f1 racing - may 2013

Upload: madquark

Post on 31-Oct-2015

545 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

DESCRIPTION

F1 Racing Magazine, May 2013

TRANSCRIPT

  • $,%$ 0..%$ $ %$3 .2*. %$). * %$ #0 ( 0. , #'!%$, . ,3$. .! #%.%* %!" .*0,. 3 #%,. #%.%*,'%*. *!1*, 2%*"2!(

    '-

    %+

    +

    $

    $

    $

    "

    "$

    $

    "

    ++

    $

    $""(

    "

    "&

    '-%

    $*

    $

    "

    !"

    "$

    $

    $

    ""

    $

    $

    ($

    $

    $

    ""

    *

    $,

    $

    "

    $)

    *

    "

    /

    &

  • +

    /

    &

  • + ) &') & !!!)! !#)! ' ! ! ) '*&&!* & +& // &!!' )! !!' &! &' !)' + *)# !) !#)! ' & '#!&) )! ! ! +

    ) ) & &! ) ') !)! '&!* ) &*) ,) !'#)). "/% !)! ' )! !!' &! -*'+ !) &' '*)' & !& #&+) )' *. )& !'#)).

    ) & &- ' ) ! ))' !, !, )! !# !!&' )! .!* ! ! ) &+&' )' -*'+ #&). '' & ) ) ') &')*& )' ) ! & '&+

    ) & &- '#'' #&!+ ) " )' &+&''#! '!&' ' , ' +') &&. ! !!&) #&+) )' ,)) ') !) !!)! & +, !'#)). !& ),!&' !') !&!*' &$

    *(* 1( 1$; 7=+6" $(25 2&5$*( * *''*5$*(1#9$:$(! ( ;&82$9 "*2,$5&$54" +-9%+*5 * * @(=5%> 40=9 ?#9>4 A+=4 9%'9 9"+4A A+=?%((

    ( 9+ *&+A +>4 ,C #+=45 + 94' 9%+* *?+4($(55 -4+4)45 %*(=%*" # %((450%5%9 9+ =A A+=4 9%'95 *+?

    $'9(57,6(0(17 )($785(

    " # " & ( #% % #"%

    %!# #%'"# % "# "# # % % % % %)

    #* 9# 5949%*" (%"#95 "+ +=9 99# , 9# %9A (%"#95 =- * 9#4%>45 +* 9# "4% '*+? 9#A *9+ 5949 ?%9# *"0*A9#%*" * #--* +* 9# 4%*

    A 949 %4=%90 ))4 (%-55 51=B%*" -59 4=*+ **9 =4* ,: (59 55+*2 4 4'435 )B%*" +>49'%*" )+>+* (+*5+ 9 9# %*"-+4 (%*"#%* %*

  • McLarens team boss on tough

    times both on-track and off

    PORTRAIT ANDREW FERRARO/LAT

    In conversation with

    MartinWhitmarsh

  • 1980

    Graduates from

    Portsmouth

    Polytechnic

    with a degree

    in mechanical

    engineering

    and secures a

    job with British

    Aerospace as

    a structural

    analysis

    engineer

    1988

    Promoted to

    manufacturing

    director

    of British

    Aerospaces

    Hamble-le-

    Rice-based

    subsidiary,

    Aerostructures

    Hamble

    1989

    Joins McLaren

    International

    as operations

    director

    1997

    Moves up

    to become

    managing

    director of

    McLaren Racing

    2004

    Becomes chief

    operating

    ofcer of the

    McLaren Group

    in addition to

    his McLaren

    Racing role

    2009

    Replaces

    Ron Dennis

    in the team

    principal role at

    McLaren and

    becomes the

    chief executive

    ofcer of the

    McLaren Group

    F1 Racing May 2013 53

    +RZKDUGKDVWKHVWDUWWRWKHVHDVRQEHHQ"

    :HOO)ULGD\LQ$XVWUDOLDZDVRQHRIWKHKDUGHVWGD\V

    ,FDQHYHUUHFDOO7KHFDUODFNHGRYHUDOOJULSDQG

    FRQVLVWHQF\DQGLWKDGXQGHUVWHHUDQGDSRRUULGH6R

    WKDWZDVDYHU\GLIFXOWGD\DQGRQHZKHUHZHGLGQW

    PRYHIRUZDUG%XWZHKDYHDORWRIGDWDQRZDQGWKH

    WHDPZLOOEHZRUNLQJORQJDQGKDUG7KHFDUVKRXOG

    EHDEDVHRQZKLFKZHFDQLPSURYH1RGRXEWDERXWLW

    WKRXJKLWZDVGLVDSSRLQWLQJDQGWRXJK

    0F/DUHQKDYHEHHQDEOHWRGHYHORSEDGFDUVLQ

    WKHSDVWEXW\RXZRXOGQWKDYHZDQWHGWRVWDUW

    IURPVXFKDORZEDVH

    1REXWLWVDORQJVHDVRQ:HPDGHDORWRIFKDQJHVWR

    WKHFDUJRLQJLQWRWKLVVHDVRQDQGDWWKHPRPHQWZH

    GRQWIXOO\XQGHUVWDQGKRZWRJHWWKHEHVWRXWRILW%XW

    WKDWVDFKRLFH\RXPDNH7KHVHDVRQODVWVXQWLOWKHHQG

    RI1RYHPEHUDQGZHZLOOUDFHWKURXJKRXWWKDWSHULRG

    RIWLPHGHYHORSLQJWKHFDUDVZHJR7KDWVZKDWZHVHW

    RXWWRGR2IFRXUVHLWVPXFKPRUHFRPIRUWDEOHWRVWDUW

    FRPSHWLWLYHO\DQGJKWIURPWKHUHEXWZHYHGRQHERWK

    LQRXUWLPH:HUHDVWURQJWHDPDQGZHOOMXVWKDYHWR

    QGDZD\WKURXJK

    :DVWKHGHSDUWXUHRIWHFKQLFDOGLUHFWRU3DGG\

    /RZHUHVSRQVLEOHIRUWKHSRRUHDUO\VHDVRQ

    SHUIRUPDQFHRIWKH03"

    3DGG\ZDVZLWKXVWKURXJKXQWLOWKHODXQFKRIWKHFDU

    VR,GRQWWKLQNKLVGHFLVLRQKDGDQLPSDFW:HPDGH

    DMXGJHPHQWRYHUWKHFRXUVHRIDQGLQHYLWDEO\

    ZKHQ\RXGRWKDWWKHUHLVVRPHULVNLQYROYHG%XWWKDW

    ZDVWKHMXGJHPHQWZHPDGH:HVWLOOEHOLHYHZHYHJRW

    DSODWIRUPZHFDQGHYHORS>WKH03@EXWLWVD

    SODWIRUPZHGRQWNQRZDVZHOODVWKHRQHZHOHIW

    >WKH03RI@

    :RXOG\RXEHTXLFNHULI\RXWRRNODVW\HDUVFDU

    DQGMXVWFRQFHQWUDWHGRQWKDW"

    7RGD\\HV,WKLQNZHZRXOG%XWZRXOGLWKDYHWKH

    GHYHORSPHQWSRWHQWLDOGXULQJWKH\HDU":HOOVHHRYHU

    WKHFRXUVHRIWKHVHDVRQZKHWKHUZHUHULJKWRUZURQJ

    EXWLWZDVRXUMXGJHPHQWWKDWZHQHHGHGWRPDNHVRPH

    FKDQJHVZKLFKLVZKDWZHGLG

    ,V\RXUOLIHHDVLHUQRWKDYLQJWRPDQDJHWZR

    ZRUOGFKDPSLRQV"

    $Q\WHDPZDQWVWKHVWURQJHVWGULYHUOLQHXS7KHUH

    KDYHEHHQDFRXSOHRIWLPHVZKHQZHYHKDGWZRZRUOG

    FKDPSLRQVDQGWKRVHKDYHXVXDOO\EHHQLQWHUHVWLQJDQG

    JRRGSKDVHVEHFDXVH\RXKDYHWZRJRRGGULYHUV

    ,WVQRWDUHDOFKDOOHQJHPDQDJHULDOO\2FFDVLRQDOO\

    \RXKDYHDVLWXDWLRQZKHUHERWKGULYHUVDUHQHDUWKH

    IURQWDQGWKH\UHFRPSHWLQJZLWKRQHDQRWKHUDQGWKHQ

    LI\RXUHLQWKHPLGGOHRIWKHSLWZDOO\RXNQRZWKDWLILW

    JRHVZURQJWKHKHDWZLOOFRPHRQ\RX,WFDQJLYH\RX

    VRPHXQFRPIRUWDEOHPRPHQWVEXWRYHUDOOLWVQRWVXFK

    DEDGSRVLWLRQWREHLQ

    $UH\RXZRUULHGDERXWWKHGHFOLQHLQDXGLHQFH

    ILJXUHVFRQQHFWHGZLWKWKHPRYHWRSD\SHU

    YLHZ79"'RHVWKDWGDPDJH)VVSRQVRUVKLS

    DQGPDUNHWLQJSRWHQWLDO"

    7KHZRUOGLVFKDQJLQJDQGPHGLDLVFKDQJLQJVR

    FOHDUO\SD\SHUYLHZKDVUHGXFHGWKHFODVVLFDXGLHQFH

    VL]HDQGWKDWVJRWWREHDFRQFHUQWRXVDOO$OOZHFDQ

    GRLQ)RUPXODLVSXWRQWKHPRVWHQWHUWDLQLQJVKRZ

    ZHSRVVLEO\FDQ:HDOVRKDYHWRZRUNKDUGRQDOOWKH

    RWKHUSODWIRUPVEHFDXVHIHZHUSHRSOHDUHZDWFKLQJ

    WHOHYLVLRQLQWKHWUDGLWLRQDOVHQVH7KH\DUHZDWFKLQJ

    LWLQGHIHUUHGPRGHVWKURXJKPRELOHGHYLFHVODSWRSV

    WDEOHWVHWF6RZHKDYHWRORRNDWWKHFRPSOHWHSLFWXUH

    RIKRZSHRSOHYLHZWKHLUHQWHUWDLQPHQWKRZWKH\

    DFWXDOO\XVHHQWHUWDLQPHQW

    7KHZKROHPRGHOLVLQWUDQVLWLRQEXWPD\EHWRD

    EHWWHUPRGHOWKDWVJRLQJWRLQFUHDVHWKHSRWHQWLDO

    UHYHQXHVWUHDPV%XWDV,VDLGEHIRUHLWVMXVWDYHU\

    WRXJKPDUNHWDWWKHPRPHQW

  • 54 F1 Racing May 2013

    WHEN TECH GOES

    McLAREN MP4-28You wouldnt expect to see a McLaren battling for position with a Marussia. But then 2013 hasnt exactly been their greatest start to a season

  • F1 Racing May 2013 55

    0F/DUHQKDGDIDVWFDUODVWVHDVRQWKH03,WZRQVHYHQUDFHVIRXUIRU/HZLVWKUHHIRU-HQVRQDQG%XWWRQVFDPHDWWKHILUVWDQGODVWJUDQGV

    SUL[RIWKH\HDU6RQRWRQO\ZDVLWIDVWLWZDVSUHWW\FRQVLVWHQWDQGUHVSRQVLYHWR

    GHYHORSPHQWDOOWKHQHFHVVDU\FRPSRQHQWVIRUDFKDPSLRQVKLSFKDOOHQJHU

    1HYHUWKHOHVVVRPHWLPHDURXQGWKHPLGGOHRIDGHFLVLRQZDVWDNHQWRSXUVXHD

    GLIIHUHQWWHFKQLFDOGLUHFWLRQIRUWKLV\HDUV03LQVWHDGRIIXUWKHUGHYHORSLQJWKH

    7KHQHZFDUIHDWXUHVSXOOURGIURQWVXVSHQVLRQDQGUHDUERG\ZRUNDJJUHVVLYHO\

    FRPPLWWHGWRPD[LPLVLQJUHDUHQGGRZQIRUFH

    7KXVIDUKRZHYHUWKHJDPELWORRNVWRKDYHIDOOHQLQWRWKHKHURLFIDLOXUHFDWHJRU\

    DOWKRXJKWKDWVQRWWRVD\WKDWDWHDPRI0F/DUHQVIRUPLGDEOHHQJLQHHULQJSURZHVV

    ZRQWTXLFNO\JHWWRJULSVZLWKWKHUHDUDLUIORZDWWDFKPHQWLVVXHVWKDWEHGHYLOWKH

    DQGWXUQLWLQWRDZLQQHU

    0HDQWLPH0F/DUHQVERIILQVFDQWDNHFRPIRUWLQWKHNQRZOHGJHWKDWWKH\UHQRWWKH

    ILUVWWREHVNHZHUHGE\WKHLUWHFKQLFDODPELWLRQ

    McLaren are by no means the rst team to

    slide from the front of the grid to the mideld

    almost overnight. F1 Racing remembers other

    sorry examples of top-team tech-tastrophe

    WORDS ROBERT HOLMES PICTURES LAT ARCHIVE

  • 56 F1 Racing May 2013

    $IWHUDPLVHUDEOHWLPHWKURXJKRXWPRVW

    RIWKHV%50ILQDOO\DFKLHYHGVXFFHVVLQ

    WKHOLWUHIRUPXODRIWKHHDUO\VWKDQNV

    WRDVPDOOQHDW9DQGWKHVNLOOVRI*UDKDP

    +LOODQGODWWHUO\-DFNLH6WHZDUW7KH\ZRQ

    WKHFRQVWUXFWRUVFKDPSLRQVKLSLQDQG

    ZHUHUXQQHUVXSIURP%XWZLWK

    WKHOLWUHIRUPXODRIORRPLQJWKHWHDP

    UHSHDWHGHUURUVIURPHDUOLHURQLQWKHLU

    KLVWRU\RSWLQJIRUF\OLQGHUVRIFRPSOH[LW\

    ZHLJKWDQGWURXEOH

    7KHOLWUH9ZDVIODWWHQHGRXWWRPDNH

    DIODWDQGDQRWKHUZDVPRXQWHGRQWRSWR

    PDNHDOLWUH+'HVLJQHGE\7RQ\5XGG

    WKHRULJLQDOFRQFHSWLQYROYHGVL[FDPVKDIWV

    EHWZHHQWKHIRXUF\OLQGHUKHDGVZLWKWKHWZR

    FUDQNVKDIWVEHLQJGLUHFWO\OLQNHG7KLQNWKDW

    VRXQGVEDG",WJRWZRUVH,WHQGHGXSKDYLQJ

    HLJKWFDPVKDIWVDQGDFKDLQWROLQNWKHWZR

    FUDQNV7KHFDVWLQJVZHUHWKLFNHUWKDQ

    LQWHQGHGWRRDQGLWZHLJKHGLQDWDURXQG

    NJIRUQRWPXFKPRUHWKDQEKS

    (YHQ-DFNLH6WHZDUWFRXOGGROLWWOHZLWKLW

    DOWKRXJKWKHHQJLQHGLGVFRUHD*3ZLQLQWKH

    EDFNRI-LP&ODUNV/RWXVDW:DWNLQV*OHQLQ

    ODWH7KHIROORZLQJ\HDU/RWXVVZLWFKHG

    WRWKHQHZ)RUG&RVZRUWK9EKSIURP

    MXVWNJDQGZD\OHVVIXHOUHTXLUHGOHDYLQJ

    WKH+ORRNLQJXWWHUO\ULGLFXORXV

    )RXUZKHHOGULYHZDVJRLQJWREHZKHUHLW

    ZDVDOODWLQ)-XVWDVZHRQFHDVVXPHGZH

    ZRXOGRQHGD\DOOKDYHMHWSDFNVLWZDVWKH

    SDVWVLGHDRIZKDWWKHIXWXUHZRXOGORRNOLNH

    )RXUZKHHOGULYHZRXOGVXUHO\EHQHFHVVDU\

    WRIXOO\H[SORLWWKHHQRUPRXVKRUVHSRZHUWKDW

    ZDVRQLWVZD\E\WKHUHZDVFUD]\WDON

    RIKRUVHSRZHUVRRQEHLQJDFKLHYDEOH

    7KH/RWXVZDVERUQULJKWLQWKHPLGGOH

    RIV:'IHYHU,WIHDWXUHGDQDERXW

    IDFH&RVZRUWK')9GULYLQJDJHDUER[LQWKH

    FHQWUHRIWKHFDUDQGDGLIIHUHQWLDOWKDW

    GLYHUWHGDURXQGSHUFHQWRIWKHWRUTXHWR

    WKHIURQWZKHHOV7KHIXHOWDQNZDVDWWKH

    EDFNZKHUHWKHJHDUER[ZRXOGQRUPDOO\EH

    0HUFXULDOWHDPERVV&ROLQ&KDSPDQZDVVR

    FRQYLQFHGRIWKHFRQFHSWVIXWXUHWKDWRQWKH

    HYHRIWKH%ULWLVK*3KHVROGWKHWHDPV

    FRQYHQWLRQDODQGVXSHUTXLFNPRGHOV

    $FRXSOHRIUDFHVHDUOLHU-RFKHQ5LQGWKDG

    UHIXVHGWRGULYHWKH/RWXVDQGWKLVZDV

    &KDSPDQVVROXWLRQWRWKDWSUREOHP%XW

    5LQGWDJDLQUHIXVHGDW6LOYHUVWRQHDQGDIWHU

    *UDKDP+LOOKDGSURYHGMXVWKRZPXFK

    VORZHULWZDVWKDQWKH&KDSPDQKDGWR

    ERUURZEDFNWKHFDUVKHKDGMXVWVROG:LQJV

    DQGW\UHGHYHORSPHQWKDGQXOOLILHGWKH

    WUDFWLRQDGYDQWDJHVRI:'OHDYLQJMXVWWKH

    GRZQVLGHVRIZHLJKWDQGSRRUGULYDELOLW\

    6WXQJE\FULWLFLVPIURPYDULRXVTXDUWHUV

    WKDWWKHRULJLQDO0DUFKZDVMXVWWRR

    FRQVHUYDWLYHGHVLJQHU5RELQ+HUGDORQJZLWK

    *HRII)HUULVDQGDHURG\QDPLFLVW)UDQN&RVWLQ

    WULHGDPRUHUDGLFDODSSURDFKZLWKWKHWHDWUD\

    IURQWZLQJHG,WPDGH5RQQLH3HWHUVRQ

    UXQQHUXSLQWKHZRUOGFKDPSLRQVKLS

    )RU+HUGZDVHYHQPRUHH[WUHPHDQG

    WKH;ZDVFRQFHLYHGDURXQGWKHFRQFHSWRI

    PLQLPLVLQJWKHSRODUPRPHQWRILQHUWLD

    UHGXFLQJWKHGXPEEHOOHIIHFWRIFKDQJLQJ

    GLUHFWLRQ&HQWULQJWKHFDUVPDVVZDVWKHNH\WR

    WKLVVRDWUDQVYHUVHJHDUER[ZDVSODFHGEHIRUH

    WKHUHDUD[OHOLQHZKLFKPRYHGWKHHQJLQH

    IRUZDUGIURPWKHUHDUZKHHOVEXWWLQJLWXS

    DJDLQVWWKHFRFNSLW8SIURQWZDVDEUXWDOVWXE

    QRVHZKLFKLQWKHRU\ZRXOGPDNHWKHFDU

    IDQWDVWLFDOO\UHVSRQVLYHWRGLUHFWLRQFKDQJH

    ,QVWHDGWKHIRUZDUGZHLJKWGLVWULEXWLRQFUHDWHG

    E\WKHPHFKDQLFDOOD\RXWWRWDOO\RYHUZKHOPHG

    WKHVWDQGDUGLVVXHIURQW*RRG\HDUW\UHVDQG

    SURGXFHFKURQLFXQGHUVWHHU7RFRPSRXQGWKDW

    SUREOHPZKHQWKHIURQWW\UHVHYHQWXDOO\GLG

    JULSWKHFDUZRXOGUHVSRQGYHU\VXGGHQO\

    LQGXFLQJKRUULEO\XQH[SHFWHGRYHUVWHHU

    3HWHUVRQUDWHGDVWKHZRUOGVIDVWHVWGULYHU

    IHOWWKHFDUZDVJRRG+LVWHDPPDWHDSD\

    GULYHUQRYLFHFDOOHG1LNL/DXGDLQVLVWHGLWZDV

    KRSHOHVV+HUGVRRQUHDOLVHG/DXGDZDVULJKW

    March 721X, 1972

    Constructors championship:

