId`s economy wIII be IreeIng
u more oI LhIs In zo1. ThIrd curs ure resumubIy
oII Lhe ugendu becuuse Lhe zo1q LechnIcuI regs
wIII muke IL ImossIbIe Ior engIne suIIers Lo
roduce uny more Lhun Lhe
mInImum number oI ower
unILs Ior Len Leums. Nor
do F1 Leums IIke swuIng
LheIr drIvers mId-seuson,
even II Lhey ure uIIowed Lo
ruce u Lo Iour dIIIerenL
drIvers In u seuson.
And much oI Lhe Leum
sonsorshI In F1 Loduy
LV generuLed by Lhe drIvers.
SunLunder wouId noL be uL
FerrurI buL Ior Fernundo
AIonso. McLuren were noL
obIIvIous Lo Lhe oLenLIuI oI Lhe MexIcun sonsorshI
murkeL when Lhey sIgned SergIo Prez. FurLher down
Lhe IIeId, drIvers IIke ChurIes PIc und Mux ChIILon ure
uyIng In Lhe regIon oI zom euch Ior LheIr F1 seuLs.
My oInL Is LhuL u mInImum oI qm worLh oI
oLenLIuI F1 money Is currenLIy sILLIng ouL Lhere,
unsenL. And u bunch oI LuIenLed drIvers, IncIudIng
Lhe uIoremenLIoned IIve, Ius numes IIke KumuI
KobuyushI, HeIkkI KovuIuInen, Kurun Chundhok,
NuruIn KurLhIkeyun, Sum BIrd, OIIver Turvey, und
Lhe reIgnIng GPz ChumIon, DuvIde VuIsecchI, huve
no remIer sIngIe-seuLer serIes In whIch Lo ruce.
IoughL wILh uII LhIs, us suy, over Lhe hoIIduys,
Ior don`L IIke Lo see wusLe - wusLed money or
wusLed LuIenL - uny more Lhun you do. Somewhere,
somehow, In Lhese ruIdIy chungIng economIc LImes,
Lhere hud Lo be u soIuLIon.
So here ure my LhoughLs: Lhere LV u soIuLIon
und IL Is whuL we shouId be cuIIIng (Ior Lhe suke oI
ImmedIuLe urgumenL) GP1. L shouId be u comIeLeIy
new chumIonshI, reIerubIy gIobuI, und romoLed
heuvIIy by Lhe F1 Leums und IndusLry (und suncLIoned
by Lhe FA). L shouId huve ILs own worIdwIde TV und
InLerneL rIghLs. L couId be bused on Lhe currenL GPz
curs, buL Lhe engInes shouId be unbrunded. Some
oI ILs rounds shouId be u urL oI Lhe F1 weekend
(uL cIussIc venues IIke Monuco, Monzu, SIIversLone
und Su) buL muny oI ILs ruces shouId sLund In LheIr
own rIghL uround Lhe 'grund rIx` suIIIx, rovIdIng
Lhere Is no F1 ruce In LhuL counLry. L shouId rovIde
Loduy`s equIvuIenL oI non-chumIonshI F1 ruces, In
oLher words - uILhough IL ZRXOG be u chumIonshI
buL noL Ior Lhe much more exoLIc, und exensIve,
urose-buIIL F1 curs.
So whuL oI Lhe exIsLIng IormuIue? LhInk Loduy`s
GP shouId become Lomorrow`s GPz. The GP serIes
Loduy Iooks heuILhy: IL`s weII-osILIoned und ILs curs
ure quIck enough Lo beur Lhe nomencIuLure oI GPz.
The worId wIII chunge, In oLher words: Lhe rouLe wIII
be F, GPz, GP1. PromoLIonuI chumIonshIs IIke
WorId SerIes by RenuuIL und AuLoGP wIII Iuy LheIr
roIes - buL shouIdn`L InLerIere wILh Lhe Iudder.
SLEEPLESS
NIGHTS OVER
WASTED
MILLIONS
AND THE
CONFUSED
PATH TO
F1 HAVE
PROMPTED
OUR MAN
TO RADICAL
THINKING
A minimum of 43m worth of
potential F1 money is currently
sitting out there, unspent
GP2s Luiz Razia has
sponsorship to the tune of
10m but no drive in F1
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PHGLD H[SRVXUH. GP1 wouId need Lo be romoLed
Lo Lhe ubIIc uL u IeveI LhuL enubIes Lhe Sennus, Lhe
RuzIus und Lhe vun der Gurdes sLIII Lo generuLe heuILhy
sonsorshI. And IL hus Lo be vIsIbIe und resLIgIous
enough Ior drIvers IIke KobuyushI, KovuIuInen und
even Rubens BurrIcheIIo (or uny worLhwhIIe F1 drIver
who cun`L geL un F1 rIde) - Lo ruce In, In sLyIe.
menLIoned eurIIer LhuL GP1 shouId be 'heuvIIy
romoLed by Lhe F1 Leums und IndusLry`. WhuL meun
Is LhuL Lhe IndusLry shouId own Lhe rIghLs Lo GP1 (us
IL does Lhe currenL GPz und GP), und shouId beneIIL
Irom ILs cush IIow, buL LhuL F1 Leums shouId uIso use
GP1 us u more eIIIcIenL wuy oI generuLIng sonsorshI:
so II Lhey cun`L ruce Bruno Sennu In uny gIven yeur, uL
IeusL sIgn hIm Lo u Iong-Lerm conLrucL, 'endorse` hIs
rucIng In GP1, nurLure hIs sonsors und cross-oIIInuLe
Lhem InLo F1. EnubIe one oI your reguIur F1 drIvers, or
your LhIrd drIver, Lo ruce In non-conIIIcLIng GP1 evenLs
und Lo romoLe Lhe serIes wILh ueurunces - us wus
Lhe cuse wILh Fz und Fooo, whIch IeuLured F1 drIvers
oI Lhe duy on u reguIur busIs. LuIz RuzIu beuLIng SergIo
Prez Lo wIn Lhe gIobuIIy LeIevIsed GP1 Grund PrIx oI
SunLIugo, ChIIe won`L exucLIy be bud Ior moLorsorL
In SouLh AmerIcu. nor Ior RuzIu`s sonsors.
None oI LhuL wIII be bud Ior F1. On Lhe conLrury, IL
wIII oen doors uL u LIme when Loo muny oI Lhem ure
cIosIng. L`s noL u cuse oI ChIIe sendIng money on
GP1 LhuL shouId huve been senL In F1. L`s u cuse oI
u counLry LhuL doesn`L huve u governmenL-Iunded F1
budgeL conLrIbuLIng noneLheIess. And Ior ChIIe reud
Frunce, Sweden, IenLy oI EusLern Euroeun counLrIes
und more In Lhe MIddIe EusL - QuLur, Ior exumIe.
Too rudIcuI? The uILernuLIve Is Lo IIush uwuy Lhose
unsendubIe mIIIIons. To cuLegorIse Lhem us 'bogus`
or send u LIny orLIon oI Lhem on 'LhIrd drIver` sLuLus.
To IorgeL ubouL new counLrIes sLugIng un InLernuLIonuI
ruce unLII Lhey huve enough surIus Lo suorL unnuuI
Iosses oI zo-om. To wuLch GPz Leums sLruggIe Ior
sonsorshI. To see drIvers IIke KobuyushI IInIsh LhIrd
In hIs home ruce Lhen swILch Lo Lhe WorId Endurunce,
ChumIonshI or ndyCur. To IorgeL IosL ossIbIIILIes.
ThuL`s Lhe eusy wuy. ThuL`s whuL used Lo kee me
uwuke uL nIghLs.
Former Force India racer Adrian Sutil
has 4m sponsorship. Is it enough
for him to regain his old race seat?
With 5m in backing, Force India
test driver Jules Bianchi is also
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The stories F1s bigwigs would rather you didnt know
-XVW ZKDW LV goIng on uL Mercedes-Benz MoLorsorL?
HuvIng InILIuIIy decIIned Lhe commercIuI Lerms oIIered
by F1 Lsur BernIe EccIesLone Ior LheIr conLInued
resence In FormuIu 1 uILer Lhe exIruLIon oI Lhe zo1o-
zo1z Concorde AgreemenL, Lhe comuny huve noL
onIy commILLed LhemseIves Lo Lhe chumIonshI unLII
zozo, buL uIso uoInLed Lhree-LIme worId chumIon
NIkI Luudu us non-execuLIve chuIrmun oI LheIr Leum -
uILer he wus munduLed by EccIesLone Lo broker u deuI.
On Lhe Iuce oI IL Luudu`s roIe us eyes und eurs Ior
SLuLLgurL mukes sense, Ior Lhe AusLrIun Is noLhIng
II noL exLremeIy usLuLe; buL Lhere Is u susIcIon he
hus been Iuced Lhere by BernIe. AILer uII, Lhe Lwo go
wuy buck - Lo 1q;8, In IucL, when EccIesLone owned
Brubhum und ouched Lhe Lhen-reIgnIng chumIon
Luudu Irom FerrurI. Seek NIkI In Lhe uddock Lhese
duys, und he Is more IIkeIy Lhun noL Lo be Iound In
EccIesLone`s hosILuIILy unIL.
Luudu Is credILed wILh IuyIng u crucIuI roIe In
securIng LewIs HumIILon`s move Lo Mercedes - buL,
uguIn, you wonder wheLher EccIesLone hud u hund
In LhIs, Ior McLuren ure known Lo huve Iuyed
hurdbuII over LheIr commercIuI deuI wILh HumIILon.
WhuL beLLer wuy oI seLLIIng revIous scores Lhun by
engIneerIng Lhe deurLure oI Lhe Leum`s sLur? Don`L
IorgeL IL wus EddIe Jordun who IeL sII uL Lhe BeIgIun
GP IusL yeur LhuL EccIesLone hud suggesLed HumIILon
wouId be reIucIng MIchueI Schumucher - u monLh
beIore Lhe oIhcIuI unnouncemenL.
No sooner hud Luudu`s uoInLmenL been
unnounced Lhun journuIIsL-Lurned-dIrecLor NorberL
Huug hunded In hIs noLIce uILer more Lhun zo yeurs
In u vIce-resIdenLIuI roIe uL Mercedes. Thus IL`s uII
chunge on boLh Lhe munugerIuI und drIver IronLs, jusL
Lhree yeurs uILer Mercedes ucquIred Lhe Bruwn GP
Leum us u vehIcIe Ior LheIr umbILIons Lo comeLe In
F1 us u IuII munuIucLurer enLrunL.
Mercedes reLuIned boLh Ross Bruwn und NIck
Fry (exerIenced Leum rIncIuIs boLh, wILh Lhe
Iormer huvIng overseen chumIonshI-wInnIng curs
us LechnIcuI dIrecLor oI FerrurI und BeneLLon), und
subsequenLIy uoInLed Iormer RenuuIL LechnIcuIJ
munugIng dIrecLor Bob BeII, Iormer FerrurI LechnIcuI
dIrecLor AIdo CosLu und Iormer HonduJBAR LechnIcuI
dIrecLor GeoII WIIIIs In vurIous roIes. WhuL wILh LhuL,
und huvIng Lhe exerIenced Huug on bourd, IL begs Lhe
quesLIon us Lo wheLher Lhe sLrucLure wus uIreudy Loo
Lo-heuvy even beIore Luudu urrIved.
True, Huug`s exIL redresses Lhe ImbuIunce sIIghLIy.
BuL does Luudu huve Lhe necessury skIIIs Lo Lurn
uround u Leum currenLIy unchIng beIow LheIr
erIormunce weIghL? SInce LukIng Lhe consLrucLors`
chumIonshI us Bruwn In zooq, Mercedes huve
hnIshed IourLh In zo1o, IourLh In zo11 und hILh In
zo1z. True, NIco Rosberg scored u breukLhrough wIn,
In ChInu IusL yeur, buL onIy uILer cIrcumsLunces cume
LogeLher erIecLIy - us Lhey dId Ior no Iewer Lhun
seven oLher drIvers IusL yeur.
Mercedes huve LILIe-wInnIng IucIIILIes, IncIudIng un
In-house engIne oeruLIon roducIng ower unILs u
Lhere wILh Lhe besL, u munuIucLurer-scuIe budgeL, und
un envIubIe reuLuLIon Ior worId-cIuss engIneerIng.
Then In Bruwn Lhey huve one oI Lhe shrewdesL
munugers on Lhe ILwuII - u mun who hus eIghL Leum
LILIes Lo hIs nume.
YeL Mercedes` F1 udvenLure hus noL yeL broughL
Lhe success Lhey wouId huve wIshed Ior. Perhus Lhey
suIIer Irom Lhe cororuLe rocesses LhuL sLymIed, Lhen
scuered, enLrIes Irom Hondu, ToyoLu, BMW und
uImosL every oLher munuIucLurer Lo huve oeruLed u
Leum. VIrLuuIIy Lhe onIy exceLIon Is RenuuIL - und
FIuvIo BrIuLore run LhuL oeruLIon us Lhough IL were
hIs ersonuI heIdom.
So Is Lhe sLruIghL-LuIkIng Luudu, 6, Lhe rIghL mun
Lo heI brIng Lhe success LhuL u brund IIke Mercedes-
Benz demunds? He hus hud Lwo revIous senIor Leum
munugemenL roIes: one us u FerrurI consuILunL; Lhe
oLher us Leum rIncIuI oI Juguur RucIng.
QuIck erusuI oI boLh erIods oInL Lo u dIsLIncL
Iuck oI sIIverwure: hIs FerrurI Lenure coIncIded wILh
urguubIy Lhe IeunesL erIod In Lhe ScuderIu`s hIsLory,
whIIe hIs Juguur duys were no more surkIIng -
JugRuc ended Lhe zoo1 und zooz seusons In eIghLh
und sevenLh osILIons resecLIveIy, weII udrIIL oI Lhe
IIkes oI Jordun und Suuber, desILe huvIng Lhe mIghL
oI Lhe Ford MoLor Comuny behInd Lhem.
However, IL`s no greuL surrIse LhuL Luudu IuIIed uL
Juguur, Ior hIsLory Leuches LhuL greuL drIvers seIdom
(II ever) muke successIuI Leum bosses. ndeed,
Mercedes need onIy sLudy LheIr own hIsLory: Lhe
Iegendury AIIred Neubuuer InvenLed Lhe roIe oI Leum
boss uILer IuIIIng dIsmuIIy us drIver, subsequenLIy
IeudIng Lhe SIIver Arrows Lo greuL heIghLs In Lhe 1qos.
There`s u moruI In Lhere somewhere: II you seek
success In FormuIu 1, don`L IeL u successIuI Iormer
rucer unywhere neur your ruL erch.
Dieter Rencken
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From cockpit to page, Senna writes exclusively for F1 Racing
A NEW
YEAR AND
A NEW
AGENDA
:HYH MXVW ILQLVKHG our New Yeur hoIIduys In Suo
PuuIo und IL`s been greuL Lo be buck home reIuxIng wILh
my IumIIy und IrIends und enjoyIng Lhe hoL weuLher In
BruzII - IL`s cerLuInIy more IeusunL Lhun IL Is In Euroe
uL LhIs LIme oI yeur. The oLher greuL LhIng ubouL Suo
PuuIo In Lhe hoIIduys Is LhuL Lhe LruIIIc Is very IIghL
- IL`s so much eusIer Lo geL uround.
`ve been busy sInce Lhe IInuI ruce oI IusL yeur und
desILe whuL you mIghL LhInk, `ve sLIII been In Louch
wILh u couIe oI my engIneers uL WIIIIums. The evenIng
oI my IusL grund rIx wILh Lhem wus u chunce Lo huve u
Iew drInks LogeLher und everyone wus In u good mood.
`ve been In Louch wILh Lhem on Lhe hone und Lhrough
Fucebook. L`s Lhe sume when you work In uny IndusLry.
The eoIe you work wILh shure Lhe sume InLeresLs, you
IdenLIIy wILh Lhem und kee In Louch, desILe chungIng
jobs or movIng Leums. My engIneer Tom McCuIIough
hus uIso IeIL Lhe Leum - he`s In Lhe rocess oI movIng
house - buL heÌI show u In F1 uguIn soon.
L`s ImorLunL over Lhe wInLer breuk Lo Lry Lo sLuy
ruce-shur und muInLuIn your hund-eye co-ordInuLIon.
WILh LhuL In mInd, `ve Luken urL In u couIe oI kurL
ruces, one eILher sIde oI ChrIsLmus. The mosL recenL
wus FeIIe Mussu`s churILy
evenL, whIch he hoIds
every yeur und whIch
u number oI F1 drIvers
comeLe In. The oLher wus
un evenL enLered wILh
my sonsors, GIIIeLLe und Heud & ShouIders, und some
IrIends, Loo. The ruce wus heId uL Lhe Grunju VIunu
kurLIng cIrcuIL on Lhe ouLskIrLs oI Suo PuuIo. L wus u
IoL oI Iun, urLIcuIurIy when u ruIn shower beIore Lhe
sLurL oI Lhe ruce cuused
everyone Lo sIn oII uL
Lhe IIrsL corner!
sLurLed Irom Lhe
buck oI Lhe grId becuuse
my kurL broke down
In quuIIIyIng, buL
evenLuuIIy IInIshed
second behInd my good
IrIend und IeIIow Iormer
F rucer AIberLo VuIerIo.
BuL dId geL IusLesL Iu,
so wus huy ubouL LhuL.
uIso senL some LIme
behInd Lhe wheeI oI u cur
In u Mercedes DTM LesL uL EsLorII. The weuLher dIdn`L
heI us IL mosLIy ruIned, buL we uL IeusL munuged Lwo-
und-u-huII hours oI dry runnIng. The IusL LIme drove
someLhIng LhuL wusn`L u sIngIe-seuLer wus buck In zooq,
so IL wus quILe u IeurnIng curve Lo Lry u new ruce cur.
WhuL Imressed me mosL wus Lhe downIorce Lhose
curs huve - Lhey`re noL urLIcuIurIy quIck In u sLruIghL
IIne, buL In Lerms oI brukIng und cornerIng, Lhey ure
reuIIy someLhIng. L wus good Iun und goL Lo cuLch u
wILh some oId IrIends who were Lhere, Loo - Jrme
dÀmbrosIo, Gury PuIIeLL und MIke Conwuy - so IL wus
u bIL oI u bIusL Irom Lhe usL.
AnoLher sonsor evenL dId wus u LennIs
LournumenL, wILh sLurs such us Roger Federer und
Jo-WIIIrIed Tsongu. Serenu WIIIIums und VIcLorIu
Azurenku were Lhere us weII und uILhough IL wus meunL
Lo be u IrIendIy, Lhose Lwo were reuIIy ushIng euch
oLher und gIvIng no quurLer uL uII.
The IoIIowIng duy u couIe oI us were ubIe Lo hIL
some buIIs wILh Federer und IL wus greuL Iun, uILhough
II `m honesL `m u bIL beIow hIs IeveI! SInce Lhen `ve
Iuyed u IoL more LennIs und Imroved consIderubIy,
so `d Iove Lhe chunce Lo Iuy hIm uguIn one duy.
LookIng uheud Lo LhIs seuson, LhInk Lhe comeLILIve
order on Lruck wIII be very sImIIur Lo zo1z, gIven LhuL
Lhere huve been so Iew LechnIcuI chunges over Lhe
wInLer. LusL yeur LhoughL McLuren hud one oI Lhe
mosL comeLILIve curs, buL us Lhe Lyres were so dIIIIcuIL
Lo redIcL wILh sImuIuLor work, Lhey dIdn`L huve Lhe
besL yeur. `ve no doubL LheyÌI be sLrong uguIn In zo1.
FInuIIy wunL Lo suy how sorry um Lo see HRT
dIsueur. mude my FormuIu 1 debuL wILh Lhem In
BuhruIn In zo1o und you wouIdn`L beIIeve Lhe mess
Lhey were In, rIghL Irom Lhe sLurL. ThuL IIrsL weekend
wus u mussIve IIghL und IL`s been Lhe sume Ior Lhem
LhroughouL Lhe usL Lhree yeurs. L seemed us II Lhey
hud cuughL u u IILLIe bIL by zo11 und goL LheIr IInunces
sLubIe, buL zo1z wus u very Lough yeur uguIn und IL wus
very sud Lo see whuL hus huened Lo Lhem. hoe LhuL
mosL oI Lhe guys worked wILh cun IInd u good Iuce
Lo be In Lhe IuLure, becuuse Lhey deserve IL Ior uII LheIr
eIIorLs over Lhe usL Iew yeurs.
Bruno Senna
VISOR DOWN
I made my F1 debut with HRT,
and want to say how sorry
I am to see them disappear
I spent some time behind the wheel of a car in
a Mercedes DTM test at Estoril. What impressed
me most was the downforce those cars have
^ This should have happened in Brazil ^
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A welcome return to form
HuvIng jusL reud your WIIIIums
IeuLure (I1 Rccin, Junuury zo1),
IL`s begInnIng Lo Iook IIke u brIghL
IuLure Ior Lhe Leum.
ToLo WoIII Is u vIsIonury Ieuder
wILh rucIng In hIs bIood und, Irom
whuL we huve seen, hIs eIIorLs und
Lhe Leum`s ure sLurLIng Lo beur IruIL.
L`s uIso greuL Lo see SIr Frunk`s
duughLer CIuIre WIIIIums LukIng
on u much more ImorLunL roIe. I
she cun demonsLruLe jusL u smuII
umounL oI her IuLher`s ussIon,
dedIcuLIon und commILmenL, she
wIII brIng much Lo Lhe LubIe. Throw
In u sLrengLhened LechnIcuI IIne-u
und Lwo IusL drIvers und we huve uII
Lhe IngredIenLs Ior u Iong-overdue
WIIIIums resurgence.
Luciane Sabiston
By email
Poor losers
BernIe EccIesLone wus wrong Lo
descrIbe FerrurI`s requesL Lo Lhe
FA Ior cIurIIIcuLIon |over VeLLeI`s
BruzII move| us 'u comIeLe joke`. L
wusn`L; IL wus bud sorLsmunshI.
Even II F1 Is onIy u sorL Ior
u Iew hours on Sunduys, IL is u
sorL, und LhuL brIngs wILh IL Lhe
ossIbIIILy oI good und bud Iuck,
IncIudIng mIsLukes by oIIIcIuIs.
ThunkIuIIy Lhe whoIe quesLIon wus
unswered deIInILIveIy, buL Lo execL
reLrosecLIve ucLIon oI LhIs sorL Is
Lhe uILImuLe In bud sorLmunshI.
Chris Lamb
London, UK
Correction
In 1cnucr's I1 McsterminJ, our `cnsuer' to
question six stcteJ thct McLcren hcJ uon the
Mclcsicn GP onl once uith Kimi Rcillonen
in 2uu3. Setercl oj ou ot in touch to reminJ
us thct IerncnJo Alonso clso uon the rcce jor
McLcren in 2uu7. Eterone intolteJ in this error
hcs been jorceJ to memorise cll 182 McLcren
uins jectureJ in jull on pces 2-73 oj this issue!
Here`s u LhoughL LhuL`s been nIggIIng uwuy uL me Ior some LIme now: Is
IL jusL me, or Is Lhere uIwuys someLhIng mIssIng come Lhe IusL ruce oI Lhe
seuson? Why do we never geL Lo see Lhe worId chumIon oIIIcIuIIy crowned
und IIILIng Lhe Lrohy on TV? Why noL huve u chumIonshI wInners`
odIum Lo wru u Lhe IusL ruce oI Lhe seuson und ceIebruLe Lhe Lhree
hIghesL oInL-scorers ucross Lhe yeur`s zo ruces? L couId be done dIrecLIy
uILer Lhe ruce wInner`s odIum ceremony.
VeLLeI (und wInnIng consLrucLors Red BuII) receIved IusL yeur`s LrIIe
worId chumIonshI crown behInd cIosed doors uL un FA rIze-gIvIng
ceremony In sLunbuI. SureIy IL wouId huve been beLLer Ior everyone
(F1 Iuns, BernIe, Lhe FA, FOTA, noL Lo menLIon Lhe worId`s medIu) Lo
see SebusLIun IIILIng Lhe Lrohy on Lhe Lo sLe uL BruzII, wILh AIonso
IookIng ucross IorIornIy und RuIkknen wIshIng he`d hIL hIs sLrIde
u IoL sooner Lhun Abu DhubI?
L wouId Luke zero uddILIonuI eIIorL or money, so BernIe shouId be keen.
Mark Ellis
London, UK
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%\ ULJKWV WKH $UURZV $ shouIdn`L reuIIy be on Lhese uges. L
dIdn`L wIn u sIngIe ruce und IuIIed Lo score uny odIums. n IucL, IL wus
used uL jusL eIghL ruces - Lwo oI whIch IL IuIIed Lo quuIIIy Ior. BuL even
so, FormuIu 1 curs don`L geL much more beuuLIIuI Lhun LhIs.
L mIghL huve been u reIuLIve IuIIure ouL on Lruck, buL LhIs goIden
buIIeL wus cerLuInIy boId In conceL. L hud ILs rooLs In Lhe IoneerIng
LoLus ;q LhuL hud sweL uII beIore IL In 1q;8 wILh ILs ground-eIIecL
desIgn. Arrows hud ucquIred Iormer LoLus mun Tony SouLhguLe us
LheIr new chIeI desIgner, und he broughL wILh hIm Lhe conceL oI u
IuII-wIng cur. ThIs Look ground eIIecL Lo ILs exLreme, doIng uwuy wILh
Lhe IronL wIng uILogeLher und mukIng Lhe reur wIng un InLegruI urL oI
Lhe cur`s bodywork, Lo muxImIse Iow ressure under Lhe cur.
Tony mude u quurLer-scuIe modeI eurIy In 1q;q und LesLed IL In Lhe
wIndLunneI, Arrows` Iormer Leum rIncIuI JuckIe OIIver recuIIs.
The resuILs were secLucuIur. The cur roduced Lhree Lo Iour LImes
more downIorce Lhun we hud ever been ubIe Lo uchIeve beIore.
BuL Iur Irom beIng suLIsIIed wILh such u huge Increuse In grI,
SouLhguLe wus uIreudy In ursuIL oI IurLher guIns. He IncIIned Lhe
engIne und geurbox so Lhey suL Iower, suys OIIver. ThIs Imroved
Lhe uIrIIow under Lhe cur und creuLed even more downIorce.
There wus u rIce Lo uy Ior Lhe exLru downIorce - Lhe monocoque
wus unubIe Lo coe wILh Lhe Iorces beIng uL Lhrough IL und hud Lo be
sLrengLhened - whIch udded weIghL. L uIIecLed Lhe cenLre oI gruvILy,
suys OIIver, so Lhen we hud u heuvy und unbuIunced cur.
The Az mude ILs debuL uL Lhe 1q;q French GP und Lhe drIvers were
noL overIy enumoured: The drIvIng osILIon wus much more IncIIned
Lhun wus
used Lo,
remembers Jochen
Muss, buL LhuL wusn`L Lhe
robIem - whuL never goL used
Lo wus Lhe uuIIIng hundIIng. The cur
hud IoLs oI downIorce, buL IL wusn`L srung
uL uII hurd enough.
As u resuIL, Lhe Az wouId 'oroIse` on Lhe sLruIghLs, u
sLrunge sensuLIon whereby Lhe cur wouId dI und bob. To
comound Lhe robIem, Lhe cur wus Lhen LoLuIIy unbuIunced In Lhe
corners. The reur bodywork wus revIsed severuI LImes, buL Lo no uvuII.
DesILe Lhe robIems, Muss munuged Lo score Lwo oInLs In Lhe
Az wILh sIxLh Iuces In Germuny und Lhe NeLherIunds. Teum-muLe
RIccurdo PuLrese, meunwhIIe, ubundoned Lhe Az In Cunudu und
reverLed Lo Lhe A1. L roved Lo be u wIse choIce us Muss - who sLuck
wILh Lhe cur - IuIIed Lo quuIIIy.
Arrows dIdn`L uIIow enough LIme Lo deveIo Lhe Az, suys
Muss. You know whuL IL`s IIke In FormuIu 1 - II IL doesn`L work
ImmedIuLeIy, Lhrow IL uwuy und sLurL uguIn.
And LhuL`s exucLIy whuL Arrows dId. The subsequenL A wus much
more convenLIonuI und Iur eusIer Lo drIve. buL IL wusn`L neurIy us
sLunnIng us Lhe Az.
Now that was a car
WORDS JONATHAN REYNOLDS PICTURES TIM KENT
No.12: The Arrows A2
The machine that took good looks and ground effect to the extreme
ARROWS A2 TECH SPEC
Chassis Aluminium monocoque
Engine 3-litre Cosworth V8
Power 470bhp
Transmission 5-speed Hewland
Fuel and oil Fina
Tyres Goodyear
Wheelbase 271.8cm
Weight 591kg
Drivers Jochen Mass,
Riccardo Patrese
Steven Tee/LAT
2012 was a great
season, with so
many different
teams winning
races. It was
fantastic to have
such a variety of
winners to shoot
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Pictures of the year
LAT Photographic, F1 Racings picture agency, have taken thousands of stunning
images throughout 2012 and we've hand-picked the nest for you to enjoy
RED ROCKET
This shot of Jenson was taken from the top floor of McLarens motorhome at
the Belgian Grand Prix. The team were all decked out in their rocket-red victory
shirts to celebrate his win and I leaned out of the window and called down to
Jenson. I do have quite a booming voice, so he heard me and looked up
Image details: Canon EOS-1DX, 125mm lens, 1/200th at F4.5

