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The start of Michael's special journey • SEPTEMBER 2021

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THE TRACKDAY SINGLE-SEATER WITH F1 STYLE • Based on a Lotus project, the Rodin FZED offers a driving experience akin to a Formula 1 car from the pre-hybrid era

THE START OF SOMETHING SPECIAL • GP Racing’s own Mark Gallagher was working as Jordan’s press officer when Michael Schumacher made his F1 debut at Spa in 1991. Here, for the first time, he gives his first-hand account from behind the scenes at the birth of a grand prix legend

JORDAN 191 • Michael Schumacher’s neat, efficient, beautifully effective launchpad

THE IRISH CONNECTION • Before Michael Schumacher – or anyone else – had driven the 191 (or 911 as it was initially called), Eddie Jordan turned to a fellow Irishman to test his new Formula 1 car: John Watson, a grand prix winner for Penske and McLaren. Here the formidable ‘Wattie’ recalls his role in the birth of a legend…

KING OF THE HILL • Michael Schumacher and Spa-Francorchamps: truly a meeting of greats. Schuey exploded onto the grand prix scene at Spa, one of Formula 1’s pre-eminent driver’s circuits. Little surprise that he should excel there in future years, too, winning the Belgian Grand Prix no fewer than six times. This is the story of every epic victory

HÄKK AT THE BACK • Mika Häkkinen became Michael Schumacher’s biggest rival in Formula 1 in the late-90s and early 2000s, having also made his F1 debut in 1991. But as Schumacher wowed the world with that stunning debut at Spa then became a grand prix winner a year later, Häkkinen was fighting to make his mark with a famous team in terminal decline

RETURNING THE FAVOUR • Mick Schumacher isn’t the only ‘son of’ to reach F1, but he’s done so in the absence of his father in recent years. Step forward Sebastian Vettel: a fan of Michael growing up, mentored by him, and now acting as ‘big brother’ to Mick…

THE ENGLISH PATIENT • Team Lotus ceased to exist in 1994 – and yet various parties have been trying to resurrect the hallowed name, in increasingly unrecognisable forms, ever since…

NIGEL ROEBUCK’S FORMULA ONE HEROES

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1991 • It was the season a future seven-time world champion made his debut, but that wasn’t all that went on in F1 a mere 30 years ago

RACE DEBRIEF THE HUNGARIAN GP IN 3 KEY MOMENTS • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 11

RESULTS ROUND 11 • HUNGARORING / 1.8.21 / 70 LAPS

RACE PREVIEW BELGIAN GP 27-29 August 2021 Spa-Francorchamps • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND

RACE PREVIEW DUTCH GP 3-5 September 2021 Zandvoort • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 13

RACE PREVIEW ITALIAN GP 10-12 September2021 Monza • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 14

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