    6th (15 points)

    Previous season:

    4th (33 points)

    BRM H16, 1966

    Constructors championship:

    4th (22 points)

    Previous season:

    2nd (45 points)

    Lotus 63, 1969

    Constructors championship:

    3rd (47 points)

    Previous season:

    1st (62 points)

    BRM H16

    Lotus 63

    March 721X

    Tech timeline

  • F1 Racing May 2013 57

    $IWHUFKDQJLQJWKHIDFHRI)GRZQIRUFHZLWKJURXQG

    HIIHFWVHQURXWHWRFKDPSLRQVKLSJORU\LQ/RWXVSODQQHG

    WRPRYHWKHZKROHJDPHRQDQRWKHUPDVVLYHVWHS$VWHSWRR

    IDUDVLWWXUQHGRXW7KH/RWXVZDVFRQFHLYHGWRGHULYHDOO

    LWVGRZQIRUFHIURPWKHXQGHUERG\ZLWKQRQHHGIRUZLQJV

    6NLUWVUDQWKHIXOOOHQJWKRIWKHFDUWKHVLGHSRGVZKLFK

    KRXVHGWKHJURXQGHIIHFWJHQHUDWLQJYHQWXULWXEHVZHUH

    H[WHQGHGDQGWKHZLQJVEDQLVKHG

    ,WORRNHGJRUJHRXVEXWLWGLGQWZRUN7KHFRQFHSW

    UHTXLUHGWKHHQWLUH

    XQGHUERG\WREH

    HQFORVHGZKLFKPHDQW

    WKDWWKHVLGHSRGVZHUH

    FXUYHGLQSODQYLHZ

    VRWKH\GLGQWVLPSO\

    VWRSDKHDGRIWKHUHDU

    ZKHHOV7KHVNLUWV

    FRXOGQRWFRSHZLWK

    WKHFXUYDWXUHDQGNHSW

    VWLFNLQJ%XWWKHUHDOOLPLWDWLRQZDVWKDWWKHKXJHXQGHUERG\

    GRZQIRUFHFRXOGQRWEHSURSHUO\KDUQHVVHGGXHWR

    SRUSRLVLQJDYLROHQWERXQFLQJDFWLRQDVWKHDLUIORZJRWRXW

    RISKDVHZLWKWKHEXPSVRQWKHWUDFNDQGWKHFDUVVSULQJLQJ

    :KHQWKHFDUILQDOO\GLGUDFHLWGLGVRHTXLSSHGZLWK

    FRQYHQWLRQDOIURQWDQGUHDUZLQJV/RWXVDQG0DULR$QGUHWWL

    SHUVHYHUHGZLWKLWIRUDIHZUDFHVEXWVLQFHLWZDVXQDEOHWR

    UXQLQLWVLQWHQGHGZLQJOHVVIRUPDQGZLWKPXFKRILWV

    SRWHQWLDOGRZQIRUFHXQXVDEOHLWZDVVLPSO\DKHDYLHUOHVV

    DJLOHDQGZDVGXO\DEDQGRQHG

    %UDEKDPZHUHRQHRI)VVKDUSHVWVTXDGVLQWKHHDUO\VZLWKVWDUGULYHU

    1HOVRQ3LTXHWWDNLQJWKHDQGGULYHUVWLWOHVDQGWKHWHDPZLQQLQJUDFHV

    LQWR%XWE\ZLWKHQJLQHVXSSOLHU%0:IDOOLQJEHKLQGLQWKHWHFKQRORJ\

    VWDNHVDQG%UDEKDPWHDPERVV%HUQLH(FFOHVWRQHVWDUWLQJWRORVHLQWHUHVWWKHUROOHU

    VNDWH%7ZDVDFDVHRIGHVLJQHU*RUGRQ0XUUD\JDPEOLQJWKHKRXVHRQUHG

    3RVLWLRQHGUDGLFDOO\ORZHUWKDQDQ\RWKHUFDUHYHQLWVSUHGHFHVVRUWRZHUHGRYHU

    LWDQGLWVVHDWUHFOLQHG

    DWDQDQJOHRIPRUH

    WKDQ7KHORZ

    GUDJGLPHQVLRQVZHUH

    PDGHSRVVLEOHE\

    FDQWLQJRYHUWKH

    IRXUF\OLQGHUHQJLQH

    DWPHDQLQJWKH

    FUDQNVKDIWOD\WRRQH

    VLGHRIWKHFHQWUDOD[LV

    DQGDWULFNWUDQVYHUVH

    JHDUER[KDGWREH

    GHYLVHG7KHWUDFWLRQ

    SUREOHPVWKHFDU

    VXIIHUHGFRXOG

    SUREDEO\KDYHEHHQ

    FXUHGEXWWKHELJJHVW

    OLPLWDWLRQZDVWKH

    HQJLQHVEUHDWKLQJSUREOHPV2LOFRXOGQRWFLUFXODWHSURSHUO\FRVWLQJERWKSRZHU

    DQGUHOLDELOLW\DQGWKHROG%7ZDVH[KXPHGEHIRUHWKHVHDVRQJRWWRRROG

    %UDEKDPQHYHUUHDOO\UHFRYHUHGDVWKHFDUIDLOHGWRUHLJQLWH%HUQLHVLQWHUHVWLQWKH

    WHDP%XW0XUUD\ZDVODWHUYLQGLFDWHGZKHQKHXVHGPXFKWKHVDPHGLPHQVLRQVRQ

    WKH0F/DUHQ03ZKLFKZRQDOOEXWRQHUDFHLQ

    Lotus 80, 1979

    Constructors championship:

    5th (39 points)

    Previous season:

    1st (86 points)

    Brabham BT55, 1986

    Constructors championship:

    9th (2 points)

    Previous season:

    5th (26 points)

    Lotus 80

    Brabham BT55

  • 58 F1 Racing May 2013

    )UHQFKPDQ-HDQ&ODXGH0LJHRWLVDEULOOLDQWDHURG\QDPLFLVWZKRFDPHXSZLWK

    WKHPRGHUQKLJKQRVHFRQFHSWRQWKH7\UUHOODWSUHWW\PXFKWKHVDPHWLPHWKDW

    $GULDQ1HZH\ZDVGRLQJVRPHWKLQJYHU\VLPLODURYHUDW/H\WRQ+RXVH'HVSLWHWKH

    IDFWWKDWWKHFROOHFWHGMXVWQLQHSRLQWVRYHUWKHFRXUVHRI0LJHRW

    VXEVHTXHQWO\ODQGHGDMREDW)HUUDULDVWKHLUFKLHIRIDHURG\QDPLFV

    )RUWKHVHDVRQ

    0LJHRWGHYLVHGWKHWZLQ

    IORRU)HUUDUL)$D

    PDFKLQHIHDWXULQJWDOO

    QDUURZVLGHSRGVWKDWZHUH

    UDLVHGXSIURPWKHIORRUWR

    IRUPDFKDQQHOUXQQLQJ

    EHWZHHQWKHIORRUDQGWKH

    XQGHUVLGHRIWKHSRGV7KH

    DLUIORZZRXOGDFFHOHUDWHEDFN

    IURPWKHIURQWZLQJDORQJ

    WKLVFKDQQHODQGWKHQRYHU

    WKHWRSRIWKHIXOOZLGWK

    GLIIXVHU7KHIDVWHUWKH

    DLUIORZZDVVXFNHGRYHUWKHIURQWZLQJWKHPRUHGRZQIRUFHZRXOGEHFUHDWHGDW

    WKHIURQW$QGWKHIDVWHUWKHDLUIORZVSHGRYHUWKHGLIIXVHUWKHJUHDWHUWKHGLIIHUHQFH

    LQSUHVVXUHEHWZHHQWKHXQGHUIORRUDQGWKHXSSHUERG\WKHUHE\LQFUHDVLQJ

    XQGHUERG\GRZQIRUFHDVZHOO

    7KLVWKHRU\ZDVSHUIHFWO\VRXQGZKHQFRQVLGHUHGLQDHURG\QDPLFLVRODWLRQEXW

    WKHLQFUHDVHLQWKHFHQWUHRIJUDYLW\KHLJKWIURPUDLVLQJWKHVLGHSRGVDQGWKH

    UDGLDWRUVZLWKLQWKHPLQDFDUWKDWZDVDOUHDG\IDUWRRKHDY\WXUQHGRXWWREH

    GLVDVWURXV7RXQWDQJOHVXFKDFRPSOH[SUREOHPWKHWHDPUHDOO\QHHGHGWRKDYH

    DYHU\WHFKQLFDOO\DVWXWHOHDGGULYHURQERDUG%XW)HUUDULKDG-HDQ$OHVLGULYLQJ

    DORQJVLGH,YDQ&DSHOOLVRWKH6FXGHULDVVOXPSIURPFKDPSLRQVKLSFKDOOHQJLQJ

    IRUPLQFRQWLQXHG

    0F/DUHQVPDFKLQHZDVDOOVHWWRWDNHFRQVWUXFWLRQ

    WRQHZOHYHOVZLWKLWVQRFRPSURPLVHDSSURDFKWRZHLJKW

    VDYLQJDQGDHURSHUIHFWLRQ7KHEUDLQFKLOGRI$GULDQ1HZH\

    LWVFRQVWUXFWLRQZDVVRH[WUHPHWKDWWRPDNHNH\VHWXS

    FKDQJHVWKHFDUKDGWREHWDNHQDSDUWDQGKDYHQHZFDUERQ

    ILEUHVHFWLRQVERQGHGLQ8QIRUWXQDWHO\LWKDGDWHQGHQF\WR

    VKDNHLWVHOIWRSLHFHVDVSURYHGE\WHVWGULYHU$OH[:XU]V

    KXJHDFFLGHQWDWWKH3DXO5LFDUGFLUFXLW,QDGGLWLRQHQJLQH

    FRROLQJSURYHGPDUJLQDOGXHWRWKHVXSHUQDUURZVLGHSRGV

    3URJUHVVRQWKH03ZDVGHOD\HGDIWHULWIDLOHGVHYHUDO

    FUDVKWHVWVVR0F/DUHQVWDUWHGWKHVHDVRQZLWKD'VSHF

    XSGDWHRIWKHROG03ZLWKWKHVHWWRDSSHDUGXULQJWKH

    (XURSHDQSDUWRIWKHVHDVRQ7KDWGHEXWQHYHUPDWHULDOLVHG

    DVWKHFRQWLQXHGWRGHVWUR\LWVHOILQWHVWLQJ$0RQ]DGHEXW

    ZDVWKHQPRRWHGEHFDXVHRIWKHVXPPHUWHVWLQJEDQ7KLV

    GDWHDOVRFDPHDQGZHQWE\ZKLFKSRLQW.LPL5lLNN|QHQZDV

    ILJKWLQJDFRQYLQFLQJWLWOHFDPSDLJQZLWKWKH'+HHQWHUHG

    WKHILQDOURXQG

    VKRZGRZQVWLOOLQWKH

    ROGFDUDQGWKH03

    DQGLWVXSGDWH

    WKH%QHYHUUDFHG

    6RIDUDKHDGRILWV

    WLPHZDVWKH03

    WKDWLWGLGQWUDFHXQWLO

    E\ZKLFKWLPHLW

    KDGEHHQSURSHUO\GHYHORSHGDVWKH03,QWKDW

    LQFDUQDWLRQLWZDVFOHDUO\)VIDVWHVWFDUNHSWIURPWKHWLWOH

    RQO\DVDUHVXOWRIDQXQUHOLDEOHHQJLQHDQGWKHFRPELQHG

    WDOHQWVRI5HQDXOWDQG)HUQDQGR$ORQVR

    Ferrari F92A

    McLaren MP4-18

    Ferrari F92A, 1992

    Constructors championship:

    4th (21 points)

    Previous season:

    3rd (55.5 points)

    McLaren MP4-18, 2003

    Constructors championship:

    3rd (142 points) with the MP4-17D.

    The MP4-18 never raced

    Previous season: 3rd (65 points)

  • 60 F1 Racing May 2013

  • F1 Racing May 2013 61

    Adrian Sutil fell out of F1 after being

    convicted of GBH. Now back with

    Force India, he tells Peter Windsor

    how a year on the sidelines has

    changed his entire outlook on life

    WORDS PETER WINDSOR

    PORTRAITS ANDREW FERRARO/LAT

    The image was FRPSHOOLQJDQG,FDXJKWLWDVZHZHUHERDUGLQJWKHIOLJKWWR0DOD\VLD5LFN\3RQWLQJ

    IRUPHU$XVWUDOLDQFULFNHWFDSWDLQZHDULQJDEODFNH\HDQG

    DIDFHRIFRQWULWLRQ,KDYHWRDGPLWWRP\VHOIWKDW,

    KDYHDSUREOHPZLWKDOFRKRODWWLPHVDQG,LQWHQGWR

    RYHUFRPHWKLVSUREOHP,DSRORJLVHIRUP\DFWLRQV

    KHZDVVD\LQJRQ$%&79,DPVHHNLQJFRXQVHOOLQJ

    DQG,YHDOUHDG\JRQHDKHDGDQGDUUDQJHGWKDW

    7KHGRFXPHQWDU\ZDVORRNLQJEDFNRYHU3RQWLQJV

    FDUHHUDQGWKHLQFLGHQWLQTXHVWLRQKDSSHQHGLQ

    0RVW$XVWUDOLDQVKDGIRUJRWWHQDOODERXWLW

    DQGWKRVHZKRGLGUHPHPEHUZHUHDEOHWRODXJK

    LWRII3RQWLQJZHQWRQWRJLYHSHUFHQWIRU

    KLVFRXQWU\+HPRYHGRQWRJUHDWQHVV

    ,QVSLWHRIRUEHFDXVHRIWKDWEODFNH\H"'LG

    WKDWKDUGVKLSDWWKDWVWDJHRIKLVFDUHHUDGGWR

    KLVJULWWRKLVVHOIGLVFLSOLQHWKHUHDIWHU"

    $GULDQ6XWLOVVWRU\LVGLIIHUHQWEXWQRWPDVVLYHO\

    VR7KH)ZRUOGIRUWKHXVXDOUHDVRQVDVVRFLDWHG

    ZLWKPRQH\HJRSRZHUWKHOXUHRIPDWHULDOLVPDQG

    DIHDURIQRQFRQIRUPLW\KDVEHHQFRQVLGHUDEO\

    OHVVIRUJLYLQJRI$GULDQWKDQZDVWKHHQWLUH$XVWUDOLDQ

    QDWLRQRI5LFN\3RQWLQJ2QHPLQXWH$GULDQZDV

    DQRWKHUIDVW*HUPDQWKHQH[WIROORZLQJWKDW

    LQFLGHQWLQDQLJKWFOXELQ6KDQJKDLKHZDV)V

    VKDPH7KHPRQH\DQGWKHUHIRUHWKH

  • 62 F1 Racing May 2013

  • F1 Racing May 2013 63

    FRPIRUW]RQHVWRRGZLWKWKHLQMXUHGSDUW\(ULF/X[DGLUHFWRURI/RWXV

    )DQGWKHLUKROGLQJFRPSDQ\*HQLL&DSWLDO,Q)RUPXOD6XWLOZDVEXW

    DGULYHU/X[DPDMRUSOD\HU

    ,UHPHPEHUZDWFKLQJ$GULDQMRJJLQJDORQJVLGHWKHULYHULQ&DQDGD

    LQE\ZKLFKSRLQWKLVIXWXUHZDVEHJLQQLQJWRORRNIUDJLOH+HORRNHG

    DOLWWOHXQJDLQO\KHZDVQW\RXUWULDWKOHWLF-HQVRQ+HJD]HGLQWRWKH

    PLGGOHGLVWDQFHKLVIDFHGUDZQKLVERG\ODQJXDJHUHVWULFWHG,GLVWLQFWO\

    UHPHPEHUWKLQNLQJ7KLVJX\LVORVW,WVDZRQGHUKHFDQHYHQGULYH

    WKHFDUOHWDORQHZULQJLWVQHFN

    $GULDQFRQWLQXHGWKRXJKWRH[WUDFWWKHPD[LPXPIURPKLV)RUFH,QGLD

    $FRXUWFDVHORRPHGKLVFDUHHUFRQWLQXHGWRVSLUDOGRZQZDUGVDQG\HW

    VWLOOKHGURYHVXSHUEO\VRPHWKLQJWKDWFXOPLQDWHGLQDVL[WKSODFHLQ

    %UD]LO7KHNH\KHUHLVKLVQDWXUDOIHHO$V,PHQWLRQHGLQP\FROXPQODVW

    PRQWK$GULDQWRP\H\HKDVDOZD\VEHHQDYHHGULYHUE\ZKLFK,PHDQ

    DGULYHUZKRPDNHVWKHFRUQHUVDVVKRUWDVSRVVLEOHE\H[WHQGLQJWKH

    VWUDLJKWVERWKLQDQGRXWRIWKHURWDWLRQSRLQWPDNLQJWKHFRUQHUDYHH

    LQRWKHUZRUGV7RGRWKLVZHOOWRGRWKLVXS

    WKHUHZLWK.LPLDQG/HZLV\RXQHHGDVXEOLPH

    WRXFKIRUWKHEUDNHVVWHHULQJDQGWKURWWOH7KH

    SHUIHFWPRPHQWRIURWDWLRQYDULHVZLWKHYHU\

    FRUQHUHYHU\ODS,WLVDOOWRGRZLWKWKHULJKW

    DPRXQWRILQLWLDOEUDNHSHGDOSUHVVXUHLQLWLDO

    VWHHULQJLQSXWWKHULJKWUHOHDVHRIWKHEUDNH

    SHGDOSUHVVXUHWKHFRUUHFWLQFUHDVHLQVWHHULQJ

    ORDGUHODWLYHWREUDNHUHOHDVHDQGWKHQWRWKH

    FRUUHFWORDGLQJRIWKHRXWVLGHUHDU'RQHZHOO

    LWLVZK\.LPLRU/HZLVUDUHO\ORRNWREHRXW

    RIOLQH,WVFRXQWHUSRLQWLV5RPDLQ*URVMHDQRU

    6HUJLR3pUH]RXWWKHUHRQWKHWUDGLWLRQDOUDFLQJOLQHPDJLFDOO\FRUUHFWLQJ

    WKHLURZQPLVWDNHV/RYHO\WRZDWFKEXWXOWLPDWHO\QRWDVTXLFN

    (YHQDWWKHLUEHVWWKRXJK$GULDQVLQSXWVOHIWKLPPRUHSURQHWR

    ORFNLQJLQVLGHIURQWVPRUHSURQHWREUDNLQJDWDGPRUHKDUVKO\WKDQVD\

    /HZLV1RWKLQJWRP\H\HKDVHYHUEHHQPDVVLYHO\ZURQJZLWK$GULDQV

    KDQGZRUNLWZDVKLVIRRWZRUNWKDWEHFDPHLQFUHDVLQJO\IUDQWLFDV

    JDYHZD\WR

    $GULDQZDVGURSSHGE\)RUFH,QGLDDWWKHHQGRI7KHFRXUWFDVH

    ZDVORRPLQJ+HZDVIRXQGJXLOW\RIJULHYRXVERGLO\KDUPLQHDUO\

    DQGVHQWHQFHGWRDQPRQWKVXVSHQGHGMDLOWHUPLQDGGLWLRQKHZDV

    UHTXLUHGWRGRQDWHWRYDULRXVFKDULWLHV7KH)ZRUOGPRYHV

    TXLFNO\1LFR+ONHQEHUJUHSODFHG$GULDQDQGWKHQHZVHDVRQEHJDQ

    1R5LFN\3RQWLQJOLNHVHFRQGFKDQFH

    :KHQ,KDGP\FRXUWFDVHLWZDVDYHU\GLIILFXOWWLPHEXWDOVR,OHDUQHG

    DORWVD\V$GULDQQRZ

  • 64 F1 Racing May 2013

    Formula 1s rst world champion set the

    benchmark for successful comebacks at

    motorsports top level: Giuseppe Farina had

    been number two to Tazio Nuvolari in the 1930s

    and then, like many drivers of his generation, lost

    the golden years of his career to World War II.