...and
theres
more
This tieu oj the
jreuorls ucs
tclen jrom the top
oj the Sincpore
Iler jerris uheel.
It rotctes once
eter (u minutes,
so ou hcte to et
our timin riht
I stooJ on c
rciseJ bcnl
cjter Turn 10 in
Sincpore to tcle
this shot oj the
Lotus, jrcmeJ b
the Jecorctite reJ
Chinese lcntern in
the jorerounJ
McLcren hcte
c unique cntr
oterhcnin their
pit box. It crectes
this curious
splceJ ejject,
uith cll their
cir-lines rcJictin
outucrJs
September in
Monzc clucs
mcrls the stcrt
oj cutumn cnJ
this one, jrom the
jrst Lesmo Curte,
is c clcssic shot oj
c Ierrcri cmon
the trees
Ron crept up
uith c bottle oj
jzz cjter Leuis's
CcncJc uin cnJ
trieJ to pour it
oter him. Leuis
rcbbeJ it cnJ
JouseJ him bccl!
This is Kimi ct
the enJ oj the
seconJ prcctice
session ct Suzulc.
The sunliht is
clucs lotel in
the Icr Ecst ct
thct time oj ecr
Here ue hcte
Seb, ucllin
bccl to his
crce cjter
his ccr jcileJ ct
Monzc. I tool
this jrom the
meJic centre
cbote the pits
Lorenzo
Bellanca/LAT
As Ferraris ofcial F1
photographer, Ive enjoyed
fantastic access to their
team and both drivers
WHEN ALONSO REIGNS IT POURS
I stood in the pitlane to capture this moment when Fernando emptied his
champagne bottle over the tifosi, who were cheering below him. Hed just
finished third in his Ferrari at the Italian GP. At Monza you have that great
podium that sticks out, and the fans run out onto the track beneath it
Image details: Canon EOS-1D Mk IV, 300mm lens, 1/8000th at F4
GOLDEN SUMMER
This shot (above) was taken on a slow shutter speed from the inside of the
first sequence of corners at Montral. Kimi is accelerating out of the second
corner and this picture works particularly well because of the red and white of
the barrier aligned with the colours of the crowd in the grandstand
PICTURES
OF THE YEAR
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This lcst shot
is cnother one
jrom Moncco cnJ
it's c 'slouie' oj
IerncnJo, uho
I'te ccptureJ just
cs he's cbout to
step into his ccr
LEADER OF THE PACK
This (below) goes beyond your average start shot, given that Sebastian
Vettel was penalised in qualifying and started the race in Abu Dhabi from
the pitlane. It was important to take this picture from a news point of view,
especially since he drove such a great race to finish on the podium in third
...and
theres
more

Here's IerncnJo
lettin rip uith
c jeu Jonuts ct
Ierrcri's enJ-
oj-secson etent,
Iincli MonJicli,
in Vclencic
You ccn see
the Monecsque
police ojjcer
trin to holJ
eterone bccl cs
Alonso celebrctes
cnother poJium
uith his tecm
1enson is ter
populcr uith the
Itclicn jcns cnJ
here he's ettin
hih-jteJ b
most oj them,
jollouin his
retirement jrom
the Itclicn GP
I hcte exclusite
cccess to Ierrcri's
the crce eter
rcce ueelenJ,
uhich lets me et
increJible Jetcil
shots - lile this
enine coter
Lool ccrejull
cnJ ou'll see thct
Vettel is jumpin
ojj his ccr cjter
his uin in Korec.
It ucs c shorter
jreejcll thcn Ielix
cumcrtner's
jump the scme
ueelenJ...
Andrew Ferraro/LAT
Last season was exciting
but long. My highlights were
the new race at Austin and
Kimis Abu Dhabi win
CALM BEFORE THE STORM
A lot of drivers leave the grid pre-race and sit in their garage, so it was good
to see a driver relaxing by his car before the off. I had the camera on the ground
for this shot, so couldnt look through it as I took the picture. Grosjeans
pre-race relaxation in Bahrain clearly worked though, as he finished third
Image details: Canon EOS 5D Mk II, 33mm lens, 1/640th at F3.2
FORESTRY POSITION
The Ferrari is rounding Turn 5 at Montral and is a very striking red in the midst
of the lush, verdant trees on either side of the track. Its quite a trek to get out
there, but a lot of photographers enjoy the hike to get away from the hustle and
bustle of the paddock. Ive seen a grass snake here, too...
PICTURES
OF THE YEAR
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EYES MAN
This is quite a rare Kimi portrait. I say that because its unusual for him to
hang around the garage like his team-mate does, plus its not often you see
him when hes not wearing his sunglasses. I dont remember what caught his
attention, but there was something going on outside the garage
Image details: Canon EOS-1D Mk IV, 150mm lens, 1/200th at F3.2
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theres
more
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Glenn Dunbar/LAT
Last season was awesome,
one of the best Ive covered.
It was fantastic that the title
went down to the wire
RAIN MAN
For the Malaysian GP, I was positioned at the Turn 9 hairpin, but during the
red-flag stoppage I went back to the pits. I was one of the few photographers
to have a pitlane tabard and managed to get this shot of Sebastian Vettel.
You can see from his face how worried he is about the rain
PICTURES
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RUBBINS RACIN
This is Michael doing what he does best getting right on the limit in Monaco.
I just love the fact that he cant get any closer to the barrier. Hes maximising his
turn-in just before the right-hander at Mirabeau. This was Saturday morning, if
I remember correctly, so he was getting his sights in for that fastest quali time
Image details: Canon EOS-1DX, 840mm lens, 1/1000th at F8

EYES ON THE PRIZE
Again, this was during the stoppage in Malaysia and you can see Fernando is
perched up against the pitwall talking to his race engineers. You can tell from
the concentration in his eyes how pensive he is and how worried he seems to
be about the weather conditions. It paid off for him though: what a great drive!
...and
theres
more
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ON TRACK MIND
This was Saturday morning in Australia when it had been raining; soon
afterwards the sun came out. You can see that the backlit effect makes the
track look like ice and typical Maldonado, hes on maximum attack through the
right-hander. The combination of spray and lines really add to this image

Charles Coates/LAT
It was great to see the best
drivers rise to the top of the
sport despite the random
results early on
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NO STONE LEFT UNTURNED
I could have filled both of these pages with spectacular images of Schumacher
going off over the course of 2012. This was a harmless spin into the gravel in
Melbourne, and there were plenty more occasions like this. Im a fan of having
gravel traps that penalise a driver when they make a mistake
KIMIS BIG NIGHT
Its quite unusual to have so many people in the background of a podium
picture (left). It really gives the photograph scale and Kimi, who won the race in
Abu Dhabi, looks tiny. I always think that having fans in the shot adds an extra-
special dimension too, added to the fact that this race finishes in darkness
HOT SHOT
I dont think Ive ever taken two more contrasting photos in such
quick succession. Having just shot the Williams celebration picture in the
Barcelona pitlane, suddenly, without warning, the garage burst into flames.
Before running out, I instinctively rattled off a few frames
SPIN WHEN YOU'RE WINNING
This picture was a lesson in patience. After winning the Canadian Grand Prix,
Id heard a rumour that Lewis would be making a celebratory, if not hugely
spontaneous, jump into the lake behind the paddock. A number of
photographers waited but decided to give up. My patience paid off when he
finally left the paddock and somersaulted off the pontoon into the water

20 F1 Racing March 2010
YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS
uniel Ricciurdo is u mun wILh every reuson
Lo be huy. JusL rIor Lo our meeLIng, IL wus
conhrmed LhuL he wIII remuIn uL Toro Rosso Ior
u second seuson In zo1, once uguIn uIongsIde
Frenchmun Jeun-ErIc Vergne.
He`s uII smIIes us he shows oII In IronL oI our
hoLogruher wILh u seIecLIon oI ersonuIIsed
) 5DFLQJ quesLIon curds. BuL Lhe reuIILy Is
LhuL Toro Rosso Is u Lough envIronmenL Ior uny
rucIng drIver. As members oI Lhe Red BuII JunIor
Teum, boLh RIccIurdo und hIs Leum-muLe Vergne
musL rove LheIr worLh In F1. FuII und, us u hosL
oI Iormer junIor drIvers huve IeurnL, LheIr LIme
In Lhe sorL Is quIckIy over. Succeed und Lhe
rewurd couId be u shoL uL drIvIng Ior worId-LILIe
chuIIengers Red BuII.
L`s u Lheme he`s huy Lo dIscuss, uIong wILh
hIs IIIe In MIILon Keynes und Lhe dreum oI muybe
one duy drIvIng Ior FerrurI. WILh u bIg grIn on
hIs Iuce, he Lurns over Lhe hrsL curd Lo commence
unswerIng your quesLIons.
Who is your idol both in liIe und in sport?
,OMD 6HOLNWDU %XOJDULD
`ve uIwuys Iooked u Lo TruvIs PusLrunu, u IeIIow
Red BuII uLhIeLe. `ve IoIIowed hIm sInce wus u
kId. Iove Lhe IreesLyIe moLocross und Lhe IucL he
IIves every duy IIke IL`s hIs IusL. Some eoIe suy
LhuL`s un uggressIve urouch, buL he`s hud un
umuzIng uLLILude sInce he`s been on eurLh.
Whut huppened in Buhruin? You sturted
sith but dropped buck so quickly. Why?
0DUWKD 7KRPDV 8.
|Luughs| Good quesLIon. L`s dehnILeIy u Sunduy
wunLed Lo IorgeL |he hnIshed 1Lh|. The sLurL
ILseII wusn`L greuL, hud u bIL oI wheeIsIn und
wus u IILLIe Loo euger wILh Lhe LhroLLIe und Lhen
IL sorL oI concerLInued LhroughouL Lhe Iu, so
IosL u Iew Iuces oII Lhe IIne Lhen IosL u Iew more
oII Lhe hrsL corner. busIcuIIy dIdn`L geL InLo Lhe
rIghL rhyLhm, und us soon us Lhe IIghLs wenL ouL
wus on Lhe buck IooL und dIdn`L Ick myseII u
quIckIy enough. `ve dehnILeIy IeurnL Irom LhuL.
II you hud 2umillion to buy uny seut
in I1 where would you go? Answer with
your heurt. then your heud.
*DU\ 5HHYHV 8.
guess Lhere ure Lwo oLIons: Red BuII or
FerrurI. Red BuII huve u good cur uL Lhe momenL,
und know u IoL oI Lhe eoIe Lhere, so II were
Lo do IL rIghL now, IL wouId be Red BuII. BuL
Lhen Lhere`s heurL us weII. huve un LuIIun
WORDS JAMES ROBERTS
PORTRAITS LORENZO BELLANCA/LAT
From conquering the roundabouts of Milton
Keynes on his mountain bike to admiring the
charms of the One Tree Hill cast, the Toro
Rosso racer and product of Red Bulls Junior
Team knows how to have a good time
Daniel
Ricciardo
buckground und guess FerrurI wouIdn`L be u
bud Iuce eILher. So IL`s dehnILeIy beLween Lhose
Lwo. I hud Lo choose now, IL wouId be Red BuII.
Whut do you do with your huir to muke
it look so ustonishing?
0DMD %DKRU 6ORYHQLD
Wow. ucLuuIIy do noLhIng. L`s nuLuruIIy curIy
und someLImes hnd IL`s u bIL borIng becuuse IL`s
hurd Lo do unyLhIng wILh IL. When wus young
IL wus reuIIy Iong - hud u bIL oI un uIro us u
kId. FInd u IcLure oI me rucIng FormuIu BMW
Irom ubouL sIx yeurs ugo und, Lo be honesL, jusL
Iooked rIdIcuIous. reIer IL shorLer Lhese duys.
un, will you win your rst ruce beIore
the West Coust Iugles win their net
AIL premiership?
3DW 'RKHUW\ $XVWUDOLD
hoe so. BuL `m rooLIng Ior boLh oI us. They
hnIshed hILh IusL yeur ouL oI 16 Leums; Lhey goL
InLo Lhe hnuIs und Lhey`re doIng uIrIghL.
Whut is the diIIerence in terms oI teum
culture between Toro Rosso und HRT?
0DWW %DLOH\ $XVWUDOLD
guess beIng wILh Toro Rosso, Lhe Leum Is
more esLubIIshed und eoIe huve been Lhere
Ior Ionger. n Lerms oI Lhe work LhuL geLs done
over u weekend, IL`s more sLrucLured und LhInk
LhuL`s due Lo exerIence und huvIng u bIL more
consIsLency wILhIn Lhe ersonneI. Here we`ve
hud Jumes Key come In who`s very exerIenced;
he`s done u IoL oI work buck uL buse In Lhe
wIndLunneI. don`L know II IL`s coIncIdence, buL
sInce he`s come on bourd we`ve hud good resuILs
comured Lo eurIIer - buL don`L wunL Lo bIume
GIorgIo AscuneIII und suy he wus Lhe reuson why.
Given your Ituliun blood, whut ure your
thoughts oI one duy driving Ior Ierruri?
$QJHOR /RPEDUGL $XVWUDOLD
ThIs quesLIon Is Irom someone who Iooks IIke
Lhey`re u reuI LuIo-AusLruIIun! As menLIoned
beIore, LhInk IL wouId be reLLy secIuI Lo be
honesL. LhInk Ior unybody Lo drIve Ior FerrurI
IL wouId be secIuI, buL Lo huve un LuIIun
buckground wouId emhusIse LhuL u bIL more -
und IL`s noL someLhIng LhuL wouId Ignore II Lhey
urouched me durIng my cureer.
oes your mother still come to ruces und
does she still curry spure underweur in
her hundbug Ior you in cuse you huve u big
shunt? {I`m the guy oII thut IusyJet ight
Irom Hungury, two yeurs ugo.)
'DQ &KLOOFRWW 8.
|Luughs| remember LhIs dude! She does come
Lo u Iew ruces, buL `m gIud `m In Lhe cur und
cun`L see her becuuse she`s us nervous und hdgeLy
us Lhey come. My urenLs dId u sLInL In Euroe
eurIIer In Lhe yeur und cume Lo ubouL Iour ruces,
so IL`s nIce Lo huve my IumIIy Lhere. BuL she no
Ionger ucks my unLs - `m LoIIeL-LruIned now!
Whut do you do in your spure time
in Milton Keynes?
$QG\ %RWWRPOH\ 8.
Iove mounLuIn bIkIng und Lhere ure some good
woods uround Lhere - good roundubouLs, Loo!
`ve been weurIng ouL u IoL oI IeIL IronL Lyres In
my cur. LhInk mounLuIn bIkIng Is whuL enjoy
doIng mosL In my sure LIme. enjoy goIng Lo
concerLs und IesLIvuIs us weII.
Hi, whut does kunguroo meut tuste like?
3 3DZHO 3RODQG
UnIorLunuLeIy, Mr PuweI Irom PoIund, `ve never
LrIed kunguroo meuL. CouIdn`L LeII you.
Why do you love 2QH 7UHH +LOO so much?
$OH[DQGUH 0DUWRV )UDQFH
sLurLed wuLchIng IL In zoo8 becuuse some oI my
Leum-muLes were. wus gIven Lhe hrsL couIe oI
seusons, wuLched Lhem und IIked IL - IL wus quILe
u romunLIc Leenuge drumu und wus sIngIe uL Lhe
LIme und LhoughL wus In Iove wILh muny gIrIs.
hud u bIL oI u soIL soL Ior IL und Ior SohIu Bush,
one oI Lhe muIn ucLresses In IL. She`s very reLLy.
Hi uniel, whut do you think ubout this
line-up: Rikknen und Ricciurdo ut
Red Bull in 2u1?
2QGUH\ 6HPEHUD &]HFK 5HSXEOLF
ThuL`s Lhe hrsL LIme `ve heurd oI LhuL. L wouId
be Iun. KImI Is u mun oI Iew words, buL `m sure
couId sLIr hIm u hIm u IILLIe bIL und Iss hIm
oII. ThuL wouId be InLeresLIng.
o you Iollow other Red Bull Junior
drivers like Antnio Ili du Costu? And
do his perIormunces muke you nervous?
(GZLQ 6FKLPPHO 1HWKHUODQGV
IoIIow Lhe Red BuII JunIor Teum und Lhe oLher
cuLegorIes. You uIwuys know who`s wInnIng
whuL. don`L wuLch uII Lhe ruces, buL evenLuuIIy
you do hnd ouL whuL`s goIng on und `m uwure
oI Red BuII JunIor drIvers `ve senL LIme wILh
In LruInIng cums. don`L IeeI LhreuLened -
everyone Is un oonenL - so IL doesn`L muke
me nervous. There`s uIwuys someone comIng
u, wheLher Lhey`re u Red BuII drIver or noL.
You uIwuys huve Lo be swILched on und zo1 Is
sorLed. do Lhe besL cun und hoe IL`s enough.
Aside Irom I1, whut sports do you enjoy?
Huve you ever been to see the MK ons?
$OH[H\ 3HWUHQNR 5XVVLD
Yes huve, ucLuuIIy. `ve been Lhere u couIe oI
LImes, u Iew yeurs ugo. They drew one und won
Mum does come to races, but shes nervous
and dgety. She no longer packs my pants in
her handbag Im toilet trained now!
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one, uguInsL BIuckooI, LhInk, buL Iove uII
sorLs, IncIudIng IooLbuII, AusLruIIun IooLbuII
- everyLhIng. IIke Lhe exLreme sorLs us weII,
IIke moLocross und AmerIcun suercross.
Between you und JIV, who`s Iuster?
-DVRQ %LUG 8.
Me.
Whut do Austruliuns think oI Ioster`s?
0DWW 'RZODQG 8.
n AusLruIIu, FosLer`s Isn`L us bIg us IL Is here. `ve
LrIed IL on Lu boLh In AusLruIIu und Lhe UK und
wouId suy IL dehnILeIy LusLes beLLer In Lhe UK.
L`s u nIce summer beer.
Whut`s your Iuvourite ulbum?
$QGUHZ *URYHV 8.
When wus uL schooI, my LusLe In musIc wus ru,
hI-ho, Dr Dre und EmInem. BuL u Iew yeurs
IuLer, grew ouL oI LhuL und sLurLed IIkIng unk
rock. The hrsL uIbum reuIIy IIked wus 6WLFNV
DQG 6WRQHV by New Found GIory. Why don`L you
come Lo u gIg wILh me? ÌI be u bIL cruzy - `ve
crowd-surIed In Lhe usL...
How did you get support Irom Red Bull?
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moved Lo Euroe when wus 1; und ruced
LuIIun FormuIu RenuuIL. There wus u Red BuII
und ToyoLu rogrumme In Lhe serIes, und ruced
wILh u Leum, RP MoLorsorL, who weren`L Lhe
besL ouL Lhere buL sLIII munuged Lo hnIsh sIxLh
In Lhe chumIonshI. ThuL wus ouL oI uround
qo drIvers und beuL Lhe Red BuIIs quILe u Iew
LImes, so LhInk Lhey noLIced whuL uchIeved
In equImenL LhuL wusn`L us good us LheIrs und
oIIered me u LesL. n LhuL LesL, dId Lhe quIckesL
LIme oI unyone by ubouL o.8secs und LhuL wus
enough Lo gIve me Lhe job.
Why don`t you pronounce the second
'i` in Ricciurdo?
-RKQ *XOOLGJH 8.
GrowIng u In AusLruIIu, LhInk IL wus my dud
who robubIy decIded Lo muke IL u sIIenL 'I`.
'RIcurdo` sounds beLLer Lhun 'RIcky-ur-do` und
LhInk Lhe reuI LrudILIonuI wuy oI suyIng IL Is
|uLs on LuIIun uccenL| 'RIchI-ur-do`, buL don`L
LhInk muny AusLruIIuns cun suy IL wILh Lhe roer
uccenL - so IL`s ronounced 'RIcurdo`.
How do you muintuin u good working
relutionship with u teum-mute, knowing
thut you huve to deIeut him out on truck?
1LVKDQW 5DM ,QGLD
We`re uII weII uwure oI how FormuIu 1 works.
We`ve uII been InvoIved In IL Ior u Iong LIme und
we huve IeurnL how IL uII works. guess you musL
resecL your rIvuIs; you cun`L Luke LhIngs Ior
grunLed und you cun`L be sIIIy ouL Lhere. We LuIk
Lo euch oLher u IILLIe, buL we know LhuL under
u LhIn Iuyer oI skIn we see hre.
Cun you tell us whut r Murko is reully
like? Mud? Scury? And do you cull him
Helmut or r Murko?
-RKQ 1LFKROOV 8.
The hrsL LIme meL hIm wus when wus new
Lo Red BuII. wus u bIL InLImIduLed - buL
Lhen LhInk he Lends Lo huve LhuL eIIecL on uII
newcomers. When `d cuII hIm Ior Lhe hrsL Iew
LImes wus nervous, esecIuIIy II IL wus u bud
resuIL. And seukIng Lo uII Lhe oLher Red BuII
junIors, Lhey uII suId Lhe sume LhIng - wusn`L
Lhe onIy one. To be honesL, once you geL Lo know
hIm und you`re doIng weII, he`s u more Lhun
normuI humun beIng. WhuL `m LryIng Lo suy
Is LhuL he`s noL us scury us he muybe comes
ucross. Do cuII hIm HeImuL or Dr Murko?
L`s uIwuys Dr Murko.
o you ever ruce us yourselI on u version
oI the ) gume on u PS@ or Xbo? Or
do you choose someone else, like Alonso?
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huven`L Iuyed Lhe new gume yeL, buL when
do wIII dehnILeIy be IuyIng us myseII. AIwuys
us myseII. And IL`s ucLuuIIy suercooI Lo be on u
vIdeo gume. ThuL`s dehnILeIy someLhIng Lo LeII
Lhe grundkIds one duy.
o you think there`s more pressure to
succeed on drivers who ure purt oI young
driver progrummes, thun there is on
other drivers?
5RVLH %DLOOLH 8.
wouIdn`L suy LhuL: eILher wuy Lhere`s uIwuys
goIng Lo be ressure. I you`re noL suorLed
by u rogrumme, Lhen you`re suorLed by
someone eIse, or your urenLs ure hundIng
ouL u bIL oI money Lo geL you Lhere. There`s
uIwuys u bIL oI rIsk InvoIved und, unIorLunuLeIy,
IL`s noL u cheu sorL und money hus Lo be
exchunged somewhere uIong Lhe IInes. PuL IL LhIs
wuy: IeeI much beLLer ubouL beIng suorLed by
Red BuII, Lhun wouId II my urenLs were seIIIng
LheIr house Lo suorL me.
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wus u secIuI duy. wus ecsLuLIc,
buL dIdn`L reuIIy geL Lo ceIebruLe
on Sunduy nIghL. There were no
bIg urLIes, buL wus wILh u Iew
IumIIy IrIends und Lhere were
IenLy oI hugs und hIgh hves. The
IusL Iu wus excILIng: wus 1Lh,
Lhen ussed MuIdonudo, Rosberg,
und JEV - Lhe IuLLer on Lhe LhIrd
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How did it feel
to score your
first points in
F1 in front of
your home
crowd?
$QGUHZ *DLU 8.
February 2011: Robert Kubica is horribly injured in
a rally crash, robbing F1 of a megastar. His condition
demands we drop an already-completed cover story.
January 2013: As Kubica continues a remarkable
recovery, we bring you not only his rst major interview
since that accident, but also our own lost tapes
2011
A LEADER
LOST
A NEW
HOPE
2013
WORDS JAMES ROBERTS PICTURES ADRIAN MYERS
WORDS ANTHONY ROWLINSON PICTURES LEO WILLIAMS
KUBICA: THE COMEBACK
Kubica stats
F1 wins Montral, Canada 2008 for BMW-Sauber
F1 pole positions Bahrain, 2008 for BMW-Sauber
F1 podiums Monza, Italy 2006 for BMW-Sauber,
Sepang, Malaysia 2008 for BMW-Sauber,
Sakhir, Bahrain 2008 for BMW-Sauber,
Monte Carlo, Monaco 2008 for BMW-Sauber,
Montral, Canada 2008 for BMW-Sauber,
Valencia, Spain 2008 for BMW-Sauber,
Monza, Italy 2008 for BMW-Sauber,
Fuji, Japan 2008 for BMW-Sauber,
Interlagos, Brazil 2009 for BMW-Sauber,
Melbourne, Australia 2010 for Renault,
Monte Carlo, Monaco 2010 for Renault,
Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium 2010 for Renault
Its not a Lotus. L`s noL u RenuuIL. Nor
Is IL u FerrurI. RoberL KubIcu Is sILLIng In u
Mercedes us IL eeIs souLh uIong Lhe Bqoz;
Lowurds WoodsLock. ThuL meuns u LIghL
Lurnuround Ior Lhe LuxI drIver who hus Lo hurry
hIm buck Lo Lhe uIrorL In LIme Ior hIs IIIghL
buck home Lo LuIy.
ThIs Is jusL u shorL LrI Lo OxIordshIre Ior
KubIcu`s seuL-IILLIng In Lhe R1, Lhe cur on whIch
RenuuIL DQG LoLus ure InnIng LheIr hoes In
zo11. L`s un InnovuLIve new chussIs, wILh ILs
Iuncy Iorwurd-IucIng exhuusLs, buL IL needs
Lo Luke Lhe EnsLone crew buck Lo Lhe Lo sLe
LhIs yeur. NoL onIy Ior Lhe Leum`s suke, buL Lo
convInce LheIr Ieud drIver LhuL RenuuIL ure Lhe
Leum he shouId sLuy wILh Ior Lhe Iong huuI.
When, uL Lhe Lender uge oI 1, KubIcu IeIL
hIs nuLIve PoIund Lo ursue u cureer In sIngIe-
seuLers, he seLLIed In LuIy und he reLuIns u
cIose uIIInILy wILh Lhe counLry. NoL Ior hIm Lhe
convenIence oI un OxIord buse neur Leum HQ.
ThuL oLIon suILs Leum-muLe VILuIy PeLrov, buL
noL KubIcu, who remuIns cIose Lo uII LhIngs
green, whILe und - mosL ImorLunLIy - red.
ThroughouL zo1o, F1 gossI IrequenLIy
connecLed KubIcu wILh u IuLure uL FerrurI -
uILhough Lhose rumours were quushed In June
when FerrurI exLended FeIIe Mussu`s deuI Lo
Lhe end oI zo1z. A monLh IuLer, KubIcu exLended
hIs conLrucL Lo kee hIm uL RenuuIL unLII Lhe end
oI zo1z. BuL II Mussu hus unoLher oor yeur, wIII
Lhe KubIcu-FerrurI rumours re-IgnILe?
UnIIkeIy, some reckon, gIven FerrurI`s
Lendency Lo Iocus Lhe Leum`s eIIorLs uround one
cur. And wILh Fernundo AIonso sLIckIng uround,
IL wus IILLIe surrIse Lo heur RenuuIL Leum
rIncIuI ErIc BouIIIer wurnIng KubIcu he`d
be mud Lo Ieuve In Iuvour oI FerrurI.
BuL on Lhe eve oI Lhe new seuson, whuL does
Lhe mun hImseII LhInk oI hIs boss`s senLImenLs?
WeII, muybe um mud, buL Ior now `m
drIvIng Ior RenuuIL. Some eoIe suId wus mud
Lo sIgn Ior Lhem. So LhInk, LhIs worId where we
ure, you huve Lo be u bIL mud, oLherwIse, you wIII
noL uchIeve unyLhIng. BuL you huve Lo be mud In
u osILIve wuy.
AILhough Fernundo AIonso Is u IrIend oI
KubIcu`s, he`s uIso u IormIdubIe Leum-muLe und u
drIver you`d huve Lo be 'mud In u osILIve wuy` Lo
go u uguInsL. WouIdn`L you?
WeII don`L know. Why? KubIcu IIres buck.
Huve uny oI AIonso`s Leum-muLes beuLen hIm?
don`L know.
L wouId be Lough.
WeII, IIIe Is Lough, he suys, suddenIy
bursLIng InLo IuughLer. Anywuy, II one duy.
he LruIIs oII, reuIIsIng - PR-LruIned us he
2011 A leader lost
2013 A new hope
Robert Kubica holds ouL hIs rIghL hund
us he`s done u Lhousund LImes Lo u Lhousund
journuIIsLs. We shuke - Lhe F1 grI `n` grIn - buL
Lhe momenL unnerves more Lhun IL reussures.
By rIghLs, KubIcu`s hund shouIdn`L be Lhere.
NeILher shouId he, uILer Lhe ruIIyIng uccIdenL In
Februury zo11 LhuL uImosL severed hIs rIghL urm
und cuused muILIIe IrucLures uIong Lhe rIghL-
hund sIde oI hIs body. To suy he cume wILhIn
Inches oI deuLh wouId be un undersLuLemenL.
When he hIL u burrIer uL Lhe Ronde dI Andoru
ruIIy und u secLIon oI Armco eneLruLed Lhe
cur`s suIeLy cuge, sIIcIng InLo ILs heIIess drIver.
KubIcu`s IIIe wus sured by mIIIImeLres.
For u second, IL`s us II Lhe ghosL oI RoberL
KubIcu, hummer-hurd F1 drIver und PoIund`s
hrsL GP wInner, hus ueured Irom Lhe shudows
oI Lhe French servIce urk where he hus been
recceIng sLuges Ior Lhe RuIIye du Vur, u round
oI Lhe French NuLIonuI RuIIy ChumIonshI.
The wurmLh und surrIsIng sLrengLh oI
Lhe grI conhrm, however, LhuL Lhe LuII und
IeusIngIy soIId Iorm beIore me Is Indeed Lhe
mun who, wILh IuckIer sLurs, mIghL uIreudy
be u worId chumIon.
TIme Ior some oI LhuL F1 sLuII, huh? Is hIs
droII oener us we usher hIm Lowurds cumeru
und IIghLs Ior u hoLoshooL. don`L geL so much
oI LhIs uny more. Muybe `ve been mIssIng IL.
HIs body muy huve been shuLLered, buL
evIdenLIy hIs sIrIL und sunduer-dry wIL huve
remuIned unbroken.
YouÌI need Lo use u IoL oI PhoLosho, he
suys. `ve been u sInce sIx. And no Iunch!
The bunLer Is u weIcome remInder oI Lhe bIg
heurL In LhuL bIg Irume - Indeed, IL`s eusy Lo
IorgeL how bIg KubIcu Is: by F1 sLundurds he`s
u gIunL uL sIx-IooL-Ius. Awuy Irom u LruInIng
regImen bruLuI enough Lo kee hIs Iong bones
down Lo u Lech-dIrecLor-IeusIng ;kg, he`s
Increused hIs gIrLh und, Lhese duys, he`s quILe
u sLruIng Iud, ruLher Lhun u guunL whIeL.
He Iooks sLrong.
Yeuh, um, he shrugs, .weII, okuy unywuy.
KubIcu hus u remurkubIy hIIosohIcuI uIr
Ior u mun who hud hIs dreum snuLched uwuy so
suddenIy, IeL uIone one who`s hud Lo undergo
muILIIe oeruLIons - InILIuIIy Lo suve hIs IIIe,
IuLLerIy Lo secure hIs rehubIIILuLIon. He seems, In
IucL, reconcIIed Lo Lhe vIcIssILudes oI IuLe, uwure
LhuL LhIngs couId huve been so much worse:
L`s jusL IIIe, he suys, wIII noL guIn unyLhIng
by beIng IrusLruLed. There`s no oLher oLIon
Lhun Lo kee ushIng In LhIs kInd oI robIem
sILuuLIon. There`s never un end: you wIII uIwuys
Lry Lo geL beLLer und Imrove. You uIwuys hoe
LhuL one duy you wIII wuke u und Lhere ure new
LhIngs goIng on wILh your hund. When you huve
u robIem, you sLurL reuIIsIng how smuII LhIngs
mIghL become comIIcuLed.
KUBICA 717 DAYS ON KUBICA: THE COMEBACK
F1 GPs 76
F1 laps led 76
F1 points 273
Average start 7.7
Average nish 8.8
Is - LhuL he doesn`L reuIIy wunL Lo be cuughL suyIng someLhIng he
erhus shouIdn`L.
LhInk LhuL IL Is beLLer Lo be In Lhe sume cur und Lo Lry Lo beuL one oI
Lhe currenL besL drIvers In FormuIu 1 on Lhe sume IeveI, ruLher Lhun Lo be
In un InIerIor cur, whIch mukes IL neurIy ImossIbIe. You never know how
FormuIu 1 wIII work ouL. FerrurI wIII be one oI our bIggesL comeLILors Ior
Lhe chumIonshI, buL Lhen muybe LhIs yeur our cur wIII be beLLer Lhun
LheIrs. LIkewIse, Iook uL Red BuII: Lhey huven`L uIwuys been us comeLILIve
us Lhey ure now. So wIII concenLruLe on whuL need Lo do und we shuII
see whuL wIII huen LhIs yeur. And, wILh LhuL, Lhe subjecL oI FerrurI Is
neuLIy cIrcumvenLed.

