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CONTENTS / APRIL 2014 FIRST SECTOR: THE REGULARS

RACING

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IGNITION A TRIBUTE TO AYRTON SENNA PARADES THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY FROM MELBOURNE F1 INSIDER NEWS, OPINION AND ANALYSIS THE SCIENCE BEHIND DAMAGE REPAIR PETER WINDSOR RED BULL’S STREAMLINED GARAGE EMERSON FITTIPALDI ON THE DAWN OF A NEW SEASON DIETER RENCKEN WHAT’S GOING ON AT RENAULT? NOW THAT WAS A CAR: THE MARCH 711 SUBSCRIBE AND GET A MERCEDES TEAM PEN

Kamui Kobayashi

THE LEGACY OF AYRTON SENNA

answers your

Twenty years after Senna’s death, Richard Williams examines the lasting impact of the sport’s greatest racer

COVER STORIES

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SECOND SECTOR: THE FEATURES

SENNA: HIS LAST HOURS

questions about his Formula 1 comback with Caterham

Former Williams commercial director Richard West reveals the story of Senna’s last – and previously lost – interview

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SENNA’S 20 GREATEST MOMENTS The astonishing highlights that put him in a class of his own

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HÜLKENBERG: STUCK IN THE MIDDLE Will his talent continue to simmer in a mid-grid car, or will someone give him the top-team drive he deserves?

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NEW-LOOK NOSE DESIGN Every team has developed their own version of the reviled ’anteater nose’. We investigate how each one works

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WE’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER Drivers now get to pick their own car number, which they keep for their whole career. So who chose what – and why?

AYRTON SENNA His final interview revealed for the very first time

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THE ICEMAN’S ARTIST F1 Racing meets Uffe Tägtström, who talks us through the painstaking process of designing Kimi’s helmets

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IN CONVERSATION: JAMES ALLISON Ferrari’s technical director on getting the team winning again

68 When will the talented Nico Hülkenberg make it to the

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YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS

big time?

The inimitable Kamui Kobayashi discusses his racing return and clears up a spot of confusion about paintballing…

NEW NOSES The different takes on the new nose regulations explained

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VILLENEUVE: THE RETURN The 1997 world champion has ditched commentating for a cockpit comeback – this time competing in Rallycross

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THE LION KING Ferrari chairman Luca Di Montezemolo discusses the team’s new driver pairing and his loathing of simulators

94 Jacques Villeneuve: back at the wheel and going sideways in Rallycross

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DI MONTEZEMOLO On the past, present and future of the Scuderia

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LUNCH WITH DR GARY HARTSTEIN Now the go-to man for translating updates on the condition of Michael Schumacher, the former F1 medical delegate remains as engaging and outspoken as ever

THIRD SECTOR: FINISHING STRAIGHT

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VILLENEUVE A change of direction for Jacques as he moves into Rallycross

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AUSTRALIAN GP DEBRIEF FIRST BLOOD TO NICO ROSBERG MALAYSIAN GP PREVIEW TEAMS FACE HEAT AND HUMIDITY BAHRAIN GP PREVIEW DUSTY DESERT RACING CHINESE GP PREVIEW A REAL DRIVER CHALLENGE INBOX YOUR VIEWS ON THE NEW SEASON MURRAY WALKER REMEMBERS AYRTON SENNA

100 F1 Racing is granted a rare audience with Enzo Ferrari’s heir, Luca Di Montezemolo

44 Our 20-page Senna special celebrates the career of an F1 great, two decades after his tragic death, and

108 Maurice Hamilton lunches with Professor Sid Watkins’ protégé, Dr Gary Hartstein

includes the exclusive story of his last interview

Ignition / Anthony Rowlinson / 03.14

Follow Anthony on Twitter: @Rowlinson_F1R

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F1 Racing April 2014

Engine woe: Ricciardo breaks down

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at the first pre-season test (left) and

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F1 Mastermind Your chosen specialised subject: the world’s greatest sport

Q1 At which 1975 race did Jochen

Q5 Troy Ruttman started eight

Q8 Which Argentine driver was also

Q12 At which 1993 grand prix did

Mass become the first winner to

world championship grands prix, but

an accomplished polo player, with

Ayrton Senna notch up McLaren’s

score half points?

only one of them was a Formula 1

a handicap of ten?

