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F1@70 FORMULA 1’S SEVENTY GREATEST INFLUENCERS • FORMULA 1 CELEBRATES 70 YEARS OF THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN 2020 AND GP RACING IS PAYING OUR OWN RESPECTS WITH A MULTI-PART HOMAGE TO 70 OF THE MOST SPECIAL PEOPLE WHO MADE THESE DECADES OF GRAND PRIX RACING SO MEMORABLE. FIRST UP, THE PIONEERS OF THE 1950s

IN CONVERSATION WITH LEWIS HAMILTON • In a recent Mercedes in-house interview from lockdown, the reigning world champion spoke about the shock he’s felt from not racing, why he’s decided against taking sabbaticals from Formula 1 in the past, and why the thought of driving again in front of vacant stands gives him an ‘empty feeling’

WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN • Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari career began with success against the odds on what looked like a journey destined to emulate the great Michael Schumacher’s. But it’s now coming to an end with Vettel usurped as the team’s focal point and unlikely to add to his tally of four world titles before he leaves. Here we look back at the defining moments of Vettel’s time at Maranello

CHRISTIAN HORNER • In an exclusive interview with the Motorsport Network, Red Bull’s team principal spoke about the work going on behind the scenes to get F1 racing in 2020 and why customer cars are the solution for protecting smaller outfits in a post-COVID-19 world

THIS IS ROBERT KUBICA • He’s overcome many setbacks to restart a racing career that once brought him close to Formula 1 world championship glory. Now Robert Kubica is stuck at home during what should have been his busiest season ever – but he’s still eating up the miles, albeit virtually…

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JEAN TODT • Shortly after the postponed Australian GP the FIA president gave a rare interview to the Motorsport Network in which he discussed the crisis facing motorsport, F1’s place in a post-COVID-19 world, and the FIA’s handling of the 2019 Ferrari engine controversy

AGAINST ALL ODDS THE HISTORY OF WILLIAMS PART 2: 1983-88 • Just as Williams hit a renewed peak of form in alliance with Honda, a road accident with life-changing consequences for founder and team principal Frank Williams created a new set of formidable challenges

JAMES ALLISON • The Mercedes technical director recently gave an in-house interview from lockdown, in which he talked about the integrity that underpins Lewis Hamilton’s driving genius and his immense gratitude to Mercedes for helping him through personal tragedy

THE MCLAREN M14A • An evolution of the M7, this was the last Formula 1 car Mc Laren’s founder ever raced

NIGEL ROEBUCK’S FORMULA ONE HEROES

THE FRENCH GP • It’s race that only returned to F1 in 2018 after a ten-year break, but the French GP has a long and sometimes dramatic past

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING FERRARI • GP Racing technical expert Rodi Basso was a performance engineer at Ferrari during Michael Schumacher’s glory years. This is his view from inside Formula 1’s previous period of almost total dominance by one team…

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