Heading north from Lhe sIeey vIIIuges oI WooLLon und GIymLon
on Lhe urouch Lo RenuuIL`s WhILewuys TechnIcuI CenLre, Lhe reLurn oI
Lhe UnIon Juck uL Lhe IucLory enLrunce Is sLrIkIng.
There`s uIso u new Iogo, u new LILIe sonsor und u new coIour: or shouId
LhuL be un oId LILIe sonsor und u reLro IIvery? n Lhe muIn enLrunce, u new
bIuck-und-goId F1 cur sLunds verLIcuIIy, Irom Lhe IIoor Lo ceIIIng, und II LhuL
doesn`L seII ouL Lhe messuge cIeurIy enough, wrIL Iurge everywhere Is Lhe
Leum`s new IdenLILy: LoLus RenuuIL GP.
We sIL down In Lhe murkeLIng oIIIces overIookIng Lhe cur urk Lo muII
over Lhe new seuson wILh KubIcu, who Is ruLher IncongruousIy weurIng
hIs IIrerooI overuIIs, uILer comIng sLruIghL Irom Lhe IucLory IIoor where
he wus huvIng hIs seuL-IILLIng Ior Lhe new R1. OuLwurdIy IL`s uII-chunge,
buL InsIde Lhe Leum Lhere hus been very IILLIe uILeruLIon. The new cur,
under Lhe LechnIcuI dIrecLIon oI Jumes AIIIson, couId once uguIn - In
KubIcu`s gIILed hunds - be sLeered Lowurds Lhe shur end oI Lhe grId.
The onIy robIem Is LhuL In reLLy much every engIneerIng meeLIng oI
every rIvuI Leum In Lhe neIghbourIng counLIes LhuL muke u moLorsorL`s
'sIIIcon vuIIey`, Lhere`s Lhe IdenLIcuI beIIeI LhuL WKH\ huve buIIL Lhe besL cur.
And LesLIng doesn`L rovIde uny cIues Lo erIormunce eILher - us RoberL
hImseII dIscovered buck In zoo8.
There Is uIwuys u bIg quesLIon murk over Lhe uckuge uL LhIs LIme oI
yeur und, on uer, Lhe cur mIghL Iook comeLILIve. BuL you never know
whuL your comeLILors wIII brIng Lo Lhe ruce Lruck, he udmILs.
huve u cIeur memory oI when we LhoughL Lhe new BMW wus u very
good cur und Lhen we broughL IL Lo VuIencIu und we were more Lhun Lwo
seconds oII Lhe uce. From Lhere Lhe Leum dId u good job und we wenL Lo
Lhe IIrsL ruce In AusLruIIu und ucLuuIIy quuIIIIed on Lhe IronL row oI Lhe
grId. L shows how quIckIy LhIngs cun chunge.
2011 A leader lost
BuL Lhe smuII LhIngs, Ior u sorLsmun who wus
oIsed Lo uscend Lo Lhe very Lo oI hIs gume, ure
oI scunL concern. WhuL KubIcu cures ubouL, und
whuL Lhe worId wunLs Lo see, Is hIs rucIng reLurn.
Toduy he`s hurLIIng uround French mounLuIn
rouds In u CILron Cq WRC cur, wILh u uddIe-
shIIL geurbox LhuL`s eusIer Ior someone wILh
IImILed hund movemenLs. Tomorrow he`s seL Ior
u cumuIgn In Lhe Euroeun RuIIy ChumIonshI.
BuL Lhe bIg one - Lhe shInIng F1 IIghL uL Lhe
end oI Lhe durkesL LunneI?
sLIII beIIeve cun come buck, he suys In
u voIce devoId oI wIshIuI LhInkIng. L`s noL
jusL u dreum. RIghL now huve IImILuLIons wILh
drIvIng sIngIe-seuLers, buL Lhey ure Iess Lhun Lhey
Iook Irom Lhe ouLsIde. ThIngs ure ImrovIng. L
wusn`L IIke LhIs sIx monLhs ugo und IL wusn`L IIke
LhIs Lhree monLhs ugo. And Lhunks Lo ruIIIes und
LesLs on Lhe ruce Lruck, sIowIy my condILIon Is
ImrovIng - buL Lhere`s sLIII u Iong wuy Lo go.
KubIcu exIuIns how In rIvuLe LesLIng he
Iound Lhe muIn hysIcuI ImuIrmenL Is Lo
hIs rIghL Ioreurm und wrIsL. ThIs, he suys, Is
overcome reIuLIveIy eusIIy In u roomy ruIIy cur,
us he cun comensuLe wILh shouIder movemenL.
BuL In Lhe shrInk-wrued conhnes oI un F1 cur,
Lhe suce Lo uIIow LhIs kInd oI comIemenLury
LwIsL wouId uImosL cerLuInIy noL be uvuIIubIe.
When huve Lwo urms on Lhe sLeerIng wheeI
und cun oeruLe everyLhIng on IL, don`L noLIce
u dIIIerence, he suys. The sLrengLh In Lhe urm Is
noL whuL IL wus, buL II LhuL wus Lhe onIy robIem
Lhen Lwo monLhs In Lhe gym couId soIve IL. The
bIgger robIem Is Lhe IImILuLIon In Lhe suInuLIon
und ronuLIon |roLuLIonuI LurnIng movemenL|
oI Lhe urm und Lhe IImILed IuncLIonuIILy In my
hngers. BuL `m convInced LhuL LhIs wIII come
buck sIowIy: nerves need u IoL oI LIme und see
rogress even II IL`s sIow. um quILe sure LhIs wIII
be. noL hxed, buL noL u bIg robIem.
WhIIe hIs rehubIIILuLIon couId be IndehnILe,
KubIcu Lukes comIorL Irom hIs seed. n Lhe zo1z
RuIIye du Vur, uguInsL oonenLs such us Iormer
WRC hoL-shoL Freddy LoIx, he domInuLed unLII
u crush cuused by u uce-noLe wrong cuII. RoberL
und co-drIver EmunueIe ngIesI were unhurL, buL
Lhe cur wus Lorched In Lhe ensuIng hre. L seems
KubIcu knows onIy one seed: uL-ouL.
The erIormunce wowed CILron Leum boss
Yves MuLLon: wus very Imressed und Ior sure
he hus Lhe uce. The LImes he dId uguInsL LoIx
were very surrIsIng und he beuL hIs rIvuIs on
every sLuge. AII Lhe LIme he wus so moLIvuLed.
The sIrIL LhuL Look KubIcu Lo Lhe Lo oI F1,
desILe numerous uccIdenLs uIong Lhe wuy, Is
sLIII munIIesL In conversuLIon, Ior uII Lhe LwInkIy
eyes und IuconIc humour: Duy by duy, ruIIy by
ruIIy und LesL by LesL see Iewer IImILuLIons und
my gouI Is one duy Lo drIve roerIy, he usserLs.
don`L LhInk uce wIII be u robIem.
2013 A new hope
With a car capable of winning
we could challenge for the
championship Kubica in 2011
Now enLerIng hIs second seuson wILh RenuuIL, he`s In u much more
comIorLubIe osILIon us IL`s no Ionger u cuse oI IIndIng hIs IeeL, LryIng Lo
remember numes und undersLundIng how everyLhIng works. He`s beLLer
reured und so Is EnsLone. The R1 Is Lhe IIrsL chussIs Lo beneIIL Irom
Lhe new wIndLunneI und uruLed CFD IucIIILy und wILh more Ieud LIme,
Lhe IruILs oI Lhese eIIorLs huve resuILed In un InnovuLIve desIgn where Lhe
exhuusLs oInL Iorwurd Irom Lhe sIdeods und bIow onLo Lhe IIoor`s IeudIng
edge. L`s u sIgn LhuL LhIngs ure In beLLer order Lhun In Lhe recenL usL.
TweIve monLhs ugo we resenLed Lhe cur In VuIencIu und IL wus ucLuuIIy
Lhe zooq cur uInLed In zo1o coIours. The IIrsL new uero bILs dIdn`L urrIve
on Lhe cur unLII Lhe IusL duy oI Lhe IusL BurceIonu LesL. EveryLhIng wus
rushed becuuse oI Lhe uncerLuInLy oI Lhe Leum und LhIs hud u bIg eIIecL on
Lhe deveIomenL rogrumme.
DesILe Lhe IuLe sLurL, In zo1o KubIcu deIIvered u number oI sLrong
erIormunces, scorIng eurIy-seuson odIums In MeIbourne und Monuco,
und he couId huve chuIIenged Red BuII Ior vIcLory II Lhe wheeI hud sLuyed
on hIs wugon In Suzuku. HeudIng InLo zo11, IL wIII be Lhree yeurs sInce he
scored hIs IusL und, Lo duLe, onIy F1 vIcLory. L`s LIme Ior unoLher.
As ErIc BouIIIer suId, und do huve Lo ugree wILh hIm, we wouId IIke Lo
wIn ruces, KubIcu uIIIrms. L wouId be greuL II we huve u cur cuubIe oI
wInnIng us LhuL meuns we couId chuIIenge Ior Lhe chumIonshI, buL
Lhere Is uIwuys un 'II`.
Among Lhe zo11 'IIs` ure Lhe smuII Lweuks Lo Lhe reguIuLIons - noLubIy
Lhe new Lyres, movubIe reur wIngs und Lhe re-InLroducLIon oI KERS,
whIch couId huve Iurge reercussIons. When Lhe IuLLer ueured In Lhe
sorL, KubIcu suIIered more Lhun mosL becuuse oI hIs sIze. BuL u ruIsed
And drIvIng comes eusIer Lhun oLher Lusks.
When drIve IL Lukes concenLruLIon und IorgeL
my body`s IImILuLIons, KubIcu suys. WILh Lhe
dumuge huve, cunnoL uchIeve 1oo er cenL oI
whuL hud beIore - buL hoe Lo Imrove. I Lhe
IImILed ronuLIon und suInuLIon were hxed 8o
er cenL, wouId suy 'yes` Lo comIng buck Lo F1.
Surgery Lo heI hx LhIs secIhc IImILuLIon hus
noL yeL broughL Lhe desIred resuILs so, Ior now, u
reLurn Lo sIngIe-seuLers remuIns on hoId - even
II goIng buck Lo Lhe urenu wILh whIch he`s mosL
IumIIIur wouId, In uII regurds oLher Lhun Lhe
ureIy hysIcuI, be Lhe mosL sLruIghLIorwurd.
WILh ruIIyIng, he exIuIns, huve Lo Ieurn u
IoL und, Ior sure, u WRC cur Is dIIhcuIL Lo brIng Lo
Lhe IImIL - buL LhuL`s good Ior my exerIence.
L`s us II RoberL`s convIncIng hImseII LhuL yes,
LhIs Is reuIIy whuL he wunLs Lo be doIng. Then he
dros Lhe reLence und jusL udmILs ouLrIghL: I
you cunnoL huve Lhe LhIng you wunL, you wunL
Lhe LhIng you huve. MosL ImorLunL Ior me Is
LhuL huve seen Lhe uce Is sLIII Lhere und um
ubsoIuLeIy sure cun drIve comeLILIveIy uguIn.
A menLuI ushbuck Lo Imuges oI KubIcu beIng
sLreLchered uwuy Irom LhuL Lorn Skodu, wrued
In body-InsuIuLIng medIcuI IoII, bugs oI medIcuI
uId uLLuched InLruvenousIy. you cuLch yourseII
und remember once uguIn LhuL here`s u drIver
who`s IorLunuLe sImIy Lo be sLundIng In u Leum
hosILuIILy ureu, chuLLIng, IuLe InLo Lhe evenIng.
SensIng Lhe uuse, KubIcu oIIers u brIeI
gIImse behInd Lhe curLuIn: You suy LhuL seem
very osILIve buL, beIIeve me, someLImes um
noL us osILIve us seem. BuL when you ure In
dee shIL, when you geL ouL und you cun see
some osILIve IuLure, you reuIIse LhuL even smuII
LhIngs ure ImorLunL. n F1 when everyLhIng Is
workIng weII, muybe you do noL gIve enough
vuIue Lo oLher LhIngs, whIch, Ior sure, you
shouId be gIvIng vuIue Lo.
The dro In guurd Is brIeI und quIckIy we`re
buck on LoIc. He oIIers unoLher InsIghL InLo Lhe
menLuIILy LhuL hus drIven hIs recovery so Iur:
wus buck In u cur reLLy quIckIy, you know.
ReuIIy? How soon?
He doesn`L wunL Lo suy, buL.
|Long uuse| Hu. The hrsL oI AugusL zo11.
QuILe soon, rIghL?!
`m noL goIng Lo LeII you where, buL IL wus In
LuIy, uL u Lruck know weII. kee some oI my
curs Lhere und Lhere were bIg emoLIons Ior me.
L wus In Lhe summer und IL wus u sImIe duy.
n IucL IL wus dIsuoInLIng Ior me becuuse even
uILer such u Iong sLo Lhe uce wus Lhere sLruIghL
uwuy. L wouId huve been eusIer Ior me II hud
been Lwo seconds oII Lhe uce und sLruggIIng.
When you know LhuL und you know LhuL
you huve hysIcuI IImILuLIons, everyLhIng eIse
becomes dIsuoInLIng. The IeeIIng wus Lhe
sume und Lhe uce wus beLLer Lhun execLed.
2013 A new hope
2011 A leader lost
03.02.11: Kubica tops timesheets in testing, three days before his accident
I still believe I can
come back. Its not just
a dream Kubica in 2013
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Swiss made / 25 jewel automatic movement / 3 counter multi-function chronograph (hours, minutes and
stop second) / Carbon Fibre Dial / Internal tachymeter / Day /Date Calendar / Convex sapphire crystal
with anti-reective coating / Water resistant to 100m (10 atm) / Hand-polished surgical grade stainless
steel case / Calibre: ETA 7750
Swiss movement, English heart
couIdn`L beIIeve LhuL Lhe body und mInd couId
uduL so quIckIy.
As KubIcu LeIIs IL, he beuL hIs own Iu record
by huII u second und Iound hImseII In emoLIonuI
LurmoII: LhrIIIed sLIII Lo be so quIck, dIsmuyed
uL Lhe susIcIon LhuL muybe he couId become un
even beLLer IIoL, wILh u new-Iound zeuI Ior hIs
cruIL. IeIL even more Ieusure Irom drIvIng.
Muybe wus drIvIng wILh unger. don`L know.
The duLe Ior our conversuLIon Is oIgnunL: IL`s
Lhe eve oI Lhe zo1z BruzIIIun GP, uL Lhe end oI u
memorubIe seuson, one hIghIIghL oI whIch hus
been Lhe erIormunce oI KImI RuIkknen In Lhe
LoLus Ezo LhuL shouId huve been KubIcu`s.
BILLer? No. BuL don`L doubL LhuL RoberL Isn`L
ucuLeIy conscIous oI whuL he`s IosL: F1 hus been
u bIg urL oI my IIIe, he conhrms. sLIII IoIIow
IL, buL IL`s noL eusy Lo wuLch. The besL LhIng Is
noL Lo LhInk ubouL IL or, Ior sure, your mood goes
down. Yes, wouId 1,ooo LImes reIer Lo be Lhere
Lhun here, buL cunnoL be Lhere on Lhe grId.
cunnoL do unyLhIng. The uccIdenL huened.
LIIe Is goIng on. `m jusL Iucky `m ubIe Lo drIve
und ubIe Lo drIve comeLILIve rucIng curs.
The buzz oI comeLILIon und u hIIosohIcuI
sLreuk huve heIed kee KubIcu body und souI
LogeLher Lhese usL monLhs und he udmILs us
much: RuIIyIng hus heIed me Lo noL LhInk Loo
much ubouL F1 und IIIe beIore Lhe uccIdenL,
he suys. sLIII beIIeve IL couId huve been much
beLLer. buL IL couId huve been much worse.
ThuL KubIcu reLuIns Lhe menLuI urmoury Lo
reLurn Lo F1 Is noL In quesLIon. And Lhe evIdence
so Iur suggesLs he`s IosL noL u shred oI seed. BuL
cun he overcome Lhe hysIcuI obsLucIes?
Former F1 medIcuI deIeguLe Gury HurLsLeIn,
wus uL hrsL sceLIcuI LhuL KubIcu couId muke un
F1 comebuck, buL he hus sInce reconsIdered.
wus InILIuIIy essImIsLIc, he suys, muInIy
becuuse drIvers need u IoL oI hne moLor conLroI,
whIch, In RoberL`s cuse, wus comromIsed. BuL
eoIe underesLImuLe Lhe recueruLIve cuucILIes
oI Lhese guys, how hIgh LheIr IeveI oI heuILh
Is beIore Lhey`re Injured, Lhe InLensILy oI LheIr
commILmenL und how hurd Lhey work. wouIdn`L
beL u IoL oI money, buL wouIdn`L be shocked II
he goL In un F1 cur und dId resecLubIy weII.
KubIcu`s Loo smurL und Loo buLLIe-worn Lo
beIIeve Lhere`s u IusL hx Ior InjurIes us severe us
hIs; neILher Is he bIInkered us Lo Lhe ruLhIessness
oI u sorL LhuL rejecLs ImerIecLIon. BuL he sLIII
hoes: When you huve ruced Ior zo yeurs, he
reecLs, und one duy you huve Lo sLo. IL`s
noL eusy, esecIuIIy when you ure hIL wILh bIg
robIems. BuL beIng In u ruIIy cur Is heIIng me
wILh recovery und Lhe duy sIL behInd Lhe wheeI
und don`L LhInk uny more ubouL IImILuLIons. LhIs
wouId be Lhe besL rehubIIILuLIon. I huve Iuck
und kee workIng und Lhe uzzIe comes LogeLher,
muybe one duy wIII drIve un F1 cur.
mInImum weIghL IImIL In uddILIon Lo u IIxed weIghL dIsLrIbuLIon shouId
meun he`s enuIIsed Iess LhIs LIme round.
huve u bud exerIence oI KERS Irom Lhe BMW duys, buL LhInk LhuL
we mIghL noL huve Lhe sume robIem here uL RenuuIL or LoLus or LoLus-
RenuuIL, or |he Lurns Lo u coIIeugue| whuL ure we cuIIIng IL now? Becuuse
we wIII huve u wIder runge oI oeruLIng wIndow Ior seLu und buIunce.
PIus `m huy Lhe F-ducL hus gone, becuuse cun now uL boLh hunds
on Lhe sLeerIng wheeI uguIn, even Lhough Lhere wIII be IoLs oI swILches on
Lhe wheeI LhIs yeur. ThuL wIII be dIIIIcuIL In Lhe begInnIng, buL LhInk weÌI
soon geL used Lo IL.
The conLInuuI ressIng oI Lhe rIghL buLLons wIII requIre Lhe uLmosL
concenLruLIon LhIs yeur und, In uddILIon Lo hIs usuuI LruInIng rogrumme,
KubIcu hus senL LIme over Lhe wInLer wILh RIccurdo CeccureIII`s FormuIu
MedIcIne Leum, reurIng hImseII menLuIIy. dId u number oI LesLs Lo
heI buIId my concenLruLIon IeveIs, he suys. They do u IoL oI reseurch
InLo Lhe bruIn, concenLruLIon und heurL-ruLe IeveIs, uII oI whIch ure very
ImorLunL. PhysIcuIIy, F1 Is demundIng buL IL`s uIso menLuIIy demundIng.
We don`L huve u sImuIuLor here, so uILer Lhe Iong wInLer breuk, every Iu In
LesLIng wIII be ImorLunL und LhIs wus Lhe besL reuruLIon Ior LhuL.
KubIcu Is uIreudy u much-Ieured comeLILor und II Lhe muchInery Is
u Lo scruLch Lhen Lhe IILLIe OxIordshIre Leum wILh LheIr IIush new
sonsors couId srIng u surrIse or Lwo LhIs yeur. They`re by no meuns
LILIe IuvourILes, buL Lhey couId chuIIenge on LheIr duy. And whIIe Lhe LoLus
numIng row rumbIes on In Lhe ubIIc eye, In rIvuLe, us u Leum, Lhey ure
quIeLIy conIIdenL.
So whuL cun KubIcu hImseII Imrove on LhIs yeur?
LhInk Lhere ure muny LhIngs, he suys, one eye on Lhe cIock, hIs LuxI
wuILIng ouLsIde. huve Lo buIunce seed wILh keeIng Lhe cur on Lhe Lruck.
L`s noL eusy when you ure IIghLIng Lhe bIg guys Lo IInd Lhe IImIL oI Lhe cur,
buL II cun exLrucL Lhe besL Irom myseII und Lhe cur on every sIngIe Iu,
Lhen we cun uchIeve un even beLLer resuIL LhIs yeur.
WILh LhuL he dushes Ior hIs wuILIng rIde und heuds
home Lo conLemIuLe Lhe yeur uheud. I Lhere`s someLhIng
mud ubouL unoLher F1 Leum cuIIed LoLus RenuuIL, Lhere`s
cIeurIy noLhIng mud ubouL LheIr Ieud drIver.
2013 A new hope
2011 A leader lost
Kubicas epic journey from F1 (above), through catastrophe, to a competitive return (right)
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history of
Robert Kubica
From A to Z via BMW-Sauber, Krakw, Renault
and ten-pin bowling, heres everything you
need to know about Formula 1s only Pole
WORDS ROBERT HOLMES
A
Is Ior 'urm`. OI Lhe InjurIes
KubIcu susLuIned In hIs
horrIIIc ruIIyIng uccIdenL buck In
Februury zo11, Lhe one LhuL hus
been revenLIng hIs reLurn Lo
FormuIu 1 Is Lhe one Lo hIs rIghL
urm, whIch wus urLIuIIy severed.
B
Is Ior BMW-Suuber, Lhe Leum
who hunded KubIcu hIs
FormuIu 1 debuL uL Lhe
HungurorIng In zoo6. He hud
comeLed In rucLIce sessIons us
Lhe Leum`s LhIrd drIver sInce Lhe
sLurL oI LhuL yeur.
C
Is Ior CunudIun Grund PrIx.
The Lwo deIInIng momenLs oI
KubIcu`s F1 cureer boLh occurred
here: Lhe huge crush he escued
Irom unhurmed In zoo; und hIs
onIy FormuIu 1 wIn Lo duLe In zoo8.
D
Is Ior 'drIvIng sLyIe`.
KubIcu`s uLLuckIng buL sIIghLIy
unconvenLIonuI meLhod hus won
hIm muny udmIrers. As MurLIn
BrundIe once observed: He`s u
greuL drIver wILh u very unusuuI
und sIIghLIy Ioose buL eIIecLIve
drIvIng sLyIe.
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Is Ior EsIIon EuskudI,
Lhe Leum Ior whom KubIcu
drove In Lhe zoo WorId SerIes by
RenuuIL. He ended hIs seuson wILh
Lhe Busque Leum us serIes
chumIon, LukIng Iour wIns uIong
Lhe wuy.
F
Is Ior 'IoreIgner`. AL Lhe uge oI
1, KubIcu moved Irom PoIund
Lo LuIy Lo ruce In Lhe uILru-
comeLILIve LuIIun kurLIng
chumIonshI. He wenL on Lo
become Lhe IIrsL non-LuIIun
ever Lo wIn Lhe LILIe.
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Is Ior GomILoIo dI Lunu. n
SeLember zo1z, KubIcu
reLurned Lo comeLILIve ucLIon Ior
Lhe IIrsL LIme sInce hIs ruIIyIng
crush, wInnIng uII Iour sLuges oI Lhe
Ronde GomILoIo dI Lunu ruIIy In
LuIy In u secIuIIy reured
Suburu mrezu.
H
Is Ior HeIdIeId. 'QuIck NIck`
HeIdIeId wus KubIcu`s Leum-
muLe Irom zoo6-zooq. KubIcu wus
consIdered Lhe IusLer drIver, buL
ouLscored HeIdIeId In Lhe oInLs In
onIy one seuson (zoo8).
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Is Ior LuIIun Grund PrIx. KubIcu
mude IL on Lo Lhe odIum on
onIy hIs LhIrd grund rIx sLurL,
rucIng Lo LhIrd Iuce uL Monzu In
zoo6. The key wus jumIng Irom
sIxLh Lo LhIrd uL Lhe sLurL oI Lhe ruce
und Lhen wILhsLundIng ressure
Irom FeIIe Mussu`s FerrurI.
J
Is Ior JzeI, KubIcu`s mIddIe
nume. NoLe Lhe PoIIsh seIIIng
- KubIcu Is Lhe onIy PoIe ever Lo
huve ruced In F1.
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Is Ior Krukw. The uncIenL cILy
In souLhern PoIund In whIch
KubIcu wus born on ; December
1q8q. There were no kurL Lrucks
Lhere when he wus growIng u -
Lhe neuresL one wus qo mIIes uwuy.
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Is Ior 'Iunguuges`. KubIcu`s
LuIenLs go beyond Lhose he
shows uL Lhe wheeI. n uddILIon Lo
PoIIsh, he cun seuk LuIIun,
EngIIsh und u IILLIe SunIsh.
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Is Ior Mucuu. The sLreeLs
oI LhIs ChInese regIon huve
Iong been u rovIng ground Ior
young rucIng LuIenL, und so IL wus
wILh RoberL KubIcu. He IInIshed
second In FormuIu `s Iumous
Mucuu Grund PrIx Lwo yeurs In
u row In zooq und zoo.
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Is Ior NorIsrIng. n zoo
KubIcu broke hIs rIghL urm
when he wus InvoIved In u roud
crush us u ussenger. HIs urm wus
Inned wILh 18 LILunIum boILs buL,
remurkubIy, he reLurned Lo F
ucLIon jusL over u monLh IuLer,
wInnIng uL Germuny`s NorIsrIng
reLLy much one-hunded.
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Is Ior 'oII-roudIng`.
RoberL KubIcu`s IuLher,
ArLur, resenLed RoberL wILh hIs
IIrsL seL oI wheeIs uL Lhe Lender uge
oI Iour - u mInIuLure oII-roud jee
wILh u bh engIne und jusL Lwo
geurs. My moLorsorL cureer
sLurLed LhuL very duy, suId KubIcu.
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Is Ior 'oIe osILIon`. KubIcu
uchIeved onIy one oIe
osILIon - uL BuhruIn In zoo8.
UnIorLunuLeIy he wusn`L ubIe Lo
converL IL InLo vIcLory, sIIIng
Lo u LhIrd-Iuce IInIsh behInd boLh
FerrurIs Lhe IoIIowIng duy.
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Is Ior 'quuIIIyIng`. KubIcu wus
renowned us un ImressIve
quuIIIIer LhroughouL hIs F1 cureer,
oILen IucIng hIs cur consIderubIy
hIgher Lhun LhuL oI hIs Leum-muLe.
Comured wILh hIs Leum-muLes, hIs
overuII quuIIIyIng record Is q6-o.
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Is Ior RenuuIL. They were
Lhe IusL Leum KubIcu drove
Ior In FormuIu 1 - us weII us Lhe
IIrsL. The French munuIucLurer
sIgned hIm u Lo LheIr drIver
deveIomenL rogrumme In zoo1
beIore gIvIng hIm hIs FormuIu 1
LesL debuL In zoo.
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Is Ior 'skIIng`. When he wus
u youngsLer, KubIcu Ioved Lo
skI, buL when he sLurLed rucIng
In FormuIu - sIgnIng conLrucLs
wILh sonsors uL Lhe sume LIme
- he wus Iorced Lo gIve IL u In
cuse he Injured hImseII.
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Is Ior 'Len-In bowIIng`, whIch
wus one oI KubIcu`s hobbIes
durIng hIs F1 duys - he even
enLered u Iew comeLILIons. HIs
oLher InLeresLs ure oker und
snooker und he hus decIured
hImseII Lo be u bIg Iun oI
RonnIe O`SuIIIvun.
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Is Ior 'underweIghL`. KubIcu`s
F1 debuL uL Lhe zoo6
HungurIun GP wus ImressIve -
he ouLquuIIIIed Leum-muLe HeIdIeId
und wenL on Lo IInIsh In Lhe oInLs
In sevenLh Iuce. He wus IuLer
dIsquuIIIIed when hIs cur wus Iound
Lo be murgInuIIy underweIghL.
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Is Ior VIIIeneuve, Lhe 1qq;
worId chumIon, who KubIcu
reIuced uL BMW-Suuber In Lhe
mIddIe oI zoo6. KubIcu wus
InILIuIIy Lo be 'evuIuuLed` Ior one
ruce, buL shorLIy uILer Lhe
HungurIun GP, Jucques unnounced
hIs own deurLure.
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Is Ior 'worId chumIon
endorsemenLs`. n
zoo6, Fernundo AIonso
reIerred Lo KubIcu us u sLur
oI Lhe IuLure, whIIe LewIs
HumIILon hus reIerred Lo
KubIcu und AIonso us hIs
Lwo mosL IIerce comeLILors
- IgnorIng some oLher bIg-
hILLers ouL Lhere.
X
Is Ior X-ruy. The unIucky
KubIcu hus undergone u IuIr
Iew oI Lhese In recenL yeurs. n Lhe
uILermuLh oI hIs ruIIy crush uL Lhe
Ronde dI Andoru In Februury zo11,
IL wus reveuIed LhuL he hud broken
un urm, u shouIder und u Ieg.
Y
Is Ior 'youLhIuIness`. AL z1
yeurs und z;8 duys, KubIcu
becume Lhe second youngesL drIver
In F1 hIsLory Lo score u odIum In
LuIy In zoo6. Fernundo AIonso wus
Lhe onIy drIver younger Lhun hIm,
buL SebusLIun VeLLeI hus sInce
overLuken boLh.
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Is Ior 'zero`. The onIy yeur oI
KubIcu`s cureer In whIch he
scored zero odIums wus zoo;. HIs
besL resuILs LhuL seuson were Lhree
IourLh Iuces. n LoLuI, KubIcu
scored 1z odIums In F1: wIII he
ever score unoLher?
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FLAT-OUT!
In papaya orange, Yardley stripes, a Marlboro duotone or as silver-n-black
arrows, McLaren have been clocking up the victories since 1968. Theyve
triumphed on 182 occasions since their debut at the 1966 Monaco GP,
becoming Formula 1s most race-winning team in the years since they started
competing. Here, through the stirring feats of greats such as Denny Hulme,
James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Alain Prost, Ayrton Senna, Mika Hkkinen and Lewis
Hamilton not to mention Bruce McLaren himself we celebrate them all
WORDS JAMES ROBERTS & STEWART WILLIAMS
PICTURES LAT ARCHIVE; GETTY IMAGES
1 BELGIAN GP
9 June 1968
Bruce McLaren
McLaren M7A-Ford
Margin 12.1secs
Grid 6th
This was Bruce McLarens rst ever
grand prix win for his eponymous
team, but when he crossed the nish
line he thought hed come second.
He realised hed won later on, when
he was greeted by his mechanics
jumping up and down with joy.
7 BRITISH GP
14 July 1973
Peter Revson
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 2.8secs
Grid 3rd
8 CANADIAN GP
23 September 1973
Peter Revson
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 32.734secs
Grid 2nd
9 ARGENTINE GP
13 January 1974
Denny Hulme
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 9.27secs
Grid 10th
11 BELGIAN GP
12 May 1974
Emerson Fittipaldi
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 0.35secs
Grid 4th
12 CANADIAN GP
22 September 1974
Emerson Fittipaldi
Mclaren M23-Ford
Margin 13.034secs
Grid 1st
13 ARGENTINE GP
12 January 1975
Emerson Fittipaldi
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 5.91secs
Grid 5th
14 SPANISH GP
27 April 1975
Jochen Mass
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 1.1secs
Grid 11th
15 BRITISH GP
19 July 1975
Emerson Fittipaldi
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 1 lap
Grid 7th
16 SPANISH GP
2 May 1976
James Hunt
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 30.97secs
Grid 1st
10 BRAZILIAN GP
27 January 1974
Emerson Fittipaldi
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 13.57secs
Grid 1st
In 1974, Emerson Fittipaldi defected
to McLaren from Lotus. In only his
second outing with them, he took
victory in Brazil. Starting from pole,
he dropped to third in the opening
stages, but soon passed Ronnie
Peterson to take the win en route to
his second drivers title.
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2 ITALIAN GP
8 September 1968
Denny Hulme
McLaren M7A-Ford
Margin 1min 28.4secs
Grid 7th
3 CANADIAN GP
22 September 1968
Denny Hulme
McLaren M7A-Ford
Margin 1 lap
Grid 6th
4 MEXICAN GP
19 October 1969
Denny Hulme
McLaren M7A-Ford
Margin 2.56secs
Grid 4th
5 SOUTH AFRICAN GP
4 March 1972
Denny Hulme
McLaren M19A-Ford
Margin 14.1secs
Grid 5th
6 SWEDISH GP
17 June 1973
Denny Hulme
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 4.039secs
Grid 6th
The M23 was one of the most
signicant cars in McLarens history.
Designed by Gordon Coppuck,
variations of this chassis would go
on to take 16 wins from 1973 to
1977. The rst of these victories
came at the 1973 Swedish GP at
Anderstorp. New Zealander Denny
Hulme was racing on the right
compound of Goodyear rubber when
he closed in on local hero Ronnie
Petersons JPS Lotus 72 in the latter
stages of the race. When Peterson
picked up a puncture, Hulme swept
past on the last lap of the race to win
by over four seconds.
17 FRENCH GP
4 July 1976
James Hunt
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 12.70secs
Grid 1st

