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Getting into the winning habit

In twilight’s last gleaming

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FIA CONFIRMS RED BULL BREACHED 2021 COST CAP

24 RACES, SIX SPRINTS FOR 2023

THE F1 ANALYST

UNDER THE HOOD

STRAIGHT TALK

THIS MONTH • Mercedes F1 partner Eight Sleep describes itself as “the world’s first sleep fitness company”. Its products use thermoregulation and smart technology to ensure high-quality sleep and, through that, effective recovery – increasingly valuable to human performance as the F1 calendar becomes more densely packed and demanding…;

MAKE ME A WINNER • This year’s Mexican Grand Prix will celebrate the 60th anniversary of F1’s first visit to the country back in 1962, when a non-championship event took place at what is now known as the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. That weekend claimed the life of local hero Ricardo Rodríguez and no Mexican driver since has had the potential to win their home grand prix…; until now

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RED MISSED HOW FERRARI’S CHAMPIONSHIP CAMPAIGN WENT UP IN SMOKE • After a decade of toil and missed opportunities, Ferrari began the 2022 season with possibly the fastest car on the grid. But it’s still falling short of being a championship-winning team…;

IN CONVERSATION WITH JOST CAPITO • Last season, the first under Jost Capito’s leadership, Williams escaped the bottom of the constructors’ championship – but the team scored most of its points in the chaotic Hungarian GP and the ‘race’ at Spa. This year Williams is propping up the standings again, but its team principal says that isn’t the whole story…;

THE TRACKS OF MY YEARS • The official 2023 Formula 1 calendar, published at the end of September, features 24 tracks. Exactly half of them, in one way or another, bear the fingerprints of Hermann Tilke and his company. From clean-sheet designs to modernisation of existing layouts, Tilke – now working with his son Carsten – is F1’s go-to architect. GP Racing stopped by the company’s Aachen HQ to find out what goes into creating new tracks – including next year’s hotly anticipated Las Vegas venue

IN CONVERSATION WITH ZHOU GUANYU • Alfa Romeo’s Chinese rookie made a stunning start to his F1 career with a debut point in Bahrain but reliability then hampered his attempts to build on that score. However, he’s been quietly impressive against Valtteri Bottas and recovered rapidly from a huge shunt at Silverstone, all while carrying the massive expectations of an emerging Formula 1 nation

TOP OF THE WORLD • Becoming a constructor in his own right would enable Ken Tyrrell to keep Jackie Stewart and Ford together, and claim two more world titles – but it had to be done in secret…;

DRIVE TO REVIVE • It was supposed to be the all-British Formula 1 car to beat the best of its continental rivals. But the technically ambitious BRM Type 15 flopped so badly it led to the world championship being contested by F2 cars for two seasons. 70 years on, a British engineering specialist with connections to the original BRM team has built a fourth chassis from the original blueprints – can it beat the likes of Ferrari second time around?

MAURICE HAMILTON’S ALTERNATIVE VIEW • Outrage ensued when the Italian Grand Prix finished behind the Safety Car. But there was a time when simply getting races started was a challenge…;

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