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ONE OF A KIND • It’s taken over half a decade of development but now the Mercedes-AMG One is here – boasting 1048bhp from a Formula 1-based hybrid powertrain. Can it claim to be the ultimate hypercar?
AIN’T NO STOPPING HIM NOW • Max Verstappen’s march to title number two was slow to get into gear but soon became unstoppable. But was it as easy as the litany of late-season wins made it look, or did Max and Red Bull deliver a season-long masterclass at the wheel – and in the factory – to create an F1 juggernaut?
“THE MOST IMPORTANT THING… IS TO BE AUTHENTIC” • The death of Dietrich Mateschitz has not only deprived Red Bull of its visionary founder, it has shorn Formula 1 of one of its greatest, most influential benefactors. His Red Bull Racing team unapologetically gatecrashed the paddock back in 2005 and set about bending the sport’s image to its will. But Mateschitz himself was famously media-shy, preferring to let the brand do the talking on his behalf. And, while it’s now ordinary to speak of Red Bull F1 domination, of titles won and champions made, Mateschitz never assumed it would be easy or even possible – as Anthony Rowlinson discovered during
KEEP FEELING OSCILLATION • Faced with drivers complaining about the long-term health effects of car ‘bouncing’, the FIA has stepped in to deal with it. But how does the so-called ‘Aerodynamic Oscillation Metric’ work, and is it fit for purpose?
BOLT FROM THE BLEU • Esteban Ocon likes to point out he’s the first driver since Lewis Hamilton to emerge from a spell as Fernando Alonso’s team-mate with a superior overall points record. While some may disagree, Esteban reckons it’s not just luck which has made him France’s pre-eminent Formula 1 driver of the moment…
IN CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES LECLERC • Max Verstappen’s nearest challenger from outside the Red Bull family explains why he still feels lucky to be a Ferrari driver – and, while company president John Elkann has given the team a deadline of 2026 to claim a world title, Charles is in a hurry to close the deal long before then…
NEVER GIVE UP ON A GOOD THING • Nyck de Vries had almost given up on his dream of racing in Formula 1 when he got the call-up to stand in for Alex Albon at this year’s Italian Grand Prix. But how pivotal was that in getting him a full-time ride with AlphaTauri next season?
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FIGHT THE HISTORY OF TYRRELL TO PART 2: 1972-82 SURVIVE • Glory days became increasingly infrequent after Jackie Stewart’s retirement, but Ken Tyrrell’s plucky and defiantly small team stayed bold enough to innovate – springing a surprise with F1’s first six-wheeled car
BRABHAM BT60 • While it launched the F1 career of a future world champion, the BT60 was also the final nail in the coffin of a once-great marque
ALTERNATIVE VIEW • While F1 teams rage about each other’s spending, our man recalls a time when cooking the books was a collective effort
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