18 GERMAN GP
1 August 1976
James Hunt
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 27.7secs
Grid 1st
19 DUTCH GP
29 August 1976
James Hunt
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 0.92secs
Grid 2nd
20 CANADIAN GP
3 October 1976
James Hunt
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 6.331 secs
Grid 1st
21 US GP
10 October 1976
James Hunt
McLaren M23-Ford
Margin 8.030secs
Grid 1st
22 BRITISH GP
16 July 1977
James Hunt
McLaren M26-Ford
Margin 18.31secs
Grid 1st

23 US GP EAST
2 October 1977
James Hunt
McLaren M26-Ford
Margin 2.206secs
Grid 1st
24 JAPANESE GP
23 October 1977
James Hunt
McLaren M26-Ford
Margin 1m2.45secs
Grid 2nd
26 US GP WEST
4 April 1982
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/1B-Ford
Margin 14.660secs
Grid 2nd
27 BELGIAN GP
9 May 1982
John Watson
McLaren MP4/1B-Ford
Margin 7.268secs
Grid 10th
28 US GP DETROIT
6 June 1982
John Watson
McLaren MP4/1B-Ford
Margin 15.726secs
Grid 17th
29 BRITISH GP
18 July 1982
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/1B-Ford
Margin 25.726secs
Grid 5th
30 US GP WEST
27 March 1983
John Watson
McLaren MP4/1C-Ford
Margin 27.993secs
Grid 22nd
31 BRAZILIAN GP
25 March 1984
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 40.514secs
Grid 4th
32 SOUTH AFRICAN GP
7 April 1984
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 1m5.950secs
Grid 8th
25 BRITISH GP
18 July 1981
John Watson
McLaren MP4/1-Ford
Margin 40.652secs
Grid 5th
The early 1980s marked a signicant transition
in McLarens ownership as Marlboros John
Hogan brokered a deal for Ron Denniss Project 4
Racing to run the organisation. In John Barnards
revolutionary MP4/1 chassis, John Watson found
himself leading at Silverstone for a popular home
win after most of the main protagonists retired.
33 SAN MARINO GP
6 May 1984
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 13.416secs
Grid 2nd
34 FRENCH GP
20 May 1984
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 7.154secs
Grid 9th
35 MONACO GP
3 June 1984
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 7.466secs
Grid 1st
36 BRITISH GP
22 July 1984
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 42.123secs
Grid 3rd
37 GERMAN GP
5 August 1984
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 3.149secs
Grid 1st
38 AUSTRIAN GP
19 August 1984
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 23.525secs
Grid 4th
39 DUTCH GP
26 August 1984
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 10.283secs
Grid 1st
40 ITALIAN GP
9 September 1984
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 24.249secs
Grid 4th
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41 EUROPEAN GP
7 October 1984
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 23.911secs
Grid 2nd
42 PORTUGUESE GP
21 October 1984
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2-TAG
Margin 13.425secs
Grid 2nd
43 BRAZILIAN GP
7 April 1985
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2B-TAG
Margin 3.259secs
Grid 6th
44 MONACO GP
19 May 1985
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2B-TAG
Margin 7.541secs
Grid 5th
45 BRITISH GP
21 July 1985
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2B-TAG
Margin 1 lap
Grid 3rd
46 AUSTRIAN GP
18 August 1985
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2B-TAG
Margin 30.002secs
Grid 1st
47 DUTCH GP
25 August 1985
Niki Lauda
McLaren MP4/2B-TAG
Margin 0.232secs
Grid 10th
48 ITALIAN GP
8 September 1985
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2B-TAG
Margin 51.635secs
Grid 5th
49 SAN MARINO GP
27 April 1986
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2C-TAG
Margin 7.645secs
Grid 4th
50 MONACO GP
11 May 1986
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2C-TAG
Margin 25.022secs
Grid 1st
51 AUSTRIAN GP
17 August 1986
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2C-TAG
Margin 1 lap
Grid 5th
52 AUSTRALIAN GP
26 October 1986
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/2C-TAG
Margin 4.205secs
Grid 4th
The nal grand prix of the year was
a three-way battle for the world title
between the Williams-Hondas of
Nigel Mansell and Nelson Piquet and
Alain Prosts TAG-powered McLaren.
In the season nale at Adelaide,
Keke Rosberg led, but pulled over
on the 63rd lap believing his engine
was about to blow. The reality was
that one of his rear Goodyears
had deated. And that was a sign
of things to come. Nigel Mansells
left rear tyre blew up while he was
travelling at over 180mph on the
Dequetteville Terrace and he skidded
to a halt. Williams immediately called
in team-mate Nelson Piquet as a
precaution, which allowed Alain Prost
to sail serenely into the lead, taking
his 25th grand prix win and his second
drivers championship.

53 BRAZILIAN GP
12 April 1987
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/3-TAG
Margin 40.547secs
Grid 5th
54 BELGIAN GP
17 May 1987
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/3-TAG
Margin 24.764secs
Grid 6th
55 PORTUGUESE GP
20 September 1987
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/3-TAG
Margin 20.493secs
Grid 3rd
56 BRAZILIAN GP
3 April 1988
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 9.873secs
Grid 3rd
57 SAN MARINO GP
1 May 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 2.334secs
Grid 1st
58 MONACO GP
15 May 1988
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 20.453secs
Grid 2nd
42
44
47
50
54
55
57
59 MEXICAN GP
29 May 1988
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 7.104secs
Grid 2nd
60 CANADIAN GP
12 June 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 5.934secs
Grid 1st
61 US GP DETROIT
19 June 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 38.713secs
Grid 1st
62 FRENCH GP
3 July 1988
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 31.752secs
Grid 1st
63 BRITISH GP
10 July 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 23.344secs
Grid 3rd
64 GERMAN GP
24 July 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 13.609secs
Grid 1st
65 HUNGARIAN GP
7 August 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 0.529secs
Grid 1st
66 BELGIAN GP
28 August 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 30.470secs
Grid 1st
67 PORTUGUESE GP
25 September 1988
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 9.553secs
Grid 1st
68 SPANISH GP
2 October 1988
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 26.232secs
Grid 2nd
69 JAPANESE GP
30 October 1988
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 13.363secs
Grid 1st
Senna set his 28th pole at Suzuka,
which proved a crucial advantage in
his epic battle with team-mate Alain
Prost as both vied for the world title.
Senna stalled at the race start and
slipped down the order, but in one of
the best drives of his life he hustled
his MP4/4 back into contention and
was soon back up against Prost, who
had led from the start. On lap 28, the
pair came up to lap Mauricio Gugelmin
and Andrea de Cesaris. Thats when
Senna pounced, taking the lead and
his rst world title.
73 MEXICAN GP
28 May 1989
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 15.560secs
Grid 1st
74 US GP
4 June 1989
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 39.696secs
Grid 2nd
75 FRENCH GP
9 July 1989
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 44.017secs
Grid 1st
76 BRITISH GP
16 July 1989
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 19.369secs
Grid 2nd
70 AUSTRALIAN GP
13 November 1988
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/4-Honda
Margin 36.787secs
Grid 2nd
71 SAN MARINO GP
23 April 1989
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 40.225secs
Grid 1st
72 MONACO GP
7 May 1989
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 52.529secs
Grid 1st
59
64
61
62
66
68
71 72 76
77 GERMAN GP
30 July 1989
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 18.151secs
Grid 1st
78 BELGIAN GP
27 August 1989
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 1.304secs
Grid 1st
79 ITALIAN GP
10 September 1989
Alain Prost
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 7.326secs
Grid 4th
80 SPANISH GP
1 October 1989
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/5-Honda
Margin 27.051secs
Grid 1st
81 USA GP
11 March 1990
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/5B-Honda
Margin 8.685secs
Grid 5th
82 MONACO GP
27 May 1990
Ayrton Senna
Margin 1.087secs
Grid 1st
87 US GP
10 March 1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 16.322secs
Grid 1st
88 BRAZILIAN GP
24 March 1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 2.991secs
Grid 1st
89 SAN MARINO GP
28 April 1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 1.675secs
Grid 1st
90 MONACO GP
12 May 1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 18.348secs
Grid 1st
91 HUNGARIAN GP
11 August 1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 4.599secs
Grid 1st
92 BELGIAN GP
24 August 1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 1.901secs
Grid 1st
93 JAPANESE GP
20 October 1991
Gerhard Berger
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 0.344secs
Grid 1st
94 AUSTRALIAN GP
3 November 1991
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/6-Honda
Margin 1.259secs
Grid 1st
83 CANADIAN GP
10 June 1990
Ayrton Senna
Margin 10.497secs
Grid 1st
84 GERMAN GP
29 July 1990
Ayrton Senna
Margin 6.520secs
Grid 1st
85 BELGIAN GP
26 August 1990
Ayrton Senna
Margin 3.550secs
Grid 1st

86 ITALIAN GP
9 September 1990
Ayrton Senna
Margin 6.054secs
Grid 1st
77
81
86
89
90
91
92
93
80
94
97
100
103
108
96
99
102
107
110
84
87
95 MONACO GP
31 May 1992
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/7-Honda
Margin 0.215secs
Grid 3rd
96 CANADIAN GP
14 June 1992
Gerhard Berger
McLaren MP4/7-Honda
Margin 12.401secs
Grid 4th
97 HUNGARIAN GP
16 August 1992
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/7-Honda
Margin 40.139secs
Grid 3rd
98 ITALIAN GP
13 September 1992
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/7-Honda
Margin 17.050secs
Grid 2nd
99 AUSTRALIAN GP
8 November 1992
Gerhard Berger
McLaren MP4/7-Honda
Margin 0.741secs
Grid 4th
100 BRAZILIAN GP
28 March 1993
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/8-Ford
Margin 16.625secs
Grid 3rd
101 EUROPEAN GP
11 April 1993
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/8-Ford
Margin 1min 23.199 secs
Grid 4th
102 MONACO GP
23 May 1993
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/8-Ford
Margin 52.118 secs
Grid 3rd
103 JAPANESE GP
24 October 1993
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/8-Ford
Margin 11.435secs
Grid 2nd
106 ITALIAN GP
7 September 1997
David Coulthard
McLaren MP4-12-Mercedes
Margin 1.937secs
Grid 6th
107 EUROPEAN GP
26 October 1997
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 1.654secs
Grid 5th
108 AUSTRALIAN GP
8 March 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 0.702secs
Grid 1st
109 BRAZILIAN GP
29 March 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 1.102secs
Grid 1st
110 SAN MARINO GP
26 April 1998
David Coulthard
Margin 4.554secs
Grid 1st
111 SPANISH GP
10 May 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 9.439secs
Grid 1st
112 MONACO GP
24 May 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 11.475secs
Grid 1st
104 AUSTRALIAN GP
7 November 1993
Ayrton Senna
McLaren MP4/8-Ford
Margin 9.259secs
Grid 1st
This was Ayrton Sennas nal race for McLaren and it would turn out to
be his nal Formula 1 win before his untimely death the following May. The
race was also Alain Prosts nal grand prix and he nished second, the pair
putting aside their differences to stand side by side on the podium in an
emotional and historic moment. Senna took his record 65th pole position
at Adelaide and the race itself was pretty straightforward as he piloted
the MP4/8 to victory in a season in which McLarens car had played second
ddle to the Williams FW15C.
105 AUSTRALIAN GP
9 March 1997
David Coulthard
Margin 20.046secs
Grid 4th
It was the dawn of a new era when McLaren arrived in Melbourne at the start
of the 1997 season. The 22-year association with Marlboro was over and
they had forged a new title-sponsorship deal with the West brand, meaning
their iconic red-and-white cars were now silver. As a result of a bet made with
Norbert Haug, David Coulthard ended up dying his hair silver to match his car
after converting fourth on the grid into victory. This was also the rst race for
McLarens new technical chief a certain Adrian Newey and it marked the
rst win in 50 grands prix for the team.
113 AUSTRIAN GP
26 July 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 5.289secs
Grid 3rd
114 GERMAN GP
2 August 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 0.426secs
Grid 1st
115 LUXEMBOURG GP
27 September 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 2.211secs
Grid 3rd
116 JAPANESE GP
1 November 1998
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 6.491secs
Grid 2nd
117 BRAZILIAN GP
11 April 1999
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 4.925secs
Grid 1st
118 SPANISH GP
30 May 1999
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 6.238secs
Grid 1st
119 CANADIAN GP
13 June 1999
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 0.782secs
Grid 2nd

120 BRITISH GP
11 July 1999
David Coulthard
Margin 1.829secs
Grid 3rd
121 HUNGARIAN GP
15 August 1999
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 9.706secs
Grid 1st
122 BELGIAN GP
29 August 1999
David Coulthard
Margin 10.469secs
Grid 2nd
123 JAPANESE GP
31 October 1999
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 5.015secs
Grid 2nd
124 BRITISH GP
23 April 2000
David Coulthard
Margin 1.477secs
Grid 4th

125 SPANISH GP
7 May 2000
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 16.066secs
Grid 2nd
126 MONACO GP
4 June 2000
David Coulthard
Margin 15.889secs
Grid 3rd
127 FRENCH GP
2 July 2000
David Coulthard
Margin 14.748secs
Grid 2nd
128 AUSTRIAN GP
16 July 2000
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 12.535secs
Grid 1st

129 HUNGARIAN GP
13 August 2000
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 7.917secs
Grid 3rd
130 BELGIAN GP
27 August 2000
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 1.014secs
Grid 1st

131 BRAZILIAN GP
1 April 2001
David Coulthard
Margin 16.164secs
Grid 5th
132 AUSTRIAN GP
13 May 2001
David Coulthard
Margin 2.190secs
Grid 7th
133 BRITISH GP
15 July 2001
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 33.646secs
Grid 2nd
113
114
115
119
120
121
122
123
124
126
127
128
129
130
131
134
138 BELGIAN GP
29 August 2004
Kimi Rikknen
McLaren MP4-19B-Mercedes
Margin 3.132secs
Grid 10th
139 SPANISH GP
8 May 2005
Kimi Rikknen
McLaren MP4-20A-Mercedes
Margin 27.652secs
Grid 1st
140 MONACO GP
22 May 2005
Kimi Rikknen
Margin 13.877secs
Grid 1st
141 CANADIAN GP
12 June 2005
Kimi Rikknen
Margin 1.137secs
Grid 7th
142 BRITISH GP
10 July 2005
Juan Pablo Montoya
Margin 2.739secs
Grid 3rd

143 HUNGARIAN GP
31 July 2005
Kimi Rikknen
Margin 35.581secs
Grid 4th
137 MALAYSIAN GP
23 March 2003
Kimi Rikknen
McLaren MP4-17D-Mercedes
Margin 39.286secs
Grid 7th
McLaren made a great start to 2003,
winning the rst two grands prix of
the season. And at the Malaysian
Grand Prix, Kimi Rikknen nally
broke his F1 duck when he took
his rst victory with a dominant
display in Sepang. It turned out to
be a weekend of rsts, as Fernando
Alonso took his rst-ever pole to
become the youngest pole-sitter in
the history of the sport at that time.
The race result placed Rikknen
and team-mate David Coulthard
into the lead at the top of the world
championship table but, bizarrely,
McLaren would not win again until
the Belgian GP the following year.
134 US GP
30 September 2001
Mika Hkkinen
Margin 11.046secs
Grid 4th
135 MONACO GP
26 May 2002
David Coulthard
Margin 1.049secs
Grid 2nd
136 AUSTRALIAN GP
9 March 2003
David Coulthard
McLaren MP4-17D-Mercedes
Margin 8.675secs
Grid 11th
144 TURKISH GP
21 August 2005
Kimi Rikknen
Margin 18.609secs
Grid 1st
145 ITALIAN GP
4 September 2005
Juan Pablo Montoya
Margin 2.479secs
Grid 1st
146 BELGIAN GP
11 September 2005
Kimi Rikknen
Margin 28.394secs
Grid 2nd
147 BRAZILIAN GP
25 September 2005
Juan Pablo Montoya
Margin 2.527secs
Grid 2nd
148 JAPANESE GP
9 October 2005
Kimi Rikknen
Margin 1.633secs
Grid 17th
149 MALAYSIAN GP
8 April 2007
Fernando Alonso
Margin 17.557secs
Grid 2nd
132
136
139
141
145
146
133
138
140
147
150 MONACO GP
27 May 2007
Fernando Alonso
Margin 4.095secs
Grid 1st
151 CANADIAN GP
10 June 2007
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 4.343secs
Grid 1st
152 US GP
17 June 2007
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 1.518secs
Grid 1st
153 EUROPEAN GP
22 July 2007
Fernando Alonso
Margin 8.155secs
Grid 2nd

154 HUNGARIAN GP
5 August 2007
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 0.715secs
Grid 1st
159 BRITISH GP
6 July 2008
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 1min 8.577secs
Grid 4th
On an afternoon when his rivals Massa, Kubica and Rikknen all struggled,
Lewis Hamilton put in a peerless drive to master the wet conditions and
achieve one of the performances of his career. By half distance he was in the
lead by 23.7secs ahead of BMWs Nick Heidfeld. I had to slow down because
the team were telling me I was pulling away too quickly, said Lewis afterwards.
I didnt want to slow down, because then you lose concentration. As I was
driving, I said, If I win this, it will be the best race Ive ever won. And win he did.
155 ITALIAN GP
9 September 2007
Fernando Alonso
Margin 6.062secs
Grid 1st

156 JAPANESE GP
30 September 2007
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 8.377secs
Grid 1st
157 AUSTRALIAN GP
16 March 2008
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 5.478 secs
Grid 1st

158 MONACO GP
25 May 2008
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 3.064 secs
Grid 3rd
160 GERMAN GP
20 July 2008
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 5.586secs
Grid 1st
161 HUNGARIAN GP
3 August 2008
Heikki Kovalainen
Margin 11.061secs
Grid 2nd
162 CHINESE GP
19 October 2008
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 14.925secs
Grid 1st
163 HUNGARIAN GP
26 July 2009
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 11.529secs
Grid 4th
164 SINGAPORE GP
27 September 2009
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 9.634secs
Grid 1st
165 AUSTRALIAN GP
28 March 2010
Jenson Button
Margin 12.034secs
Grid 4th
151
153
154
156
158
160
162
164
166
168
166 CHINESE GP
18 April 2010
Jenson Button
Margin 1.530secs
Grid 5th
167 TURKISH GP
30 May 2010
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 2.645secs
Grid 2nd

168 CANADIAN GP
13 June 2010
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 2.254secs
Grid 1st
169 BELGIAN GP
29 August 2010
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 1.571secs
Grid 2nd
170 CHINESE GP
17 April 2011
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 5.198secs
Grid 3rd
171 CANADIAN GP
12 June 2011
Jenson Button
Margin 2.709secs
Grid 7th
172 GERMAN GP
24 July 2011
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 3.980secs
Grid 2nd
173 HUNGARIAN GP
31 July 2011
Jenson Button
Margin 3.588secs
Grid 3rd
174 JAPANESE GP
9 October 2011
Jenson Button
Margin 1.160secs
Grid 2nd

175 ABU DHABI GP
13 November 2011
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 8.457secs
Grid 2nd
176 AUSTRALIAN GP
18 March 2012
Jenson Button
Margin 2.139secs
Grid 2nd