100th win?

Q2 What is the only GP for which

race. Which one was it?

Q9 Who won the only US Grand

Q13 Lance Reventlow, the driving

Ayrton Senna failed to qualify?

Q6 At which circuit was the

Prix to be held at Sebring?

force behind Scarab’s abortive F1

Q3 At the 1979 French GP, Renault

fastest qualifier and race winner

Q10 Which future world champion

involvement in the 1960s, was the

claimed the first victory for a

traditionally awarded a bonus in the

made his grand prix debut in a

stepson of which Hollywood actor?

turbocharged car. Who was driving?

form of bottles of champagne?

March 711, as photographed on p42

Q14 What was unusual about

Q4 Juan Manuel Fangio took the

Q7 Only three of the seven

of this issue?

Stirling Moss’s participation in the

last victory for a supercharged car

classified finishers in the 1996

Q11 Arthur Legat contested the

1958 Argentine Grand Prix?

in the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix – at

Monaco GP took the chequered flag

1952 and 1953 Belgian Grands Prix

Q15 At which race did Daniel

which circuit?

on the lead lap. Who was the third?

in which type of car?

Ricciardo make his first F1 start?

Answers: Q1 Spanish Grand Prix Q2 San Marino 1984 Q3 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Q4 Pedralbes Q5 1958 French GP Q6 Reims Q7 Johnny Herbert Q8 Carlos Menditéguy Q9 Bruce McLaren Q10 Niki Lauda Q11 Veritas Meteor Q12 Brazil Q13 Cary Grant Q14 He drove a Cooper instead of a Vanwall Q15 2011 British GP

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NEWS

Crunch court case looms for Ecclestone

Takuya Izawa

YOUNG GUNS

F1 supremo wins civil case, but criminal trial is yet to come

Ecclestone post-trial in London: “Why shouldn’t I carry on? It’s business as usual”

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Finding the stars of tomorrow, today Takuya Izawa is 29. He was born in Tokyo and will contest this year’s GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix.

Who is he? Izawa is an experienced racer on the Japanese domestic scene. He has been competing in Super GT and Formula Nippon/Super Formula regularly since 2008.

What brings him to GP2? One word: Honda. In preparation for their F1 return as McLaren's engine partner in 2015, they are rebuilding awareness of their historic links with racing by joining McLaren in partnership with one of GP2’s most successful teams. Both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton became GP2 champions with ART before graduating to F1.

How good is he? He has been a frequent rather than regular or consistent winner in domestic competition, finishing runner-up in Super GT in 2009 and third in Super Formula in 2012. He won a race in both disciplines last year, but scored just one other podium finish. For Honda, though, it's important to be seen to be promoting home-grown talent, and Izawa has been a Honda man throughout his career.

How will he fare in GP2? It depends. He has a quick and highly regarded team-mate in Stoffel Vandoorne, and the rest of the GP2 grid is largely populated by drivers with two or three years’ experience.

Can we expect to see him in F1? Unless his 2014 results make the earth move for Ron Dennis, we’re unlikely to see him in a McLaren. But given Honda’s previous tenacity with Satoru Nakajima and Takuma Sato, we may see him in F1 with a customer team.


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PHOTOS: GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; DREW GIBSON/LAT; STEVE ETHERINGTON/LAT; PETER MACDIARMID/GETTY IMAGES; LAT ARCHIVE

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F1 BANTER

NEWS

Azerbaijan mooted as Indian GP replacement

PASSNOTES Your essential F1 briefing #1: Ron Dennis

NameRon Dennis

A race around the streets of Baku could be on the agenda as hopes of a return to New Delhi begin to fade

Age66 Appearance

PHOTOS: ANDY HONE/LAT; XPB.CC

Immaculate.

