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Haider Rafique • At the Singapore and Japanese GPs McLaren raced with a special ‘stealth mode’ livery in deference to its partnership with technology and software company OKX. Global chief marketing officer Haider Rafique explains the rationale behind this brand activation approach and how the crypto firm is engaging with F1 fans

THE HUNGER GAME • If you think Fernando Alonso is clinging on to grand prix racing in the increasingly forlorn hope of adding to his two world titles… you’d be wrong. Speaking exclusively to GP Racing, some of his closest associates explain what keeps this phenomenal competitor coming back for more – and why he’s just as quick as ever

INSIDE THE TREE HOUSE • Tyre preparation is an art, and it needs to be performed in a special place as Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough explains…

JACK OF ALL TRADES MASTER OF WON • Despite shattering Formula 1’s record book, Red Bull’s RB19 isn’t a ground-breakingly innovative car. So why can’t F1’s greatest brains replicate its success?

2024 TICKETS AND SEASON PASSES

DON’T SCHU FORGET ABOUT ME • Currently out of a race drive – temporarily, he hopes – Mick Schumacher is working the simulator at Mercedes and playing a key role in Lewis Hamilton and George Russell’s race weekends. Will this provide a route back in?

THIS MUCH I KNOW LIFE LESSONS WITH OTMAR SZAFNAUER

LIAM LAWSON A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS? • Overtaken by Yuki Tsunoda in the Red Bull young driver queue on the way to Formula 1, Liam Lawson has become battle-hardened in an eclectic array of machinery while waiting for his F1 opportunity. Those close to Lawson, including a previous team boss, reckon the variety of experience has been the making of him…

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10 THINGS I LOVE • AlphaTauri’s technical director on his love of Coventry City Football Club and using The Stone Roses as a time machine

SHOWCASE LOST CIRCUITS • A second look at racetracks that no longer hold Formula 1 grands prix

MAURICE HAMILTON’S ALTERNATIVE VIEW • As the consequences of a ‘calculated unsporting act’ 15 years ago rumble on, our man ponders the wisdom of trying to determine alternative race outcomes long after the fact…

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