177 CANADIAN GP
10 June 2012
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 2.513secs
Grid 2nd
178 HUNGARIAN GP
29 July 2012
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 1.032secs
Grid 1st
179 BELGIAN GP
2 September 2012
Jenson Button
Margin 13.624secs
Grid 1st
180 ITALIAN GP
9 September 2012
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 4.356secs
Grid 1st
181 US GP
18 November 2012
Lewis Hamilton
Margin 0.675secs
Grid 2nd
182 BRAZILIAN GP
25 November 2012
Jenson Button
Margin 2.754 secs
Grid 2nd
On his day, Jenson Button is unbeatable on a soaking track. He scored his
rst win at the Hungaroring in 2006 in changeable conditions, and his most
memorable victory came at the 2011 Canadian GP. But capping off McLarens
182-win tally in F1 was the nal race of 2012 when Button vied with Hamilton
for the lead of the Brazilian GP at Interlagos. He prevailed to take the victory
when Lewis was knocked out of the race by Nico Hlkenbergs Force India.
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INTERVIEWS JAMES ROBERTS
PHOTOS LAT
After three seasons and three title doubles, its ever
easier to argue that Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull
will come to be regarded as one of F1s all-time killer
combos. Only two other drivers, Juan Manuel Fangio
and Michael Schumacher, have achieved title hat
tricks; only three other teams, Ferrari (twice),
McLaren and Williams, have done so. Here, in the
words of the men who made it happen world
champion Sebastian Vettel, team principal Christian
Horner and chief technical ofcer Adrian Newey is
the inside story of the 2012 season that placed
Vettel and Red Bull among the legends of the sport
VETTEL
HOW HE JOINED THE
LEGENDS
ettel-Horner-Newey: they make quite a
triumvirate. They form a modern axis as
formidable as any F1 has ever known; one
without obvious weakness, yet still restless
for success and edgy, tense and hungry for
more. Battle-weary after a draining
campaign, they gear up for one last grilling
before flicking the mental switch from
2012 to 2013. A last chance to reflect on
victory and its cost, as they open up to
F1 Racing about their season of seasons.
Christian Horner: `d suy 2u12 wus by Iur our
LoughesL chuIIenge. L wus Lhe hurdesL drIvers`
und consLrucLors` chumIonshI we`ve won
becuuse we reuIIy hud Lo IIghL our wuy buck InLo
IL. And LhuL`s whuL mude IL Lhe mosL gruLIIyIng
LILIe In muny resecLs. uIso LhInk IL wus
SebusLIun`s besL chumIonshI becuuse he`s hud
Lo work so hurd Ior IL. HIs menLuI sLrengLh hus
been very ImressIve und LhroughouL IusL yeur
he sLeed IL u unoLher IeveI und never uIIowed
hImseII Lo geL dIsLrucLed when eoIe LrIed Lo geL
under hIs skIn; he never
uIIowed hIs Iocus Lo wune.
AcLuuIIy, Lhe more
ressure he wus under,
Lhe beLLer he deIIvered.
For exumIe, he knew
comIng ouL oI Lhe summer
breuk 42 oInLs behInd
LhuL he needed Lo sLurL
deIIverIng und he sLeed
u u geur, esecIuIIy when
we goL Lo Lhe ruces In AsIu. ThuL, combIned wILh
some ugrudes we broughL Lo Lhe cur, enubIed
hIm Lo geL Lhe mosL ouL oI Lhe chussIs und he uL
LogeLher u sLrIng oI Iour successIve ruce wIns In
SInguore, Juun, Koreu und ndIu LhuL were
hugeIy ImressIve. And beyond LhuL, Lhe wuy he
comosed hImseII In Abu DhubI und hIs drIve
buck u Lhrough Lhe IIeId were uguIn ImressIve,
us wus Lhe menLuI sLrengLh he dIsIuyed In
BruzII. LhInk LhuL muny Iesser drIvers wouId
huve wIILed under LhuL sorL oI ressure.
Sebastian Vettel: There wus uIwuys u IoL oI
ressure LhroughouL Lhe yeur und IL goL more
Lense Lowurds Lhe end. huve Lo suy here LhuL
huve u huge umounL oI resecL Ior Fernundo.
He Is one oI Lhe besL drIvers In FormuIu 1 und Lhe
IucL LhuL he wus ubIe Lo Luke Lhe LILIe down Lo
Lhe wIre roved how hurd he IoughL. LhInk LhuL
we IoughL hurd Loo, buL IL wus u Iong seuson und
u IoL oI ruces und, oI course, `m very huy LhuL
IL wus us und noL hIm LhuL cume ouL on Lo. The
hurdesL LhIng Lo do Is Lo wIn uguIn uILer you huve
uIreudy won. You geL more uLLenLIon und Lhe
ressure buIIds, buL uILer we won In 2u11 und
Lhen won Ior u LhIrd LIme. weII, don`L wunL Lo
ruIse us Loo much, buL LhInk we`ve done u Iew
LhIngs rIghL uIong Lhe wuy.
Adrian Newey: ThIs LILIe-wInnIng yeur wus
dIIIerenL us we hud u cur LhuL hud IIushes oI uce
eurIy on - SebusLIun won In BuhruIn, Murk won
In Monuco - buL we dIdn`L huve Lhe IeveI oI
consIsLency LhuL we wunLed. As engIneers, LhuL
V
The hardest
thing to do is to
win again after you
have already won
wus very IrusLruLIng becuuse Lhe LruLh Is LhuL we
dIdn`L roerIy undersLund Lhe cur or whuL wus
huenIng Lo IL. So we weren`L IuIIy comeLILIve
und Iound LhuL very unnoyIng, us dId our
engIneers buck uL Lhe IucLory. Our gouI wus Lo
undersLund whuL we needed Lo do Lo geL Lhe cur
workIng consIsLenLIy. We mude u sLe u In
ImrovemenL In VuIencIu und unoLher one In
SInguore, whIch guve us LhuL urIe uLch
where SebusLIun won Iour on Lhe LroL - LhuL
reuIIy seL u Lhe chumIonshI chuIIenge.
CH: CerLuInIy SebusLIun wus ubIe Lo geL more ouL
oI Lhe SInguore ugrude Lhun Murk dId; IL
seemed Lo suIL hIs requIremenLs more, whereus
Murk wusn`L quILe us comIorLubIe. n suyIng LhuL,
he sLIII hud oIe osILIon In Koreu, mude Lhe
IronL row In Abu DhubI und ouLquuIIIIed
SebusLIun In BruzII. WhuL hurL us wus uL Lhe
begInnIng oI Lhe yeur when SebusLIun wusn`L
ubIe Lo geL Lhe mosL ouL oI Lhe cur; he wusn`L uL
uII comIorLubIe wILh IL In Lhe eurIy urL oI 2u12.
AN: The bIg chunge Ior us wus Lo Lhe exhuusL
sysLem. For Lwo yeurs we hud sIde exhuusLs LhuL
heIed bIow Lhe dIIIuser und guve us more
downIorce, und we deveIoed Lhe engIne
muIng Lo muxImIse Lhe eIIecL. ThuL wus Luken
uwuy uL Lhe sLurL oI 2u12, whIch seL us buck
becuuse we`d deveIoed so Iur down LhuL rouLe.
EveryLhIng on Lhe 2u11 cur wus desIgned uround
LhuL sysLem, so suddenIy Lhe undersLundIng we
hud buIIL u over Lhe usL Lwo yeurs hud been
Lhrown uwuy und we hud Lo sLurL uguIn.
CH: We huve Lo uIy Lhe Iessons we IeurnL
Irom IusL yeur und Lry Lo Imrove us u Leum
uguIn. We`ve Imroved over euch oI Lhe usL
Lhree yeurs und Lhe Iessons we Ieurn we uIy
Lo subsequenL yeurs. We`re u uguInsL some
demundIng oonenLs und Lhey won`L be
sIeeIng over Lhe wInLer. Fernundo, us SebusLIun
menLIoned, drove wILh greuL LenucILy und
consIsLency over 2u12. He`s been uL Lhe Lo oI
hIs gume und heÌI be u IormIdubIe comeLILor In
2u13, Loo. And McLuren hud u greuL cur In 2u12,
so who`s Lo suy Lhey won`L In 2u13? BuL Lhey`re
u weuker Leum wILhouL LewIs, und LhInk Lhey
wouId udmIL LhuL. n Jenson und LewIs Lhey hud
un exLremeIy sLrong drIver IIne-u. WhIchever
Leum LewIs drIves Ior, he wIII nuLuruIIy udd
erIormunce - und LhuL`s Mercedes LhIs yeur.
SV: ChrIsLIun`s rIghL, we`ve hud Lo work very
hurd Ior our uchIevemenLs. A IoL oI eoIe suId
LhuL 2u11 wus eusy, buL IL wusn`L sLruIghLIorwurd
uL uII. I you Iooked uL Lhe resuILs und Lhe wuy we
secured IL, IL wus, buL we dIdn`L uIwuys go Lo Lhe
Lruck execLIng Lo wIn - Lhere wus onIy Lhe
chunce Lo Iose. We hud Lo work very, very hurd
Ior our success In 2u11 und In 2u12 IL wus much
cIoser. n IucL more Leums were IInIshIng second
or LhIrd, so IL wus more IIkeIy we`d IInIsh IIILh or
eIghLh ourseIves. Iook buck now und reuIIse
LhuL every sIngIe oInL muLLered und even In Lhe
LImes when you`re noL comeLILIve enough Lo
wIn, you need Lo ensure you score enough
oInLs. n 2u11 we were sLurLIng Lhe ruces Irom u
greuL osILIon und dIdn`L huve Lo overLuke muny
eoIe. Then we goL crILIcIsed Ior noL beIng ubIe
Lo overLuke! You geL much more credIL Ior
comIng u Lhrough Lhe IIeId Lhun you do Ior
LukIng Lhe Ieud und Lhen uIIIng ouL u gu oI
seven or eIghL seconds. PeoIe erhus don`L
undersLund how hurd LhuL Is.
CH: Some oI our comeLILors huve LrIed Lo use
gumesmunshI over Lhe LIme we`ve been
successIuI. L`s uII jusL urL oI Lhe sorL, buL
SebusLIun hus never uIIowed IL Lo dIsLrucL hIm
und he`s uIwuys muInLuIned hIs Iocus. Everyone
hus LheIr own wuy oI doIng LhIngs und LheIr own
churucLer. SebusLIun hus shown Lrue sLrengLh
und husn`L goL InvoIved. The IusLesL wuy Lo
become unouIur In LhIs sorL Is Lo huve
reeuLed success und LhuL success doesn`L sIL Loo
eusIIy wILh some oI our more esLubIIshed
coIIeugues. BuL LhuL doesn`L dIsLrucL us; we jusL
Iocus on ourseIves und on whuL we cun do.
SV: SomeLImes u number oI LhIngs cun huen
LhuL ure ouLsIde our conLroI, wheLher IL`s
someone crushIng InLo you on Lhe IIrsL Iu, or uL
oLher LImes, you know, Lhere cun be u IoL oI
rumours goIng uround, whIch don`L muke IL eusy
Lo sLuy Iocused. BuL you jusL huve Lo Luke euch
urL oI Lhe seuson sLe by sLe. These LhIngs ure
noL Lhe resonsIbIIILy oI Lhe eoIe who ure buck
In Lhe IucLory In MIILon Keynes und LhInk IL`s
rIghL LhuL Lhey uII receIved u bonus LhIs yeur
- uII oI Lhem. We ure uII workIng Lowurds
Lhe sume LhIng und we uII huve u common LurgeL.
ThuL`s whuL mukes FormuIu 1 Leums so
We had ashes of pace,
but we didnt have the
consistency we wanted.
That was frustrating
Ferrari 1975-77
After a poor start to the decade,
Ferrari took on Niki Lauda. Under the
leadership of Luca di Montezemolo
and team manager Mauro
Forghieri, they swept ahead with
the 312T. Laudas ery accident
at the Nrburgring in 1976 gave
the drivers crown to James Hunt,
but Laudas performance was
enough to give Ferrari a second
consecutive team triumph.
McLaren 1988-1991
McLaren dominated the nal season of
turbo engines and the rst few years of
normally aspirated machines, thanks to
a switch to Honda powerplants. Steve
Nichols replaced John Barnard as chief
designer and with Ayrton Senna and
Alain Prost at the wheel, the rst two
titles came easily. Even when Nichols
and Prost departed for Ferrari,
McLaren still won, fending off the
Mansell-driven Williams in 1991, too.
HISTORYS HAT-TRICK HEROES
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secIuI; everyone Is urL oI IL, wheLher IL`s Lhe mechunIcs, Lhe engIneers,
Lhe eoIe In cuLerIng ensurIng LhuL we huve enough energy Lo do our job.
These eoIe uII huve ImorLunL urLs Lo Iuy und Lhey equuIIy Luke greuL
Ieusure In our success.
CH: JuckIe SLewurL, us we know, sLurLed Lhe IucLory In MIILon Keynes wILh
SLewurL GP In Lhe mId-100us und one or Lwo members oI Lhe Leum Irom
LhuL LIme ure sLIII wILh us. We`re unrecognIsubIe Irom Lhe Leum buck Lhen,
buL sLIII Lhere ure huge ersonuI sucrIIIces LhuL huve Lo be mude, noL IeusL
Lhe LIme LhuL sLuII gIve u Lo be uwuy Irom home, IumIIy und IrIends. The
reuson LhuL LhIs Leum huve been so successIuI Is down Lo Lhe sIrIL, Lhe
desIre und Lhe wuy we work us one unIL. There were so
muny heroIc sLorIes IusL yeur wILh eoIe goIng Iur beyond
whuL Lhey were usked Lo deIIver Lo geL Lhe erIormunce Lo
Lhe cur, Lo geL comonenLs Lo Lhe cIrcuIL, Lo geL deveIomenLs
InLo Lhe wIndLunneI. WhuL you see on u Sunduy uILernoon Is
u very smuII ercenLuge oI whuL`s InvoIved In u grund rIx
Leum. ThIs chumIonshI und u LrIIe chumIonshI wouId
never huve been ossIbIe wILhouL Lhe commILmenL und
dedIcuLIon oI Lhe sLuII here.
AN: For us Lo rIse Irom Lhe ushes oI Juguur RucIng und Lo be
ubIe Lo chuIIenge Ior wIns und chumIonshIs hus been u
IunLusLIc rIde Ior uII oI us. PersonuIIy, Iove Lhe vurIeLy LhIs
job oIIers. LhInk `m Lhe onIy dInosuur In Lhe IndusLry who
sLIII uses u druwIng bourd Lo Lry Lo come u wILh Ideus und
soIuLIons und Lo work wILh my coIIeugues und engIneers Lo
undersLund robIems. There`s no bIuck mugIc: II someLhIng
Isn`L workIng wILh Lhe cur, IL`s u IogIcuI sLe LhuL meuns you`ve
mude u mIsLuke wILh your scIence somewhere. NexL yeur Is
reusonubIy weII-seLLIed, buL Lhe nexL bIg chuIIenge Ior us wIII
be 2u14 wILh Lhe V6 engInes, Lhe greuLer emhusIs on energy
re-use und much heuvIer, much more comIIcuLed ower
unILs. The key LhIng Is IookIng uL Lhe urchILecLure uIongsIde how Lhe
engIne Is InsLuIIed wILhIn Lhe chussIs. So wouId susecL LhuL weÌI be
sLurLIng Lo Iook uL Lhe desIgn oI Lhe 2u14 cur much eurIIer Lhun usuuI und
II we ure Iucky enough Lo be In Lhe chumIonshI hunL uguIn In 2u13, Lhen
LhuL`s goIng Lo be u reuI sLreLch becuuse LhuL`s Lhe LIme when you deveIo
your exIsLIng cur und do Lhe reseurch Ior Lhe IoIIowIng yeur.
CH: nevILubIy Lhe Iocus now Is on 2u13. WeÌI huve Lo IurLher Imrove
Lhe cur und Lhe Leum Lo muInLuIn Lhe kInd oI erIormunces we`ve uchIeved,
noL jusL LhIs yeur, buL over Lhe usL Lhree yeurs. BuL we do huve u greuL
IounduLIon: even II we Look Lhe RB8 Lo Lhe IIrsL ruce In 2u13 IL wouId be
In 2012 Red Bull put in only the fth-ever run of three team titles in a row. Here are the other four
Williams 1992-94
Adrian Newey and Williams had nally
got their act together by 1992 and with
enormous advancements in electronics,
including active-ride suspension and
traction control, plus the might of Renault
engines powering them, the team were
on their way to triple glory. After Nigel
Mansells departure at the end of 1992,
Williams were still on a roll and with
design genius Adrian Newey at the helm,
they had both Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna
lining up to drive for them.
Ferrari 1999-04
When Jean Todt was drafted in to lead the
Scuderia, he began to pull together
a superteam. Michael Schumacher
and Ross Brawn came over from
Benetton, Rory Byrne was appointed
chief designer and with the engine
department under one roof, a close
relationship with Bridgestone and its
own testing venue, Ferrari became
utterly dominant in the early 2000s.
Not even McLarens Hkkinen and
Newey combo could stop them.
u good sLurLIng oInL. FormuIu 1 doesn`L sLund
sLIII Lhough, und we uIwuys huve Lo evoIve, we
uIwuys huve Lo Imrove - und everybody In Lhe
Leum undersLunds LhuL. JusL us we huve
Imroved over Lhe usL Lhree yeurs, we wIII be
IookIng Lo do Lhe sume LhIng uguIn.
SV: One LhIng wunL Lo udd Is LhuL soke wILh
MIchueI Schumucher uILer hIs IInuI ruce In BruzII
und cun LeII you, he`s noL worrIed uL uII ubouL
hIs records. He`s exLremeIy huy Ior me und
LhuL`s Lhe murk oI u greuL churucLer II you cun be
LruIy huy Ior somebody eIse. LhInk LhuL u IoL
oI guys reLend Lo be huy, buL InsIde Lhey ure
noL. L`s ImressIve becuuse uILer whuL he hus
uchIeved he`s hud Lo be seIIIsh In cerLuIn
sILuuLIons und II he hudn`L been, Lhen he
wouIdn`L be u seven-LIme worId chumIon.
PeoIe IorgeL LhuL he`s u humun beIng und
he`s mude mIsLukes.
CH: MIchueI Is renowned Ior beIng u Lough rucer
und `m sure LhuL movIng over In BruzII Lo heI
SebusLIun InLo sIxLh Iuce wouIdn`L huve been
urLIcuIurIy weII receIved by Mercedes, buL
LhoughL IL wus very mugnunImous oI hIm Lo
move ouL oI Lhe wuy Ior hIs IeIIow counLrymun.
LhInk hIs gesLure wus uImosL IIke ussIng on
Lhe buLon. L`s quILe dIIIIcuIL Lo ImugIne uny
drIver beuLIng 01 wIns und seven worId
chumIonshIs. BuL SebusLIun Is 25 yeurs oI
uge, he`s won Lhree worId chumIonshIs
und he hus 26 wIns Irom 1u1 sLurLs, 46
odIums und 36 oIes. He`s hud u
remurkubIy ImressIve cureer so Iur
und, us u drIver, he wIII onIy conLInue
Lo geL beLLer. FormuIu 1 Loduy Is very
dIIIerenL Lo how IL wus 15 yeurs ugo,
becuuse IL`s more oI u IeveI IuyIng IIeId
now. Everyone hus Lhe sume Lyre,
everyone hus Lhe sume IeveI oI
LesLIng, everyone Is IImILed In
Lerms oI engInes. WhuL
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In Lhe IuLure we cun`L
redIcL, buL Lhe excILIng
LhIng Is LhuL we huve yeL Lo
see Lhe besL oI hIm.
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YEAR
Were successful because of
the spirit, the desire and the
way we work as one unit
Racing alongside Seb.
Doing his bit for charity.
And recovering over
Christmas
INTERVIEW JAMES ROBERTS
PORTRAIT LAURENCE GRIFFITHS/
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In
conversation
with
Mark
Webber
1994 Enters
Formula Ford
in Australia
1996 Formula
Ford Festival
winner
1997 Fourth in
British Formula
3 competing
with Alan
Docking Racing
1998 Second
for AMG
Mercedes in
the FIA GT1
championship,
including pole
at the 24 Hours
of Le Mans
2000 Third in
Formula 3000
for European
Arrows, with
one win at
Silverstone.
With Flavio
Briatore as
his manager,
Webber gets
a run-out for
Benetton and
Arrows F1
teams
2001 Second in
Formula 3000
for Super Nova,
with two poles
and three wins
2002 Makes
F1 debut with
Minardi and
scores points
on his debut,
with fth at the
Australian GP
2003-4 Two
seasons with
Jaguar Racing
2005-6 Two
seasons with
Williams; scores
one podium
2007 Signs up
with Red Bull
2009 Fourth
with Red
Bull, with two
wins at the
Nrburgring
and Interlagos
2010 Third
with Red Bull,
with four wins
in Barcelona,
Monaco,
Silverstone
and Budapest
2011 Third with
Red Bull, with
one win in Brazil
2012 Sixth with
Red Bull, with
wins at Monaco
and Silverstone
How do you rute your 2u12 seuson?
L`s dIIhcuIL Lo unuIyse IL uII reuIIy becuuse Lhere
ure secLIons oI IL LhuL were Lhe besL `ve ever hud: IL
deends how you meusure IL. n Lerms oI chumIonshI
osILIon IL wus oor, buL my quuIIIyIng sLuLs were Lhe
besL Lhey huve ever been. ThuL`s noL ImorLunL, buL IL
LV ImorLunL In Lerms oI me geLLIng LhuL sLuII rIghL. So
`ve dehnILeIy Imroved In LhuL ureu, buL we jusL dIdn`L
huve enough consIsLency In Lhe mIddIe oI Lhe yeur.
We hud Lhree ruces on Lhe bounce wILh dIIIerenLIuI
Issues und enuILIes. You cun go Lhrough u whoIe IIsL,
buL uILImuLeIy IL wusn`L u sLrong or consIsLenL enough
cumuIgn Lo geL more ouL oI whuL we hud, so LhuL wus
dIsuoInLIng. BuL we hud some hIghIIghLs us weII.
How do you Ieel ubout your teum-mute
Sebustiun being world chumpion uguin?
WeII, IL wus un IncredIbIe seuson Ior hIm Lo uII oII
u LhIrd worId LILIe. You`ve goL Lo Luke your huL oII Lo
hIm. He wusn`L us domInunL us In zo11, whIch wus
redIcLubIe Irom Lhe hrsL urL oI Lhe seuson. `d suy
zo1o und zo1z were reLLy LIghL und In zo1o Lhere
were u IoL oI us InvoIved, whereus IL wus jusL hIm und
Fernundo uL Lhe end oI IusL yeur.
id you Ieel uny pity Ior your Iriend Iernundo
ut the end oI the seuson in Bruzil?
don`L LhInk he uL u wheeI wrong uII yeur und LhuL`s
robubIy Lhe reuson why he wus so dIsuoInLed: he
IeIL he`d done everyLhIng LhuL he couId. don`L know,
you`d need Lo go Lhrough IL, buL wus IL hIs besL seuson
ever In Lerms oI whuL he uchIeved? L couId weII be.
ThuL`s robubIy why he`s dIsuoInLed knowIng LhuL
he couIdn`L huve done much more. BuL Lo huve mIssed
ouL by jusL Lhree oInLs. IL wus Iucky ussed hIm uL
SIIversLone, wusn`L IL?!
Tell us whut you`ve been up to over the winter,
becuuse like lust yeur you`re spending u lot oI
time buck home in Austruliu uguin, uren`t you?
ew Lo AusLruIIu Lhe Tuesduy uILer BruzII und heId
my TusmunIu ChuIIenge, whIch Is ImorLunL Lo me Ior
severuI reusons. Cuncer hus been Lough In my IumIIy, so
IIke Lo uL someLhIng buck InLo Lhe communILy over
Lhere In AusLruIIu. We seL u LhIs udvenLure ruce where
eoIe come und enLer und do u hve-duy muILI-ruce
dIscIIIne Ior churILIes IncIudIng The Cuncer CouncII.
The week uILer LhuL hud some more surgery on my
Ieg, whIch wus Lhe hnuI chuLer In my recovery. hud Lo
geL u nuII Luken ouL oI my Ieg, whIch wus sLIII In Lhe shIn
bone - LhuL Lye oI oeruLIon Is on YouTube II you wunL
Lo Iook uL whuL`s InvoIved. Then wus ouL oI ucLIon Ior
u whIIe recoverIng Irom LhuL.
`ve robubIy uL u bIL oI weIghL on, whIch Is normuI,
becuuse hudn`L been curryIng very much - LhuL`s
robubIy Lhe besL LhIng In Lhe oII-seuson, beIng ubIe Lo
euL normuIIy. One oI Lhe bIggesL chuIIenges oI my job
Is keeIng Lhe weIghL oII. ucLuuIIy dIdn`L Iose uny over
Lhe usL yeur. sLurLed uL ;qkg und hnIshed uL
;qkg, buL ÌI robubIy uL on -qkg durIng Lhe wInLer
monLhs. AdrIun |Newey| wouId reIer me IIghLer - buL
cun`L ucLuuIIy geL uny IIghLer.
How is your relutionship with Sebustiun
these duys?
There huve been us und downs, IL`s robubIy IIke uny
reIuLIonshI or murrIuge. L goes Lhrough LImes LhuL
ure greuL und oLher LImes when you huve Lo work uL
IL. BuL we huve good resecL Ior euch oLher. LhInk,
uILImuLeIy, whuL`s uL sLuke meuns IL`s noL ossIbIe Ior us
Lo be suer, suer cIose. AILer ndIu, Lhe Germun medIu
cIuImed we were InLo euch oLher bIg LIme und huvIng
huge robIems, buL Lhe reuIILy Is LhuL wus on hIs Iune
sILLIng nexL Lo hIm LhuL nIghL.
We`re noL bosom buddIes, no Leum-muLe ever hus
been, LhuL jusL doesn`L huen In FormuIu 1 - or II IL
does, Lhen Lhere`s someLhIng wrong. So Lhere`s uIwuys
LhuL LesLy reIuLIonshI. You sLurL Lo geL cIoser when you
sLo. For exumIe, DuvId CouILhurd und myseII were
okuy us Leum-muLes, we resecLed euch oLher, buL us
soon us we sLoed, LhuL`s when Lhe guurd comes down
und we becume cIoser.
How much do you uppreciute the eIIorts oI
everyone buck in Milton Keynes?
ThuL`s someLhIng you reuIIy LhInk ubouL when you huve
some success, you don`L LhInk ubouL IL when Lhe cur
sLos. buL you do LhInk ubouL IL when you`re IeudIng
Lhe IusL Iew Ius oI Lhe grund rIx und you LhInk oI Lhe
eIIorL LhuL goes InLo geLLIng LhuL cur InLo LhuL osILIon.
LeudIng, wInnIng. LhuL`s when IL hILs home how much
eIIorL goes In.
I you were u y on Lhe wuII uL Monuco, suy, und you
were uwure oI uII Lhe mIcro-buLLIes und Lhe envIronmenL
Lhe guys work In - IL`s ImressIve. So LhuL`s when IL
reuIIy hILs home, when you huve some success und
you know how reIenLIess IL Is, Loo. And you huve Lo
consIder how much Lhe cur hus chunged: Lhey used Lo
cuII Lhem 'B` secs buck In Lhe duy, Lhe FW1qB eLc. By
Lhe end oI zo1z, Lhe Red BuII RB8 wouId huve been u
'D` - Lhe sume wILh McLuren. They don`L udd Lhe IeLLer
uny more becuuse Lhe curs ure evoIvIng so uggressIveIy.
ThuL`s jusL Lhe wuy IL Is now.
How do you think this teum hus moved on
since the Juguur duys?
There Is u IoL more money InvoIved und u IoL more In
Lerms oI orgunIsuLIon. We huve more buIIdIngs. You
huve AdrIun on Lhe drum kIL, who Is u bIg beucon Ior Lhe
Leum here In Lerms oI desIgn und hIIosohy Ior where
Lhe cur needs Lo be, becuuse when you sLrI IL uII down,
LhuL`s whuL IL`s uII ubouL. For uII Lhe smoke und mIrrors
IL`s u rucIng cur und Lhe urose Is Lo muke IL us quIck
us ossIbIe, Lo work on every dIIIerenL Lruck uround Lhe
worId, und Lo do Lhe busIness In quuIIIyIng - und AdrIun
never Ioses sIghL oI LhuL.
Factfile
Date of birth
27 August
1976
Birthplace
Queanbeyan,
Australia
Team
Red Bull
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PAT SYMONDS
TECH
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REVIEW
With all eyes on Lhe bIg chunges LhuL zo1q wIII usher
In us FormuIu 1 udoLs downsIzed Lurbochurged
engInes und much Iurger energy-recovery sysLems,
you wouId huve been IorgIven Ior ussumIng LhuL
zo1z und zo1 wouId be reIuLIveIy quIeL yeurs on Lhe
LechnIcuI IronL. CerLuInIy In zo1 reguIuLIons wIII see
onIy mInor modIhcuLIons, sInce Lhe eIIorL needed