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Uncreased. Optimised. Disapproving. I recognise him. Didn’t he used to run an F1 team? That’s right. He took over McLaren at the end of 1980 and was team principal until 2009. What’s he been doing since then? Building up the road car side of the business, officially. He’s still the chairman of the McLaren Group and a major shareholder. On the side? A bit of cosying up to politicians. Last year he accompanied the British PM on a trade delegation to China where they tied up a deal to export pig semen. Yuck! I thought Ron was famous for taking a ‘hands-on’ approach to management… Objectively, perhaps not in the understandably specialised business sector pertaining to optimising the reproductive yield of the eventoed ungulate. However, he is currently fully engaged in leveraging his globally acknowledged

Baku’s long, wide coastal road is suitable

entrepreneurial expertise with the purpose of

for F1, but other roads are single-file only

implementing a thorough re-optimisation of his previous enterprise. Axiomatically, therefore, his objective is to remain fully invested in the structural readjustment that he has initiated. What? He won’t be getting down and dirty with the pigs. He’s got better things to do, having executed a boardroom coup at McLaren to land the title of Group CEO again. Couldn’t you have said that the first time? Just my bit of fun. Ron’s famous for his distinctively convoluted oratorical style, nicknamed ‘Ronspeak’. Perhaps he should hire a speechwriter… Don’t you think the McLaren comms team have sufficient lexical firepower to conjure a punchy peroration? Stop it. I’m getting dizzy. Imagine what the incumbent team principal felt like when he heard the news that Ron was coming back. Last season was McLaren’s first without a podium since the Ronster joined in 1980. That, chum, is the very definition of sub-optimal. Do sayOnwards and upwards. Don’t say Anyone got Ross Brawn’s phone number?

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THE DRIVER’S WIFE O.C.De Facto You know the shrink’s word association game where they say, like, ‘beauty’ and I say ‘me’? Well, if they said ‘racing driver’, you’d say ‘macho, virile, or fearless’… right? I mean Amor is all those things and more, don’t you doubt it, baby. It’s just there’s something that’s sort of concerning me, and when your face is insured for doublefigure millions, worry wrinkles aren’t an option. There were signs, but at first I thought it was just part of his seduction technique, you know: ‘Look what a great guy I am, I wipe down the basin after use so it’s drip-free for you’ or ‘I am straightening all the pictures on the walls so you don’t think the building is subsiding.’ Guys have done a whole bunch of crazy stuff to impress me in the past – this much beauty is intimidating. Amor’s so considerate too, you know. He pees sitting down as he said women can develop an irrational fear of urinal splashback, or maybe it was my shrink who said that, or maybe neither… anyway he does a lot for me, stuff that’s not necessarily comfortable. But now it’s affecting my social life. ‘You wanna watch a film, baby?’ I said on one of our rare nights at home, pulling a stack of DVDs off the shelf to find a romcom. He said yes, then went all pale and twitchy and insisted on putting all the cases back in alphabetical order. He missed the first half of the film and the night was ruined, because it’s just not funny when I laugh by myself. I cornered him at breakfast, delaying the production of his juice as I cut the wheatgrass blade by blade to force his attention. ‘Amor, you are so sweet to always think of me, but we have a housekeeper who’s paid to tidy up, so feel free to be your reckless, wild and messy racing-driver self.’ ‘Thanks, baby,’ he replied squatting down to restack the recently loaded dishwasher using his special system. I needed some perspective; you know, one is not a great sample, so I invited some drivers and their partners over for dinner. Conversation down the boys’ end was getting heated, so I strutted over to see if it was the recounting of high-octane manoeuvres or my Dior backless dress that had got them so excited. If only, but no. A world champion, two race winners and a rookie were locked in an intense discussion on the merits of the Dyson Digital Slim. So the high point of the evening, instead of the exclusive preview of my Rio Carnival Samba routine, was a demonstration of the bloody vacuum cleaner’s suction power. It would have been funny if I hadn’t been laughing by myself. God bless you and keep you alphabetised. Beijos

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PHOTOS: ANDREW FERRARO/LAT

COLUMN

NEWS

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The pressure is on Jenson Button: as a McLaren racer, Dennis expects him to win

F1 STUFF

DIECAST RACE MODELS REPLICA HELMETS

‘AYRTON SENNA BY

TW STEEL CEO TECH

MCLAREN’

DAVID COULTHARD

RANGE

This range pays tribute to the

SPECIAL EDITION WATCH

legendary racer, who won his

This stainless steel wristwatch

three titles with McLaren. It

is the latest collaboration

includes this Senna cap (£27.95)

between TW Steel and David

with the colours of the Brazilian

Coulthard. It comes in two sizes:

flag stitched onto its peak.

