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THIS MONTH • Planning a grand prix is a huge operation which starts at least eight months in advance. As one of the sport’s few female founders and CEO of her own company, NKrush, Natalie Neal explains how her expertise helps promoters in Miami, Mexico and Saudi Arabia maximise their events for teams and drivers, VIPs, sponsors, guests, media and fans

RIP IT UP AND START AGAIN • Straight after qualifying for the first grand prix of the year, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff made a staggering admission: his team needed a complete change of car concept to return to winning ways. But what does this actually mean? GP Racing tech columnist Pat Symonds has over 40 years’ experience in engineering Formula 1 cars, including several championship winners, and well knows what it’s like to realise when an idea isn’t working…

THE CLONE WARS • At the start of the season, senior Red Bull figures openly claimed the new Aston Martin was a copy of the 2022 championship-winning RB18. As we reveal here, while such accusations are empty bluster, the truth is that there is a profound Red Bull influence – just not in the way you might expect…

NIGHT IN THE GARAGE • Overnight during a grand prix weekend, the garages fall silent – but that doesn’t mean nobody is watching…

THE GYM • This year’s McLaren might not be up to scratch, but new boy Oscar Piastri is determined to be at his best after a season on the sidelines as Alpine’s reserve driver. GP Racing digs into what it takes to transform a junior-series champ into a hardened grand prix driver…

MIND OVER MATTER

IN CONVERSATION WITH CARLOS SAINZ • Ferrari came into the 2023 season hoping a refinement of its existing package would help it get back on terms with Red Bull. Instead it’s had its worst start since 2014 and the whole Scuderia is hurting. This more than anything, says Carlos Sainz, is supplying all the motivation required for its latest recovery job

TWO BECOME ONE • In 2003 there were no live streams of Formula 1 races, no instant replay, no app with live timing data – and most definitely no Twitter to provide a platform for noisy post-race post-mortems. This is the previously untold inside story of how a humble VHS video tape enabled the Jordan team to claim a momentous win – five days after the flag…

Who needs a weather satellite when you’ve got ‘Big Dave’?

10 THINGS I LOVE • An occasional series where F1 people reveal their favourite things, starting with China’s first F1 driver

McLAREN MP4-17 • Kimi Räikkönen’s winner – after a bonus lease of life first grand prix

ALTERNATIVE VIEW • While professional drivers might have to put up with a substandard grand prix car for months, other racing folk only have to endure a woeful hire car for a grand prix weekend… and they often come away with stories to tell…

THE RED BULL YEARS • From humble beginnings as Gerhard Berger’s sponsor in 1989, Red Bull has morphed into one of Formula 1’s pre-eminent team owners and has won the odd gong or two along the way…

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