on Lhe nexL generuLIon oI curs Is so Iurge LhuL even
Lhe smuIIesL Leums wIII be sendIng consIderubIe
resources on InILIuI conhguruLIons. However, such
Is Lhe comeLILIveness und reIenLIess wIII Lo wIn In
FormuIu 1 LhuL no sLone wIII be IeIL unLurned In Lhe
buLLIe Ior LechnIcuI suremucy.
WhIIe zo1z muy noL huve seen Lhe sorL oI sLunnIng
breukLhroughs LhuL wIII IInger In Lhe memory Ior
yeurs Lo come, IL hus noL been wILhouL InnovuLIon.
Here we exumIne Lhe muIn InnovuLIons oI IusL seuson,
ussessIng LheIr deveIomenL und IuLure dIrecLIon.
Technical editor Pat Symonds casts a hawk eye over the
major 2012-13 Formula 1 technical developments, adding
a few hand-written notes along the way
BeurIng In mInd Lhe oId muxIm LhuL noLhIng
cun be un-InvenLed, IL wus InevILubIe LhuL
reseurch InLo Lhe use oI Lhe exhuusL Lo enhunce
uerodynumIcs wouId conLInue us sLrongIy In
zo1z us IL hud done In zo11, desILe Lhe FA`s
uLLemLs Lo neuLer LhIs uvenue oI erIormunce.
To undersLund Lhe moLIvuLor Ior LhIs, IL Is
ImorLunL Lo undersLund LhuL sInce zooq, Lhe
eIIecLIveness oI Lhe dIIIuser, whIch uccounLs Ior
u subsLunLIuI umounL oI Lhe downIorce generuLed
by Lhe reur oI Lhe cur, hus been dImInIshed
Lhrough chunges Lo Lhe reguIuLIons LhuL ure
secIhcuIIy InLended Lo reduce downIorce.
One oI Lhe wuys LhIs wus done wus Lo IImIL Lhe
exunsIon oI Lhe dIIIuser by rescrIbIng
u muxImum heIghL oI Lhe LruIIIng edge.
To reguIn some oI Lhe benehL, Lhere hus
been u Lendency Lo IIIL Lhe reur rIde heIghL,
Lhereby reguInIng u IILLIe (buL noL uII) oI
whuL wus IosL. However, runnIng wILh u hIgher
rIde heIghL Is noL exucLIy Lhe sume becuuse IL
uIso IIILs Lhe resL oI Lhe underoor und, LhereIore,
Lhe seuI beLween Lhe dIIIuser und Lhe ouLsIde
worId (so ImorLunL In Lhe duys oI skIrLed
ground-eIIecL curs) Is uIso comromIsed.
MosL ImorLunLIy, Lhe reur wheeI, osILIoned
erIIousIy cIose Lo Lhe uII-ImorLunL dIIIuser,
roduces u mosL desLrucLIve ow uLLern oI uIr
us IL roLuLes. ThIs ow squIshes u hIgh-ressure
sLreumIIne beLween Lhe Lyre`s Iorwurd Iuce und
Lhe roud. As uIr Is nuLuruIIy Iuzy und IoIIows
Lhe eusIesL uLh, Lhe nuLuruI Iuce Ior LhIs Lo go
Is InLo Lhe Iow ressure ureu In Lhe dIIIuser In
much Lhe sume wuy LhuL u hIgh-ressure weuLher
sysLem wIII Lend Lo hII InLo Lhe Iow-ressure
ureus udjucenL Lo IL. The eIIecL Is u devusLuLIng
Ioss oI Iow ressure, or sucLIon, und u consequenL
reducLIon In downIorce. WhIIe exhuusL-enhunced
dIIIusers huve been uround Ior u Iong LIme, In
zo11 Lhe Leums Iound LhuL bIowIng Lhe exhuusL
uL LhIs ureu oI dIsLurbed ow couId kee IL uwuy
Irom Lhe dIIIuser wILh owerIuI resuILs.
Now II you ure usIng u sLrong Iume oI exhuusL
gus Lo enhunce uerodynumIcs, IL Is IogIcuI LhuL
you wouId wIsh Lo muInLuIn LhuL ow us much
us ossIbIe, und LhIs Is whuL cuused Lhe sLrunge
noIses heurd Irom F1 curs on Lhe overrun. The
Leums were LryIng hurd Lo kee Lhe ow oI
exhuusL gus hIgh by burnIng excess IueI In un
IneIhcIenL wuy LhuL uL energy In Lhe exhuusL
wILhouL roducIng ower.
MovIng InLo zo1z, Lhe Leums hud Lo deveIo
uround Lwo seemIngIy druconIun reguIuLIon
chunges. FIrsL, Lhe osILIon oI Lhe exhuusL
LuIIIe wus reguIuLed so LhuL IL suosedIy
couId no Ionger oInL uL LhuL uII-ImorLunL ureu
Coanda-effect
exhausts
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beLween Lhe Lyre und Lhe dIIIuser, und second,
Lhrough resLrIcLIons In engIne muIng, Lhe
Leums were resLrIcLed In Lhe umounL oI energy
Lhey couId uL InLo Lhe exhuusL on overrun.
BuL F1 engIneers ure u resourceIuI bunch, und
Lhey soon reuIIsed LhuL un uerodynumIc rIncIIe,
known us Lhe Cound eIIecL, whIch Lhey hud
revIousIy emIoyed In Lhe F-ducL, couId dIverL
Lhe exhuusL guses buck Lo where WKH\ wunLed
Lhem und Lhe FA dId noL.
The Cound eIIecL Is numed uILer u RomunIun
uIrcruIL desIgner. L suggesLs LhuL II u curved
surIuce Is InLroduced InLo u Iree ow, LhuL ow
wIII Lend Lo IoIIow Lhe curved surIuce. L Is eusIIy
IIIusLruLed by runnIng u Lu und hoIdIng Lhe
convex urL oI u soon In Lhe ow. The wuLer wIII
'udhere` Lo Lhe soon und be dIverLed sIdewuys.
UsIng LhIs rIncIIe, uerodynumIcIsLs munuged
Lo urrunge Lhe bodywork neur Lhe exhuusL exILs
In such u munner LhuL noL onIy dId Lhe exhuusL
Iume udhere Lo Lhe bodywork, buL LhuL
Lhe usLreum bodywork shue enhunced Lhe
eIIecL by roducIng un on-rush oI uIr In
Lhe urorIuLe dIrecLIon.
There Is no doubL LhuL Lhere Is more Lo come
In LhIs dIrecLIon us Lhe sume ruIes uIy In zo1
und execL Lo see muny curs udoLIng reur body
shues ukIn Lo Lhose oI McLuren, FerrurI und
Suuber, or even Lhe more exLreme - und,
beIIeve, more eIIecLIve - Red BuII desIgn.
The oLher cuLch hruse oI zo1z wus 'doubIe
DRS`. ThIs Is u generIc Lerm reIerrIng Lo wuys
oI enhuncIng Lhe eIIecL oI Lhe Drug ReducLIon
SysLem InLroduced In zo11. n ILs sImIe Iorm,
IL uIIowed Lhe reur-wIng u Lo be IeuLhered on
Lhe sLruIghLs durIng Lhe ruce when Lhe cur wus
IoIIowIng u comeLILor wILh u gu oI u second or
Iess. ThIs reduced drug und enhunced Lhe ubIIILy
oI Lhe IoIIowIng cur Lo overLuke. L couId uIso be
used In quuIIIyIng wILhouL resLrIcLIon.
The hrsL IncurnuLIon oI 'doubIe DRS` wus
seen on Lhe Mercedes uL Lhe end oI zo11. n LhIs
InsLunce, Lhe ucLIon oI movIng Lhe reur-wIng
u oened u ducL LhuL run uII Lhe wuy Lo Lhe
IronL oI Lhe cur und wus used Lo InLenLIonuIIy
dumuge Lhe ow oI Lhe IronL wIng. ThIs Increused
erIormunce by muInLuInIng un uerodynumIc
buIunce when Lhe DRS wus oeruLed. And IL muy
weII huve hud oLher benehLs.
WhIIe IL Is eusy Lo undersLund LhuL IeuLherIng
Lhe u oI Lhe reur wIng wIII desLroy downIorce
und, wILh IL, Lhe ussocIuLed Induced drug, IL Is
ImorLunL Lo reuIIse LhuL Lhe uerodynumIcs oI Lhe
cur uIwuys work In hurmony und uL Lhe reur LhuL
Double
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Aerodynamicists use the Coanda
effect to arrange bodywork near the
exhaust exits so the exhaust plume
adheres to the bodywork
meuns LhuL Lhe Lo wIng, Lhe beum wIng
und Lhe dIIIuser work LogeLher Lo roduce u
whoIe LhuL Is more Lhun equuI Lo Lhe sum oI
Lhe urLs. The resuIL Is LhuL when Lhe Lo wIng
ow Is comromIsed Lo reduce drug, Lhe oLher
eIemenLs uL Lhe reur oI Lhe cur uIso shed drug.
ThIs cun be IurLher enhunced II Lhe ow oI Lhe
beum wIng (Lhe Iower reur-wIng eIemenL LhuL
sILs jusL ubove Lhe geurbox) Is uIso comromIsed
- und LhIs Is Lhe rIncIIe on whIch Lhe Red BuII
doubIe DRS works. When Lhe DRS Is ucLIvuLed,
IL oens u ducL In Lhe reur-wIng endIuLe LhuL
usses u jeL oI uIr Lo Lhe Iower surIuce oI Lhe
beum wIng, Lhereby dIsLurbIng ILs ow und
sImuILuneousIy IosIng boLh IIIL und drug. ThIs,
In Lurn, urLIcuIurIy uL Iow rIde heIghLs, muy
encouruge Lhe dIIIuser Lo sLuII wILh uddILIonuI
drug-reducLIon benehLs.
AII oI LhIs enhunces erIormunce, buL onIy
when DRS usuge Is ermILLed. How much more
eIIecLIve IL wouId be II IL huened every LIme Lhe
cur reuched u gIven seed. The condILIons oI DRS
enubIemenL wIII be even more resLrIcLed In zo1.
nsLeud oI Iree use In quuIIIyIng, DRS ucLIvuLIon
wIII be ermILLed onIy Ior Lhose sLruIghLs where
IL wIII be uIIowed In Lhe ruce.
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While double DRS und Cound-eIIecL exhuusLs
muy huve been Lhe hoL LoIcs oI zo1z LhuL huve
ersIsLed InLo zo1, Lhey do noL deLrucL Irom
Lhe nuLuruI LechnIcuI evoIuLIon LhuL Is urL oI Lhe
very DNA oI F1. The Leums muy, us usuuI, huve
been obsessed wILh uerodynumIcs In zo1z, buL IL
wus noL uL Lhe exense oI oLher LechnoIogIes.
ForemosL In LheIr mInds uL Lhe unredIcLubIe
sLurL Lo zo1z wus Lhe need Lo kee Lhe Lyres
wILhIn LheIr oeruLIng LemeruLure. Muny
desIgns oI wheeI und bruke ducL on Lhe currenL
curs ueur Lo be drIven by uerodynumIc
requIremenLs buL ure, In IucL, more Lo do
wILh Lhe vILuI busIness oI conLroIIIng Lhe heuL
generuLed by Lhe brukIng sysLem und usIng LhuL
Lo wurm Lyres LhuL ure cooIer Lhun oLImum.
ConverseIy, sysLems musL be conhgured so LhuL
In Lhe evenL oI Lyres suIIerIng Lhrough LhermuI
degruduLIon us u resuIL oI LemeruLures LhuL ure
Loo hIgh, Lhe heuL ux cun be keL seuruLe Irom
Lhe hckIe rubber. Much wIII deend on whuL
PIreIII do wILh Lhe zo1 Lyres.
AerodynumIcuIIy, Lhe InLrIcucIes oI Lhe IronL
wIng wIII conLInue Lo grow. NoL onIy does
LhIs ureu rovIde one oI Lhe mujor IeuLures In
condILIonIng LoLuI ow Irom IronL Lo reur oI
Lhe cur, IL Is uIso IundumenLuI In munugIng Lhe
oLenLIuIIy desLrucLIve wuke Irom Lhe IronL
wheeIs. ExecL LhIs ureu Lo deveIo IurLher us
IIIusLruLed by Lhe comIex muILI-eIemenL IronL
wIng used by FerrurI In Lhe IuLer urL oI zo1z.
The 2013 breakthrough
What will be Lhe zo1 breukLhrough? WeII,
susecL weÌI see some curs udoL desIgns LhuL
curry Lhrough Lo zo1q, such us uII-rod IronL
susensIon - u desIgn LhuL wIII work weII wILh
zo1q`s Iow noses und whIch couId, LhereIore,
muke un eurIy ueurunce on some zo1 curs.
The ussIve sysLems oI drug reducLIon wIII be
Lhe Iocus oI much eIIorL und susecL LhuL jusL
us In zo1z, much oI IL wIII be eILher IruILIess or
oI dImInIshIng reLurn.
The IucL Is LhuL In zo1z u DRS sysLem wILh no
resLruInLs In quuIIIyIng couId be worLh uround
o.;secs oI Iu LIme. WILh usuge resLrIcLed Lo
ruce zones onIy, LhIs wouId dwIndIe Lo beLween
o.z-o.secs. Even II Lhose zones ure Increused
LhIs seuson, Lhere Is sLIII un IncenLIve Lo muke u
ussIve sysLem LhuL works us eIIecLIveIy us Lhe
zo1z sysLem. NoL onIy wIII LhIs reguIn whuL hus
been IosL by Lhe chunge Lo Lhe ruIes Ior quuIIIyIng
ILseII, buL IL wIII uIso be uIIcubIe rIghL Lhrough
Lhe ruce, IrresecLIve oI wheLher u drIver Is
wILhIn one second oI u comeLILor In IronL or noL.
WhuLever Lhe LechnIcuI IushIon oI zo1, Lhe
ImorLunL oInL Is Lhe mere IucL LhuL IL exIsLs und
LhuL eoIe sLIII dIscuss ILs InLrIcucIes. L Is LhIs
IeveI oI LechnIcuI InnovuLIon LhuL dIIIerenLIuLes
F1 Irom ILs Iesser sLubIemuLes.
Natural
evolution
ThIs wIII drIve Lhe Leums Lo some comIex und
cosLIy reseurch us Lhe IogIcuI ouLcome oI such
u ruIe chunge Is Lo Lry Lo muke Lhe doubIe DRS
ussIve. The uerodynumIcIsLs wIII Lry Lo conceIve
u sysLem LhuL wIII sLuII Lhe reur uerodynumIc
devIces uL u urLIcuIur seed wILhouL Lhe need Ior
Lhe rImury DRS devIce beIng oeruLed. L Is u
cIussIc exumIe oI Lhe unInLended consequences
oI u seemIngIy Innocuous reguIuLIon chunge.
PussIve DRS muy sound hurd Lo uchIeve,
buL IL Is noL ImossIbIe. LoLus huve been
exerImenLIng wILh LhIs sInce Lhe zo1z BeIgIun
GP, und Mercedes huve currIed ouL exerImenLs
usIng u sImIIur sysLem. L`s noL yeL In Lhe ubIIc
domuIn, buL susecL IL reIIes on u cIeverIy
desIgned nozzIe cuLurIng un uIr ow und IorcIng
IL Lo go suersonIc, swILchIng u uIdIc devIce LhuL
dIverLs uIr Lo Lhe Iower surIuce oI Lhe wIng.
WhIIe IL Is exLremeIy InLrIcuLe IL Is by no meuns
IuncIIuI, sInce IL Is mereIy u IogIcuI exLensIon
oI Lhe Iessons Ieurned Irom Lhe F-ducL oI zo11.
L wus Lhe drIvers who ushed Ior DRS Lo be
IImILed In quuIIIyIng us Lhey Iound IL Loo dIIhcuIL
Lo munuge. L Is Lhey who wIII now huve Lo hundIe
u sysLem LhuL wIII be unyLhIng buL redIcLubIe us
smuII chunges Lo Lhe sysLem, such us uIr ressure
or LemeruLure, wIII greuLIy uILer Lhe seed uL
whIch drug (und downIorce) reducLIon occurs
und whIch wIII be LoLuIIy ouL oI LheIr conLroI.
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A numerical look at the
backbone of F1: the teams
FIGURE
errari, Williams, McLaren, L ooper, Brabham,
enault, Vanwall, BRM, Matra, T on, Brawn, Ferrari,
Williams, McLaren, Lotus, R , Brabham, Renault,
anwall, BRM, Matra, T on, Brawn, Ferrari, Williams,
McLaren, Lotus, Red Bull, C , Brabham, Renault, Vanwall, BRM,
yrrell, Benett errari, Williams, McLaren, L
ooper, Brabham, R anwall, BRM, Matra, Tyr
on, Brawn, Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Lotus, Red Bull,
, Brabham, Renault, Vanwall, BRM, Matra, Tyrrell, Benett
errari, Williams, McLaren, Lotus, Red Bull, Cooper, Brab
enault, Vanwall, BRM, Matra, Tyrrell, Benetton, Brawn , F
rari, Williams, McLaren, L ed Bull, Cooper, Brabham, Renault,
anwall, BRM, Matra, Tyrrell, Benetton, Brawn, Ferrari, Williams,
otus, Red Bull, Cooper, Brabham, Renault, Vanwall, BRM,
yrrell, Benetton, Brawn, Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Lotus,
Red Bull, Cooper, Brabham, Renault, Vanwall, BRM, Matra, Tyrrell,
Benetton, Brawn , Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Lotus, Red Bull,
Cooper, Brabham, Renault, Vanwall, BRM, Matra, Tyrrell, Benett
Boundary
Road
Albert
Drive
McLaren
Technology Centre
THREE
nearly 3000 more
than nearest
rivals McLaren
The distance in miles between the two teams with the most
race wins in F1: Ferrari (Maranello) and McLaren (Woking)
Ferrari
219
wins
McLaren
182
wins
704 miles
37-19-16
The number of different teams who have
won the constructors championship
since its inception in 1958:
Ferrari, Williams, McLaren, Lotus, Red
Bull, Cooper, Brabham, Renault, Vanwall,
BRM, Matra, Tyrrell, Benetton, Brawn
The number of different drivers
who have won races for Ferrari,
McLaren and Williams respectively
different McLaren HQs in Woking
FASTEST
LAPS
The record number
of consecutive pole
positions claimed by
Williams, starting with
Nigel Mansell in France
1992 and ending with
Alain Prost in Japan 1993
24
POLES
Red Bulls championship
average the number of
race wins averaged against
their titles (34 wins and
three constructors titles)
beating Williams 12.66
(114 and 9), Ferraris
13.68 (219 and 16)
and McLarens 22.75
(182 and 8)
0
100
The number of
points Vanwall
scored in Formula 1
after winning the
inaugural constructors
championship in 1958
8
The number of teams
who have won just one
solitary GP, excluding
Indy 500 teams
The perfect
percentage
success rate
of Brawn GP,
the team
who won
the only
championship
they entered
in 2009
WINS
The record number of hat tricks
(win, pole position and fastest
lap) achieved by Ferrari 87
Damon
Hill
Jacques
Villeneuve
Heinz-Harald
Frentzen &
The record number of consecutive races led by one team,
Williams, from Damon Hill in France in 1995 to Heinz-Harald
Frentzen and Jacques Villeneuve in San Marino in 1997.
Between them, they won 18 of those 31 races.
31 RACES
11.33
Lewis Hamilton is
about to start a new
chapter of his racing
life with Mercedes.
But before the
memories fade, we
sat him down with a
picture-book record
of his McLaren
years, made by our
own Steven Tee, to
remember a few of his
mega moments with
the team that took him
from boy to champion
of the world
Dont
look
back
in
anger
Interview Tom Clarkson
Photos Steven Tee/LAT
Melbourne: his rst GP
remember my hrsL ruce IIke IL wus yesLerduy.
wus buzzIng uII weekend und dIdn`L huve LIme Lo
geL emoLIonuI ubouL IL. wus on u mussIve hIgh.
The hrsL corner wus robubIy Lhe besL hrsL corner
ever Look - IL wus uwesome! UnIorLunuLeIy,
goL heId u by Tukumu SuLo uL Lhe end oI Lhe
ruce, whIch IosL me ubouL u second und meunL
Fernundo cume ouL oI Lhe ILs In IronL oI me.
OLherwIse `d huve beuLen hIm In my hrsL ruce.
One-two in Malaysia
A wIcked hrsL corner uguIn. To overLuke boLh
FerrurIs In Lhe hrsL couIe oI corners wus
uwesome; such u greuL IeeIIng. Fernundo won
Lhe ruce by mIIes, buL LhuL wus our hrsL one-Lwo
In Lhe bug uIreudy. We knew by Lhen LhuL Lhe cur
wus reuIIy good. hudn`L comeLed In FormuIu 1
beIore so hud noLhIng Lo comure IL wILh, buL
IL wus cIeurIy comeLILIve.
Montral: his rst win
don`L know who LhIs dude Is. You know Moko,
who wuIks uround Lhe uddock? LhInk IL`s hIs
broLher, buL don`L know hIm und he`s huggIng
me! wus huggIng my Leum und he jusL jumed
In. PeoIe usk II Lhe hrsL wIn Look Ionger Lo come
Lhun wus execLIng, buL dIdn`L know II wus
goIng Lo wIn LhuL yeur. wusn`L execLIng Lo
wIn u ruce. wus surrIsed Lo be on Lhe odIum
so oILen Lo sLurL wILh und Lhe wIn cume uL Lhe
erIecL LIme. I `d won ImmedIuLeIy, eoIe
wouId huve suId 'he`s goL u greuL cur` und IL
wouIdn`L huve been us secIuI. hud Lo work
reuIIy hurd Ior IL und evenLuuIIy goL IL.
Crossing the line in Montral
WhuL u greuL shoL. ThuL Is Lhe cooIesL
IrIggIn` IcLure!
US GP Shoegate
Look uL my shoes. Ron DennIs LoId me Lo Luke
Lhem oII becuuse Lhey were u dIIIerenL coIour Lo
Lhe resL oI Lhe Leum`s. They were Lhe sume shoe,
buL In whILe, und he dIdn`L wunL me Lo weur
dIIIerenL coIours Lo Lhe Leum.
2007 season one
Taking the title in Brazil
ThuL`s HeIkkI und Jenson congruLuIuLIng me.
wus rIghL down Lhe end, In Lhe second urc
Ierm. WhuL u momenL. So muny emoLIons.
On the podium in Germany
ThuL`s u good IcLure oI me und NorberL |Huug|.
need u coy oI LhuL IcLure!
Checking out his car
uIwuys IIke Lo Iook uL my cur. PeoIe don`L
reuIIse IL, buL `m ucLuuIIy quILe LechnIcuI. `m
uIwuys IookIng uL everyLhIng on Lhe cur. I
Lhere`s u gu In Lhe bodywork, or II Lhere`s u
Ium LhuL shouIdn`L be Lhere, ÌI Ick u on IL.
BeIore wenL ouL Ior quuIIIyIng In AusLIn, urL
oI Lhe engIne cover wus sLIckIng ouL und Lhe
uIrow wouId huve hIL IL und cuused u vorLex or
someLhIng. goL my engIneer Lo uLLen IL. `m
uIwuys hndIng LhIngs LhuL oLhers mIss, wheLher
IL`s someLhIng LhuL`s noL Lued u, or someLhIng
LhuL`s ouL oI IIne. The reur gurney mIghL noL huve
been uL on sLruIghL - ÌI Iook uL everyLhIng. BuL
don`L geL uLLuched Lo uny urLIcuIur chussIs. The
mechunIcs noLIce Lhe LIny dIIIerences beLween
Lhem, buL don`L.
2008 season two
Bahrain practice shunt
My god, LhuL hurL! IeIL Lhe ImucL uII over my
body, In u whIIush kInd oI wuy. L wus robubIy
one oI my mosL uInIuI crushes becuuse hIL
Lhe wuII so hurd. dIdn`L sIow down uL uII beIore
hILLIng Lhe burrIer und remember LhIs sudden
uIn In my buck. don`L LhInk LhuL wus u good
weekend uL uII, wus IL? messed u Lhe sLurL us
weII. jusL wusn`L Iocused LhuL weekend.
Monaco magic
WIcked! My hrsL und onIy Monuco Grund PrIx
wIn. L`s cooI Lo see P DIddy, sLundIng Lhere wILh
hIs hnger u In Lhe uIr |ImmedIuLeIy In IronL oI
LewIs|. WhuL u cooI IcLure. Look how bIg my
ruce suIL wus! L weIghed 1.6kg und Lhe suILs ure
now 6oog. OLher eoIe`s were LhuL IIghL uIreudy,
buL we hud u bIg chunky one.
L wus u drumuLIc ruce. hIL Lhe whILe IIne
exILIng Tubuc und hud bIg oversLeer, cuusIng me
Lo gIunce Lhe wuII. LhoughL LhuL wus IL. goL on
Lhe rudIo und suId `ve hIL Lhe wuII, reur Lyre,
reur Lyre! Then IL wus hne und ushed IIke
cruzy Ior Lhe resL oI Lhe ruce. There wus no wuy
wus goIng Lo IeL IL huen uguIn. wus ungry uL
myseII becuuse know beLLer Lhun LhuL.
Nicole Scherzinger
`m so gIud she wus In BruzII Lo see me Luke Lhe
LILIe. She`s Lhe IIghL oI my IIIe. erIorm uL my
besL when `m huy und she mukes me huy.
When she`s uL u ruce, `m Lhe huIesL cun be.
Silverstone
in the wet
ThuL wus u cooI ruce.
When see IcLures
IIke LhIs, Lhe IeeIIng
geL Is oI AyrLon Sennu
wInnIng uL DonIngLon
Purk In Lhe ruIn. L
wus jusL wIcked. wus
In unoLher Iuce LhuL
ruce und noLhIng wus
goIng Lo sLo me. You
cun`L reuIIy redIcL
when you`re reuIIy
goIng Lo be on IL IIke
LhuL unLII you`re In Lhe
ruce. And Lhen, uII oI
u sudden, you reuIIse
you`re UHDOO\ on IL und
IL seems very eusy.
Meeting the media
JusL Iook uL Lhose guys! Look uL Lhe exressIon
on Jon McEvoy`s Iuce. L suys: '`m goIng Lo wrILe
u shIL sLory ubouL you.` AcLuuIIy, geL on okuy
wILh FIeeL SLreeL. IeeI IIke Lhere`s some resecL
Lhere. LhInk huve u good reIuLIonshI wILh
Lhem generuIIy und undersLund LhuL Lhey huve
u job Lo do. uIso undersLund LhuL some oI Lhem
huve Lo Iocus on Lhe neguLIve, buL LhInk Lhe
reIuLIonshI`s hne. They`re noL InLImIduLIng.
The Silverstone seal of approval
The crowd here und Lhe suorL Lhey gIve every
yeur Is umuzIng. L`s henomenuI. hoe LhereÌI
be Lhe sume umounL oI suorL Ior me In zo1.
Man and machine
When geL ouL oI Lhe cur, someLImes
sIu IL IIke you wouId u horse. L`s my
wuy oI suyIng Lhunk you.
2009 season three
Tough times in Turkey
ThuL wus u dodgy ruce und `m noL even unchIng
Lhe uIr us cross Lhe IIne. The Red BuIIs crushed
und Lhe Leum LoId me Lo suve IueI when wus
IeudIng. dId, buL Jenson dIdn`L und he cuughL me
und overLook me, whIch wusn`L execLIng, und
hud Lo Luke hIm buck. BuL IL`s u good IcLure.
With Jenson
We`ve hud u good reIuLIonshI, urLIcuIurIy
consIderIng LhuL `ve never hud Lhe greuLesL oI
reIuLIonshIs wILh my Leum-muLes. LhInk you
uII know why LhuL Is: `m hurdcore comeLILIve
und wunL Lo beuL Lhem. ThuL`s been Lhe cuse
ever sInce wus wILh NIco Rosberg In kurLIng.
The calm before the storm
IIke Lo chIII ouL beIore u ruce und do LhuL by
IIsLenIng Lo musIc. hnd u new Lune durIng Lhe
buIId-u Lo u ruce und LhuL`s whuL IIsLen Lo. L`s
my wuy oI geLLIng rId oI Lhe noIses uround me;
IL`s jusL me und Lhe song und noLhIng eIse.
Walking the track in Bahrain
used Lo do Lruck wuIks u IoL, buL jusL don`L
geL unyLhIng Irom Lhem Lhese duys, so don`L
boLher. dIdn`L even boLher wuIkIng AusLIn
IusL yeur becuuse dIdn`L need Lo. dId Lhree
reconnuIssunce Ius In Lhe cur und LhuL wus
enough. L doesn`L Luke me Iong Lo Ieurn u Lruck.
Hanging out in the garage
huve u greuL ruorL wILh Lhe guys In Lhe
guruge. These guys - Lee und KurI - huve
been wILh me LhroughouL my whoIe sIx yeurs.
They`re greuL guys.
2010 season four
2011 season ve.
2012
season six
The missus
You`ve goL u IcLure oI us
kIssIng. ThuL`s u good one!
Shanghai
A heII oI u Lrohy. buL dIdn`L geL Lo kee IL.
Celebrating with mum
She`s jusL Lhe besL Lo huve uround. Iove
huvIng her uround. She`s so suorLIve.
Lewis on his McLaren years:
ThIs book reuIIy sums u my sIx yeurs uL
McLuren. L`s been u greuL chuLer In my IIIe,
und u very ImorLunL one. `m now cIosIng LhuL
chuLer und sLurLIng u new one.
dehnILeIy couId ruce Ior McLuren In Lhe
IuLure becuuse LhIs Leum Is my home. L wIII
uIwuys be Lhe Iuce where grew u; IL wIII
uIwuys be Lhe Iuce where my heurL Is - IL reuIIy
wIII. Even II `m somewhere eIse und huvIng
good exerIences, ÌI uIwuys Iook buck und know
LhuL hud my hrsL z1 GP wIns wILh McLuren und
hud my hrsL chunce Lhere. L`s Lhe Leum LhuL
heIed me breuk InLo Lhe worId oI F1, so
my heurL und souI ure Lhere.
Team-mates
A nIce momenL beLween me und Jenson.
We boLh huve very serIous Iooks on our Iuces!
The boss
huve u greuL reIuLIonshI
wILh BernIe EccIesLone, und
uIwuys huve done. He`s u very,
very smurL mun.
His greatest rival
My reIuLIonshI wILh Fernundo
hus goL u IoL beLLer LhIs yeur.
FInuIIy we`ve goL usL zoo;
- more so on hIs sIde Lhun on
mIne. L seems LhuL he hnuIIy
urecIuLes me us u drIver, us
urecIuLe hIm. L`s equuI
beLween us now. beIIeve he`s
Lhe besL und he suId LhuL In
BruzII ubouL me. Iove LhuL he
hus LhuL resecL Ior me, becuuse
huve LhuL resecL Ior hIm.
Toro Rossos new-ish
technical director,
ex-Sauber, ex- Force
India, on lling the
large boots vacated
by Giorgio Ascanelli
INTERVIEW JONATHAN REYNOLDS
PORTRAIT LORENZO BELLANCA/LAT
In
conversation
with
James
Key
1996
Graduates from
Nottingham
University
with a degree
in mechanical
engineering