44mm (£575) and 48mm (£595).

www.mclarenstore.com

www.twsteeluk.com

ornaments are based on helmets

MCLAREN ‘1974 COLLECTION’

old and new, although some are

It’s 40 years since our new

available only in limited numbers.

columnist Emerson Fittipaldi

New arrivals include a replica of

scored McLaren’s first title

the lid worn by Gilles Villeneuve

double. The team have produced

on his debut at the 1977 British

a commemorative range, which

GP (£120), and a model Fernando

includes this T-shirt (£24.95),

Alonso helmet (above) for £115.

featuring Emmo and his M23.

www.diecastracemodels.com

www.mclarenstore.com

PHOTOS: GLENN DUNBAR/LAT; CHARLES COATES/LAT

These weighty 1:2 scale diecast


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Red Bull go tripping the light fantastic! PETER WINDSOR

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Aluminium monocoque

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V8 2,993cc (Ford DFV), 2,998cc (Alfa Romeo)

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450bhp (Ford DFV); 440bhp (Alfa Romeo)

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9,800 (Alfa Romeo) 9,500 (Ford DVF)

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5-speed manual

Weight

565kg (with Ford DFV); 580kg (with Alfa Romeo)

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2,438mm

Tyres

Firestone, Goodyear

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Ronnie Peterson, Niki Lauda, Carlos Pace


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Shortly before lunchtime on Sunday 1 May 1994, Williams commercial routine interview with Ayrton Senna for Paddock Club VIPs. It would be shares that interview and tells his personal story of the time he spent

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director Richard West conducted what he thought would be a the last time Senna spoke in public. Twenty years on, Richard with Senna leading up to that fateful Imola weekend F1 Racing April 2014

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WORDS ANTHONY ROWLINSON

Nico in the Force India VJM07 at the second 2014 test in Bahrain: “I made a good choice here. We are trying to achieve something special”

From top: taking pole position for Williams in Brazil 2010; fighting

Ones that got away (and then came back)

Hamilton for the lead in Brazil 2012; and fending off Alonso to finish fourth in Korea 2013

Nigel Mansell to Williams (1991) After losing the Honda engine contract for 1988, Williams endured an annus horribilis that prompted ‘Our Nige’ to jump ship to Ferrari. By mid-1990, fed up with reliability troubles and his fractious relationship with Alain Prost, Mansell had announced his plans to retire from the sport. He signed a new deal with Williams on the Monday after the Portuguese Grand Prix, three races from the season’s end.

Gerhard Berger to Ferrari (1993) Berger nearly met his maker in a Ferrari at Imola in 1989. Moving to McLaren for 1990, he enjoyed a good relationship

“In Korea 2013, I was driving fast, but saving the tyres where I could. It’s about using what you have in the right way”

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Fernando Alonso to Renault (2008) In 2005, Fernando Alonso took the old maxim about quitting while you’re ahead to a bizarre extreme: having won his first title, he announced he was dispensing with Renault boss Flavio Briatore’s management services and had tied up his own deal to race for McLaren – in 2007. He won a second title in ’06, moved to McLaren, fell out spectacularly with Ron Dennis and hurried back to Renault’s bosom.

