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PARADE

FORMULA 1’S REVOLUTION FOR 2021 IS GO

F1 DIGEST • THE MONTH’S BIG STORIES AT A GLANCE

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

THE NEXT STEPS ON THE ROAD TO A GREENER F1

STRAIGHT TALK

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Maarten ten Holder • Executive vice-president, head of Europe & chief auctioneer RM Sotheby’s

FUELLING AN F1 DRIVER • Nutrition and hydration are as vital to the success of Formula 1 drivers as they are to any athlete. Nico Hülkenberg’s trainer Martin Poole explains how optimal diet yields maximum performance

MORE THAN A LIFESAVER • You might think the only function of a driver’s helmet is safety but, as Carlos Sainz explains, there are significant performance benefits to be gained too

AN EMPIRE STATE OF MIND • Now on six Formula 1 world championships and counting, Lewis Hamilton is undoubtedly a modern phenomenon on the circuit, but his appetite for success is not limited only to grand prix racing – Lewis has also been busy building something much bigger behind the scenes…

IN CONVERSATION WITH LEWIS HAMILTON • With a sixth world championship in the bag, Lewis Hamilton has Formula 1’s few remaining unbroken records well within his sights. And there’s bad news for his rivals – he feels he’s still got potential to improve, and he’s not about to rest on his achievements

ALPHA • Charles Leclerc began 2019 with specific responsibility to support Sebastian Vettel’s championship ambitions, however Leclerc’s relentlessly impressive form in an unexpectedly difficult season for Ferrari has changed the game, and created a newly volatile internal dynamic for the Scuderia to manage

THE ‘ALPHA’ BET

GOING FOR A SMOKE • “First gear, wide open and crank it…” Sounds easy, right? Haas drivers Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean learn, among other things, how to perform the perfect donut in a 1,500kg stock car, from NASCAR champion and Haas stable-mate Tony ‘Smoke’ Stewart

Checo flies the flag • In Mexico City, there’s overwhelming adulation for the home hero they know simply as ‘Checo’. We join Sergio Pérez as he shows the fans some love ahead of his home grand prix

JOSÉ FROILÁN GONZÁLES

THE DAY JENSON GOT THE FEAR (AND OTHER STORIES) • When you think of Jenson Button you think wet-weather mastery, right? In these extracts from his new book, Jenson vividly describes the day he embarrassed himself in the wet – along with a few other yarns from happier times in his career…

BRM P25 • The car that turned BRM from the laughing stock of Formula 1 into a grand prix winner – eventually…

SPECIFICATION

GEORGE RUSSELL • George Russell hasn’t yet enjoyed the success of his fellow F2 graduates in F1, but is making his own impact with Williams. In answering your questions he explains why driving at the back is harder than it looks, and why he enjoys hanging out with Frank Williams and Robert Kubica

FRY ON BRAWN • Ten years ago a skeleton crew of ex-Honda people completed a remarkable turnaround as Jenson Button claimed the world championship just months after his team was rescued from oblivion. That team went on to become Mercedes, and the rest is history. Speaking to F1 Racing ahead of the launch of his book, Survive. Drive. Win., Brawn GP CEO Nick Fry explains how the outfit survived against the odds

FORMULA ONE INNOVATIONS • In the nearly 70 years since the first...