1996 Begins
his motorsport
career working
with Lotus
on their GT
programme as
a designer

1998 Joins
Jordan Grand
Prix as a data
engineer

1999-2001
Progresses to
test engineer
and then race
engineer

2002 Becomes
senior race
engineer to
Takuma Sato

2003 Joins
aerodynamic
group

2004 Moves
to vehicle
dynamics
department
2005 Becomes
one of F1s
youngest
technical
directors, aged
just 33. He
takes the role
at Jordan just
as they are sold

2005-2010
Remains as
technical
director as
Jordan change
from Midland to
Spyker and then
Force India

2010 Departs
Force India to
join Sauber
as technical
director

2012 Moves
to Toro Rosso
as technical
director
It`s greut to see you buck in the
puddock with Toro Rosso. How
did the move come ubout?
L wus u bIL oI un eIevenLh-hour LhIng Lo be honesL.
uIreudy hud u Iun und Lhen Toro Rosso mude conLucL.
hud osILIve dIscussIons wILh everyone InvoIved und,
uILImuLeIy, IL seemed IIke quILe u IumIIIur sILuuLIon
whereby you huve u smuIIer Leum who wunL Lo Luke Lhe
nexL sLe u. ThuL ueuIed Lo me more Lhun workIng
Ior u bIgger Leum. HuvIng Iooked uL Lhe IucIIILIes In
Fuenzu - whIch were much Iurger Lhun LhoughL Lhey`d
be - wus Imressed. AILer consIderIng IL IurLher und
dIscussIng IL wILh my wIIe, decIded IL wouId be u greuL
chuIIenge Lo Luke on. There`s u IoL oI ressure, buL IL`s
u osILIve uLmoshere - LhuL sLruck me sLruIghL uwuy.
You`ve joined Toro Rosso Irom Suuber. How
do the two teums compure?
They`re kInd oI sImIIur. ThIs Is
Lhe LhIrd Leum `ve worked Ior
now |Key hus uIso worked uL
Force ndIu| und Lhey uII huve
LheIr dIIIerences. BuL huvIng
worked Ior Lhree dIIIerenL
Leums In Lhree dIIIerenL
counLrIes - whIch Is quILe hurd
Lo do In F1 - Lhere ure obvIousIy
cuILuruI dIIIerences us weII. The
chuIIenges uL Toro Rosso ure
dIIIerenL Lo whuL Lhey were uL
Suuber buL, In Lerms oI resources, Toro Rosso
ure sIIghLIy bIgger boLh on Lhe munower sIde
und In Lerms oI IucIIILIes. They`re uL u good IeveI
consIderIng Lhe sIze oI Lhe Leum, buL Lhere ure
oLher ureus LhuL uren`L quILe u Lo whuL `ve seen
beIore, und Lhey need Lo be worked on u bIL.
Are you living in Ituly?
WeII, our wIndLunneI und uero deurLmenL ure
In BIcesLer In Lhe UK so ÌI sIIL my LIme 6oJqo
or ;oJo In Iuvour oI Fuenzu. ÌI IIve In LuIy,
buL my IumIIy wIII be bused buck In Lhe UK. L`s
good - us u IumIIy we reuIIy enjoyed our LIme In
SwILzerIund und LryIng dIIIerenL LhIngs.
When you join u teum us u new technicul
director, ure there some ureus where you
immediutely think: 'I`ve got to do thut`?
Yes. You huve u IIsL und Lhen LhuL geLs modIhed
u bIL when you geL Lhere. ComIng InLo Lhe Leum In
SeLember wus u very dIIhcuIL LIme Ior me Lo urrIve
Ior severuI reusons. FIrsL, Lhe seuson wus more Lhun
huIIwuy Lhrough, so mosL LhIngs hud uIreudy been done
In Lerms oI deveIomenL. Second, uILhough Lhe zo1
cur urchILecLure wus uIreudy dehned, Lhere were LhIngs
couId sLIII do II wus quIck ubouL IL. LusL oI uII, Lhere
were sLIII ruces Lo go Lo und IucIIILIes In Lhe UK und In
LuIy LhuL needed Lo vIsIL. So, In my hrsL monLh, Lhe
Lusk wus jusL Lo geL ubouL us much us ossIbIe und Lry
Lo rehne my IIsL. AIso, you need Lo Ieurn Lhe cuILures
und ersonuIILIes In Lhe Leum, becuuse wILh u smuIIer
Leum you huve Lo know whuL mukes eoIe LIck. You
cun`L LeII LhuL Irom Lhe ouLsIde - you huve Lo be In Lhere
und see eoIe workIng. Then you cun suy 'LhuL erson`s
Lhe rIghL erson Ior LhuL` und 'LhIs guy shouId go here`.
BuL cerLuInIy, when you go In you do huve your IIsL oI
quesLIons: where ure we wILh uero? Where ure we wILh
sImuIuLIon? Where ure we In Lerms oI zo1q? WhuL`s our
urouch Lo susensIon desIgn?
And you`re huppy with whut the teum hud been
doing in terms oI the 2u1@ cur?
Yes. From u mechunIcuI oInL oI vIew, whuL hud uIreudy
been done hud dehnILeIy been Lhe rIghL wuy Lo go
comured Lo where Lhe zo1z cur wus. They`d Luken u
very sImIIur urouch Lo whuL wouId huve done hud
urrIved uL Lhe Leum eurIIer. There were cerLuIn LhIngs
LhuL mIghL huve done
u bIL dIIIerenLIy, buL
we`ve uccommoduLed
some oI LhuL In Lhe
desIgn. FundumenLuIIy,
whuL`s been done so Iur
hus, LhInk, hus been
reLLy sensIbIe so Iur.
You`ve spoken
ubout the potentiul
oI the teum. Is there
u limit to thut?
guess Lhere Is becuuse
IL`s dImInIshIng
reLurns: Lhe cIoser
Lo Lhe Lo you geL,
Lhe more dIIhcuIL IL
becomes Lo hnd bIg
sLes. As u Leum, we`re
ucLuuIIy sLIII quILe
young - und LhuL`s
noL uIwuys recognIsed
Irom Lhe ouLsIde.
AILhough us u Leum we
grew ouL oI MInurdI,
our IucIIILIes huve
deveIoed very quIckIy
over Lhe usL Lhree
yeurs. There`s u IoL oI
enLhusIusm und u IoL
oI eoIe who wunL
Lo muke IL work, buL
IL sLIII needs brIngIng
LogeLher so LhuL IL
IeeIs IIke Lhe eIIorL oI one Leum ruLher Lhun Lhe eIIorL oI
severuI deurLmenLs. ThuL`s noL u crILIcIsm, IL`s jusL Lhe
wuy IL goes when you buIId someLhIng u quIckIy. n
Lerms oI whuL mukes u good cur, we ure uIreudy beyond
where Lhe zo1z cur wus. MechunIcuIIy Lhere ure cIeur
dIrecLIons LhuL we cun ursue Lo Lry Lo muke InsLunL
ImrovemenLs; on Lhe uero sIde Lhere ure uIso LhIngs we
cun do, buL LheyÌI Luke u bIL Ionger.
Factfile
Date of birth
14 January
1972
Birthplace
Chelmsford,
England
Team
Toro Rosso
Role
Technical
director
Key with Franz Tost, Toro
Rosso team principal (top);
and the cars in action (above)
And they dont come much more precise than Alain Prost. The four-time
world champion opens up to Maurice Hamilton about why he thinks the
makers of Senna didnt do justice to his relationship with his fiercest rival,
and reveals why he couldnt bring himself to remain at Williams for 1994
THE
MAURICE
HAMILTON
INTERVIEW
A lunch time chat with
the legends of F1
PORTRAITS LORENZO BELLANCA/LAT
I have seen a big part
of the film Senna. I did
not want to talk about
it before, but now Id
like to give my opinion.
I want to be precise.
T
uIk Lo Lhe engIneers who worked wILh
AIuIn ProsL und youÌI scurceIy heur u
bud word suId ubouL hIm. I unyLhIng,
Lhey wIII go ouL oI LheIr wuy Lo exress
jusL how good he wus. TheyÌI IeeI you need Lo
know becuuse ProsL`s munner oI drIvIng, desILe
Lhe resuILs, beIIed one oI Lhe mosL cunny und
economIcuI sLyIes In Lhe hIsLory oI Lhe worId
chumIonshI. ThuL mIghL seem IIke quILe some
cIuIm, buL Lhe resecL Irom RenuuIL, McLuren,
FerrurI und WIIIIums, Lhe Leums he drove Ior
In un F1 cureer LhuL Look In more Lhun zoo
grunds rIx, Ieuves you In no doubL whuLsoever
ubouL Lhe dImInuLIve Frenchmun`s Iuce In Lhe
unLheon oI FormuIu 1 greuLs.
ProsL`s one druwbuck, Irom hIs oInL oI
vIew II noL Lhe medIu`s, wus u need Lo suy whuL
he LhoughL In Lhe Iuce oI InjusLIce. L goL hIm
InLo LroubIe wILh Lhe FA und, more IumousIy,
durIng hIs IerocIous buLLIe wILh AyrLon Sennu,
urLIcuIurIy durIng Lhe second oI LheIr Lwo yeurs
LogeLher uL McLuren. Never mInd Lhe deLuII oI
LhuL reIuLIonshI Ior Lhe momenL; Lhe IucL LhuL
Sennu sIngIed ouL ProsL, Lo un uImosL obsessIve
degree, us Lhe mun he sImIy hud Lo beuL, suys
everyLhIng ubouL AIuIn`s rodIgIous LuIenL.
WhIIe Sennu wus succeedIng wILh LhroLLIe-
bIIIng, oosILe-IockIng, LoLuIIy LhrIIIIng
vIsIons oI bIIndIng seed, ProsL wouId sII
usL, uImosL unnoLIced, Lo wIn by sLeuILh. ThuL
urouch goes hund-In-hund wILh Lhe wuy
he resenLs hImseII In Lhe uddock; u sIIghL
hgure mergIng InLo Lhe buckground, buL seeIng
uII, undersLundIng IL und noL beIng uIruId Lo
quIeLIy uss commenL II he IeeIs Lhe need.
HIs reIuLIonshI wILh Lhe BrILIsh medIu hus
uIwuys been IeusunL und IuncLIonuI, more so
In IuLer yeurs, whereus some members oI Lhe
French nuLIonuI ress munuged Lo Incur hIs
dIsIeusure becuuse oI u erceIved ubsence oI
buIunce und IuIrness; core vuIues Ior ProsL boLh
In und ouL oI Lhe cur.
He`s here In Abu DhubI, und we`ve goL LIme
boLh Ior Iunch uL RenuuIL und reecLIons on u
cureer LhuL Is exceLIonuI by uny sLundurd.
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Maurice Hamilton: NIce Lo see you. Now,
you`re here us un umbussudor Ior RenuuIL. Your
ussocIuLIon wILh Lhem goes buck u Iong wuy - u
very Iong wuy. ThIrLy yeurs, guess?
Alain Prost: Longer Lhun LhuL, ucLuuIIy. You`re
jusL LhInkIng oI FormuIu 1, buL IL sLurLed wILh
Lhe rucIng schooI In 1q;. Then IL wus FormuIu
RenuuIL, FormuIu RenuuIL Euroe, F und F1.
And don`L IorgeL LhuL cume buck In 1qq Lo
wIn Lhe chumIonshI In u WIIIIums-RenuuIL.
AILer LhuL, u yeur und u huII In communIcuLIons,
doIng u Iew LhIngs Ior RenuuIL, esecIuIIy ouLsIde
Euroe. Even when wus In FormuIu 1 us u Leum
owner, uIwuys hud Lhe IInk wILh Lhem on Lhe
engIne sIde und Lhere wus uIwuys u ossIbIIILy Lo
come buck, buL LhuL dIdn`L work ouL. RecenLIy,
`ve been InvoIved wILh Lhe Andros Trohy on
Ice wILh |RenuuIL subsIdIury| DucIu. So we huve
uIwuys been cIose; more Lhun yeurs, dIIIerenL
erIods, dIIIerenL LhIngs, buL Lhe connecLIon wILh
RenuuIL hus uIwuys been Lhere. `m Ieused Lo
be doIng LhIs now.
MH: ThuL reIuLIonshI meunL you goL Lo drIve Lhe
Red BuII RB6 recenLIy. How dId LhuL IeeI?
AP: The Iunny LhIng Is, drove my RenuuIL
F1 cur Irom 1q8 uL DIjon und Le CusLeIIeL.
|Here we ure InLerruLed by Lhe RenuuIL cheI
ueurIng wILh u choIce oI rousL Iumb und
couscous suIud or monk hsh wILh green suIud
und buIsumIc vInuIgreLLe. AIuIn chooses Lhe
Iumb; oL Ior Lhe hsh.|
MH: You were suyIng you drove Lhe Lurbo Irom
1q8. You hud Lhree oIes und won Iour ruces
wILh LhuL cur. DId IL brIng buck nIce memorIes
when you cIImbed on bourd?
AP: No, ucLuuIIy IL dIdn`L. Muybe wILh Lhe smuII
exceLIon oI Lhe French Grund PrIx becuuse Lhe
cur wus exceLIonuI Lhere when won LhuL ruce
uL RIcurd. BuL, oLher Lhun LhuL, reuIIy dIdn`L
remember much ubouL drIvIng LhIs cur. n IucL,
Iound myseII uskIng how were we ubIe Lo drIve
Lhese curs uL uII, esecIuIIy on sLreeL cIrcuILs such
us Monuco und DeLroIL.
MH: Becuuse Lhe cur wus so bIg und so heuvy?
Prost recently
drove the perfect and
optimised Red Bull RB6
(main) and his 1983 turbo
Renault RE40, of which
he asks: How were we
able to drive these cars
at all?
In 93, the focus was
on the car. The driver
was an afterthought
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AP: BIg Is okuy. BuL heuvy, yes. L
wus dIIhcuIL Lo bruke und needed
Lo ush Lhe cIuLch very hurd. ThIs,
combIned wILh Lhe engIne resonse
und Lhe geurbox, wus reuIIy uwIuI.
When drove Lhe Red BuII, IL wus
more IIke whuL wus used Lo In 1qq
wILh Lhe WIIIIums. couId remember
how LhuL wus. L`s uImosL zo yeurs
sInce drove Lhe WIIIIums und Lhere
were sImIIurILIes, buL Lhere wus u huge
dIIIerence In Lhe Len yeurs beLween Lhe
1q8 RenuuIL und Lhe WIIIIums.
couId drIve Lhe Red BuII eusIIy buL couId
noL ush und go Lo Lhe edge. FIrsL oI uII, dId
noL huve my seuL. wus noL hLLIng Lhe cur very
weII, so Lhe more ushed, Lhe Iess comIorL
hud. So Lhe IusL LenLhs oI u second, Lhe IusL
second. cun`L judge. BuL whuL cun suy Is LhuL
IL IeIL IIke. noLhIng secLucuIur.
NoLhIng hus chunged LhuL much, unIIke Lhe
dIIIerence beLween Lhe 1q8os und Lhe begInnIng
oI Lhe 1qqos. EveryLhIng wILh Lhe Red BuII wus
erIecL und oLImIsed. The engIne wus noL u
surrIse uL uII becuuse IL wus Lhe sume sorL oI
LhIng LhuL we hud u Iong LIme ugo - noL more
ower, becuuse LhuL`s been reduced, buL quILe
rogressIve; Lhe RenuuIL hus uIwuys been u good
engIne Ior LhuL. And Lhe geurbox und brukes ure
exceLIonuI; reuIIy good. PrevIousIy, when you
bruked, you couId IeeI Lhe ILch. Now IL`s sLIII,
IIke u go-kurL. BuL couId noL geL used Lo brukIng
wILh Lhe IeIL IooL; `d never done LhuL beIore. The
bIggesL dIIIerence Is muybe Lhe drIvIng osILIon.
MH: s IL more comIorLubIe?
AP: You ure reuIIy surrIsed In Lhe begInnIng
becuuse you ure IyIng buck comIeLeIy. VIsIbIIILy
Is very bud; LhIs wus never u robIem wILh Lhe
oId curs. Now, Lhe engIneers LhInk much more
ubouL Lhe ergonomIcs oI Lhe cur Ior Lhe drIver.
BeIore, you were LoId Lo jusL geL In und drIve. AL
WIIIIums In 1qq, wus gIven NIgeI MunseII`s
seuL. ModIhed - obvIousIy. The hIIosohy wus
Iocused more on Lhe LechnoIogy und ImrovIng
Lhe cur; Lhe drIver wus uImosL un uILerLhoughL.
LhInk IL`s eusIer Lo drIve Lhe curs Loduy.
MH: Even wILh Lhe hIgher G-Iorces?
AP: Yes. You ure more LogeLher wILh Lhe cur und
LhuL mukes IL eusIer.
MH: n 1q8, you suL very urIghL In Lhe RenuuIL
und cIose Lo Lhe wheeI. And cIose Lo Lhe IronL oI
Lhe cur us weII, so your Iegs und IeeL were very
much Iower Lhun Lhe drIvers exerIence Loduy.
AP: ThuL`s Lrue. remember In ubouL 1q8q, when
wus workIng wILh u bIg comuny, Rhne-
PouIenc, In Frunce Lo do some LesLs In Lhe cur Ior
Lhe heurL und so on, usked Lhem Lo monILor Lhe
bIood ressure In
my Iegs. Becuuse
Lhe Iegs were goIng
down, we were huvIng Iess
und Iess bIood ressure us Lhe ruce
wenL on. We knew u guy Irom downhIII
skIIng who wus workIng on Lhe ow oI bIood.
He hud uduLed whuL everyone now hus In sorL
- bundes de conLenLIon.
MH: A sorL oI eIusLIcuLed IuII-IengLh sock?
AP: Yes, wore Lhem, buL dIdn`L show Lhem Lo
muny eoIe. uIwuys wunLed Lo Lry Lo Imrove
LhIngs IIke LhuL und huve Iewer robIems.
MH: The reIuLIonshI wILh RenuuIL und EII cume
Lo un end when you dIdn`L wIn Lhe LILIe In 1q8.
BuL you dId become chumIon wILh McLuren
In 1q8, huvIng IosL ouL Lo your Leum-muLe NIkI
Luudu Lhe yeur beIore. NIkI wus LeIIIng me u sLory
concernIng you boLh uL Lhe IusL ruce oI 1q8q In
EsLorII when you were hghLIng Ior Lhe LILIe.
AP: There ure so muny sLorIes. whIch one?
MH: WeII, NIkI suys he hud been, shuII we suy,
sLuyIng ouL IuLe Lhe nIghL beIore Lhe ruce und he
wus unnoyed on ruce mornIng becuuse he wus
noL IeeIIng greuL und he knew LhuL meunL you
wouId robubIy wIn Lhe chumIonshI. Then
he suys he suw you on ruce mornIng und heurd
you`d been u Lo no good us weII! s LhuL Lrue?
AP: L`s ossIbIe. buL LhuL`s noL why IosL Lhe
chumIonshI.
MH: know. You dId everyLhIng you couId
by wInnIng Lhe ruce, und NIkI hnIshed
second Lo wIn by huII u oInL.
AP: BuL huve Lo LeII you LhuL Lhe evenIng uILer
NIkI won wus quILe. memorubIe. remember
EIIo de AngeIIs. L wus hve o`cIock In Lhe mornIng
und we`d hud quILe u bIL Lo drInk. He usked me
Lo brIng hIm buck Lo hIs hoLeI. sLoed In IronL
oI Lhe hoLeI und he usked: Why don`L you brIng
me cIoser Lo Lhe door? So suId: Okuy, you
wunL Lo geL cIoser? reversed Lhe cur. Then hrsL
geur. Lhere wus u bIg gIuss door, wenL Lhrough
und down InLo Lhe Iobby. suId: Okuy, now usk
Ior Lhe key Lo your room. hud Lo go buck Lo my
hoLeI In u LuxI becuuse Lhe cur wus sLuck Lhere, In
Lhe Iobby. MurIboro were very, very nIce, becuuse
Lhey Look cure oI Lhe dumuge.
MH: GreuL sLory. ThuL wouIdn`L huen Loduy!
AP: LhInk you`re rIghL. L`s u ILy.
MH: TuIkIng ubouL dumuge Lo curs, IL remInds
me oI Su 1q86. There wus un IncIdenL uL Lhe
hrsL corner und you hud Lo muke u ILsLo Ior
u new nose. You cume Irom Lhe buck Lo hnIsh
sIxLh und score one oInL us IL wus In Lhose duys.
You suId LhuL couId be vILuI In Lhe chumIonshI
- und IL wus. BuL Lhe LhIng remember Is John
Burnurd LeIIIng me some LIme IuLer - und wILh
some umuzemenL - LhuL your cur wus benL IIke u
bununu. The IronL susensIon wus dumuged und
Lhere wus dumuge uL Lhe reur. He suId he hud no
Ideu how you noL onIy munuged Lo drIve Lhe cur
IIke LhuL, buL uIso munuged Lo somehow hnIsh
Lhe ruce und score u oInL.
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Lo do wILh huvIng been rIghL Lhere - In Lhe ruIn
- when DIdIer PIronI hud LhuL LerrIbIe uccIdenL
durIng rucLIce uL HockenheIm In 1q8z?
AP: A Iew monLhs beIore Lhe uccIdenL you`re
LuIkIng ubouL wILh DIdIer, we`d hud Lhe uccIdenL
wILh GIIIes VIIIeneuve uL ZoIder. You need Lo
remember LhuL In beLween we`d uIso hud Lhe
uccIdenL In Cunudu where RIcurdo PuIeLLI wus
kIIIed when he hIL DIdIer`s sLuIIed FerrurI on Lhe
grId. don`L wunL Lo go InLo uII Lhe deLuII exceL
Lo suy we`d hud u IoL oI bud uccIdenLs. WhIIe we
ure LuIkIng ubouL LhIs, we menLIoned EIIo eurIIer.
When you LhInk ubouL Lhe uccIdenL he hud when
LesLIng uL RIcurd |In 1q86|. ThuL wus LerrIbIe und
shouId never huve huened becuuse oI Lhe Iuck
oI roer uLLenLIon Lo deuI wILh LhIs. L shows
how much Lhe suIeLy hus Imroved.
Handing the cup to the
crowd at Monza was a
present for the tifosi
BuL DIdIer`s uccIdenL In 1q8z horrIhed me.
|PIronI, IuIng quIckIy, hud cuughL ProsL,
who hud jusL been overLuken by Derek DuIy`s
WIIIIums. ThInkIng DuIy wus movIng oII IIne Lo
geL ouL oI Lhe FerrurI`s wuy, PIronI owered InLo
Lhe sruy und sLruIghL InLo Lhe buck oI Lhe unseen
RenuuIL. The FerrurI Look oII, Iunded on ILs nose
und dId LerrIbIe dumuge Lo PIronI`s unkIes und
IeeL. He never ruced uguIn In moLorsorL.|
hud sLoed, oI course, und seeIng DIdIer wus
uwIuI, reuIIy uwIuI. wenL sLruIghL Lo Lhe RenuuIL
moLorhome. There wus onIy myseII und Leum
boss Grurd Lurrousse. He suId shouId Lry Lo
geL buck In Lhe cur us soon us ossIbIe. suId:
`m goIng Lo go In Lhe cur buL `m LeIIIng you,
Irom Loduy, `m goIng Lo do whuL wunL Lo do
when IL`s weL. wunL Lo be Lhe onIy judge oI Lhe
besL LhIng Lo do. uIwuys keL LhIs hIIosohy
even Lhough you cunnoL uIy IL uII Lhe LIme.
n 1q88 uL SIIversLone, cun`L remember
II Lhere wus u shunL uL Lhe hrsL corner or
whuLever, buL Lhe cur wus noL correcL und
dIdn`L undersLund why. NeII OuLIey LoId me
uILerwurds LhuL Lhe cur wus bud, whIch wus
why couId noL drIve IL. wus nowhere.
decIded Lo sLo becuuse you know how IL Is
when IL`s weL IIke LhIs; IL`s hILh geur und you
AP: ThuL`s why 1q86 wus my besL seuson; LhuL
und 1qqo uL FerrurI. n 1q86, uIwuys LhoughL
LhuL we couId be worId chumIons even Lhough
Lhe WIIIIums |drIven by NIgeI MunseII und
NeIson PIqueL| wus much beLLer; much quIcker.
reuIIy wunLed Lo geL LhIs oInL uL Su. BuL wus
young. Every LIme wenL InLo Euu Rouge, wus
LhInkIng - you don`L know whuL cun huen.
hud u cur Ior rIghL corners - und u dIIIerenL cur
Ior IeIL corners. BuL goL u oInL. When you`re
rucIng und hghLIng Ior u chumIonshI, you
know LhuL someLImes you huve Lo Luke rIsks
- buL, even so, LhIs wus u bIg rIsk.
MH: L cerLuInIy wus. On Lhe oLher hund, Lhe
1q88 BrILIsh Grund PrIx suw you uII ouL becuuse
Lhe condILIons were so bud. TeII me ubouL your
LhoughLs behInd LhuL decIsIon. Wus uny oI LhIs
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need conhdence. wus IosIng conhdence und Lhe
cur wus goIng nowhere, so sLoed.
PeoIe suId couIdn`L drIve In Lhe weL. BuL
wus reuIIy good - okuy, LhuL`s my oInIon - when
IL wus weL or sIIery. No robIem. IIke IL very
much when IL`s IIke LhuL. BuL when IL wus weL
und you hud Lhe combInuLIon oI uquuIunIng und
oor vIsIbIIILy, never wunLed Lo Luke Lhe rIsk.
wus uIwuys LhInkIng oI DIdIer. BuL how do you
suy LhuL Lo Lhe ress? L`s hurd, buL IIved wILh IL
even Lhough wus IosIng u IILLIe bIL oI credIbIIILy
wILh Lhe ress, buL noL reuIIy wILh Lhe Leum.
MH: The Leum muy huve undersLood LhIs, buL
your reIuLIonshI wILh Ron DennIs wus quILe
dIIhcuIL uL LImes. PurLIcuIurIy LhuL momenL uL
Monzu In 1q8q when you were on Lhe odIum
und hunded Lhe wInner`s cu Lo Lhe crowd beIow.
You knew Ron hud u bIg LhIng ubouL Lhe Leum
keeIng Lhe LrohIes - und here you were, noL
jusL keeIng Lhe cu, buL gIvIng IL Lo Lhe Iuns.
AP: L wus noL remedILuLed. hud jusL sIgned
wILh FerrurI; hud won Lhe ruce wILh Lhousunds
oI eoIe In IronL oI me. To be honesL, don`L
know whuL huened. L wus IIke u sorL oI
resenL Ior Lhe LIIosI. BuL Ron wus so useL; so
useL. couId undersLund IuLer on. You know,
when you huve Lhese kInd oI Lough yeurs, Lough
reIuLIons, you Iose your judgmenL - `m LuIkIng
ubouL myseII, noL unybody eIse. You huve eoIe
IIke Jo Rumirez und your engIneers LryIng Lo
kee Lhe sLubIIILy, oLherwIse you do LhIngs Irom
your heurL und you don`L know whuL you ure
doIng. To Ron, Lhe LrohIes ure very ImorLunL
Ior Lhe hIsLory oI Lhe comuny. So Lhere wus LhuL
und Lhe IucL we were In LuIy. hud won und he
wus IosIng hIs drIver who wus now becomIng u
FerrurI drIver. So cun undersLund LhuL, buL
dId noL do IL on urose uL uII.
suId okuy um goIng Lo muke u coy oI LhIs
Lrohy - becuuse we couId noL geL Lhe orIgInuI
buck, LhuL`s Ior sure. When wus doIng LhIngs
wILh McLuren In 1qq, we hud u nIce evenIng,
Ior Lhe whoIe IucLory; u ChrIsLmus urLy. ThuL`s