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James Allison In conversation with

Ferrari’s technical director on the challenges involved in restoring the Scuderia to top form INTERVIEW JAMES ROBERTS

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Place of birth Louth, UK

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Team Ferrari

2013 Ferrari technical director

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the new turbo engines? 2005 Renault deputy technical director 2000 Aerodynamicist responsible for track operations at Ferrari 1994-98 Senior aerodynamic designer, then head of aerodynamics at Benetton

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HE’S GOT A VILLENEUVE Talking shop as a TV pundit doesn’t quite cut it for 1997 world champ Jacques Villeneuve, so he’s heading back to the cockpit. And, like Formula 1 2014-style, he’s going to be a little bit sideways… WORDS STUART CODLING PICTURES GLENN DUNBAR/LAT

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RALLYCROSS… WHAT’S THAT THEN? Now an official FIA championship, it’s an unruly hybrid of circuit racing and rallying that’s been around for nearly 40 years. Readers of a certain age may recall our own Murray Walker commentating on it for the BBC (search for “John Button rallycross” on YouTube for footage of Muzza in trousers-on-fire mode as Jenson’s dad nerfs a rival into an end-over-end shunt). Race weekends consist of a series of heats, leading to a final where the winner is crowned.

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Lion King The grandest of Formula 1’s grandees, Luca Di Montezemolo rarely grants a media audience. So when he does, you listen…

PORTRAITS: MARK THOMPSON/GETTY IMAGES

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Di Montezemolo: Enzo’s heir A young Di Montezemolo (left) as Ferrari team manager at a Goodyear press conference with Enzo Ferrari (far right)

Italian journalist Pino Allievi traces the rise and rise of a consummate political animal

who was Fiat supremo Gianni

Forty-one years. That’s the period

in the world of business and finance

of time Luca Di Montezemolo has spent at the heart of Ferrari – albeit with a few interruptions – becoming,

None of the big bosses in F1

Agnelli’s sister. Di Montezemolo’s

can communicate as well as him,

introduction to the Agnelli dynasty

hence nobody can enhance a

developed into a close relationship

brand image in the same way. This

is also down to the success of

over the years, with Luca treated

ability has helped establish Ferrari

Ferrari on the world’s race circuits.

almost as a son. So when Agnelli

as a global product of excellence;

died, it was the family themselves

something that is truly distinct.

who chose Luca as his heir.

Di Montezemolo is an able and

While president of Ferrari,

in the process, one of the most

Di Montezemolo has been

enduring top managers within a very

appointed to other senior executive

exclusive club, whose resonance is

positions at various points. Such

close eye on everything going

dodged the bullets of those who

felt worldwide.

as his chairmanship of Fiat, or

on with the movers and shakers

have tried to replace him over the

Confindustria (the association of

in Turin, gave his new employee

years – not just at Ferrari.

as Enzo Ferrari’s assistant, then

Italian industries), Maserati, the

particular attention straight away.

His inner strength stems from

became sporting director, remaining

LUISS University in Rome, NTV

It was the beginning of the 1970s.

the battles he has won both on and

as a special consultant even when

(a private train line in Italy), The

Montezemolo built the remainder

off the track. And this strength lets

engaged with other activities. He

Bologna Exhibition Centre, as well as

of his reputation himself, thanks

him press on with serenity, ready

was finally made chairman in 1991,

the vice chairmanship of Unicredit.

to his brilliant negotiation skills,

to break the record for managerial

a post he seems likely to hold for

Previously, he was president of

uncanny ability to second-guess

longevity of another phenomenon

the considerable future.

Cinzano, RCS Video, the Italian

the psychology of his interlocutors

with whom he has not always

federation of newspaper editors,

and deep understanding of the

enjoyed a loving and peaceful

to the extended reign of Michael

and famously Italia ’90 – Italy’s turn

mechanisms of communications.

relationship: Bernie Ecclestone.

Schumacher (plus Räikkönen’s

at hosting the FIFA World Cup.

From the glory years of Lauda

title, too), Di Montezemolo’s Ferrari

He creates synergies around

has brought joy to Italy during its

him and has proved to be a sharp

booming economic years in the

political mover, having founded

same way that it consoled the

a think-tank called Italia Futura,

country when Italy felt the first

which profited from the collapse of

signs of financial meltdown.