    He won three world championship races in 1950

    with Alfa Romeo (whose cars were making a

    comeback of their own, having escaped being

    melted down for munitions during the war) to

    claim the very rst drivers title shortly before

    his 44th birthday.

    Since then its been rare for a returning driver

    to recreate their peak after time out. In the 1980s,

    Mario Andretti and Alan Jones, champions both,

    made brief returns with mixed results: after a

    one-off drive with Williams at Long Beach in 1982,

    Andretti drove the last two races of the season for

    Ferrari and started from pole at Monza, nishing

    third. Jones retired at the end of 1981 but returned

    full-time in 1985 for two unproductive seasons.

    When Niki Lauda returned to the fray with

    McLaren in 82 he was quick enough to add

    another title (84) to his portfolio. Alain Prost,

    whose speed hastened Laudas second retirement,

    claimed the title in 1993 with Williams after a years

    sabbatical, albeit with a demonstrably superior car

    to everyone else bar his team-mate.

    Not all drivers get to come back to a winning

    car and some didnt have competitive machinery

    before entering the wilderness: the likes of Bruno

    Giacomelli, Jan Lammers and Yannick Dalmas were

    on a hiding to nothing. And of the second comings

    of Nigel Mansell (1995) and Michael Schumacher

    (2010-2012), let us not utter another word.

    Stuart Codling

    F1s comeback kings (and clowns)

    (L-R) Returners Farina, Andretti, Jones and Lauda

    INS

    ET

    S: L

    AT

    AR

    CH

    IVE

    DEOHWRJHWEDFNLQWRLW,WZDVDVLI,KDGQHYHUEHHQDZD\

    IURPWKHVSRUW+HNQHZKHGJRWWKHGULYHDERXWDQKRXU

    EHIRUHWKHQHZVZHQWSXEOLF

  • +' #'

    +'#. ' , #+ . '# $$ . #$ ' / % #'$# #- ' '# $ #' *# '$' #'#" ,# . ' ) ")(( ' %! ' ' $*'$ # '' ' *#$ #'$ '# # #+#" ' $ *#$ #'$ #"

  • 66 F1 Racing May 2013

  • WORDS TOM CLARKSON

    PICTURES ANDREW FERRARO/LAT

    F1 Racing May 2013 67

    Sideways to victory Wondering why Nico Hlkenberg really transferred from

    Force India to Sauber for 2013? The answer is written in red

  • 68 F1 Racing May 2013

    Think about it from Ferraris SRLQWRIYLHZ7KHUHZHUHIODVKHVRIWKHROG

    )HOLSH0DVVDWRZDUGVWKHHQGRIODVW\HDU

    EXWQRILUPJXDUDQWHHVWKDWKHZDVDERXWWR

    UHFDSWXUHWKHIRUPKHVKRZHGUHJXODUO\

    EHIRUHWKDWDFFLGHQWDWWKH+XQJDURULQJLQ

    &RPHFRQWUDFWUHQHZDOWLPHWKRXJK

    ZKRHOVHZDVDYDLODEOHWRUHSODFHKLP"

    )HUUDULKHOGWDONVZLWK0DUN:HEEHUEXW

    IDLOHGWRDJUHHWHUPVDQGQRQHRIWKH\RXQJ

    JXQVLQWKHLU'ULYHU$FDGHP\ZDVGHHPHG

    UHDG\QRWHYHQ6HUJLR3pUH]7KDWVZK\

    0DVVDZDVFRQWUDFWHGWRDQHLJKWK\HDUZLWK

    WKH6FXGHULDDQGZK\WKHWHDPZLGHQHG

    WKHLUQHWDVWKH\VRXJKWVRPH\RXQJEXW

    VXLWDEO\H[SHULHQFHGWDOHQWIRUWKHIXWXUH

    (QWHU1LFR+ONHQEHUJ7KH\HDUROG

    *HUPDQKDVLPSUHVVHGGXULQJKLVWZR

    VHDVRQVRI)WRGDWHILUVWZLWK:LOOLDPVLQWKHQZLWK)RUFH,QGLDLQDQGKLVMXQLRU&9LV

    VHFRQGWRQRQH+HZRQHYHU\VHULHVKHFRQWHVWHGHQURXWHWR)NDUWLQJ)RUPXOD%0:)RUPXOD

    $*UDQG3UL[DQG*3DQGKHZDVWKHVWDQGRXW\RXQJGULYHUWRZDUGVWKHHQGRIODVW\HDU

    *LYHQDKDOIGHFHQWFDULQWKH9-01LFRZDVIDVWHUWKDQWHDPPDWH3DXO'L5HVWDDQGPRUH

    FRQVLVWHQWWKDQKLVSHHUV5RPDLQ*URVMHDQ3DVWRU0DOGRQDGR-HDQ(ULF9HUJQHDQG'DQLHO

    5LFFLDUGR+HZDVH[DFWO\WKHNLQGRIGULYHUWKDWWKHELJJHVWWHDPLQ)QHHGHGWRKDYHRQWKHLU

    ERRNVZKLFKZDVZK\KHVZLWFKHGIURPPLGJULG)RUFH,QGLDWRPLGJULG6DXEHURYHUWKHZLQWHU

    2QSDSHULWZDVDQLQFRQVHTXHQWLDOPRYHVLGHZD\VRUHYHQDVWHS

    EDFNZDUGVLIWKHIRUPERRNDWWKHHQGRIODVW\HDUZDVWREHWDNHQOLWHUDOO\

    +ONHQEHUJOHGPRUHODSVWKDQDQ\RQHHOVHDWWKHVHDVRQFORVLQJ%UD]LOLDQ

    *UDQG3UL[HQURXWHWRILIWKSODFHZKLOHRQO\RQH6DXEHUGULYHUFDPHKRPH

    LQWKHSRLQWV.RED\DVKLLQQLQWK%XW+ONHQEHUJVQHZWHDPOHDYHV

    KLPLQDVWURQJHUSRVLWLRQJRLQJIRUZDUGEHFDXVHKHVJRQHIURP

    )RUFH,QGLD0HUFHGHVWR6DXEHU)HUUDULZLWKDGLUHFWOLQHLQWR

    0DUDQHOOR1RWWKDWRIILFLDOFRQILUPDWLRQLVIRUWKFRPLQJMXVW\HW

    )RUVXUH1LFRLVDJRRGGULYHUVD\V)HUUDULWHDPSULQFLSDO

    6WHIDQR'RPHQLFDOL+HVRQHRIWKHJRRGRQHVEXWRXUIRFXVLVRQJHWWLQJ

    WKHPD[LPXPRXWRIWKHGULYHUVZHKDYH)HUQDQGRDQG)HOLSHDUHERWK

    YHU\VWURQJ

    ,WVDSUHGLFWDEOHVLGHVWHSIURP'RPHQLFDOLEXWVRXUFHVFRQILUPWKDW

    )HUUDULDQG+ONHQEHUJKDYHDQXQGHUVWDQGLQJ7KH+XONZLOOGULYH

    DUHGFDUDORQJVLGH)HUQDQGR$ORQVRLI0DVVDGRHVQWGHOLYHUWKLV\HDU

    7KDWVZK\)HUUDULKHOSHGSODFHKLPDW6DXEHUDVDUHSODFHPHQWIRU

    SD\GULYHU.DPXL.RED\DVKL

    3XEOLFO\1LFRZRQWEHGUDZQRQWKH)HUUDULDVVRFLDWLRQ+HFODLPVLW

    ZDVWKHOXUHRISRGLXPVUDWKHUWKDQPHUHSRLQWVILQLVKHVWKDWPDGH6DXEHU

    PRUHDWWUDFWLYHWKDQ)RUFH,QGLDEXWWKDWDUJXPHQWGRHVQWVWDFNXSLQ

    UHDOLW\)RUFH,QGLDKDGWKHIDVWHUFDUGXULQJWKHVHFRQGKDOIRIODVW\HDU

    DQGWKHWHDPKDYHFDUULHGWKDWPRPHQWXPLQWR

    7KHUHDUHIDFWRUVLQYROYHGLQWKHPRYHWKDW,PQRWJRLQJWRJRLQWR

    QRZVD\V1LFR%XW6DXEHUDUHDJRRGWHDPZLWKJRRGIDFLOLWLHVDQG

    DJRRGFDU,UDFHG3pUH]DQG.RED\DVKLFORVHO\ODVW\HDUDQG,FRXOGVHH

    KRZJRRGWKHLUFDUVZHUH,ZDQWHGWRGULYHRQHLI,SRVVLEO\FRXOG

    :HUHQRW\HWZKHUHZHZDQWWREHWKLV\HDUEXW,NQRZZKDW

    GHYHORSPHQWVDUHFRPLQJDQG,WKLQNZHFDQVWLOODFKLHYHDORW7KH&

    KDVDYHU\JRRGEDODQFHLWVYHU\JRRGWKURXJKIDVWFRUQHUVDQGZKHQ

    ZHYHLPSURYHGLWWKURXJKWKHVORZHUVWXIIZHOOEHPRUHFRPSHWLWLYH,W

    ZRXOGEHJRRGWRJHWRQWKHSRGLXPEXWWKHPRVWLPSRUWDQWWKLQJIRUPH

    LVFRQVWDQWLPSURYHPHQW

    )HUUDULZLOOEHORRNLQJIRUVLPLODULPSURYHPHQWIURP1LFREHFDXVHKHV

    VWLOOUHODWLYHO\LQH[SHULHQFHG+HILUVWWHVWHGDQ)FDULQEXWKDVKDG

    RQO\WZRIXOOVHDVRQVRI)VLQFHWKHQ+HUDFHGIRU:LOOLDPVLQ

    FROM SAUBER

    TO GLORIOUSNESS

    KIMI RIKKNEN

    Plucked from Formula Renault by Peter Sauber, the

    21-year-old Finn bagged a couple of fourth places

    during his debut F1 season in 2001 and was duly

    snapped up by McLaren. Race wins followed, and

    he claimed the world title with Ferrari in 2007.

    FELIPE MASSA

    Finished in the points in his second race for Sauber

    in 2002 and joined Ferrari as their test driver the

    following season. Three years on, he was racing

    for the Scuderia alongside Michael Schumacher.

    SERGIO PREZ

    Second place for Sauber in last seasons Italian

    Grand Prix, just four seconds behind the race

    winner Lewis Hamilton, was enough to cement

    McLarens interest in hiring Checo to replace

    the Mercedes-bound Hamilton.

    HEINZ-HARALD FRENTZEN

    Had a long association with Sauber in sportscars

    even before Formula 1, then caught the attention

    of Williams for 1997. Finished third in the world

    championship for Jordan in 1999. INS

    ET

    S: L

    AT

    AR

    CH

    IVE

  • !! # ) &4' %% 00 -1% #*2 +3,!/"$/$++ #($"

    %%%!!

    2#3#,$+#,

    - (& "&$((-

    %)( $!

    %* &

    # " ")% "$("!&

    + 14%0 +$2+

    %!&(!& %)( "&$((- " ) "!" (&

    ""+"" &(* " $

    ""+"" **

    $ $.'( ,)(* " %* % ,)%&"!& %)( %!&%& -

    $ / ' " " "(&

    %$"%( ( ! %(

    ()%! "( %!&%&

    %)( %!&%& -

    % ,)%&"!&

    % ! ( &%*

    *%,#

    &" $"$ " + / '!"/ ."'/ .!

    "&$' $' &" " . '0

    # " ! # !

    !!!! $!

    !!!&$

    !/! #(

  • 70 F1 Racing May 2013

    EXWZDVOHWJRDWWKHVHDVRQVHQGWRPDNHZD\IRU3DVWRU

    0DOGRQDGRV3'96$PLOOLRQVDQGKHVDWRXWDV)RUFH

    ,QGLDVWKLUGGULYHUEHIRUHUDFLQJIRUWKHWHDPLQ

    7KHNQRFNVKDYHWDXJKW+ONHQEHUJWRPDNHWKHPRVWRI

    HYHU\RSSRUWXQLW\$WKLVILUVW)WHVWIRU:LOOLDPVKHZDV

    LPPHGLDWHO\IDVWHUWKDQ.D]XNL1DNDMLPDDQGRQO\VHFV

    VORZHUWKDQ1LFR5RVEHUJ$WWKH$XVWUDOLDQ*UDQG3UL[

    KHZDVMXVWVHFRQGVVK\RIWHDPPDWH5XEHQV%DUULFKHOOR

    DURXQGWKHWULFN\$OEHUW3DUNFLUFXLWLQ4DQGWKHQFDPH

    KLVILUVWWULSWR,QWHUODJRVDWWKHWDLOHQGRI

    7UDFNFRQGLWLRQVZHUHDZIXODWWKHVWDUWRITXDOLI\LQJEXW

    DGU\OLQHDSSHDUHGGXULQJ4DQG1LFRPD[LPLVHGWKH

    DYDLODEOHJULSRQVOLFNW\UHV+HVHWVHYHQFRQVHFXWLYHIDVWHVW

    VHFWRUVDQGTXDOLILHGRQSROHE\PRUHWKDQDVHFRQGIURP

    6HEDVWLDQ9HWWHO

    +HGLGDSKHQRPHQDOMREWKDWGD\VD\V%DUULFKHOOR%XW

    KHZDVLPSUHVVLYHDOO\HDUWREHKRQHVWKHVGHILQLWHO\TXLFN

    +ONHQEHUJVLQFUHGLEOHIHHOLVKLJKOLJKWHGZKHQHYHU

    FRQGLWLRQVDUHZHWRUFKDQJHDEOHWKHVWDUWRIWKLV\HDUV

    0DOD\VLDQ*UDQG3UL[EHLQJDQRWKHUH[DPSOH6LQFHKHIDLOHG

    WRPDNHWKHJULGLQ0HOERXUQHDZHHNHDUOLHU\RXGKDYH

    IRUJLYHQ1LFRIRUEHLQJFDXWLRXVLQWKHHDUO\VWDJHVDW6HSDQJ

    %XWKHXVHGWKHVOLSSHU\FRQGLWLRQVLQKLVIDYRXUDQG

    OHDSIURJJHGVHYHQSODFHVLQWKHRSHQLQJVL[ODSV

    7KHGULYHULVRQHRIWKHEHVWVHQVRUVLQWKHFDUVD\V7RP

    0F&XOORXJK6DXEHUVKHDGRIWUDFNHQJLQHHULQJDQG1LFRLV

    FHUWDLQO\DYHU\JRRGRQH+HVLQFUHGLEO\VHQVLWLYHDQGVHHPV

    WRILQGJULSZKHUHRWKHUVFDQW+HDOVRJLYHVYHU\JRRG

    LQIRUPDWLRQDERXWWUDFNFRQGLWLRQVZKLFKKHOSVDORWZKHQ

    \RXUHWU\LQJWRGHFLGHZKHQWRFKDQJHW\UHV

    0F&XOORXJKNQRZV+ONHQEHUJEHWWHUWKDQPRVWKDYLQJ

    DOVREHHQKLVUDFHHQJLQHHUDW:LOOLDPV%XWWKHUHVQRWKLQJ

    XQXVXDOLQDGULYHUIRUPLQJDFORVHUHODWLRQVKLSZLWKDQ

    HQJLQHHULWVKDSSHQHGPDQ\WLPHVEHIRUH&ROLQ&KDSPDQ

    DQG-LP&ODUNZHUHLQVHSDUDEOHGLWWR$OI)UDQFLVDQG6WLUOLQJ

    0RVV5RVV%UDZQDQG0LFKDHO6FKXPDFKHU0DUN6ODGHDQG

    .LPL5lLNN|QHQDQG5RE6PHGOH\DQG)HOLSH0DVVD%XW

    IDPLOLDULW\GRHVQWQHFHVVDULO\PDNHWKHUHODWLRQVKLSHDV\

    1LFRLVQWDOZD\VHDV\WRZRUNZLWKVD\V0F&XOORXJK

    +HSXVKHVHYHU\RQHDQGZDQWVWRXQGHUVWDQGWKHELJ

    SLFWXUHUDWKHUWKDQVLPSO\UHO\LQJRQZKDWKLVHQJLQHHUVVD\

    +HOLNHVWRSOD\GHYLOVDGYRFDWHKHFRQVWDQWO\TXHVWLRQVZKDW

    \RXUHGRLQJDQGZK\\RXUHGRLQJLW,XVHGWRILQGWKDWTXLWH

    KDUGEXW,YHJRWXVHGWRLWQRZDQG,UHVSHFWWKHIDFWWKDWKH

    ZDQWVWRNQRZH[DFWO\ZKDWVJRLQJRQ

    6XFKLQGHSHQGHQFHLQWKRXJKWLVUHIOHFWHGLQWKHZD\

    +ONHQEHUJGRHVEXVLQHVVDURXQGWKH)SDGGRFN+HVSOLW

    ZLWKKLVPDQDJHU:LOOL:HEHUDWWKHVWDUWRI,WZDVQW

    ZRUNLQJWKHZD\,ZDQWHGLWWRDQGKDVIORZQVRORHYHU

    VLQFH+HKDVDQDGYLVRULQ:HUQHU+HLQ]ZKRXVHGWRZRUN

    ZLWK1LFN+HLGIHOGEXW1LFRPDNHVKLVRZQSKRQHFDOOVDQG

    KHQHJRWLDWHVKLVRZQGHDOV,QWKHVHGD\VRIPHJD

    VSRQVRUVKLSHQGRUVHPHQWVDQGFRPSOH[SD\VWUXFWXUHV

    WKDWVKLJKO\XQXVXDO

    ,GRQWXQGHUVWDQGZK\\RXQHHGDPDQDJHUVD\V

    1LFR

  • ))+"/ " # ") .) ) ,"#)

    ## -#+' $ #' * + *!*'*( '" ', ,$'"

    &

    "! # ,)# +#)#

    )!# +#) #") -

    ")) ) )

    "

    # ) " ,#)---",

    "# #)") ) (% " $.% )

    %%%

    " /+ ) ))+"/ " " #)/"!# ")# " ". #) #)"/ # + /+" )" ) - - )# -) -") ," (*0

    ) +# /+" #)"/ )---",&))

    %**** ( " &" &"$"

    &) $ "'$" ! $ (! ""$" )

    " !( ! $$ ""!"" ! !&$

    ""$ "$$ '!"$ !&$

    #)

    "+)

    ) # ) ) ) -) - #

  • F1 Racing May 2013 73

    WORDS MATT YOUSON

    PORTRAITS ANDREW FERRARO/LAT

    Saubers chief designer,

    Matt Morris, explains his

    teams strategy of putting

    engineering before politics

    7RWKHVKRFNRIDEVROXWHO\QRRQH6DXEHUKDYHVWDUWHGWKHVHDVRQZLWK\HWDQRWKHUJRRGFDU,WVEHHQ

    WKHSDWWHUQIRUWZRGHFDGHVRWKHUVPDOOWHDPVIORXQGHU

    ZKLOH6DXEHUVDLOVPRRWKO\E\7KHOLWWOHWHDPWKDWFDQ

    DOZD\VVFRULQJSRLQWVDQGRFFDVLRQDOO\QLSSLQJLQWR

    HPEDUUDVVWKHELJER\V

    3HWHU6DXEHUDOZD\VVSRNHRIUXQQLQJKLVWHDPZLWK

    VROLGHQJLQHHULQJIRXQGDWLRQVDQGDUXWKOHVVODFNRI

    URPDQWLFLVP$VXFFHVVLRQRIWHFKQLFDOGLUHFWRUVIURP

    /HR5HVVWKURXJK:LOO\5DPSIWR-DPHV.H\DGKHUHG

    WRKLVEOXHSULQWDQGZKLOHWKHSRVWRIWHFKQLFDOGLUHFWRU

    LVQRPRUHWKHUHVVWLOODQDZIXOORWRIFRQWLQXLW\DW

    +LQZLO,WLVVD\VFKLHIGHVLJQHU0DWW0RUULVDQ

    RSHUDWLRQODUJHO\GHYRLGRISROLWLFVDQGKLJKGUDPD

    ,PQRWQDLYHHQRXJKWRWKLQNWKDW)RUPXODLVQW

    DSROLWLFDOJDPHKHVD\V2IFRXUVHLWLVEXWRQHRI

    WKHPDQ\WKLQJV,OLNHDERXWZRUNLQJKHUHLVWKDWZH

    GRQWKDYHDQ\RILW:HMXVWPDNHWKHULJKWGHFLVLRQV

    EDVHGRQWKHHQJLQHHULQJ

    0RUULVKDVEHFRPHWKHSXEOLFIDFHRIWKH6DXEHU

    WHFKQLFDOGHSDUWPHQW,QDVSRUWZKHUHWKH(QJOLVK

    ODQJXDJHGRPLQDWHVPHGLDRXWSXWKLVFRPIRUWDEOH

    (DVW0LGODQGVEXUEOHKLWVLQWHUQDWLRQDOHDUVPRUHDFFHVVLEO\WKDQWKH

    6ZLVV*HUPDQLFDFFHQWVRIKLVFROOHDJXHV+HVSURYHGWREHDQDWXUDO

    SDWLHQWO\EUHDNLQJGRZQWKHFRPSOH[LWLHVRIUDFLQJDQGFDUGHVLJQLQWR

    HDVLO\GLJHVWLEOHFRQFHSWVIRUWKHPDVVHVKLVSUHVHQWDWLRQRI6DXEHUV

    FXWDZD\FDUKDVDFFXPXODWHGRYHUPLOOLRQ

  • Its tough being at the top

    of Formula 1 but tougher,

    arguably, to stay in the

    game when youre just

    outside the winners circle.

