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So who really is the quickest? • FEBRUARY 2023

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FORMULA 1’S FASTEST 50 • Who are the quickest drivers in Formula 1 history? Our jury is an experienced and international panel of experts and F1 insiders (see right). Some of them have worked closely with F1’s fastest-ever drivers – so who better to vote on our all-time top 50? We’re talking all-out speed here rather than size of trophy cabinet, so the results may surprise you…

QUICK QUICKER QUICKEST • Who was the fastest driver in 2022? Everyone has an opinion, but what does the stopwatch say? Obviously, differing car performance has an effect on ultimate laptime – but it’s the relative speed of each car/driver package that’s fascinating and enlightening

CREWS CONTROL • While a quick pitstop can make all the difference to the outcome of a race, most team managers say consistency is more important than pure speed. We analyse the fastest pitstops from last season to see which ones – if any – made a genuine impact

THERE’S A TROPHY FOR IT…

GO FIGURE • A statistical breakdown of the 2022 season, excluding those pesky sprint races

THIS MUCH I KNOW • LIFE LESSONS WITH GUENTHER STEINER

PICTURES OF THE YEAR • A stunning gallery containing some of the best F1 shots from Motorsport Images and its superb photographers

THIS IS… • Motor racing’s biggest and best image resource boasts a century of racing and motoring experience

FERNANDO ALONSO • After dropping the bombshell back in August that he would be leaving Alpine for Aston Martin, Fernando Alonso wasted no time in getting to work with his new team. The first impressions are good – already better than Alpine in some ways, he reckons – and, while Fernando might be Formula 1’s oldest driver, nothing is slowing the two-time world champion down…

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GILLES • The late Patrick Tambay was drafted in by Ferrari after his great friend Gilles Villeneuve’s tragic accident in 1982. Taking on Villeneuve’s car and iconic number 27, Tambay steadied a team in turmoil – and, the following year, claimed a memorable victory in San Marino, scene of the controversial race many believed had been ‘stolen’ by Didier Pironi, Villeneuve’s team-mate. In their book 27: Patrick Tambay – The Ferrari Years, Patrick and author Massimo Burbi recall the emotional grand prix weekend that was the high point of Tambay’s career

ALTERNATIVE VIEW • The Formula 1 season finished early to avoid clashes with football’s World Cup – and F1’s rulemakers think there’s much to learn from how the matches are run. But where might the footballisation of F1 take us?

THE LAST AMERICAN HERO • As new US hopeful Logan Sargeant joins the grid for 2023, it’s 40 years since America’s last Formula 1 champion moved back Stateside after making a fairytale comeback with Ferrari. But as Mario Andretti reveals, his passion for F1 remains fervent and the Andretti name isn’t done with it yet…

ANDRETTI ON FERRARI’S F1 RENAISSANCE

WILL ANDRETTI ENTER F1?

DAYS OF WINTER SUN • Modern Formula 1 fans have grown accustomed to a lull in racing during winter in the northern hemisphere. But there was a time when teams headed south of the equator rather than bunkering down in the...