Berlusconi to produce ministers and

Di Montezemolo and Ferrari both managed to nurture each other’s myth. It’s no coincidence that Brand

determined man, who has skilfully

PHOTOS: MARK THOMPSON/GETTY IMAGES; GETTY IMAGES; SUTTON IMAGES

Di Montezemolo started off

Enzo Ferrari, who kept a very

influential opinions at a time when Italy faced an uncertain future. The relationship with Ferrari

Finance has judged Ferrari to be

began in 1972, when Enzo Ferrari

the world’s strongest brand for a

decided he wanted to get to know

number of years – and this year it

the young law graduate who had

has given the Italian constructors

appeared in a motorsport radio

the top spot once more, in front

commentary. Di Montezemolo was

of names like Google and Coca-

already well connected, having

Cola. Equally, the credibility that Di

taken part in rallies with Cristiano

Enzo Ferrari overseeing testing of a new Ferrari at Monza in 1966 (left) and

Montezemolo has forged for himself

Rattazzi, the son of Susanna Agnelli,

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Reports Previews

Nico wins at a canter The pre-season hype surrounding Mercedes turns out to be spot-on, as Rosberg takes a comfortable win in Melbourne. The other teams have their work cut out… REPORTS

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PREVIEWS

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MALAYSIAN GP PREVIEW

BAHRAIN GP PREVIEW

Merc take their first – and almost

Teams are braced for monsoon

Sand and wind can combine

With its tight, technical corners,

certainly not their last – win of 2014

conditions and thermal degradation

to undermine any advantage

Shanghai is a real test of ability

CHINESE GP PREVIEW

OPINION

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INBOX

MURRAY WALKER

After all the speculation, a new era

Who better to have the final word on Ayrton

of Formula 1 is finally upon us – and

Senna, than the man who commentated on

you’ve got plenty to say about it

every single grand prix he raced in?


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The story of the race

FINISHING STRAIGHT

Australian Grand Prix stats The lowdown on everything you need to know from the weekend at Albert Park… THE GRID

THE RACE

1. HAMILTON MERCEDES 1min 44.231secs Q3 2. RICCIARDO RED BULL 1min 44.548secs Q3 3. ROSBERG MERCEDES 1min 44.595secs Q3

FASTEST LAP

5. ALONSO FERRARI 1min 45.819secs Q3 6. VERGNE TORO ROSSO 1min 45.864secs Q3 7. HÜLKENBERG FORCE INDIA 1min 46.030secs Q3 8. KVYAT TORO ROSSO 1min 47.368secs Q3 9. MASSA WILLIAMS 1min 48.079secs Q3 10. BUTTON MCLAREN 1min 44.437secs Q2 11. RÄIKKÖNEN FERRARI 1min 44.494secs Q2 12. VETTEL RED BULL 1min 44.668secs Q2 13. SUTIL SAUBER 1min 45.655secs Q1 14. KOBAYASHI CATERHAM 1min 45.867secs Q2 15. BOTTAS* WILLIAMS 1min 48.147secs Q3