    Sauber team principal

    Monisha Kaltenborn talks

    exclusively to F1 Racing

    about what it takes to run

    at the head of the mideld

    WORDS STUART CODLING

    PORTRAIT THOMAS BUTLER

    WHWKRXJKWZHGOLNHWRSKRWRJUDSK

    0RQLVKD.DOWHQERUQDWKHUGHVN

    2FFXS\LQJWKHVHDWRISRZHULQDWHDP

    WKDWKDVRQO\HYHUNQRZQRQHSHUVRQVQDPH

    DERYHWKHGRRUJLYHRUWDNHDIHZ\HDUVLQZKLFK

    DFHUWDLQURDGFDUPDQXIDFWXUHUVKXIIOHGLWVRZQ

    EDGJHDORQJVLGH6XUHO\WKHUHZRXOGEHVRPHWKLQJ

    DOLWWOHJUDQGDERXWLW"/LNHWKHFXUYHGJODVVH\ULH

    IURPZKLFK5RQ'HQQLVVXUYH\VWKHRSHUDWLRQRI

    WKH0F/DUHQ7HFKQRORJ\&HQWUH"/LNHWKHRIILFH

    RYHUORRNLQJWKHFRXUW\DUGLQ0DUDQHOORIURP

    ZKHUH(Q]R)HUUDULFRXOGZLWKGLVGDLQIXO

    KDXWHXUSHUVRQDOO\UDWLI\HYHU\FRPLQJDQG

    JRLQJWKURXJKWKHJDWHVVKRXOGWKHXUJHWDNH

    KLP"(UQRDFWXDOO\

    ,WVMXVWDIXQFWLRQDOVSDFHUHDOO\VDLGRXU

    6DXEHUFRQWDFWDSRORJHWLFDOO\1RWPXFK

    GLIIHUHQWIURPDQ\RWKHURIILFH

  • F1 Racing May 2013 75

  • 76 F1 Racing May 2013

    $FWXDOO\LWZDVDFRLQFLGHQFHVKHVD\VRIKHU

    HQWU\LQWRUDFLQJ,JRWDMRERIIHUIURPDQDVVHW

    PDQDJHPHQWEXVLQHVVLQ/LHFKWHQVWHLQ>WKH)ULW]

    .DLVHU*URXS@DQGLWMXVWVRKDSSHQHGWKDWWKH

    RZQHURIWKDWEXVLQHVVZDVDFRRZQHURIWKLV)

    WHDPZLWKDORWRILQYROYHPHQWLQFRPPHUFLDO

    DIIDLUVVR,JRWLQYROYHGLQDOOWKHOHJDOWKLQJV

    ZKLFKIXQGDPHQWDOO\UHDFKHGLQWRHYHU\DUHDWKH

    WHDPZRUNVLQ:KHQWKDWSDUWQHUVKLSHQGHG

    ,ZDVDVNHGE\WKHWHDPWRMRLQWKHPLQ+LQZLO

    )URPKHDGLQJXSWKHOHJDOGHSDUWPHQWVKH

    WRRNXSDVHDWRQWKHPDQDJHPHQWERDUGLQ

    DQGEHFDPH&(2LQDIWHU3HWHU

    6DXEHUERXJKWEDFNWKHWHDPIURP%0:ZKR

    KDGRZQHGLWVLQFH6DXEHUKLPVHOI

    WUDQVIHUUHGSHUFHQWRIKLVHTXLW\LQWKHWHDP

    WRKHULQ2FWREHUD\HDUEHIRUHVOLSSLQJ

    TXLHWO\DZD\IURPWKHSLWZDOO,WZDVERWKD

    VWURQJLQFHQWLYHIRU.DOWHQERUQWRVWD\DQG

    DSXEOLFDFNQRZOHGJHPHQWRIWKHUROHVKHKDG

    SOD\HGLQUHEXLOGLQJWKHWHDPDIWHUWKH\FDPHVR

    SHULORXVO\FORVHWRORVLQJWKHLUHQWU\ZKHQ%0:

    SXOOHGRXWRIWKHVSRUWLQ%XWDV\RXG

    H[SHFWVKHLVWKRURXJKO\SUDJPDWLFDERXWWKH

    DIWHUPDWKRIWKHILUHVDOHHVSHFLDOO\WKHODUJHO\

    VSRQVRUOHVVYLUJLQZKLWHDQGJUH\FDUWKH\ZHUH

    IRUFHGWRXQYHLOIRUWKHVHDVRQ

    )RUPHLWZDVQRWWKDWGHYDVWDWLQJD

    PRPHQWVKHVD\V:HNQHZZKDWZHZHUH

    JHWWLQJLQWRDQGZHKDGDYHU\FOHDUSKLORVRSK\

    WKDWZHKDGDFHUWDLQV\VWHPRIVSRQVRUVKLS

    ZLWKYDOXHVWRLWWKDWZHZRXOGQRWJLYHXS6R

    HYHQLIWKDWPHDQWZHKDGWRKDYHDZKLWHFDU

    ZHZRXOGJRWKDWZD\DQGUHPDLQYHU\

    FRQVLVWHQWZLWKWKDWSULQFLSOH

    )URPWKDW\RXFDQTXLWHFOHDUO\LQIHUWKDW

    6DXEHUKDGPDGHWKHVKUHZGLIEUDYHDWWKH

    WLPHGHFLVLRQQRWWRFXWWKHLUUDWHFDUGDQG

    RIIHUVSRQVRUVKLSUHDOHVWDWHRQWKHFDUDWD

    NQRFNGRZQSULFH)RUWKDWLVWKHFRPPHUFLDO

    VOLSSHU\VORSHRQFH\RXKDYHUHGXFHG\RXU

    SHUFHLYHGYDOXHLWVYHU\KDUGWREXLOGLWEDFNXS

    :HKDGDIHZPRPHQWVLQZKHQWKHFDU

    GLGQWPDNHLWRQHWLPH,WKLQNZHGLGQWHYHQ

    JHWWRWKHJULGEHFDXVHWKHHQJLQHEOHZXS$QG

    WKH\ZHUHYHU\IUXVWUDWLQJEHFDXVHZHZHUH

    WU\LQJWRPDNHWKHWZRHQGVPHHWDQGZKHQWKH

    SHUIRUPDQFHLVQWWKHUHLWUHDOO\JHWVWR\RX

    5XQQLQJD)RUPXODWHDPLVDQXQXVXDO

    FKDOOHQJHEHFDXVHLWVERWKDSKHQRPHQDOO\

    FRPSOH[EXVLQHVVLQWHUPVRIWHFKQLFDO

    PDQDJHPHQWEXWDOVRLQWKHJUDQGVFKHPH

    RIWKLQJVTXLWHDVPDOORQH(YHQ0F/DUHQ

    ZRXOGGHVFULEHWKHPVHOYHVDVDVPDOOWR

    PHGLXPHQWHUSULVH.DOWHQERUQKHUVHOI

    DFNQRZOHGJHVWKDWLWVDEDODQFLQJDFW

    ,QPDQ\ZD\VZKHQ\RXWDONDERXW

    PDQDJLQJDWHDPLWVQRWPXFKGLIIHUHQWWR

    PDQDJLQJDQ\RWKHUFRPSDQ\RIDVLPLODUVL]H

    VKHVD\V

  • F1 Racing May 2013 77

    UHVSHFW

  • 78 F1 Racing May 2013

    GOAs F1 returns to Europe,

    weve got Spains F1 number

    FIGURE

    Circuit

    de Catalunya

    Montjuc

    Jarama

    Pedralbes

    Jerez

    Valencia

    The number of Spanish

    circuits to have hosted

    championship F1 races6

    between Williams past two

    Spanish Grand Prix victories

    Jacques

    Villeneuve

    1997

    Pastor

    Maldonado

    2012

    15 YEARS

    The total

    number

    of GP

    laps

    raced on the

    Valencia Street

    Circuit to date, over

    the ve F1 grands prix

    it has hosted so far

    The year the Circuit de Catalunya

    acted as an Olympic venue,

    serving as start and nish for the

    road team time trial event, which

    was won by Germany

    1992 100

    The percentage

    of Spanish

    F1 wins (30)

    achieved by

    the same man:

    Fernando

    Alonso

  • 27A Spanish driver

    has started a

    race in only 27

    of the 64 F1

    seasons. Fifteen

    of those have

    been the past 15

    F1 Racing May 2013 79

    x 8000

    x 107,000is the capacity of the Circuit de Catalunya,

    which is just over

    more than that of Barcelonas other

    sporting shrine, the Camp Nou

    Names for Spains only (and now

    defunct) F1 team: Campos Meta 1,

    Hispania Racing and HRT

    Fernando Alonso

    has won the

    Spanish GP only

    once, in 2006.

    But he also won

    the European

    Grand Prix in

    Valencia last year

    13F1 wins for

    Ferrari in Spain:

    11 Spanish and

    2 European GPs

    Attempts at the

    Grand National horse

    race by Spanish

    F1 driver Alfonso

    de Portago.

    He was also a

    bobsleigh runner

    at the 1956

    Winter Olympics

    11 Spaniards have raced in F1

    Jaime

    Alguersuari

    Fernando

    Alonso

    Adrian

    Campos

    Antonio

    Creus

    Marc

    Gen

    Francisco

    Godia

    Luis

    Prez-Sala

    Alfonso de

    Portago

    Pedro de

    la Rosa

    Alejandro

    Soler-Roig

    Emilio de

    Villota

    2

    00wet Spanish

    GPs over

    the past ten

    seasons

  • OWKRXJK,KDYHUHWXUQHGWR0RQDFR

    IRUWKLVLQWHUYLHZWKHYHQXHLVD

    FRPSOHWHFRQWUDVWWRODVWPRQWKV

    OXQFKZLWK0LND+lNNLQHQ:H

    KDYHPRYHGIURPRQHVLGHRIWKH3ULQFLSDOLW\WR

    WKHRWKHUIURPSXEJUXEWRKDXWHFXLVLQHIURP

    5DVFDVVHWR3RUWLHUIURPDTXLHWDQGPRGHVW

    PDQZLWKZLQQLQJZD\VWRDQH[WURYHUWFKDUDFWHU

    ZLWKIRUPRIDGLIIHUHQWNLQG%RWKKDYHFODLPHG

    ZRUOGFKDPSLRQVKLSVLQWKHEHVWSRVVLEOHZD\

    %XWIRU)ODYLR%ULDWRUHWUDFNKLVWRU\KDVEHHQ

    WUXPSHWHGDQGWDLQWHGLQHTXDOPHDVXUH

    %ULDWRUHKDVZRQGRXEOHFKDPSLRQVKLSV

    ZLWK0LFKDHO6FKXPDFKHUDW%HQHWWRQDQG

    )HUQDQGR$ORQVRDW5HQDXOWPDUNLQJHDFK

    YLFWRU\ZLWKWKHDPER\DQFHWREHH[SHFWHGRI

    DKXJHO\VXFFHVVIXONQLWZHDUPDUNHWLQJPDQ

    QGLQJKLPVHOILQWKHYHU\GLIIHUHQWZRUOGRI

    )RUPXODSRPSDQGQHU\

    %XWKLVUHSXWDWLRQZDVODWHUWDUQLVKHGE\

    &UDVKJDWHWKHVFDQGDOWKDWHPHUJHGDIWHU

    5HQDXOWV1HOVRQ3LTXHW-UFUDVKHGKLVFDUDWWKH

    6LQJDSRUH*UDQG3UL[WRDOORZWHDPPDWH

    )HUQDQGR$ORQVRWRZLQWKHUDFH,QWKHIXURUH

    WKDWIROORZHG%ULDWRUHZDVEDQQHGIURP)IRU

    OLIHE\WKH),$DSHQDOW\WKDWZDVVXEVHTXHQWO\

    RYHUWKURZQRQDSSHDOE\WKH7ULEXQDOGH*UDQG

    ,QVWDQFHLQ)UDQFH7KH),$WKUHDWHQHGWRDSSHDO

    EXWDQRXWRIFRXUWDJUHHPHQWZDVUHDFKHG

    %ULDWRUHKDVQRWVSRNHQDERXWWKLVQRU

    LQGHHGYHU\PXFKHOVHPRWRUVSRUWUHODWHGRYHU

    WKHSDVWWKUHH\HDUV

  • ZKRSD\VWRUDFH:HYHWDONHG

    DERXWWKLVPDQ\WLPHVDQGWKH

    SUREOHPLVVDPHWKHFRVWRI

    UXQQLQJDWHDPLVDVWURQRPLFDO

    :KDWHYHUPRQH\WKHWHDPWDNHV

    IURP%HUQLHWKH\VSHQG,WKLQN

    LWLVVSOLWSHUFHQWIRUWKH

    WHDPDQGSHUFHQWWR)20

    EXWZKLFKHYHUZD\\RXVSOLWLWLW

    PDNHVQRGLIIHUHQFHWKHPRQH\

    LVVSHQW$QGLIWKHGULYHULV

    SD\LQJ,PQRWVXUH\RXHQGXS

    ZLWKWKHEHVWGULYHUVLQ)

    MH:%XWWKHZD\WKLQJVDUHQRZ)RUPXODLV

    MXVWVRLQFUHGLEO\FRPSHWLWLYHWKDWWKHGULYHUZLWK

    PRQH\KDVWREHTXLFNDVZHOO

    FB:,NQRZEXW,KDYHQHYHUVHHQDSD\GULYHU

    ZKRLVUHDOO\TXLFN)RUWKHPDMRULW\RIWKH

    HOGWKHGULYHULVSDUWRIWKHEXGJHW,WQHYHU

    KDSSHQHGOLNHWKLVEHIRUH:HSDLGRXUGULYHUVDW

    %HQHWWRQPD\EHQRWVRPXFKEXWZHSDLGWKHP

    $WHDPOLNH-RUGDQSDLGDWOHDVWRQHGULYHU1RZ

    LWLVYHU\GLIIHUHQW

    MH:%XWGR\RXQRWWKLQNWKDWLVGXHPRUHWRWKH

    JOREDOHFRQRPLFFOLPDWHWKHVHGD\V"

    FB:2ND\LWLVDELJFULVLVZRUOGZLGHEXW,GRQW

    WKLQN)HYHUUHDOO\IHOWWKDW2UWKH\IRUJRWWKHUH

    LVDFULVLV)URPZKDW,XQGHUVWDQGDORWRIWHDPV

    DUHVWUXJJOLQJDORWRIWHDPV7RKDYHDKHDOWK\

    )\RXQHHGWRKDYHKHDOWK\WHDPV'XULQJP\

    WLPHDW%HQHWWRQZHSURGXFHGDSURWHYHU\

    \HDU$QGZHLQYHVWHGWKDWSURWLQWKHIDFWRU\

    DQGWKHWHDP7KHUHZDVDZDLWLQJOLVWRIWHDPV

    WU\LQJWRJHWLQWR)ZHKDGSUHTXDOLI\LQJDWVL[

    RFORFNLQWKHPRUQLQJLWZDVDEXVLQHVV

    82 F1 Racing May 2013

    7+(0$85,&(+$0,/721,17(59,(:

    Flavio Briatore

    FB:1RZHDUHQRWLQYROYHGVRPXFKLQWKDW,WV

    ZKHQZHJHWWRWKHERDUGURRPWKDWZH>%ULDWRUH

    SRLQWVWRKLVORQJVXIIHULQJDVVLVWDQW3DWUL]LD

    6SLQHOOL@UHDOO\JHWJRLQJ,WVMXVWOLNHQRUPDO

    EXVLQHVV7KLVZDVWKHUHDOO\LQWHUHVWLQJSDUW

    EHFDXVHWKHULJKWSHRSOHZHUHFRPLQJWKURXJK

    :KHQZHUHGVRPHRQHLWZDVQRWEHFDXVH

    WKHWHOHYLVLRQSHRSOHDVNHGPHWR7KH79

    SHRSOHZDQWHGPRUHJLUOVEXWZHUHGWKHJLUOV

    LPPHGLDWHO\EHFDXVHWKH\ZHUHQRJRRGDWDOO

    ,QWKHHQGLWZDVYHU\FORVH(YHU\RQHZDVWU\LQJ

    WRJXHVVZKRZRXOGZLQ,WZDVYHU\SRSXODU

    LQ,WDO\3HRSOHZHUHKDYLQJGLQQHUSDUWLHVDQG

    LQYLWLQJIULHQGVWRFRPHDQGZDWFKWKHVKRZ

    MH:6RLWZDVJRRGIRU\RXUSUROH"

    FB: 9HU\JRRG\HV:HJRWQRPLQDWHGIRUWKH

    2VFDUVRI,WDOLDQ79DQGFDPHVHFRQG7KH

    ZLQQHUZDVDFRPHGLDQZKRKDVEHHQGRLQJWKLV

    IRU\HDUV6N\FDQFHOOHGPRVWRIWKHLUVKRZV

    DQGDOOWKDWVOHIWLV0DVWHU&KHI;)DFWRUDQG

    7KH$SSUHQWLFH,HQMR\HGLWEXWLQWKHHQGLWZDV

    WLULQJEHFDXVHZHZHUHOPLQJDOOGD\

    MH:6RZKDWHOVHDUH\RXGRLQJ"

    FB:&LSULDQL>UHVWDXUDQW@%LOOLRQDLUH>QLJKW

    FOXEV@DQG%LOOLRQDLUHFORWKLQJ:HKDYH

    VWRUHVIRU%LOOLRQDLUHFORWKLQJ,QWKHQH[WVL[

    PRQWKVWKDWZLOOJRXSWR7KHWXUQRYHU

    LVDURXQGPLOOLRQ7KHVKRSVDUHYHU\

    VXFFHVVIXO%XWRQO\WKHFOLHQWVGHFLGHLI\RX

    DUHVXFFHVVIXO:HKDYHWZRVKRSVLQ/RQGRQ

    LQ6ORDQH6WUHHWDQG+DUURGV:HDUHLQ5RPH

    $LUSRUW'XEDL$EX'KDEL5XVVLD6W0RULW]

    6DLQW7URSH]DQG/DV9HJDV

    MH::KHQ\RXDUHGRLQJDOOWKLVGR\RXJHWWLPH

    WRNHHSLQWRXFKZLWK)"

    FB:

  • F1 Racing May 2013 83

    INS

    ET

    S: L

    AT

    AR

    CH

    IVE

    7RGHYHORSDQ\WKLQJLQ\RXUEXVLQHVV\RX

    QHHGWRPDNHDSURW7KHELJJHUWKHWHDPWKH

    ELJJHUWKHSURW7KHWHDPQHHGWRUXQZLWK

    WKHPRQH\IURPWKHSURPRWHUDQGIURP%HUQLH

    7KHVSRQVRULVWKHSOXVWKHVSRQVRUEULQJVWKH

    SURW7KLVLVZK\WKHGULYHULVQRZSDUWRIWKH

    EXGJHW,QRXUEXGJHWWKHGULYHUZDVDFRVW1RZ

    H[FOXGLQJWKHWRSIRXUWHDPVKHLVWKHLQFRPH

    MH:,NQRZ\RXKDYHDOZD\VEHHQNHHQRQ

    FXWWLQJFRVWV6RZKDWLV\RXUYLHZRQWKHFKDQJH

    RIHQJLQHIRUPXODQH[W\HDUZKLFKLQLWLDOO\

    DQ\ZD\LVKXJHO\H[SHQVLYH"

    FB:,ZDVJKWLQJIRUDJHVWRKDYHWKHIUR]HQ

    HQJLQHVSHF,WZDVP\LGHD,SXVKHGIRULW

    ZLWK0D[0RVOH\DQGLWZHQWWKURXJK,WZDV

    DQLQFUHGLEOHVDYLQJIRUHYHU\ERG\,GRQRW

    XQGHUVWDQGZKDWLVZURQJZLWKWKHSUHVHQW

    HQJLQH)LVLQFUHGLEO\FORVHDQGFRPSHWLWLYH

    QRZ:K\GRZHQHHGWRFKDQJHWKHHQJLQH"

    MH:7KHDUJXPHQWLVWKDW)QHHGVWREHVHHQWR

    UHODWHWRURDGFDUVEHFDXVHRIWKHQHHGWRVKRZ

    JUHHQFUHGHQWLDOV'R\RXWKLQNPRWRUUDFLQJ

    VKRXOGEHGRLQJWKDW"

    FB:,I\RXZDWFK'70\RXUHFRJQLVHWKH$XGL

    IURPWKH0HUFHGHVDQGVRRQ,I\RXSDLQWDOOWKH

    )FDUVEODFN\RXFDQWWHOOWKH

    0F/DUHQIURPWKH)HUUDULRU

    WKH)RUFH,QGLD)LVDQHYHQW

    DUDFH,I\RXZDQWWRWDONDERXW

    WKHHQJLQHZKHQPDUNHWLQJ

    )PD\EHLWLVSRVVLEOHWRGR

    VRPHWKLQJ%XWWREHKRQHVW,

    GRQWVHHZK\WKHHQJLQHLQ)

    VKRXOGEHOLQNHGWRWKHURDGFDU

    6SHFWDWRUVGRQWFDUHDERXW

    URDGFDUV7KH\FDUHDERXW

    WKHGULYHUVDQGWKHJKWLQJ

    EHWZHHQWKHP:KDWHYHU

    HQJLQH\RXKDYH,EHOLHYH

    WKDWRISHUFHQWRIWKH

    VSHFWDWRUVH[FOXGLQJVRPHROG

    MRXUQDOLVWVOLNH\RX0DXUL]LR

    $FWXDOO\WKHUHXVHGWREHDERXW

    VL[RUVHYHQRIWKHROG%ULWLVK

    MRXUQDOLVWVDQGQRZHYHU\RQHV

    JRQHWKHUHMXVWVHHPVWREH\RX

    MH:

  • 84 F1 Racing May 2013

    7+(0$85,&(+$0,/721,17(59,(:

    Flavio Briatore

    FB:)RUPHLWZDV6LQJDSRUH>&UDVKJDWH

    ZKLFKEULGJHGDQG@DQGIRU/XFD

    >GL0RQWH]HPROR@LWZDVZKHQKHUHVLJQHG

    $QGWKHQ5RQ'HQQLVZDVJRQH$OOWKHVWURQJ

    FKDUDFWHUVKDGPRYHGRQDQGWKH),$DQG%HUQLH

    ZHUHEDFNLQFKDUJH7KHUHZDVQRSUREOHPZLWK

    WKHFRPPHUFLDOVLGHEHFDXVHZHKDGDFRQWUDFW

    7KHSUREOHPZDVPRUHZLWK0D[DQGWKH),$

    EHFDXVHZHZDQWHGWREHSDUWRIRXURZQGHVWLQ\

    ZHZDQWHGWREHSDUWRIWKHUXOHPDNLQJ7KLV

    ZDVWKHUHDVRQZHKDGWKHELJJKWZLWK0D[

    7KHZRUVWZDVZKHQKHVDLGZHKDGWRHQWHU

    WKHQH[W\HDUVZRUOGFKDPSLRQVKLSQRUPDOO\

    \RXKDYHXQWLO1RYHPEHUEHIRUHRUDIWHU

    6LOYHUVWRQH1RERG\DSSOLHGDQGWKLVZDVZKHQ

    0D[PDGHXSDQHQWU\ZLWKVWUDQJHWHDPQDPHV

    7KLVPDGH)ORRNFRPSOHWHO\FUD]\,WZDVD

    SLW\EHFDXVHZHKDGEHHQZRUNLQJFORVHO\ZLWK

    0D[RQFRVWFXWWLQJDQGDV,VDLGZHKDGQR

    SUREOHPVZLWK%HUQLHFRPPHUFLDOO\%XWEHFDXVH

    RIWKHLQWHUIHUHQFHRIWKH),$WHDPVVXFKDV

    %0:DQG7R\RWDVWRSSHG:HFRXOGKDYHGRQH

    DORWRIJRRGLQ)HVSHFLDOO\ZLWKWKHFRVWV

    MH:'RZHQHHGWREULQJPRUHPDQXIDFWXUHUV

    EDFNLQWRWKHVSRUWVXFKDV+RQGD"

    FB:

  • F1 Racing May 2013 85

    ZRXOGEHRUSHUFHQWOHVVPRQH\DQGWKHUH

    ZRXOGEHQRWURXEOHLIDOOWKLVZDVWUXH,KDG

    )HUQDQGREDFNDQGIRUPHWKHVHFRQGGULYHU

    ZDVQRWLPSRUWDQW

    ,UHVSHFWZKDWZDVVDLGLQWKHFRXUW$IWHUWKDW

    ,KDYHDQDJUHHPHQWZLWK-HDQ7RGWWKDWWKH),$

    ZLOOQRWDSSHDO,VWD\DZD\ZLWKQRSUREOHPDW

    DOO,KDGWKHPRUDOUHVSRQVLELOLW\EHFDXVH,ZDV

    LQFKDUJHRIWKHWHDP%XWQRZLWLVJRQH

    MH::DVWKDWDYHU\GLIFXOWWLPHIRU\RX"

    FB::LOOLDPV@EXWZKHQ0LFKDHOFDPHEDFNLWZDV

    YHU\GLIFXOWEHFDXVH\RXKDG)HUQDQGR\RXKDG

    +DPLOWRQ\RXKDG-HQVRQ$QGWKH0HUFHGHV

    ZDVQRWWKHEHVW,SUHIHUWRUHPHPEHU6FKXPLDV

    DZLQQHUQRWVWUXJJOLQJWRTXDOLI\DQGQLVKLQJ

    QLQWK,WZDVQRWWKHLPDJHRIVRPHERG\

    H[FHSWLRQDOOLNH0LFKDHO

    MH::KHQ)HUQDQGROHIW5HQDXOWWRJRWR

    0F/DUHQLQGLGWKDWXSVHW\RX":DV

    LWDVXUSULVH"

    FB:

  • $QGKHZDQWHGWRZLQDJX\IURPWKHVDPHHUD

    DV5RQ'HQQLV)UDQN:LOOLDPVDQG.HQ7\UUHOO

    ,I\RXDUHOLNHWKHP\RXZDQWWRZLQ

    MH:7KHUVWPHPRU\,KDYHRI\RXDQG7RP

    ZRUNLQJWRJHWKHULVZKHQ\RXWRRN0LFKDHO

    6FKXPDFKHUDZD\IURP(GGLH-RUGDQDIWHU

    6FKXPLPDGHKLV)GHEXWDW6SDLQ:KDW

    H[DFWO\KDSSHQHGWKHUH"

    FB: :HNQHZDERXW0LFKDHODOUHDG\EHFDXVHD

    IULHQGRIPLQHKDGEHHQWHOOLQJPHDERXWWKUHH

    GULYHUVZKRZHUHYHU\TXLFN.DUO:HQGOLQJHU

    +HLQ]+DUDOG)UHQW]HQDQG6FKXPDFKHU$WWKH

    WLPHLWORRNHGOLNH)UHQW]HQZDVWKHTXLFNHVW

    6RZK\GLG,SLFN6FKXPL"%HFDXVH\RXZLOO

    UHPHPEHU%HUWUDQG*DFKRWZDVSXWLQMDLODQG

    (GGLHZDVORRNLQJIRUDGULYHUIRU%HOJLXPDQG

    KHFKRVH6FKXPDFKHU,ZDVYHU\LQWHUHVWHGWR

    VHHLIWKLVJX\ZDVDVJRRGDVP\IULHQGEHOLHYHG

    $IWHUTXDOLI\LQJDW6SD>6FKXPDFKHUZDV3RQ

    WKHJULG@,VSRNHWRKLVPDQDJHU:LOOL:HEHU

    86 F1 Racing May 2013

    DUH%HQHWWRQD7VKLUWPDNHU6RWKLVZDVWKH

    EHVWZD\EHFDXVHZHFRXOGKDYHWKLVJX\PD\EH

    JURZLQJZLWKWKHWHDPDQGLWFRVWPHQRWKLQJ

    MH:%ULQJLQJXVXSWRGDWHWHOOPHDERXW\RXU

    DVVRFLDWLRQZLWK(QJOLVKIRRWEDOODQGRZQLQJ

    4XHHQV3DUN5DQJHUV'LG\RXHQMR\WKDW"

    FB: 1RWDWDOO,WZDVDGLVDVWHU7KHUHZDVD

    ORWRIWDONDQGSHRSOHZULWLQJWKLQJVWKDWZHUH

    ZURQJ:HWRRN435IURPWKHERWWRPRIWKH

    FKDPSLRQVKLS7KHUHZDVWKHIRXU\HDUSODQDQG

    ZHWRRNWKHPLQWRWKH3UHPLHU/HDJXH,GRQW

    XQGHUVWDQGWKHIXVV:HGLGLWZLWKQRWPXFK

    PRQH\$IWHU%HUQLHDQG,ZHQWDZD\OHDYLQJ

    0U/DNVKPL0LWWDODQG0U7RQ\)HUQDQGHVWR

    UXQWKHVKRZDQGVSHQGDORWRIPRQH\LWVIXQQ\

    WRVHHWKH\VWLOOKDYHVL[RUVHYHQSOD\HUVZKR

    ZHUHZLWKXVLQWKHFKDPSLRQVKLS

    ,EHOLHYHZHGLGLWTXLWHZHOOEXW,WHOO\RXLW

    ZDVQRIXQDWDOO(QRXJK@

    MH:

  • )RUPXOD +ROLGD\V 7LFNHW 6DOHV $ERXW XV &RQWDFW XV0RWR*3 +ROLGD\V

    6SD %HOJLXP ) 3DFNDJH UG WR WK $XJXVW

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

    )RU WKH GLVFHUQLQJ JXHVW WKH 0RWR([SUHVV %HOJLXP ) SDFNDJHRIIHUV D IDQWDVWLF JUDQG SUL[ H[SHULHQFH $ VHQVDWLRQDO KRWHO LQ WKHDWWUDFWLYH FLW\ RI 1DPXU VLWXDWHG RQ WKH ULYHU 0HXVH ,W LV DQ LGHDOEDVH IRU WKH *UDQG 3UL[ ZHHNHQG 7UDQVIHU WR WKH FLUFXLW WDNHVDURXQG RQH KRXU

    3ODFHV DUH OLPLWHG WR MXVW URRPV 2XU HYHQW ZDV VROG RXWEHIRUH WKH HQG RI )HEUXDU\ (DUO\ ERRNLQJ LV HVVHQWLDO

    ZZZPRWRH[SUHVVHYHQWVFRP

    /HV 7DQQHXUV KRWHO SDFNDJH$UULYDO 'HSDUWXUH)UL $XJXVW 0RQ $XJXVW

    3ULFHV SHU SHUVRQ

    &XUUHQF\ *%3 *%3

    :KDWV LQFOXGHG

    QXPEHU RI KRWHO QLJKWV QXPEHU RI EUHDNIDVWV )ULGD\ ZHOFRPH UHFHSWLRQ SDUW\ 6XQGD\ FHOHEUDWLRQ GLQQHU :HHNHQG *HQHUDO $GPLVVLRQ WLFNHWV &RDFK WUDQVIHUV WR FLUFXLW 6DWXUGD\ DQG 6XQGD\ 0RWR([SUHVV KRVSLWDOLW\

    2SWLRQV

    ([WUD QLJKWV VWDQGDUG GRXEOH URRP SHUVRQ ([WUD QLJKWV VXSHULRU GRXEOH URRP SHUVRQ ([WUD QLJKWV 6XLWH SHUVRQ ([WUD QLJKWV VLQJOH URRP SHUVRQ

    83*5$'( 72 &29(5(' *5$1'67$1'6

    7LFNHW XSJUDGH *ROG 3LW SHUVRQ 7LFNHW XSJUDGH *ROG *3 SHUVRQ 7LFNHW XSJUDGH *ROG (DX 5RXJH SHUVRQ 7LFNHW XSJUDGH *ROG &KLFDQH SHUVRQ 7LFNHW XSJUDGH *ROG 6RXUFH VROG RXW

    83*5$'( 72 121 &29(5(' *5$1'67$1'6

    7LFNHW XSJUDGH *ROG (DX 5RXJH SHUVRQ 7LFNHW XSJUDGH 6LOYHU 6SD SHUVRQ

    1RW LQFOXGHG

    )OLJKWV RU DLUSRUW WUDQVIHUV

    6WDQGDUG 7ZLQRU 'RXEOH URRP

    SHUVRQ

    6XSHULRU'RXEOH5RRP SHUVRQ

    6XLWH

    SHUVRQ

    6LQJOH5RRP

    SHUVRQ

  • 20 F1 Racing March 2010

    YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS

    3LUHOOLVPRWRUVSRUWERVV3DXO+HPEHU\LV

    DPDQLQGHPDQG:HUHGXHWRKRRNXSZLWK

    KLPHDUO\RQWKHPRUQLQJRITXDOLI\LQJLQ

    WKH6HSDQJSDGGRFNEXWKHLVGHOD\HGE\DQ

    RYHUUXQQLQJPHHWLQJZLWK)HUUDULV6WHIDQR

    'RPHQLFDOL,PPHGLDWHO\DIWHURXUVORWKH

    VZLWFKHVWDEOHVWRKDYHOXQFKZLWK1LNL/DXGD

    DQG+HOPXW0DUNR

    7KHSUHYLRXVHYHQLQJ+HPEHU\KDGDODWH

    QLJKWUHQGH]YRXVZLWK5HG%XOODQGHYHU\WLPH

    \RXVHHKLPLQWKHKRWDQGVZHDW\0DOD\VLDQ

    SDGGRFNKHVHQJDJLQJLQOHQJWK\FRQYHUVDWLRQV

    ZLWKYDULRXVWHDPSULQFLSDOVDQGWHFKQLFDO

    GLUHFWRUV7KHSUHVVXUHLVEXLOGLQJIURPDOO

    VLGHVDQGWKDWVEHFDXVHWKH3LUHOOLW\UHV

    DUHFOHDUO\KDYLQJVXFKDSURIRXQGHIIHFWRQ

    WKHUDFLQJDQGWKHUHODWLYHSHUIRUPDQFHRI

    HYHU\WHDPLQWKHSLWODQH7LPHLVSUHFLRXVIRU

    +HPEHU\EXWKHUHIXVHVWRUXVKWKURXJKWKH

    TXHVWLRQV\RXYHVHQWKLP(YHU\VLQJOHRQH

    ZLOOEHWKRXJKWIXOO\DQVZHUHGVWDUWLQJZLWK

    WKHPRVWWRSLFDO

    7\UHVDQGW\UHPDQDJHPHQWDUHWKHNH\

    IDFWRUVLQ)RUPXODQRZ'R\RXWKLQN

    WKH\KDYHEHFRPHWRRLQXHQWLDORQWKH

    RXWFRPHRIJUDQGVSUL[WRWKHGHWULPHQW

    RIRWKHUIDFWRUV"

    0DUN+HVVLRQ,WDO\

    :HOOLWVFHUWDLQO\WUXHWKDWDWWKHVWDUWRI

    WKHVHDVRQWKH\GRFUHDWHDFKDOOHQJHDQGDOOWKH

    WHDPVDUHWU\LQJWRFRPELQHWKHFKDVVLVZLWK

    WKHW\UH+DYLQJVDLGWKDWLQWKHSDVWWZR

    VHDVRQVZHYHVHHQWKDWWKLVODVWVIRUEHWZHHQ

    VL[DQGHLJKWUDFHVDQGWKHQ\RXVWDUWWRVHH

    DFRPPRQSDWWHUQHPHUJLQJ$OVRWKHWUDFNV

    EHFRPHDOLWWOHHDVLHUDVZHJRWKURXJKWKH

    VHDVRQVRPHRIWKHWRXJKHUFLUFXLWVDUH

    0DOD\VLDDQG%DKUDLQDQGDVZHJRWRWKH

    QHZHUWUDFNVZLWKVRPHRIWKHVPRRWKHUVXUIDFHV

    WKDWFRLQFLGHVZLWKWKHWHDPVNQRZLQJZKDWWKH\

    QHHGWRGRWRPD[LPLVHWKHLUSHUIRUPDQFH6R

    LWZLOOVWLOOEHDFKDPSLRQVKLSZKHUHWKHEHVW

    GULYHUDQGWKHEHVWFDUZLOOZLQ(YHU\WKLQJ

    ZLOOEHDOULJKWRQWKHQLJKW

    :RXOG\RXZHOFRPHDW\UHZDUDQG

    FRPSHWLWLRQEDFNWR)RUPXOD"

    6WHSKHQ+LJJLQV8.

    :HOOIRUP\VHOI\HVLWZRXOGEHJRRGIXQ,

    OLNHFRPSHWLWLRQEXWLQUHDOLW\WKRVHW\SHVRI

    FRPSHWLWLRQGRQWH[LVWWRGD\DQGWKHUHDUHJRRG

    UHDVRQVIRUWKDW2QHLVWKDWLWVDQHOHPHQWWKDW

    FRPHVRXWRIWKHFRQWURORIWKHWHDPV$OUHDG\

    ZHKDYHDVLWXDWLRQZKHUHZKDWZHUHGRLQJLVD

    FKDOOHQJHEXWLIWKH\WKHQKDYHWRFRPSHWHZLWK

    W\UHPDNHUV\RXULVNKDYLQJDFKDPSLRQVKLSWKDW

    LVGRPLQDWHGE\W\UHVDQGQRWE\GULYHUVDQG

    FDUV'HVSLWHWKHFKDOOHQJHVZHJLYHWKHWHDPV

    WKH\DOOKDYHWKHVDPHSURGXFWVDQGWKH\DOOKDYH

    WKHVDPHWHFKQLFDOFKDOOHQJH:LWKLQFHUWDLQ

    SDUDPHWHUVWKH\DUHLQFRQWURO

    7KHELJJHUSUREOHPLVWKDWZKHQ\RXKDYH

    FRPSHWLWLRQDVDW\UHPDNHU\RXVWDUWSXVKLQJ

    WKHWHFKQLFDOERXQGDULHVDQGWKHQ\RXFDQJHWD

    VLWXDWLRQZKHUH\RXSXVKWKDWWRRIDU

  • DQGWKDWZDVDVDGLUHFWUHVXOWRIW\UH

    FRPSHWLWLRQ$QGWKDWVQRWPHZDQWLQJWRKDYHD

    JRDWWKHFRPSDQ\LQYROYHGDWWKHWLPHLWVMXVW

    VRPHWKLQJ\RXGRQWZDQWWRVHHDVDW\UHPDNHU

    $UH\RXFRPPLWWHGWR)RUPXOD"

    6WHYH%DWKHU8.

