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THIS MONTH • In its first two years the Miami Grand Prix has established a distinct identity combining luxury hospitality, world-class racing, and a fanfriendly party vibe mirroring that of nearby South Beach. As the audience in the United States continues to grow and other venues consider pitching to join the calendar, this event’s stakeholders are determined to make every year bigger and better…

THE SENNA I KNEW • Was Ayrton Senna the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time? How do you define greatness? 30 years after Ayrton’s tragic death, Pat Symonds, his first race engineer in F1, recalls how the genius quickly made itself obvious…

LEST WE FORGET • A late starter in motor racing, Roland Ratzenberger dedicated everything to reaching Formula 1. Turning down lucrative offers in IndyCars and sportscars, he’d just secured a foothold in F1 when tragedy struck on 30 April 1994

IN HIS NAME • Ayrton Senna is more than a memory. He’s an ideal – and, 30 years after his tragic death during the San Marino Grand Prix, the charitable foundation set up to honour his wishes continues to fight to improve the lives of children and youth in Brazil

THE APPRENTICE BECOMES THE MASTER • Laurent Mekies joined the Minardi team as an engineer in 2002. Now he’s back at the same outfit, now known as RB, via stints as the late Charlie Whiting’s deputy at the FIA and as sporting director of Ferrari. But this time he’s the boss…

THE ART OF AN EARLY EXIT • Stake F1 Team’s head of logistics, Bernhard Demmer, on how F1 squads clear out their garages after a race

LIVING THE DREAM • In 2004 China hosted its first Formula 1 race. In the crowd, cheering on Fernando Alonso, was the boy who would become the country’s first grand prix racer. GP Racing caught up with Zhou Guanyu in his adopted second home of London…

HERE’S HO-PIN: China’s F1 nearly men

A KICK IN THE EYE • A slew of slow pitstops for the newly renamed Stake F1 Team can’t be explained as a statistical cluster of ‘finger trouble’. Rather it’s a consequence of pushing the limits in Formula 1’s constant pursuit of marginal gains…

10 THINGS I LOVE • The 10-time GP winner on skate punk, caffeine, steam and cycling…

1994 DAMON’S DEMONS • Ayrton Senna’s untimely passing 30 years ago thrust Damon Hill into the team leader role at Williams – and into a title battle which raged until the final round. But even though he would go on to win the world championship after the tragedies and disappointments of 1994, Hill faced a difficult journey of self-discovery…

MAURICE HAMILTON’S ALTERNATIVE VIEW • Even the greatest drivers can be prickly about their own press – and sometimes the identity of the writer creating the outrage can be mistaken…

CHINESE GRAND PRIX • Back on the rota after an extended Covid break, it’s time to remember some of Shanghai’s earlier surprises

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