Nico Rosberg, lap 19, 1min 32.478secs

THE RESULTS (57 LAPS) 1st

Nico Rosberg Mercedes

EXC

Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull

2nd

Kevin Magnussen McLaren

+26.777s

3rd

Jenson Button McLaren

+30.027s

1h32m 58.710s +24.525s*

4th

Fernando Alonso Ferrari

+35.284s

5th

Valtteri Bottas Williams

+47.639s

6th

Nico Hülkenberg Force India

+50.718s

7th

Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari

+57.675s

8th

Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso

+60.441s

9th

Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso

+63.585s

10th

Sergio Pérez Force India

+85.916s

11th

Adrian Sutil Sauber

+1 lap

Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber

+1 lap

1st

Nico Rosberg Mercedes

25pts

Max Chilton Marussia

+2 laps

2nd

Kevin Magnussen McLaren

18pts

NC

Jules Bianchi Marussia

+8 laps

3rd

Jenson Button McLaren

15pts

*Excluded for failing post-race scrutineering – subject to appeal by Red Bull

4th

Fernando Alonso Ferrari

12pts

Retirements

10pts

5th

Valtteri Bottas Williams

Romain Grosjean Lotus

43 laps – MGU-K failure

6th

Nico Hülkenberg Force India

8pts

Pastor Maldonado Lotus

29 laps – MGU-K failure

7th

Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari

6pts

Marcus Ericsson Caterham

27 laps – oil pressure

8th

Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso

4pts

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull

3 laps – engine software

9th

Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso

2pts

Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

2 laps – engine

10th

Sergio Pérez Force India

1pts

Felipe Massa Williams

0 laps – accident

11th

Adrian Sutil Sauber

0pts

Kamui Kobayashi Caterham

0 laps – accident

12th

Esteban Gutiérrez Sauber

0pts

13th

Max Chilton Marussia

0pts

14th

Jules Bianchi Marussia

0pts

15th

Romain Grosjean Lotus

0pts

16th

Pastor Maldonado Lotus

0pts

17th

Marcus Ericsson Caterham

0pts

18th

Sebastian Vettel Red Bull

0pts

19th

Lewis Hamilton Mercedes

0pts

20th

Felipe Massa Williams

0pts

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21st

Kamui Kobayashi Caterham

0pts

22nd

Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull

0pts

TYRE COMPOUNDS USED

19. ERICSSON CATERHAM 1min 35.157secs Q1

CONSTRUCTORS’ STANDINGS 20. GUTIÉRREZ* SAUBER 1min 35.117secs Q1 Soft

21. MALDONADO**‡ LOTUS NO TIME IN Q1

Medium

CLIMATE 22. GROSJEAN***‡ LOTUS 1min 36.993secs Q1

*Five-place penalty for replacement gearbox **Allowed to start by stewards ***Modified under parc fermé conditions ‡ started from pitlane

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DRIVERS’ STANDINGS

12th

16. PÉREZ SAUBER 1min 47.293secs Q2

18. BIANCHI MARUSSIA 1min 34.794secs Q1

Kimi Räikkönen, 21.825secs (entry to exit)

13th

THROUGH SPEED TRAP

17. CHILTON‡ MARUSSIA 1min 34.293secs Q1

FASTEST PITSTOP


Sunny

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27°C

1st McLaren

33pts

9th

2nd Mercedes

25pts

10th Caterham

0pts

3rd Ferrari

18pts

11th Red Bull

0pts

4th Williams

10pts

5th Force India

9pts

6th Toro Rosso

6pts

7th Sauber

0pts

8th Marussia

0pts

Lotus

0pts

For comprehensive F1 statistics visit www.forix.com

PHOTOS: ANDY HONE/LAT; STEVEN TEE/LAT; ANDREW FERRARO/LAT

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The Malaysian GP preview

Round 2 / 28-30 March 2014 / Sepang, Kuala Lumpur It's only the second race of the year – but what a change of pace from Melbourne

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International Circuit

TV TIMETABLE (UK TIME)

First GP 1999

Friday 28 March

F1 races held 15

Practice 1 02:00-03:30

Laps 56

Practice 2 06:00-07:30

Circuit length 3.444 miles

Saturday 29 March

Race distance 192.878 miles

Practice 3 05:00-06:00

Direction Clockwise

Qualifying 08:00

Winners from pole 8

Sunday 30 March

Tyre compounds

Race 09:00

Medium/hard

Live coverage BBC One

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WHAT HAPPENED IN LAST YEAR'S RACE...? Winner Sebastian Vettel

Sepang produced probably the most controversial

Margin of victory 4.298s

moment of the season last year. Mark Webber led

Fastest lap 1m 39.199s, S Pérez

his Red Bull team-mate after the final pitstop and

Race leaders 4

the order ‘Multi-map-2-1’ was given. But Vettel

Pitstops 73

ignored the veiled team orders to steal the victory

Overtakes 37

from Webber.

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WHAT HAPPENED IN LAST YEAR'S RACE...? Winner Sebastian Vettel

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a problem with his DRS, which stuck in the open

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position, leaving Vettel clear to take a dominant

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victory. He won from the Lotus duo of Kimi

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Räikkönen and Romain Grosjean.

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Round 4 / 18-20 April 2014 / Shanghai International Circuit The last of the flyaway races is a highly technical circuit, notoriously tough on tyres


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13 WHAT HAPPENED IN LAST YEAR'S RACE...? Winner Fernando Alonso

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