    :HDUHFRPPLWWHGXQWLOWKHHQGRIWKLV\HDUDQG

    QHJRWLDWLRQVDUHLQSURJUHVVWRWU\WRQGDQHZ

    VXSSOLHU:HYHGHFODUHGDQLQWHUHVWLQJRLQJ

    IRUZDUGQRWDWHYHU\DQGDQ\FRVWEXWLIWKH

    SDFNDJHLVIHDVLEOHZHYHVDLGZHOOVWD\LQ)

    :KDWKDSSHQVWRWKHROGW\UHV",ZRXOG

    ORYHWRPDNHRQHLQWRDFRIIHHWDEOH

    SURYLGHGP\ZLIHZRXOGOHWPH

    3HWHU6LP8.

    :HOO3HWHUZHUHF\FOHWKHPEXWVRPHSHRSOH

    GRKDYHFRIIHHWDEOHVPDGHIURPVKRZW\UHVDQG

    GHPRW\UHV,KDYHQWJRWRQH7KHUHDUHRWKHU

    WKLQJVWKDW,GUDWKHUKDYHLQP\KRXVHDQGDIWHU

    VHHLQJW\UHVHYHU\PLQXWHRIP\ZRUNLQJGD\WKH

    ODVWWKLQJ,ZDQWWRVHHZKHQ,JHWKRPHLVDW\UH

    LQP\ORXQJHWKDWZRXOGQLVKPHRIIDFWXDOO\

    ,PQRWVRVXUHDERXWWKHUXEEHUVPHOOHLWKHU

    $OWKRXJKWKHW\UHVDUHWKHVDPHIRUDOOWKH

    WHDPVGRWKH\HYHUFRPSODLQWKDWWKHW\UH

    FKRLFHIRUWKHZHHNHQGIDYRXUVRQHWHDP

    RYHUDQRWKHU"

    -RKQ*RWWUHOO8.

    7KHUHLVFHUWDLQO\DQHOHPHQWRIWKDWDVRQHWHDP

    JHWVDQDGYDQWDJHDQGKDVXQGHUVWRRGDFHUWDLQ

    FKDUDFWHULVWLFDQGDQRWKHUWHDPPLJKWVWDUW

    FRPSODLQLQJ:KDW,ZRXOGVD\LVWKDWLI\RXVHH

    SHRSOHFRPSODLQLQJWKH\WHQGWREHVXIIHULQJ

    LWVWKHSUHVVXUHDQGWKH\UHQRWJHWWLQJWKLQJV

    90 F1 Racing May 2013

    YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS

    A committee

    decides what

    tyres we take

    to a race, so

    we dont get

    inuenced by

    someone whos

    maybe had

    pressure from

    one of the teams

    JRLQJDURXQGLWDQGZHORRNDWWKHODWHUDODQG

    ORQJLWXGLQDODQGEUDNLQJORDGV:HVHHZKDW

    HQHUJ\LVJRLQJLQWRWKHW\UHDQGWKHQZHGRD

    GHJUDGDWLRQDQGZHDUPRGHOIRUHDFKFLUFXLW

    VRDQXPEHURISHRSOHDUHLQYROYHG

    +RZPDQ\W\UHVZLOO3LUHOOLSURGXFHIRU

    WKH)RUPXODVHDVRQ"

    *HRUJH2DQFHD5RPDQLD

    :HSURGXFHEHWZHHQWHVWLQJRXURZQWHVWLQJ

    DQGUDFLQJDURXQGW\UHVRIZKLFKUDFH

    W\UHVDFFRXQWHGIRUDERXWODVW\HDU

    &RXOG,JHWDGLVVHFWLRQRQWKH

    IRUPXODWLRQLHKRZPXFKQDWXUDOUXEEHU

    ZKDWNLQGRIV\QWKHWLFUXEEHUHWFRIRQH

    FRPSRXQGVXFKDVWKHVXSHUVRIWV"2I

    FRXUVH\RXFRXOGOHDYHWKHSURSULHWDU\

    DGGLWLYHVLI\RXDUHQRWSHUPLWWHGWR

    GLVFORVHVXFKWKLQJV

    $ULI5RFKPDGL,QGRQHVLD

    *RVK,QGRQHVLDWKHUHDUHIDQVIURPDOORYHU

    WKHZRUOGKHUHIDQWDVWLF

  • INS

    ET

    S: G

    LE

    NN

    DU

    NB

    AR

    /LA

    T; G

    ET

    TY

    IM

    AG

    ES

    F1 Racing May 2013 91

    Can you imagine another Indygate ever happening again?'RQ/XJHUV&DQDGD

  • %RXJKWDFDU%XLOWDQHQJLQH5DFHGWKHP:RQ:RQVRPHPRUH:HQWWR(XURSH6ROGD

    FDU%RXJKWDQRWKHU5DFHGLW:RQ:RQVRPHPRUH$FKDPSLRQVKLS$QRWKHU$SDXVH

    /DXQFKHGDWHDP0DGHDFDU%RXJKWDQHQJLQH$FKDPSLRQVKLS$QRWKHU6WLOOVRPHZLQV

    $QGWKHQWKHQKHTXLW

    ,WZDVDQG%ODFN-DFNVLQFUHGLEOHDGYHQWXUHZDVRYHU7KHQXWEURZQ$XVVLHZDV

    WKUHHGULYHUVWLWOHVWRWKHJRRGDQGKLVRZQ%UDEKDPWHDPKDGWZRFRQVWUXFWRUVWLWOHVWR

    WKHLUQDPH6RKHGHFLGHGUHOXFWDQWO\WKDWHQRXJKZDVHQRXJK7RRPDQ\KDGGLHGWKDW

    \HDU-RFKHQ5LQGW3LHUV&RXUDJHDQG%UXFH0F/DUHQDOOJRQHLQYLROHQWDFFLGHQWV-DFN

    ZDVVWLOODKDUG\FRPSHWLWRUDQGDGULYHUIDVWHQRXJKWRZLQJUDQGVSUL[%XWLQWKHEDFNRI

    WKH%UDEKDPWHDPEXVDIWHUWKHGHDWKRI&RXUDJHDWWKH'XWFK*3-DFNVIDWKHU7RPXUJHG

    KLPWRVWRSQRZQRWZDLWXQWLOKHKDGQRWKLQJOHIWWRRIIHU+HDY\KHDUWHG-DFNDOORZHGKLV

    IDWKHUVZLOOWRSUHYDLODQGKHGURYHKLVODVWJUDQGSUL[WKDW\HDULQ0H[LFR

    92 F1 Racing May 2013

    WORDS ANTHONY ROWLINSONPICTURES STEVEN TEE/LAT & LAT ARCHIVE

    Before anybody

    did anything,

    Jack Brabham

    did everything.

    At 87, Sir Jack Brabham is

    the oldest living F1 world

    champion. Not only that,

    but he won the title three

    times and remains the only

    man do so in his own car.

    We relish a rare chance to

    interview a grand prix great

    Original

    Aussie

    grit

  • F1 Racing May 2013 93

    PH

    OT

    O: G

    ET

    TY

    IM

    AG

    ES

  • 94 F1 Racing May 2013

    1959Monaco GP, Monte Carlo, 10 May.

    Constructor: Cooper-Climax

    1960

    British GP, Aintree, 18 July.

    Pole position.

    Constructor: Cooper-Climax

    Dutch GP, Zandvoort, 6 June.

    Constructor: Cooper-Climax

    Round 4Black Jacks wins

    Round 5Round 1

    Brabham takes on and conquers the world

    for the second year in a row, this time

    piloting the tiny Cooper T53 of 1960

  • F1 Racing May 2013 95

    ,WZDVDGHFLVLRQWKDW-RKQ$UWKXU%UDEKDP

    FDPHWRUHJUHWIRUKHNQHZWKHUHZDVVWLOOJDVLQ

    WKHWDQNWKDWKLVFRPSHWLWLYHUHVUDJHGRQ,Q

    KLVQDO\HDURI)KHWRRNDZLQDSROHWKUHH

    SRGLXPVDQGIRXUIDVWHVWODSVDQGZLWKEHWWHU

    OXFNPLJKWKDYHZRQDIRXUWKWLWOH

    ,WZDVDGHFLVLRQWKRXJKWKDWHQVXUHGKH

    ZRXOGQWGLHLQDQ)FDUDVVRPDQ\RIKLVSHHUV

    KDGLQWKDWPRVWSHULORXVHUD,WHQVXUHGKH

    ZRXOGVWLOOEHZLWKXVDWVWLOODEOHWRUHFHLYH

    YLVLWRUVDWKLVKRPHRQWKH$XVWUDOLDQ*ROG&RDVW

    DQGUHHFWRQDPRVWH[WUDRUGLQDU\OLIH

    +HVDIUDLOPDQQRZRQGLDO\VLVKLVKHDULQJ

    GDPDJHGE\KLVLQVLVWHQFHIRUPRVWRIKLVUDFLQJ

    FDUHHURQQRWZHDULQJHDUSURWHFWLRQWRHQDEOH

    KLPWRSLFNXSHDUO\DQ\HQJLQHQLJJOHV,WV

    KDUGLQGHHGWRHTXDWHWKHHOGHUO\JHQWOHPDQ

    ZKRVLWVRQDVRIDLQKLVORXQJHDQGDVNVXVWR

    FRPHFORVHUWRDOORZKLPWRKHDURXUTXHVWLRQV

    EHWWHUZLWKWKHKDUGEDVWDUGRIWKHVDQGV

    ZKRGKDSSLO\GURSDUHDURIIWKHWUDFNWREODVW

    ULYDOVEHKLQGZLWKURDGJULW2UGHOLEHUDWHO\VFXII

    DVWUDZEDOHWRWKURZXSGHEULVLQWRWKHIDFHRI

    DQ\RQHZLWKWKHWHPHULW\WRWU\DSDVV

    %XWWKHPHPRUDELOLDGRWWHGDURXQGKLVKRXVH

    VXFKDVWKHJODVVFDVHGUHSOLFDRIWKH%UDEKDP

    5HSFR%7LQZKLFK6LU-DFNZRQGULYHUVDQG

    PDGHDOPRVWHQWLUHO\DORQH+HGRZQSOD\VWKLV

    PRYHOHDYLQJUVWZLIH%HWW\VRQ*HRIIODWHUD

    QRWDEOHVSRUWVFDUFKDPSLRQDQGKLVHVWDEOLVKHG

    UDFLQJFRQWDFWVUHDVRQLQJQRZDVKHGLGWKHQ

    WKDWLWKDGWREHGRQHWRDGYDQFH>KLV@FDUHHU

    7KLQJZDVKHVD\V,WKRXJKWDERXWJRLQJ

    IRUD\HDURUWZRWRJHWH[SHULHQFHRI(XURSHDQ

    UDFLQJDQG,HQGHGXSVWD\LQJIRU

    %HLQJDQ$XVVLHQRWDZKLQJLQJ3RP

    KHVQRWDERXWWRRSHQXSDERXWPD\EHIHHOLQJ

    KRPHVLFNRUPLVVLQJKLVZLIHDQGNLGEXWKHZLOO

    FRQFHGHWKDWQRWEHLQJDEOHWRVKLSKLVZRUNVKRS

    PLOHVQRUWKKDPSHUHGKLPHDUO\RQ7KH

    WKLQJ,PLVVHGPRVWKHVD\VZDVP\ODWKH

    ,GLGUHDOO\VWUXJJOHWRJHWZKDWHYHU,FRXOG

    DV,GLGQWNQRZWKHULJKWSHRSOHDQG,PDGHD

    FRXSOHRIPLVWDNHVLQWKHUVW\HDUOLNHEX\LQJ

    WKHZURQJFDU,KDGDEHDXWLIXO&RRSHU%ULVWRO

    WKDW,GGRQHDORWRIZRUNRQDQGLWZDVJRLQJ

    UHDOO\ZHOO8QIRUWXQDWHO\,JRWWDONHGLQWRVHOOLQJ

    LWDQGEX\LQJDQHZFDULQ(QJODQGD&RRSHU

    $OWDZKLFKZDVDQDEVROXWHGLVDVWHUDQDEVROXWH

    KHDSRIUXEELVK,WGHQLWHO\WRRNPHDZKLOHWR

    OHDUQWKHURSHV7KDWZDVKDOIWKHEDWWOH

    +LVWULEXODWLRQVZLWKWKHFDUGLGKRZHYHU

    QHFHVVLWDWHIUHTXHQWFDOOVWRWKH&RRSHU&DU

    &RPSDQ\LQ6XUELWRQDVKHVRXJKWDGYLFHDQG

    VSHHG$QGLWZDVKHUHWKDWKHEXLOWDIULHQGVKLS

    ZLWKWHDPRZQHU-RKQ&RRSHUZKLFKZRXOG

    OHDGWRERWKPHQVQDPHVEHLQJZULWWHQLQGHOLEO\

    LQWRWKH)KLVWRU\ERRNV+DYLQJUHYROXWLRQLVHG

    DFFHSWHG)FDUGHVLJQRIWKHHUDZLWKWKH

    PLGHQJLQHG7RI&RRSHUHQWHUHG

    ZLWKWKHIXUWKHUKRQHG7VNHWFKHGE\2ZHQ

    0DGGRFN-DFN%UDEKDPZRXOGEHOHDGGULYHU

    FRQVWUXFWRUVWLWOHVLQLVUHPLQGHUHQRXJK

    RISDVWH[SORLWVVR\RXGRZKDWORFDOQHZVSDSHU

    UHSRUWHUVGRZKHQVHQWWRLQWHUYLHZZDUYHWHUDQV

    DERXW\LQJ7\SKRRQVDVDLUFRYHUIRUWKH''D\

    ODQGLQJV\RXJHWWDONLQJDERXWWKHROGGD\V

    KHURLFWLPHVFXWVRKDUGLQWRPHPRU\WKDWWKH\

    VLWOLNHGLDPRQGVLQWKHJUH\PDWWHU

    7KHPRVWLPSRUWDQWVWHS,WRRNLQP\FDUHHU

    ZDVVHYHQ\HDUVRQWKHVSHHGZD\KHVD\V

    UHFDOOLQJKDUGVFUDEEOHHQFRXQWHUVRQVFRUFKHG

    $XVWUDOLDQGLUWRYDOVLQPLGJHWUDFHUV,OHDUQHG

    DKHOORIDORWQRWMXVWUDFLQJEXWIURPWKH

    HQJLQHSRLQWRIYLHZ:H

    VWDUWHGZLWKDFFHQJLQH

    ZKLFKZDVQWELJHQRXJK

    DQGZHVWUHWFKHGLWDVIDU

    DVLWJRHVDQGWKDWZDVQW

    IDUHQRXJK6RZHHQGHGXS

    PDNLQJRXURZQHQJLQH

    :HPDGHWKHF\OLQGHU

    EDUUHOVDQGKHDGVDQGSLVWRQVYLUWXDOO\HYHU\

    SDUWRIWKHHQJLQHLQIDFW6WUHWFKHGLWWRFF

    IURPFFZHGLG,WZDVDELJMXPS

    6RIURPWKHUVW-DFNZDVXVLQJPHFKDQLFDO

    VNLOOVGHYHORSHGDVDPHFKDQLFVHUYLFLQJ

    %HDXJKWHUZDUSODQHVIRUWKH5R\DO$XVWUDOLDQ

    $LU)RUFHWRHNHRXWDFRPSHWLWLYHDGYDQWDJH

    7KLVZRXOGEHFRPHDUHFXUUHQWPRWLIRIKLV

    FDUHHUDKDUGDVKHOOUDFHURQWUDFNDFDQQ\

    HQJLQHHURIILWZKRVHPHFKDQLFDOLQWHOOLJHQFH

    ZDVYLWDOLQGHYHORSLQJWKHUHDU

    HQJLQHG&RRSHUVWRFKDPSLRQVKLSVXFFHVVWKHQ

    ODWHUWKH%UDEKDP5HSFRV

    )LUVWWKRXJKWKHUHZDVWKHMXPSWR(XURSH

    DKXJHXQGHUWDNLQJLQWKHVDQGRQHKH

    French GP, Reims, 3 July. Pole position. Fastest lap.

    Constructor: Cooper-Climax

    British GP, Silverstone, 16 July.

    Pole position.

    Constructor: Cooper-Climax

    Belgian GP, Spa-Francorchamps, 19 June.

    Pole position. Fastest lap (shared with Phil Hill

    and Innes Ireland). Constructor: Cooper-Climax

    Round 5 Round 6 Round 7

    F1 Racing meets Sir Jack

    Brabham at his home on

    Australias Gold Coast

    I thought about going to

    Europe for a year or two and

    ended up staying for 30!