when guve hIm Lhe Lrohy Ior LhuL ruce. BuL,
you know, noLhIng wus done Lo hurL unyone.
We were IosIng some sonLuneILy uL Lhe LIme,
becuuse we were so sLressed every duy.
MH: You were comIng Lo Lhe end oI u reLLy Lense
LIme wILh AyrLon. Huve you seen Lhe hIm Sennu?
AP: huve seen u bIg urL oI IL. dId noL wunL Lo
LuIk ubouL IL beIore, buL now `d IIke Lo gIve my
oInIon. L cun be u bIL Iong, buL wunL Lo
be recIse.
MH: No robIem. PIeuse go uheud.
AP: do noL IIke Lhe hIm, Irom whuL huve seen
und whuL huve heurd. And do noL wunL Lo see
IL comIeLeIy becuuse know whuL IL Is IIke.
When Lhey hrsL LuIked Lo me ubouL Lhe hIm,
Lhey usked II wunLed Lo be urL oI IL. suId:
Sure. Why noL? The onIy condILIon - weII, IL`s
noL u condILIon buL, you need Lo undersLund,
LoId Lhem: L wouId be IunLusLIc II you couId
show Lhe AyrLon beIore he urrIved In F1; whuL he
wus IIke In F1, hghLIng wILh me or uguInsL me;
und Lhe AyrLon uILer reLIred. I you do LhuL, u
mIx oI Lhe nIce sLorIes und sorL, even when
Prost rates
his best two seasons
of F1 as 1986 (main),
when he won his
second title for
McLaren; and 1990
(inset) when he was
with Ferrari
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IL`s hurd, Lhe hghL, und Lhe humun sIde, Lhen
IL`s goIng Lo be u good hIm. Becuuse IL Is reuIIy
someLhIng unbeIIevubIe. n my oInIon IL wus u
IunLusLIc sLory. BuL you need Lo menLIon u IoL oI
LhIngs LhuL huened uILer reLIred.
dId uImosL eIghL hours oI InLervIews. EIghL
hours. TuIkIng much more on Lhe humun sIde so
LhuL you couId undersLund how he wus beIore -
becuuse he uIso LoId me, uILer reLIred, how he
hud been when we were rucIng. BuL uIso wunLed
Lo muke Lhe oInL LhuL when reLIred we suw u
new AyrLon Sennu. L Is u IunLusLIc sLory In sorL,
one LhuL onIy huens, don`L know, Iour or hve
LImes In o yeurs. Even II IL hnIshed budIy Ior
AyrLon, IL Is reuIIy u nIce sLory uL Lhe end.
BuL whuL do noL IIke uL uII In Lhe hIm - uL uII
- Is LhuL LhIs dId noL come ucross. You onIy huve
one chunce Lo do u hIm IIke LhIs becuuse once IL
hus been done, you`re noL goIng Lo do IL uguIn.
hnd IL very bud, und sud. I Lhey wunLed Lo do
u commercIuI hIm wILh Lhe bud guy und Lhe good
guy, Lhen do noL muke uny InLervIews; do noL usk
me unyLhIng.
MH: BuL Lhey dId suggesL LhuL Lhere hud been
u rurochemenL beLween you und AyrLon.
AP: Yes, buL wus LryIng Lo exIuIn whuL
huened u week beIore moIu when AyrLon
cuIIed me uImosL every duy. There ure LhIngs he
LoId me LhuL wouId never LeII unyone. wouId
never LeII unyLhIng ubouL whuL he suId durIng
LhIs week. When you heur LhuL AyrLon suId
AIuIn, we mIss you, LhuL wus orgunIsed und
urrunged by French TV |TF1| und IL comIeLeIy
mIsses Lhe oInL. cunnoL be huy ubouL LhuL.
The reuson cunnoL be huy Is noL becuuse
Iook IIke Lhe bud guy; don`L cure much ubouL
LhuL becuuse. `m uIIve, `m okuy. BuL wouId
IIke everyone Lo know who AyrLon Sennu wus,
whuL exucLIy our hghL wus ubouL und uIso, whuL
huened uL Lhe end. I you wunL Lo LeII u sLory,
LeII Lhe Lrue sLory; noL someLhIng urrunged IIke
LhIs |reIerrIng Lo Lhe 'AIuIn, we mIss you` TF1
cII|. Our sLory dId noL end In 1qqq. Our sLory
wIII IusL Iorever. And you wunL IL Lo LeII Lhe
LruLh. `m more useL now Lhun wus when Lhe
hIm cume ouL. ThuL Is onIy Lhe reuson why.
MH: suw Lhe hIm Lhree LImes. enjoyed IL very
much buL dId suy: I you`re u Iun oI AIuIn
ProsL, don`L wuLch LhIs hIm. L wusn`L buIunced
In LhuL resecL.
AP: L shouId huve been buIunced; LhuL wouId
huve been much beLLer. ObvIousIy IL Is noL very
good Ior AyrLon, buL IL Is noL bud eILher. AL IeusL
you undersLund Lhe ersonuIILy or Lhe churucLer
uL Lhe LIme. EsecIuIIy when he wus uguInsL me.
He wus u dIIIerenL erson Lhen. NoL IIke when he
wus hghLIng uguInsL MIchueI or NIgeI or whoever.
FIghLIng uguInsL me, he wus dIIIerenL. You need
Lo exIuIn LhuL.
MH: A IoL oI your robIems wILh AyrLon
orIgInuLed Irom when you hud your subbuLIcuI In
1qqz und Lhen cume buck Lo drIve Ior WIIIIums
In 1qq und Lhere wus LuIk oI AyrLon Ior 1qqq.
WhuL`s your vIew on LhuL? DId you reIuse Lo sLuy
II AyrLon cume?
AP: n Lhe mIddIe oI 1qq when we hud
dIscussIons ubouL AyrLon, IL wus dIIhcuIL Ior
me. Never, uL uny LIme, dId usk Lo be u number
one or u number Lwo drIver. The onIy LhIng
Prost and Senna
as team-mates and
rivals at McLaren
in 1988-1989: Our
story did not end
in 1994. It will last
forever
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to compete against
Ayrton, but not in
the same team
suId Lo Frunk wus: You ure noL goIng Lo huve
AyrLon In Lhe sume Leum. Then In Lhe mIddIe
oI 1qq, Frunk cuIIed me. knew uIreudy Irom u
Iew weeks beIore LhuL WIIIIums were under some
ressure Irom RenuuIL Lo Luke AyrLon. wus In
Lhe souLh oI Frunce und Frunk suId he wouId
come Lo see me. uIwuys remember LhIs duy. He
suId: huve ressure, whuL cun you do, how do
you see Lhese LhIngs? WhuL do you LhInk?
suId: I you wunL Lo Luke AyrLon, you choose.
wunL Lo comeLe uguInsL AyrLon - huve no
robIem ubouL LhuL - buL noL In Lhe sume Leum.
wunL Lo hghL on Lhe Lruck; wunL Lo huve Lhe
besL chunce ossIbIe Lo beuL hIm on Lhe Lruck.
You know LhuL. So he hud Lo muke u decIsIon.
suId Lo RenuuIL: Okuy, you ure ushIng Ior
AyrLon und you guve me uggruvuLIon LhIs yeur
becuuse IL Is noL eusy. huve u Lwo-yeur conLrucL;
you uy me Lhe second yeur oI my conLrucL und
Ieuve. And LhuL`s whuL huened.
MH: AurL Irom Lhe Sennu busIness uL Lhe end
oI 1qq, you ucLuuIIy hud quILe u LrIcky yeur Ior
vurIous reusons, sLurLIng wILh Lhe FA cuusIng
you robIems over your IIcence.
AP: Yes, IL wus u dIIhcuIL yeur. IeIL very weII
InsIde Lhe Leum, buL ouLsIde Lhe Leum Lhere wus
u very sLrunge umbIence wILh Lhe ress. When
you Iooked uL Lhe ress In Frunce, when
wus wInnIng IL wus ubsoIuLeIy normuI
becuuse hud Lhe besL cur, wus wILh Lhe
besL Leum, my cur hud more horseower
Lhun AyrLon`s cur - und LhIngs IIke LhIs.
AIwuys, uIwuys u oIemIc; IL Is very
dIIhcuIL Lo moLIvuLe yourseII when IL
Is IIke LhIs. L wus duy und nIghL uII
Lhe LIme. When you Iose u ruce IIke
uL DonIngLon Purk In 1qq, eoIe
do noL reuIIse Lhere ure muny,
muny reusons Ior whuL huened.
AyrLon`s cur, when IL wus weL,
LechnIcuIIy, IL wus u dIIIerenL cur.
For sure AyrLon wus very IusL, buL
In Lhese condILIons hIs cur wus much beLLer.
And Lhere wus no oInL Lo Lhe French ress
uLLuckIng me over LhIs. WInnIng Is one LhIng buL
you need Lo wIn In u good umbIence.
MH: You won uL moIu wILh u sLIckIng LhroLLIe.
Wus LhuL one oI Lhe besL wIns In 1qq?
AP: don`L know II IL wus one oI Lhe besL, buL IL
wus u good one. reuIIsed uL moIu LhuL Lhere wus
no objecLIvILy becuuse `d hud u good wIn und
noLhIng wus suId, yeL Lhey hud crILIcIsed me uILer
noL wInnIng uL DonIngLon Purk.
MH: WhuL wus your huIesL erIod uL McLuren?
Wus IL 1q8-1q8;?
AP: Even 1q88 wus noL LhuL bud, uILhough
IeIL Lhe dIIIerence uL Lhe begInnIng oI LhuL yeur
when AyrLon cume. BuL wus noL unhuy.
LhInk IL wus Lhe wuy Lo go; Lo huve u new sLurL In
Lhe Leum wILh AyrLon und Hondu engInes. hud
Lhe meeLIng wILh Hondu uL Lhe end oI Lhe yeur
In Genevu. remember IL IIke IL wus yesLerduy,
meeLIng Mr KuwumoLo und Lhree oLher eoIe
Irom Hondu. We suId we hud u Lough yeur In
1q88 buL we dId noL huve uny robIems wILh
AyrLon LhuL yeur. There were Lough momenLs IIke
PorLuguI - LhuL huens. He won one more ruce
|eIghL Lo ProsL`s seven| buL, II you remember,
couId huve won In Hungury when overLook hIm
und Lhen wenL u bIL wIde. sLurLed Irom sevenLh;
he wus on oIe. ThuL`s urL oI Lhe gume.
BuL uL LhIs meeLIng uL Lhe end oI 1q88,
suId Lo Hondu: don`L wunL Lo enLer InLo uny
LechnIcuI consIderuLIon, buL when see un engIne
urrIvIng uL Lhe Lruck LhuL Is secIuI Ior AyrLon,
Lhen sychoIogIcuIIy, LhuL Is noL eusy. He hus
won Lhe chumIonshI und huve come second
und we hud u good yeur, buL wunL Lo huve Lhe
sume LreuLmenL Ior 1q8q. BuL Lhe hghL Irom
Lhe begInnIng oI 1q8q wus much, much worse.
don`L wunL Lo go Loo much InLo deLuIIs now, buL
`8q reuIIy wus u dIsusLer und IeIL very bud.
MH: You`ve seen LhIngs Irom boLh sIdes. HuvIng
been u drIver, you run your own Leum Irom 1qq;
Lo
zoo1
- und IL wus
dIIhcuIL. How do you reecL on LhuL now?
AP: Very sImIe: dIdn`L wunL Lo do IL. knew IL
wouId be very, very dIIhcuIL In Frunce buL wus
beIng ushed oIILIcuIIy Lo do IL. BuL, consIderIng
uII Lhe usecLs, LhInk we dId noL do so bud,
esecIuIIy II you LhInk ubouL Lhe reIuLIonshI
wILh PeugeoL, whIch wus bud becuuse Lhey dId
noL wunL Lo uL In uny money. Then hud sIgned
u very good conLrucL wILh Yuhoo, buL we couId
noL do IL becuuse oI Lhe InLerneL crIsIs. hud uIso
sIgned u conLrucL wILh PrInce AI WuIeed Ior hIs
son - Lhen we hud 11 SeLember.
don`L wunL Lo go InLo deLuIIs, buL we were
uyIng $z8mIIIIon Ior Lhe engIne; we were
suosed Lo uy $zm Lhe yeur uILer. Look uL
whuL huened Lo Brubhum und Juguur und
oLher Leums und whuL`s huenIng Loduy In
Frunce: whuL cun you do? AL Lhe end oI Lhe duy,
IL wus noL bud. reuIIy suIIered becuuse, uguIn,
Lhe Imuge wus noL good. n IucL, LhoughL IL wus
u good exerIence. The onIy LhIng regreL Is LhuL
LhInk we mIssed one yeur. We needed one more
yeur Lo rove we were beLLer. BuL hndIng Lhe
money Lo conLInue wouId huve been very hurd.
MH: Wus IL Lhe mosL sLressIuI LIme you`ve hud?
AP: By u Iong wuy. No quesLIon. wus very huy
when we sLoed becuuse you cunnoL do LhuL Ior
ever; work wILh no consIderuLIon Ior unyLhIng
eIse und jusL uLLuck. My LeIehone wus red hoL.
wus IeuvIng Lhe IucLory uL 11 o`cIock every nIghL.
We hud some unbeIIevubIe sLorIes ubouL eoIe
who wunLed Lo buy Lhe Leum. One duy `m goIng
Lo wrILe u book ubouL LhuL.
MH: ÌI Iook Iorwurd Lo IL. Bused on our chuL, IL
shouId be u besL-seIIer. Thunks Ior your LIme.
AP: No robIem.
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Lhe yeur oI PeLer`s deuLh. JuckIe IIves Ior Lhe
resenL und hIs enLhusIusm Ior conLemorury
F1 Is uIwuys InIecLIous.
Husn`L IL been u IunLusLIc seuson, he
suId. There ure IoLs oI LhIngs LhuL sLund
ouL, und AIonso`s goL Lo be one oI Lhose. He wus ubsoIuLeIy brIIIIunL: such
consIsLency und roIessIonuIIsm. FerrurI ure Iucky Lo huve hIm.
WhuL JuckIe IIkes Lo dIscuss even more Lhun drIvers, however, Is
busIness. BusIness deuIs LhuL boosL hIs noL-InconsIderubIe bunk buIunce
und kee hIm uL-Lo-Lhe-bourds uL Lhe uge oI ;. He suys he geLs us much
Ieusure Irom doIng deuIs us he ever dId Irom drIILIng Lhrough SIIversLone`s
oId WoodcoLe uL 1omh.
ThIs sLruck me when hrsL InLervIewed hIm Ior ) 5DFLQJ on Lhe eve
oI Lhe 1qq; seuson. WhIIe dIscussIng Lhe bIrLh oI SLewurL Grund PrIx, he
LuIked consIderubIy more ubouL Lhe Ford MoLor Comuny, HSBC und Lhe
MuIuysIun TourIsL Bourd Lhun he dId oI hIs drIvers Rubens BurrIcheIIo und
Jun Mugnussen, und IL`s Lhe sume now. ThIs LIme IL wus RoIex. The SwIss
wuLchmuker hus become F1`s oIhcIuI LIme keeer Ior zo1 und JuckIe - u
RoIex gIobuI umbussudor Ior more Lhun Iour decudes - wus InsLrumenLuI In
ushIng Lhe deuI Lhrough. cun`L LeII you muny deLuIIs ubouL Lhe deuI, he
suId, oLher Lhun Lo suy IL`s huge. L`s reuIIy huge, und LhuL`s IunLusLIc news
Ior Lhe sorL. RoIex Is hrsL cIuss und F1 wIII benehL Irom LhuL.
WILh commILmenLs Lo RoIex und GenII CuILuI, und oLher busIness
besIdes, LhIs wIII be u busy yeur Ior JuckIe. BuL he doesn`L resenL Lhe cuIIs
on hIs LIme; he LhrIves on IL. The dIury hIIs u
ubouL Lhree monLhs In udvunce und LhuL mukes
my IIIe reLLy rIgId. BuL Iove IL; sLIII Iove F1
und sLIII Iove beIng InvoIved. Iove Lhe rhyLhm
oI F1; once IL`s In your bIood, you never Iose IL.
We uII Iove Lhe rhyLhm oI F1, JuckIe; roII on
Lhe hrsL ruce oI zo1.
7KH PRPHQWXP GLVDSSHDUV uImosL InsLunLIy. For nIne
monLhs Lhe rhyLhm oI Lhe FormuIu 1 cuIendur hus dIcLuLed
Lhe uce oI IIIe. Lhen suddenIy IL`s uII over. nILIuIIy, you
IeeI IosL; Lhe sense oI Ireedom Is overwheImIng. You IeeI
IIke you`re cIuLchIng u `box oI neuLruIs when onIy momenLs
eurIIer you were uL-ouL In sevenLh geur. BuL you uduL
Lo Lhe humdrum nuLure oI Lhe wInLer monLhs, knowIng
Lhey`re onIy Lemorury.
The Iong evenIngs gIve you LIme Lo reecL on Lhe
IdIosyncrusIes oI IIIe on Lhe roud. The bIzurre meeLIngs
(Owen WIIson whIIe queuIng Ior Lhe IuvuLorIes uL
nLerIugos); Lhe exLruordInury meuIs (Iumb`s bruIn In
MeIbourne); und Lhe hours senL In IImbo wuILIng Ior
eoIe und Iunes. More Lhun Lhree duys senL In uIrorL
check-In queues und Lwo IurLher duys wuILIng Lo InLervIew
rucIng drIvers. How wus your 6o-duy yeur?
MId-reverIe you LeII Lhe wIIe LhuL you`ve senL more Lhun 1oo nIghLs
In someone eIse`s bed over Lhe usL yeur; she usks you Lo sLo IucIng
Lhe LooLhusLe buck In your wushbug. And she wunLs Lo know why you`ve
sLurLed euLIng u bununu Irom Lhe wrong end.
EuL Lhem IIke Lhe monkeys do, Is SebusLIun VeLLeI`s udvIce. They know
more ubouL bununus Lhun us und Lhey eeI Lhem Irom Lhe boLLom, Lhe
oosILe end Lo Lhe sLuIk. Try IL; IL`s much eusIer LheIr wuy. When one oI
Seb`s rIvuIs wus LoId ubouL hIs enchunL Ior monkey busIness, hIs reIy wus
redIcLubIe. LoId you uny monkey couId drIve Lhe Red BuII.
BuL Lhere`s onIy IImILed LIme Ior reecLIon. SLorIes sLIII need Lo be wrILLen
durIng Lhe wInLer und wILhouL ruce weekends Lo rovIde Lhe nurruLIve,
you reverL Lo Lhe good oId dog `n` bone Lo generuLe muLerIuI. How`s Murk
Webber uILer hIs IuLesL Ieg oeruLIon? TexL Lo Murk. WhuL`s Lhe IuLesL on
BernIe`s scru wILh Lhe Germun Luxmun? Phone cuII Lo u Germun coIIeugue,
who hus u enchunL Ior oIILIcuI sLorIes. Why hus Lech guru Murk GIIIun IeIL
WIIIIums? Phone cuII Lo SIr Frunk.
The job`s more Iubour-InLensIve when you`re grounded, buL Lhere ure sLIII
momenLs oI huge suLIsIucLIon - und you rureIy geL u beLLer InLervIewee Lhun
SIr JuckIe SLewurL. We soke durIng LhuL reuIIy coId seII beIore ChrIsLmus
und he wus IuII oI Lhe joys, huvIng jusL reLurned Irom wuIkIng hIs dogs In
LemeruLures weII beIow zero.
OsLensIbIy, my cuII wus Lo LuIk ubouL hIs CunAm und F1 rIvuI PeLer
Revson. JuckIe couId remember PeLer weII (und uIso Revson`s gIrIIrIend,
Lhe modeI MurjorIe WuIIuce), buL Lhe conversuLIon dIdn`L end In 1q;q,
For Sir Jackie Stewart,
the absolute stand-out
driver of 2012 was Ferraris
Fernando Alonso
7KHUH LV DQ unchurILubIe body oI oInIon LhuL
SebusLIun VeLLeI hus succeeded In wInnIng u
brIIIIunL Lhree successIve worId chumIonshIs uL
Lhe uge oI z onIy becuuse he Is u very good - us
oosed Lo un ouLsLundIng - drIver, who hus been
Iucky enough Lo huve Lhe besL cur. WhuL rubbIsh!
He`s done so by beIng Lhe rIghL drIver In Lhe rIghL
Leum uL Lhe rIghL LIme.
As uIwuys oInL ouL Lo eoIe who conLend
LhuL F1 Is more ubouL Lhe cur Lhun Lhe drIver, IL
Is u Leum sorL In whIch every member, Irom Lhe
Leum rIncIuI, Lhe desIgners, Lhe drIvers, Lhe
uerodynumIcIsLs und Lhe engIne, geurbox und
Lyre men, Lo Lhe LruckIe who LrunsorLs Lhe curs
und Lhe T boIhns who monILor IL In ucLIon, Is u
IInk In u chuIn. I u sIngIe IInk breuks, so does Lhe
evenLs LhuL he wus u huge LuIenL. When, uL Lhe uge
oI 1q, IoIIowIng success In FormuIu BMW und F,
he wus seLLIng IusLesL LImes In F1 Iree rucLIce Ior
BMW Suuber, IL becume cIeur LhuL he wus Lhe reuI
deuI. BeIore Iong, he wus wInnIng ruces.
So why do VeLLeI`s deLrucLors beIILLIe hIm?
LhInk IL Is becuuse Lhey jusL cun`L ucceL LhuL
unyone so young couId huve been so successIuI
wILhouL un unIuIr udvunLuge. He cun onIy Ieud
Irom Lhe IronL und he cun`L overLuke, Lhey suy.
WeII, he`s roved LhuL Lo be wrong oILen enough,
husn`L he? BruveIy usL AIonso uL Monzu Ior
sLurLers; ILIune Lo LhIrd uL Abu DhubI - IncIudIng
u brIIIIunL uss on Jenson BuLLon - und IusL Lo
sIxLh In u dumuged und oII-Lhe-uce cur In BruzII.
L`s Lhe cur, noL hIm, Lhey suy. AIonso couId
wIn In u Red BuII und so couId LewIs HumIILon,
Jenson BuLLon und KImI RuIkknen. WeII, `ve
ubsoIuLeIy no doubL LhuL Lhey`re rIghL ubouL Lhose
oLher drIvers, buL LhuL`s noL Lhe oInL. I you`re us
good us SebusLIun, you`re goIng Lo joIIy weII muke
sure LhuL you`re In Lhe besL Leum ossIbIe. The
Iegendury Juun MunueI FungIo wouId onIy sIgn
one-yeur conLrucLs so LhuL he couId decIde whIch
wus Lhe besL cur Ior Lhe nexL seuson. Hence AIIu
Romeo, Mercedes-Benz, FerrurI und MuseruLI -
und worId chumIonshIs wILh uII Iour oI Lhem.
SebusLIun VeLLeI Is wILh Red BuII becuuse he
served hIs urenLIceshI wILh brIIIIunce und
hus shown he`s goL whuL IL Lukes Lo wIn Irom
Lhe IronL, Lhe buck, In Lhe dry und In Lhe weL,
commundIngIy IeudIng ouL on hIs own, hghLIng
every Inch oI Lhe wuy, under ressure und In
good LImes und bud. There`s no denyIng LhuL Ior
Lhree seusons Red BuII huve been Lhe Leum Lo
beuL, Lhunks Lo DIeLrIch MuLeschILz`s money und
enLhusIusm, HeImuL Murko`s drIver seIecLIon,
AdrIun Newey`s desIgn brIIIIunce und ChrIsLIun
Horner`s munugemenL, bucked by Lhe Leum sIrIL
und comeLence oI everyone uL MIILon Keynes.
BuL when Lhe IIghLs wenL ouL on Lhe grId, IL wus
SebusLIun VeLLeI who beuL brIIIIunL rIvuIs In u cur
LhuL wusn`L uIwuys Lhe besL.
He`s noL jusL u IubuIous drIver eILher. AL Lhe
zo1z AuLosorL Awurds, wus remInded oI hIs
churIsmu, hIs humIIILy, hIs sense oI humour und
hIs eIoquence In whuL, Lo hIm, Is u IoreIgn
Iunguuge. He Is u very worLhy muILIIe chumIon
who couId go on Lo become Lhe greuLesL oI Lhem
uII: we`re very Iucky Lo huve hIm.
chuIn. So every Leum wunLs Lhe besL oI everyLhIng,
esecIuIIy drIvers. I you huve Lhe money, Lhe
resources und Lhe exerIence (IIke FerrurI,
McLuren und Red BuII) youÌI geL Lhem - und
LhuL`s why Lhe besL drIvers end u In Lhe besL curs.
As Iur us drIvers ure concerned, Lhere huve
been Iew In Lhe hIsLory oI F1 who huve hud
suersLurdom wrILLen uII over Lhem Irom Lhe very
sLurL. Who Lhey uII ure Is conLenLIous, buL umong
Lhe mosL obvIous ure Juun MunueI FungIo,
SLIrIIng Moss, JIm CIurk, JuckIe SLewurL, AyrLon
Sennu, MIchueI Schumucher und Fernundo
AIonso, uII oI whom were so ouLsLundIng In LheIr
eurIy cureers LhuL Lhey ruIdIy Iound LheIr wuy Lo
Lhe Lo. As dId SebusLIun, who goL Lhere becuuse
IL wus very cIeur even Irom hIs eurIIesL kurLIng
Red Bull have been the team to beat thanks to Neweys
design brilliance, Horners management and Sebastian Vettel
Few drivers in the
history of F1 have had
superstardom written
all over them from the
start. But Vettel is one
UNLESS IM VERY MUCH MISTAKEN
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Cant decide on which race to choose this year?
Let us share some of our favourites with you!
MALAYSIAN GRAND PRIX - 24 MARCH
Its always summer in Malaysia and the Grand Prix is a great excuse
to combine a race weekend with a holiday. Sepang circuit is well
known for its superb spectator facilities and just under an hour from
Kuala Lumpur where ornate temples, modern skycrapers, street
markets and shopping malls can all be found on a typical street.
Extend your stay on one of Malaysias idyllic beach resorts and
recharge the batteries.
SPANISH GRAND PRIX - 12 MAY
A delightful and seductive city, rich in architecture and heritage.
Barcelona is the perfect destination for the ultimate racing getaway,
with everything from designer boutiques to colourful markets and
quaint cafes.The Montmelo circuit basks under the Spanish sunshine
and provides superb views of the track. If city life isnt for you we
also offer a 5 night break in the coastal resort of Santa Susanna.
BELGIUM GRAND PRIX - 25 AUGUST
Join us for the F1
TM
and stay in the multi-cultural city of Brussels.
The Grand Place is the historic centre, surrounded by ower markets,
quirky shops and late night eateries. In the summer months, Brussels
is lively until the early hours with plenty of places to unwind.
New for 2013 - travel by Eurostar to Brussels and continue by
coach to the spa town of Aachen. With just under an hours transfer
time to the Spa-Francorhamps circuit it makes a perfect base if
youre keen to watch all three days racing.
We have over 50 years combined experience and look forward to creating
the perfect itinerary for you. Call us now to discuss your plans!
F1Jan12
To receive a copy of our 2013 brochure
call us on: 0845 375 0300 or visit our website:
www.grandstandmotorsports.co.uk
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