  • ZDVDPRWRUUDFLQJHQWKXVLDVW,WDONHGKLPLQWR

    OHWWLQJPHPRGLI\JHDUER[FDVLQJVVRWKDWZHKDG

    RXURZQFDVWLQJVZLWKRXURZQPRGLFDWLRQV

    RQWKHP,PRGLHGDERXWJHDUER[HVWKDW

    HYHQLQJDQGWKH\ZHUHFDVWWKHQH[WGD\7KRVH

    FDVWLQJVQLVKHGXSRQRXURRUZLWKLQWZR

    ZHHNV$QGZLWKRXWWKRVHZHZRXOGQHYHUKDYH

    ZRQWKHZRUOGFKDPSLRQVKLSLQ

    ,PDJLQHWRGD\WKDWRQWKHHYHRIWKH

    ZRUOGFKDPSLRQVKLS5HG%XOOGLVFRYHUHGWKH\

    GLGQWKDYHDVXLWDEOHJHDUER[IRUWKHVHDVRQ

    DKHDGVRUHOLHGRQDMRXUQDOLVWFRQWDFWRI

    6HEDVWLDQ9HWWHOVWRWLSKLPRII

    DERXWDPDQXIDFWXULQJFRPSDQ\

    LQ)UDQFHWKDWPLJKWLIWKH\ZHUH

    UHDOO\OXFN\EHDEOHWRPDNH

    WKLVIXQGDPHQWDOO\LPSRUWDQW

    FRPSRQHQW2KDQG5HG%XOO

    ZRXOGEHUHO\LQJRQ9HWWHOV

    HQJLQHHULQJNQRZOHGJHWRDVVHVV

    ZKDWWKHUPZDVPDNLQJPRGLI\WKHLUSDUWVRQ

    WKHVSRWDQGRYHUVHHWKHPDQXIDFWXULQJSURFHVV

    WRHQVXUHWKHFRUUHFWFRPSRQHQWVHPHUJHGIURP

    WKHIRXQGU\7KDWVZKDW-DFN%UDEKDPGLG

    7KHPHPRU\SURPSWVDVPLOH,WVMXVWD

    PDWWHUVRPHWLPHVRIKRZOXFNIDOOV\RXUZD\

    ,MXVWKDSSHQHGWREHLQ)UDQFHDWWKHULJKWWLPH

    DQGZLWKWKHULJKWSHRSOHDQGWKHQH[WWKLQJ

    ZHYHJRWJHDUER[HVZKLFKLVLQFUHGLEOHUHDOO\

    6RPXFKIRUWKHRIIWUDFNVDYY\2QWUDFN

    WKLQJVZHUHJRLQJSUHWW\ZHOOWRR%UDEKDP

    ZDVWDNLQJRQDQGEHDWLQJWKHHVWDEOLVKHG

    (XURSHDQDFHVRIWKHGD\VXFKDV6WLUOLQJ0RVV

    -LP&ODUNDQG*UDKDP+LOO0RVVKHUHPHPEHUV

    LQSDUWLFXODUDVEHLQJKLVWRXJKHVWRSSRQHQW

    RIWKLVWLQ\PDFKLQHDQGLWV7VXFFHVVRULQ

    WKDWWRRNRQWKHZRUOGDQGZRQ+HEDJJHG

    FRQVHFXWLYHGULYHUVWLWOHVZLWKVHYHQZLQVIRXU

    SROHVDQGIRXUIDVWHVWODSVRYHUWZR\HDUV&RRSHU

    ZHUHWKHGRPLQDQWFRQVWUXFWRUVZLWKWZRRWKHU

    ZLQVIRUWHDPPDWH%UXFH0F/DUHQSOXVWZRIRU

    6WLUOLQJ0RVVLQD5RE:DONHUHQWHUHGFDU

    ,WZDVDQLQFUHGLEOHDFKLHYHPHQWWKDWFKDQJHG

    WKHIDFHRI)2WKHUPDNHVWRRNWLPHWRUHDFW

    DOWKRXJKE\)HUUDULKDGFRSLHGWKHFRQFHSW

    DQGRXWPXVFOHGWKH6XUELWRQJDUDJLVWHV7KH

    WXUQRIWKHGHFDGHWKRXJKZDVDOO&RRSHU

    ,QLVKHGXSGULYLQJIRU-RKQIRUYH\HDUV

    DQG,ZDVOXFN\WKDW,JRWLQWRXFKZLWKKLPZKHQ

    ,UVWJRWWKHUHVD\V6LU-DFN+HUHDOO\OHGWKH

    ZD\IRUWZRWRWKUHH\HDUVDQGZHZRQWKHZRUOG

    FKDPSLRQVKLSZKLFKZDVIDQWDVWLF$QGWKDWZDV

    LQVSLWHRIEHLQJLQ(QJODQGRQRXURZQ

    /RRNLQJEDFN\HDUVRQLWVRXQGVDOPRVW

    VWUDLJKWIRUZDUGHPLJUDWHPDNHDIHZFRQWDFWV

    EDJDEUDFHRIWLWOHVMREGRQH,WZDVQWRI

    FRXUVHDQ\WKLQJOLNHWKDWVLPSOHDQG%UDEKDP

    UHFNRQVWKH&RRSHUVXFFHVVVWRU\ZDVEDVHGDW

    OHDVWLQSDUWRQVKHHUJRRGIRUWXQH

    ,QZHKDGDSUREOHPZLWKRXUJHDUER[HV

    EHFDXVHZHGLGQWKDYHRQHWRVXLWDUHDUHQJLQHG

    FDU-DEE\&URPEDFWKHUDFLQJMRXUQDOLVW

    DFWXDOO\JRWPHWRJRWR(56$LQ)UDQFHWRVHHLI

    WKH\ZRXOGVHOOPHDJHDUER[:KHQ,JRWWKHUH

    WKH\VDLG\HVEXWLWZRXOGSUREDEO\WDNHWKHP

    PRQWKVWREXLOGZKDW,ZDQWHG/XFNLO\,NQHZ

    VRPHWKLQJDERXWWKHIRXQGU\DQG,DVNHGWKHP

    LI,FRXOGJRIRUDORRNEHIRUH,OHIW7KH\KDG

    DERXW&LWURsQJHDUER[HVOLQHGXSWRFDVWWKH

    QH[WGD\DQG,JRWWDONLQJWRWKHIRUHPDQZKR

    ,SUREDEO\OHDUQHGDVPXFKIURP6WLUOLQJDV

    DQ\ERG\+HZDVDYHU\KDUGGULYHUDQGKHZDV

    RQWRSZKHQ,VWDUWHGLQ(XURSH+HZDVDGULYHU

    WROHDUQIURPPDLQO\DERXWUDFHWDFWLFVDQG

    GHWHUPLQDWLRQ+HZDVDYHU\GHWHUPLQHGGULYHU

    DQGWKDWVRUWRIUXEEHGRII7KDWGHWHUPLQDWLRQ

    ZDVSDUWRIWKHHJROHDUQLQJFXUYHLQWKHHDUO\

    GD\VRIP\(XURSHDQUDFLQJ

    7DONRIULYDOU\OHDGVXVLQDGLUHFWLRQ)5DFLQJ

    KDGEHHQDGYLVHGWRSXUVXHE\QRQHRWKHUWKDQ

    0DUN:HEEHU$VN-DFNDERXW)HUUDUL0DUN

    VXJJHVWHG7KDWOOJHWKLPJRLQJ:HGR,WGRHV

    2K,ORYHGEHDWLQJ)HUUDULMXVWORYHGLW,WZDV

    WKHJUHDWHVWVDWLVIDFWLRQ,QWKH\LQYLWHG

    PHWRFRPHWR,WDO\DQGPHHW(Q]RWRWDONDERXW

    GULYLQJIRUKLPDQG,QHYHUHYHQZHQW,ZDVQW

    LQWHUHVWHG,ZDVRQO\LQWHUHVWHGLQEHDWLQJWKHP

    QRWMRLQLQJWKHP,WVRQHRIWKRVHWKLQJV)HUUDUL

    ZHUHWKHRSSRVLWLRQDQG\RXKDGWRWUHDWWKHP

    DVWKHRSSRVLWLRQ7KHUHZDVJUHDWVDWLVIDFWLRQLQ

    EHDWLQJWKHPZKLFKZHGLGPDQ\WLPHV

    %UDEKDPVDQLPDWHGQRZDVKHJHWVFORVHWR

    WKHVRXUFHRIKLVFRPSHWLWLYHLQVWLQFWV-DEELQJ

    KLVFKHVWZLWKKLVIRUHQJHUKHHPSKDVLVHV7KH

    RSSRVLWLRQZDVUHDOO\WKHSRLQWWKDWZDVGULYLQJ

    PHDORQJDQG)HUUDULZHUHWKHRSSRVLWLRQVRZH

    KDGWREHDWWKHP:KHQ\RXIHHOOLNHWKDW\RX

    96 F1 Racing May 2013

    1960

    1966

    Round 3

    Round 8

    Portuguese GP, Oporto, 14 August.

    Constructor: Cooper-Climax

    French GP, Reims, 3 July.

    Constructor: Brabham-Repco

    Round 4

    British GP, Brands Hatch, 16 July.

    Pole position. Fastest lap.

    Constructor: Brabham-Repco

    I was only ever

    interested in beating

    Ferrari, not joining them

  • German GP, Nrburgring, 7 August.

    Constructor: Brabham-Repco

    Round 6Round 5

    Dutch GP, Zandvoort, 24 July. Pole position. Constructor: Brabham-Repco

    GRQWJRDQGGULYHIRUWKHP6LPSOHDQGGLUHFW

    MXVWOLNHKLVGULYLQJVW\OH-XVWOLNHKLVUDFLQJFDUV

    ,WVQRVXUSULVHWKDW6LU-DFNVLQJOHVRXWD

    &RRSHUYLFWRU\RYHU)HUUDULDVWKHVLQJOHPRVW

    VDWLVI\LQJUDFHRIDORQJDQGVWRULHGFDUHHU

    ZLQLQJWKH)UHQFK*3DW5HLPV7KDW

    ZDVDIDQWDVWLFUDFHLWUHDOO\ZDV5HLPVVKRXOG

    KDYHEHHQ)HUUDULVFLUFXLWEHFDXVHRIWKHORQJ

    VWUDLJKWVVRWRFKDVHGRZQWKH)HUUDULWHDPRQ

    WKDWWUDFNZDVUHDOO\VRPHWKLQJ,WZDVWKHPRVW

    WKULOOLQJUDFH,KDYHHYHUKDG,WZDVVRFORVHDQG

    WKHQWRQDLOWKHPZDVJUHDWVDWLVIDFWLRQ

    +HSRLQWVWRD0LFKDHO7XUQHUSDLQWLQJRI

    WKHUDFHWKDWKDQJVRQDIDUZDOO%UDEKDP

    FURXFKHGKHDGGRZQLQWKHWLJKW7FRFNSLWLV

    HGJLQJRXW3KLO+LOOWRKLVOHIWZLWK:ROIJDQJ

    9RQ7ULSVLQKLVVOLSVWUHDPPHWUHVEHKLQG7KH

    PRUHSRZHUIXO)HUUDULVSXW%UDEKDPXQGHUKXJH

    SUHVVXUHLQWKHHDUO\VWDJHVRIWKHUDFHEHIRUH

    UHWLULQJZLWKWUDQVPLVVLRQWURXEOHVRRQDIWHU

    KDOIGLVWDQFH7KDWVWKHRQHDQGLWIHOWHYHQ

    FORVHUIURPWKHGULYLQJVHDW:HVZDSSHGWKH

    OHDGVRPDQ\WLPHVDQLQFUHGLEOHUDFH-XVW

    WKHPRVWH[FLWLQJWKLQJ,YHHYHUGRQH

    ,WZDVWKLVYLFWRU\LQIDFWWKDWSURPSWHGWKH

    FDOOIURP0DUDQHOOR6RGRXEOHVDWLVIDFWLRQLQ

    EHDWLQJWKHQVQXEELQJ)HUUDUL"$EVROXWHO\

    (Q]RVUHGFDUVZRXOGJHWWKHLURZQEDFND

    \HDUODWHUDVWKH7LSRZLWKDEHVSRNHOLWUH

    9RXWJUXQWHGDQ\WKLQJ&RRSHU%UDEKDP

    RUDQ\RQHHOVHFRXOGPXVWHU$IDOORZSHULRG

    IROORZHGIURPDQGLPSDWLHQWIRU

    VXFFHVV-DFNGHFLGHGLQPLGWRGRZKDWKHG

    DOZD\VGRQHEHVWWDNHPDWWHUVLQWRKLVRZQ

    KDQGV$FDOOZHQWWR0HOERXUQHPDFKLQH

    Jack leads Ferraris Phil Hill at the

    1962 Monaco GP Beating Ferrari

    was my greatest satisfaction

  • 98 F1 Racing May 2013

    1967

    1970Round 5 Round 8

    French GP, Le Mans, 2 July.

    Constructor: Brabham-Repco

    South African GP, Kyalami, 7 March. Fastest lap (shared

    with John Surtees). Constructor: Brabham-Ford

    Round 1

    Canadian GP, Mosport Park, 27 August.

    Constructor: Brabham-Repco

    PDNHUV5HSFRZLWKZKRP%UDEKDPZDVVWLOOLQ

    FRQWDFWIURPKLVDLUIRUFHGD\VZKHQWKH\GEHHQ

    KLVUVWFKRLFHVXSSOLHUIRUYDOYHVVSULQJVDQG

    SLVWRQV5HSFRVPHWLFXORXVPHWKRGVKDGDOZD\V

    LPSUHVVHG%UDEKDPWKH\GQHHGWRDJDLQIRU

    KLVODWHVWUHTXHVW%XLOGPHDQ)HQJLQH

    $OLWUHDOXPLQLXP9GHYHORSHGIURPD

    VWRFN862OGVPRELOHEORFNZDVUHDG\LQWLPHIRU

    WKHVWDUWRIDQGLWSURYHGUREXVWDQGSRZHUIXO

    HQRXJKWRVKRYHUVW6LU-DFNWKHQWHDPPDWH

    'HQQ\+XOPHWRFRQVHFXWLYHWLWOHVHDFKWLPH

    ZLWKDFRQVWUXFWRUVWLWOHWRERRWIRUWKH5RQ

    7DXUDQDFGHVLJQHG%7DQG1RWWKDWUDFLQJ

    FDUVZLWKHQJLQHVEXLOWLQDQGVKLSSHGIURP

    0HOERXUQHZDVVWUDLJKWIRUZDUG0RUHWKDQRQFH

    5HSFRVZRXOGMXVWGLVDSSHDUHQURXWHWRWKH8.

    2K\HDKWKDWPDGHUDFLQJGLIFXOW7ZLFH

    ZHORVWHQJLQHVRQSODQHV7KHUVWWLPHZHKDG

    DQHQJLQHRQDQDHURSODQHWKDWZHGHVSHUDWHO\

    QHHGHGEXWWKHSODQHGHYHORSHGPHFKDQLFDO

    WURXEOHDQGRQO\JRWDVIDUDV&DLUREHIRUH

    WXUQLQJEDFN:HHYHQWXDOO\JRWLWWKUHHZHHNV

    ODWHU$QRWKHUWLPHZHJRWRXURZQSHRSOHLQ

    $XVWUDOLDWRPDNHVXUHWKDWWKHHQJLQHSK\VLFDOO\

    JRWRQWKHSODQHDQG,JRWFRQUPDWLRQRIWKDW

    %XWZKHQLWJRWWR(QJODQGWKH\FRXOGQWQGLW

    8QEHOLHYDEOH+RZFRXOG\RXORVHDQHQJLQHMXVW

    OLNHWKDW"7XUQVRXWWKDWZKHQWKHSODQHDUULYHG

    ZLWKWKHHQJLQHRQLWWKDWZDVWKHUVWWKLQJRII

    DQGWKHIRUNOLIWGULYHUWRRNLWURXQGWKHVLGHRI

    WKHKDQJDURXWRIWKHZD\,WZDVVWLOOWKHUHWKUHH

    ZHHNVODWHUJHWWLQJQLFHDQGZHWLQWKHUDLQ

    0LVKDSVOLNHWKLVVHHPVFDUFHO\LPDJLQDEOH

    IURPWKHSHUVSHFWLYHRISUHFLVLRQIRFXVHG

    FRQWHPSRUDU\)RUPXOD\HWWKH\ZHUHQW

    Brabham on crutches following

    a serious testing accident at

    Silverstone in 1969, chats with

    his rescuer a young mechanic

    by the name of Ron Dennis

  • HQRXJKWRVWRS-DFN%UDEKDPEHFRPLQJWKHRQO\

    PDQWRZLQUDFHVDQGDWLWOHLQKLVRZQFDU

    *LGG\WKRXJKWKHVXFFHVVRIKDGEHHQ

    WKDWJORULRXVUHPDLQV6LU-DFNVQHVWKRXU

    DQGKLVPRVWFKHULVKHGPHPRU\:LQQLQJWLWOHV

    IRU&RRSHUEDFNWREDFNZDVDJUHDWHUDIRUPH

    KHFRQUPVEXWZLQQLQJRXURZQWLWOHZDVWKH

    SLQQDFOH,WZDVDJUHDWDFKLHYHPHQW

    7KH0RWRU5DFLQJ'HYHORSPHQWVFRPSDQ\

    %UDEKDPKDGIRXQGHGZLWK5RQ7DXUDQDF

    WREXLOGUDFHFDUVZHUHEULH\RQWRSRIWKH

    ZRUOGVHOOLQJFKDVVLVWRFXVWRPHUVDVZHOODV

    FDPSDLJQLQJWKHPWRWLWOHZLQQLQJVXFFHVV1RW

    EDGIRUD\RXQJPDQZKRGDUULYHGLQ%ULWDLQD

    GHFDGHRUVRHDUOLHUZLWKQRDPELWLRQVEH\RQG

    JDLQLQJVRPHUDFLQJQRXVWRWDNHEDFNKRPH

    3HUKDSV%UDEKDPVJUHDWHVWDFKLHYHPHQW

    KRZHYHUZDVWKDWRIVLPSO\VWD\LQJDOLYHDWD

    WLPHZKHQJUDQGSUL[UDFLQJZDVDWLWVPRVW

    OHWKDO6LU-DFNVXIIHUHGRQO\RQHVHULRXVDFFLGHQW

    LQKLVUDFLQJFDUHHUWHVWLQJDW6LOYHUVWRQHLQ

    DQGKLVDFFRXQWRILWLQKLVDXWRELRJUDSK\

    7KH-DFN%UDEKDP6WRU\OHDYHVQRGRXEWDVWR

    WKHGDQJHUV%UDEKDPDQGKLVSHHUVIDFHG

    ,GJRWDVIDUDV&OXE&RUQHUZKHUHZHXVHG

    WREODVWWKURXJKDWPSKDQGWKUHHTXDUWHUV

    RIWKHZD\WKURXJKDV,OHDQHGRQWKHOHIWIURQW

    W\UHLWSRSSHGRIIWKHULPDQGGHDWHG7KH

    FDUXQGHUVWHHUHGLQWRDEDQN>DQG@WKHLPSDFW

    VPDVKHGWKHOHIWIURQWZKHHOLQWRWKHVLGHRIWKH

    FRFNSLWZKHUHLWFUXVKHGWKHIUDPHLQZDUGV

    LQWRP\OHJV7KHWKURWWOHZDVMDPPHGZLGH

    RSHQDQGEHKLQGPHWKHHQJLQHZDVDEVROXWHO\

    VKULHNLQJ7KHSDLQLQP\WZLVWHGOHJVDQGIHHW

    ZDVXQEHOLHYDEOH7KHUHZDVDWHUULEOHVWHQFK

    RIIXHO/RRNLQJRYHUWKHFRFNSLWVLGH,FRXOG

    VHHDVSUHDGLQJODNHRISHWURODQG,NQHZLI

    LWLJQLWHG,GVWDQGQRFKDQFH

    %UDEKDPPDQDJHGWRVLOHQFHWKHHQJLQHE\

    KLWWLQJWKHNLOOVZLWFKZKLFKKDGEHHQWZLVWHG

    EH\RQGHDV\UHDFKRQLPSDFWDQGWULJJHULQJWKH

    UHH[WLQJXLVKHU%XWKHUHPDLQHGWUDSSHGLQ

    WKHFDUXQWLOUHOHDVHGE\RQH5RQ'HQQLVVHQLRU

    PHFKDQLFZKRRYHUVDZWKHUHVFXH

    )LYH\HDUVEHIRUH%UDEKDPHPHUJHGVLQJHG

    EXWXQVFDWKHGDIWHUGULYLQJWKURXJKDUHEDOODW

    WKH,QG\DFUDVKWKDWFODLPHGWKHOLYHVRI

    (GGLH6DFKVDQG'DYH0DF'RQDOG7KHFORVHVW

    ,YHFRPHWREHLQJZULWWHQRIIKHUHFNRQV

    F1 Racing May 2013 99

    TIM SCHENKEN

    Clerk of the Course for the

    Australian GP. Finished third for

    Brabham at the 1971 Austrian GP

    Jack has been so important for

    Australian motorsport. His success

    alerted us all to grand prix racing.

    The media coverage he got was

    minimal compared to what we have

    today, but it was there and I recall

    going to the movies and seeing

    Path News and it wasnt unusual

    to see Jack winning a race. For all of

    us aspiring racing drivers, he was an

    icon. He was very much a pioneer

    and very important to us all.

    Aussies on

    Brabham

    ALAN JONES

    1980 world champion

    Sir Jack was the rst to go to Europe

    and as a youngster I used to watch

    him race and he was inspirational.

    You looked at him and you could see

    that it was the way ahead: he was a

    true pioneer and to this day hes still

    the only man to have won a race and

    a title in a car carrying his own name.

    MARK WEBBER

    Red Bull racer

    The Brabham family has always

    been fantastic towards me, and

    particularly Jack. I remember him

    telling me 15 years ago that he had

    always found it great to come to the

    other side of the world and beat the

    Europeans, and Ive tried to continue

    that trend as best I can.

    +HZDVOXFN\DQGKHOODGPLWDVPXFKEXW

    VXUYLYDOZDVQWMXVWOXFN+HFLWHVEHLQJLQWKH

    ULJKWFDUDWWKHULJKWWLPHDVWKHFRUQHUVWRQH

    RIKLVVXFFHVVQRWWRPHQWLRQEXLOGLQJKLVRZQ

    ZKHQWKHULJKWPDFKLQHU\ZDVQWFRPPHUFLDOO\

    DYDLODEOHDQGHFKRLQJFRQWHPSRUDU\-DFNLH

    6WHZDUWVPLQGPDQDJHPHQWPDQWUDKHWDONVRI

    WKHLPSRUWDQFHRIVHOIFRQWURO

    +DYLQJVHOIFRQWUROZDVWKHLPSRUWDQWSDUW

    KHVD\V,WKLQNWKDWZDVP\VXFFHVVUHDOO\WKDW

    SDUWRILWDQGLWZDVDJUHDWVDWLVIDFWLRQEHFDXVH

    ,ORVWVRPDQ\IULHQGVRYHUWKH\HDUVDQGLQVSLWH

    RIWKDW,KDGWRNHHSJRLQJP\VHOI

    (YHQWKLVQRWRULRXVO\WKLFNVNLQQHG

    FRPSHWLWRUZDVQWLPPXQHWRWKHKXPDQFRVWRI

    )RUPXODLQWKHODWHVDQGHDUO\V7KH

    GHDWKRI5LQGWLQSDUWLFXODUKLWKLPKDUGDVWKH

    JUL]]OHGYHWHUDQDQGGD]]OLQJO\FKDULVPDWLF

    \RXQJFKDUJHUKDGEHFRPHFORVHDVWHDPPDWHV

    LQ5LQGWEHFDPHDFORVHIULHQG%UDEKDP

    UHFDOOV+HGURYHIRUPHIRUD\HDUEXW&ROLQ

    &KDSPDQRIIHUHGKLPPRUHPRQH\WRGULYHIRU

    /RWXVWKDQ,FRXOGFRPHXSZLWKIRUDQG

    WKDWNLOOHGKLPD\HDUODWHUDW0RQ]DZKHQWKH

    FDUEURNH,WZDVDYHU\WUDJLFGHDWK/RVLQJD

    FORVHIULHQGOLNHWKDWZDVQWHDV\LWZDVMXVWRQH

    RIWKRVHWKLQJVLQPRWRUUDFLQJ\RXKDGWROLYH

    ZLWKEHFDXVHLWXVHGWRKDSSHQRQDSUHWW\

    UHJXODUEDVLV

    %UDEKDPZDVVWLOOUDFLQJKDUGLQWKH7DXUDQDF

    %7+HZRQLQ6RXWK$IULFDEXWORVWWKH

    0RQDFR*3RQWKHODVWFRUQHURIWKHODVWODSWR

    5LQGW,QKLVRZQHVWLPDWLRQKHZDVVWLOOGULYLQJ

    H[WUHPHO\ZHOODQGVDIHO\EXWWKHGHDWKVRIVR

    PDQ\RIKLVSHHUVFRXSOHGZLWKIDPLO\SUHVVXUH

    IRUFHGKLVZLWKGUDZDODQGVRRQ

    DIWHUZDUGVDUHWXUQKRPH,ZDV

    DWWKHWRSRIP\IRUPKHVD\V

    DQG,PVXUH,FRXOGKDYHJRQH

    RQDIHZPRUH\HDUV%XW

    -DFN%UDEKDPVUDFLQJGD\V

    DUHQRZORQJRYHUDOWKRXJKKH

    FRQWLQXHGWRFRPSHWHLQWRKLVVZKHQLQYLWHG

    ZLWKDQRWDEOHVSLNLQHVV$WWKH*RRGZRRG

    5HYLYDOJRLQJKDUGKHVKXQWHGDQGSXWKLPVHOI

    LQKRVSLWDORYHUQLJKWIRUWKHUVWWLPHLQKLV

    UDFLQJFDUHHUZLWKFRQFXVVLRQFUDFNHGULEVDQG

    EUXLVHGOXQJV

    $QGLWVUHDVVXULQJWROHDUQWKDWWKHVSLULWRI

    WKLVJUDQGROGPDQRIPRWRUUDFLQJOLYLQJFRORXU

    IURPDEODFNDQGZKLWHDJHLVVWLOOJULWWLO\LQWDFW

    ,IKHFRXOGWXUQEDFNWKHFORFNZRXOGKHIDQF\

    KLVFKDQFHV,ZRQGHUDJDLQVWWKHFXUUHQW

    JHQHUDWLRQ"7KHUHVDPRPHQWVUHHFWLRQWKHQ

    KH[HVPHH\HWRH\HDQGUHSOLHVZLWKDEVROXWH

    FRQYLFWLRQ

  • FASTMASTER

    WORDS STUART CODLING

    PICTURES ANDREW FERRARO/LAT

    We take a performance driving

    lesson with F1s king of smooth

    F1 Racing May 2013 101

  • 102 F1 Racing May 2013

    7KLQN$ODLQ3URVWWKLQNVLON\VPRRWKQHVV)LIW\RQHJUDQGSUL[ZLQVDQGIRXUZRUOGFKDPSLRQVKLSV

    ZUDSSHGXSZLWKLPSHFFDEOHILQHVVH$GULYHUZKRDERYHDOO

    PDGHWKHFDUZRUNIRUKLPDQGQRWWKHRWKHUZD\DURXQG7R

    3URVWDUDFLQJFDUZDVVRPHWKLQJIURPZKLFK\RXFRD[HGWKH

    EHVWSHUIRUPDQFHUDWKHUWKDQZUHVWOLQJLWWRWKHIORRUDQG

    SXWWLQJLWLQDKHDGORFN

    $QG\HWDVRXURZQ3HWHU:LQGVRUZURWHODVWPRQWK

    0\PRWKHULVDVPRRWKGULYHU6KHLVQWSDUWLFXODUO\TXLFN

    KRZHYHU7KHUHLVPRUHWR3URVWVFDQRQWKDQVPRRWKQHVV

    DORQH,QWKH\HDUVWKDWKDYHHODSVHGVLQFHKHODVWFODLPHG

    WKHGULYHUVWLWOHZHYHSHUKDSVIRUJRWWHQWKDWKHZDVDOVR

    FDSDEOHRIGHYDVWDWLQJVSHHGHQRXJKWRFKDONXSSROH

    SRVLWLRQVDQGIDVWHVWODSVDQGWRSURPSWQROHVVDULYDO

    WKDQ1LNL/DXGDWRH[FODLP6KLW+RZGRHVKHGRWKDW"

    )RUWXQDWHO\3URVWLVKDSS\WRH[SODLQDQGODWHUWR

    GHPRQVWUDWHKRZ,QKLVUROHDVD5HQDXOWDPEDVVDGRU

    KHVMRLQHGXVDWWKH*XDGL[FLUFXLWLQVRXWKHUQ6SDLQLQ

    WKHIRRWKLOOVRIWKH6LHUUD1HYDGDIRUWKHODXQFKRIWKH

    5HQDXOWVSRUW&OLR7XUERDQGLWVPRUHWUDFNIRFXVHG&XS

    VWDEOHPDWH%HIRUHZHVQDWFKWKHNH\ZHOOLQWKLVDJHRI

    NH\OHVVHQWU\LWVPRUHOLNHDFUHGLWFDUG3URVWVLWVGRZQZLWK

    )5DFLQJDQGRXWOLQHVWKHHVVHQFHRIKLVVW\OH,WVPRUH

    RIDSKLORVRSK\DFWXDOO\DQGLWWUDFHVLWVURRWVEDFNWRWKH

    EHJLQQLQJRIKLVFDUHHU

    ,I\RXWDONDERXWWKHDSSURDFKWKHVW\OHLWVDQDWXUDO

    WKLQJIURPWKHVWDUW6RPHGULYHUVDUHTXLWHEUXVTXHDQG

    VRPHDUHOLJKWHU7KHZD\\RXGULYHLVUHODWLYHWR\RXU

    DSSURDFKWR\RXUFKDUDFWHU:KHQ\RXSXWRQWKHKHOPHW

    DQGGURSWKHYLVRU\RXPD\IHHO\RXUHDGLIIHUHQWSHUVRQ

    EXWPRVWRILWFRPHVIURP\RXUIXQGDPHQWDOFKDUDFWHU

    ,ZDVDOZD\VIDVFLQDWHGE\WKHWHFKQLFDODVSHFWVYHU\

    FXULRXVDERXWHYHU\WKLQJ,ZDQWHGWROHDUQ:KHQ,ZDV

    UDFLQJLQNDUWVULJKWDWWKHEHJLQQLQJDIWHUD\HDU,WROG

    WKHSHRSOHZKRZHUHEXLOGLQJWKHFKDVVLVDQGHQJLQHVWKDW

    ,ZDQWHGWREX\VRPHFRPSRQHQWVDQGSUHSDUHHYHU\WKLQJ

    P\VHOIEHFDXVH,ZDQWHGWRNQRZH[DFWO\ZKDW,ZDVGRLQJ

    ,GLGWKHVDPHWKLQJLQ)RUPXOD5HQDXOW,KDGDEXGJHWIURP

    WKH:LQILHOGVFKRROZKHQ,ZRQWKH9RODQW(OIFRPSHWLWLRQ

    DQG,PDQDJHGP\RZQWHDP7KLVZDV

    6RPHWLPHV\RXUHDOLVH\RXQHHGWRFKDQJH\RXUDSSURDFK

    ,Q)RUPXOD5HQDXOWHYHU\ERG\KDGWKHVDPHFDU:KHQ

    HYHU\RQHKDVWKHVDPHFKDVVLVWKHVDPHHQJLQHWKHVDPH

    W\UHV\RXPD\WKLQN,PWKHEHVW,PJRLQJWRNLOOWKHPDOO

  • F1 Racing May 2013 103

    WKDWVRQHDSSURDFK\RXNQRZ"EXWWKHEHWWHUWDFWLFLVWR

    PDNHWKHEHVWRIWKHFDUEHFDXVHLI\RXGRWKDW\RXZLOOEH

    EHWWHU

  • 104 F1 Racing May 2013

    WKDWZD\,WGHSHQGVRQWKHWUDFWLRQWXUQLQJDQGDFFHOHUDWLQJ

    DWWKHVDPHWLPHFDQEHGLIILFXOW:LWKWKHHDUO\WXUER)FDUV

    \RXNQHZ\RXZRXOGKDYHWKHWXUERODJVR\RXFRXOGDIIRUGWR

    ORVHDOLWWOHELWDWWKHDSH[LI\RXNQHZLWZRXOGKHOS\RXJHW

    WKHSRZHUIDVWHU7KLVFDULVGLIIHUHQWEHFDXVHWKHUHLVQRODJ

    %HIRUHZHFOLPEDERDUGZLWK/H3URIHVVHXU,DVNKLPWR

    PRYHIURPJHQHUDOLWLHVWRWKHVSHFLILFVRI*XDGL[

    7KHFKLFDQHLVRND\\RXFDQJRRYHUWKHNHUEKHVD\V

    7KDWVWKHRQO\SODFH\RXFDQXVHWKHNHUEVEHFDXVHLWVVR

    VOLSSHU\HVSHFLDOO\RQWKHRXWVLGH7KLVFRUQHUKHSRLQWV

    WRZDUGVWKHORQJVSRRQFXUYHWKDWIROORZVWKHFKLFDQH\RX

    JRDOLWWOHWRWKHLQVLGHWKHQWRWKHRXWVLGH0D\EHQRWWKH

    PRVWGLIILFXOWEXW\RXPXVWEHFDUHIXOHVSHFLDOO\DWWKHHQWU\

    +HSDXVHVORRNVVN\ZDUGVDQGZULQNOHVKLVQRVH,WVYHU\

    KXPLG,WVQRWUDLQLQJ\HWEXWLWZLOO,WVYHU\LPSRUWDQWKHUH

    RQWKHVWUDLJKWDQGRYHUWKHUHLQWRWKHKDLUSLQ\RXEUDNH

    PDLQO\LQWKHVWUDLJKWOLQHDQG\RXGRQWDVNIRUWKHJHDUVWRR

    VRRQ,I\RXDVNWRRVRRQWKHQLWZRQWVKLIWGRZQEHFDXVHLW

    DXWRPDWLFDOO\SUHYHQWVWKHHQJLQHIURPRYHUUHYYLQJ%XWLWV

    EHVWWRVKRZ\RX

    )URPWKHEDFNVHDWWKHILUVWWKLQJ,QRWLFHLV3URVWVJULSRQ

    WKHVWHHULQJZKHHOVRIWKDQGVQRWDWLJKWFOHQFK7KHVHFRQG

    FRUQHURQWKHWUDFNLVDFRQVWDQWUDGLXVULJKWKDQGHU:KHUH

    ,GEUDNHGKDUG,WKRXJKWDQGWKHQWXUQHGLQDWWKHILUVW

    FRQHPDNLQJDVRUWRIKDUG83URVWEUDNHVODWHUDQGKDUGHU

    DQGLVDOUHDG\WXUQLQJDVZHUHDFKWKHFRQHSHUKDSVDFDU

    ZLGWKDFURVVDOUHDG\+LVPRWLRQRQWKHZKHHOLVDVOLJKWDV

    KLVJULSGLUHFWLQJUDWKHUWKDQWKURZLQJWKHFDUEOHQGLQJRXW

    WKHEUDNHVDQGEULQJLQJLQWKHSRZHU2QFHZHSDVVWKHDSH[

    WKHUHVQRPRUHVWHHULQJOHIWWRGRWKHFDULVDOUHDG\SRLQWLQJ

    DWWKHDSH[RIWKHIROORZLQJOHIWKDQGHUDQGDFFHOHUDWLQJKDUG

    ,QWRWKHFKLFDQH3URVWXVHVWKHZLGWKRIWKHWUDFNVWDUWLQJ

    RQWKHOHIWEUDNLQJDQGWXUQLQJODWHDJDLQXVLQJWKHNHUEWR

    PDNHDVWUDLJKWOLQHEHWZHHQULJKWDQGOHIWIOLFNVEDODQFLQJ

    WKHSRZHUZLWKLPSHULRXVHDVHDVWKHWUDFNYDQLVKHVXSDQG

    WRWKHOHIWWRZDUGVWKHKLGGHQILUVWDSH[RIWKHQH[WFRUQHU

    %HWZHHQP\ODSVDQGWKLVLWVDOPRVWDVLIZHUHLQD

    GLIIHUHQWFDU2QWKHVWUDLJKWVZHUHDWEDOOSDUNVSHHGVLWVLQ

    WKHFRUQHUVLQKLVGHOLFDF\DWPDQDJLQJWKHFDUVWUDMHFWRU\

    DQGPRPHQWXPZKHUHWKHODSWLPHVFRPH+HVEUDNLQJ

    ODWHUEXWVRPHKRZFRQWULYLQJWRORVHOHVVVSHHGHIIRUWOHVVO\

    FRQVHUYLQJLWWKURXJKWKHFRUQHULQJSKDVHDQGWKHQOHWWLQJLW

    EXLOGDJDLQ,WVOLNHZDWFKLQJDFRQFHUWSLDQLVWDWZRUN

    7KHGLIIHUHQFHEHWZHHQRXUODSVDQGEHDULQJLQPLQG

    3URVWKDVSDVVHQJHUVDERDUGEOXQWLQJDFFHOHUDWLRQLV

    DURXQGVHYHQVHFRQGV:DVKHSXVKLQJWRWKHPD[LPXP"

    $KQRKHVD\V,GLGQWZDQW\RXUSKRWRJUDSKHUWRKDYH

    MXVWEOXUU\SLFWXUHV

    ,OOVWXG\WKHYLGHR,PD\HYHQOHDUQVRPHWKLQJ:LOO,HYHU

    EHDVTXLFNDV$ODLQ3URVW"'HILQLWHO\QRW

    1a Turn 2At Turn 2, Prost brakes

    from 80mph while moving

    the car ever so gently

    towards the apex before

    the cone marking the turn-

    in point, in effect looking

    to make a vee-shaped

    trajectory around this

    long corner

    1b Turn 2Were at the sharpest part

    of the turn, but Prost has

    only half a turn of lock on,

    and drops just one gear

    while bleeding off the

    brake effort. Slowest point

    of the corner is 44mph.

    From here, he picks up

    speed and has to unwind

    the steering only slightly

    1c Turn 2With one owing

    movement on the wheel,

    weve gone around the

    corner and the car is

    perfectly positioned at

    the apex of the next one,

    as Prost accelerates hard

    all the way to the chicane.

    We gain 13mph before the

    steering is fully unwound.

    Prosts perfect lap

    Chicane 1Weve gone up only one

    gear, topping out at

    87mph before reaching the

    chicane. Here Prost stays

    to the left all the way to

    the turn-in point

    Chicane 2Brake, turn, go. A short,

    sharp braking effort

    combined with the turning

    force brings us down to

    65mph as we take the

    straightest line through the

    chicane. Just before the

    rst cone, Prost downshifts

    to third and hooks the car

    around the cone

    Spoon 1The most technical corner

    on the circuit runs at

    a constant radius and

    then tightens at the exit.

    Prost has time to talk

    to his passengers while

    turning in to the rst apex

    at precisely the right

    point, carrying 67mph

    throughout, hands still

    delicate on the wheel

    Spoon 2Most drivers would get on the

    throttle too early and understeer well

    before the exit, but Prost keeps a

    constant pace, straightening before

    turning again shedding speed but

    lengthening the straight that follows

    Spoon 1Spoon 1Chicane 1

    Chicane 2

    Spoonn 2

    1a Turn 2 1b Turn 2 1c Turn 2

  • OR CALL 08448 488 826When ordering please have your bank account details to hand and quote the promotional code M0513P. Offer ends 31 May 2013

    ORDER ONLINE AT

    www.themagazineshop.com/FONE/M0513P

    SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

    VODAFONE McLAREN MERCEDES T-SHIRT

    FREE WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE TO F1 RACING

    PLUS SAVE

    15% ON THE

    COVER PRICE

    ORJENSON BUTTON SERGIO PREZ

    WORTH39.95

    RRP

  • SUBSCRIPTION OFFER

    Mobile

    Email

    I would like to subscribe to F1 Racing, paying 24.99 every six issues

    and saving 15% on the cover price. Please send me my FREE Vodafone

    McLaren Mercedes T-shirt in the following style and size (one choice only):

    JENSON BUTTON M L XL SERGIO PREZ M L XL This is a New subscription Renewal

    Originators ID No. 850699

    YES

    PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO:

    F1 Racing, FREEPOST RSBZ-AUZK-SUHS,

    PO Box 326 Sittingbourne, Kent ME9 8FA

    For special international rates:

    Please call +44 (0) 1795 592 990 or visit www.themagazineshop.com

    US and Canada residents please call 1-866-918-1446

    DIRECT DEBIT DETAILS(Instructions to your bank or building society to pay by Direct Debit)

    To the manager Bank/building society

    Address

    Postcode

    Name(s) of account holder(s)

    Sort code

    Branch/building society account number

    Reference number (for ofce use only)

    YOUR DETAILS BLOCK CAPITALS PLEASE (must be completed)

    Mr/Mrs/Ms First name

    Surname

    Address

    Postcode

    Telephone

    M0513P

    INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUR BANK OR BUILDING SOCIETY

    Please pay Haymarket Media Group Direct Debits from the account detailed

    in this instruction, subject to the safeguards assured by the Direct Debit

    Guarantee. I understand that this instruction may stay with Haymarket

    Media Group and that, if so, details will be passed electronically to my

    bank/building society.

    Signature

    Date

    SUBSCRIBE

    TODAY AND

    GET ALL THIS:

    FREE GIFT

    Choice of FREE Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Jenson Button or Sergio Prez T-Shirt WORTH 39.95

    GREAT SAVINGS SAVE 15% on the new cover price

    SPREAD THE COST PAY JUST 24.99 every six issues

    FREE P&P Every issue delivered direct to your door

    Terms and conditions: This offer is open to UK residents only. Overseas rates are available on +44 (0) 1795592 990 and residents of USA

    and Canada should call 1-866-918-1446 or visit www.imsnews.com for rates. Please allow 35 days for delivery of your gift and rst issue.

    The gift will be sent under separate cover from the magazine. Should we run out of gifts, you may be offered an alternative gift there is no

    cash alternative. Direct Debit rates are valid for one year, after which they are subject to change. Should prices change we will inform you

    in writing. We ask that you enter into a Direct Debit agreement with the intention that your subscription will continue for a minimum period

    of 12 months, even if the frequency of payment is for a shorter period, however, you will still have the right to cancel your Direct Debit in

    accordance with Direct Debit Guarantee. Should you wish to cancel your subscription it will be cancelled on expiry of the current term which

    will not be refundable, other than in exceptional circumstances. If a gift is included as part of the subscription offer we reserve the right to

    request the return of the gift. Details of the Direct Debit Guarantee are available on request. Savings are based on the standard UK cover

    price of 4.90. Offer ends 31 May