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THIS MONTH • Shell has been a Ferrari partner in Formula 1, on and off, since the 1950s, and it’s recently expanded that relationship to support Maranello’s Le Mans-winning Hypercar programme. It’s also the sole supplier to IndyCar, the first top-level championship to embrace fully sustainable fuels – an avenue F1 will follow in 2026…

WHO’S WINNING F1’S TECH WAR? • Red Bull has lost its dominant position as it, like many other teams, hits development roadblocks. We find out why motorsport’s cleverest brains are struggling to add performance – and even, in many case, having to remove ‘upgrades’ from their cars…

IN CONVERSATION WITH CARLOS SAINZ • As he embarks on his final few races as a Ferrari driver, Carlos talks for the first time about his reasons for choosing Williams over Alpine or Audi for next year and beyond – and whether Ferrari has got to the bottom of its development woes this season…

SAINZ OF THE TIMES • It took him long enough – but, over the summer, Carlos Sainz confirmed a long-term deal with Williams. Why did the doors to Mercedes and Red Bull remain closed? And why choose Williams over a more recent winning team and one with the vast resources of the Volkswagen Group behind it?

THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING • Mercedes has started to get on top of its car troubles – to the extent that Lewis Hamilton, watching Ferrari’s pace swing wildly, is palpably having second thoughts about his move. It’s time for George Russell to establish himself as team leader – especially as his boss continues to publicly woo Max Verstappen…

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IN CONVERSATION WITH JACK DOOHAN • The son of five-time MotoGP champion Mick Doohan explains why he took a gamble on having a year out of racing to be Alpine’s reserve driver, and how it ultimately paid off – even if it meant having to fight his friend Mick Schumacher for the 2025 race seat…

V ROOM AT THE TOP • Alpine is seemingly stuck in a constant state of beta, dogged by serial leadership changes and rumours that its parent company wants to sell. But new team principal Oliver Oakes and ‘executive advisor’ Flavio Briatore insist Alpine can be turned around without further firings – and that it’s not for sale…

MR CLEAN • As a mechanic he wore white gloves. As a team manager he drilled the sharpest pitcrew in the business and bent race directors to his will. As Jonathan Wheatley moves to become team principal at Audi-owned Sauber, there are those who think he’s a bigger loss to Red Bull than Adrian Newey…

BRABHAM BT26A • One of the team’s less-heralded grand prix winners – once it was armed with the right engine…

10 THINGS I LOVE • The Aston Martin ambassador and former F1 driver on fishing, bikes and wonga-wangling

JOHN SURTEES • It’s 60 years since he became the only man to win world championships on two and four wheels

ALTERNATIVE VIEW • When even a multiple world champion renowned for his bravura overtaking starts complaining about being stuck in a DRS train, you have to wonder what this gimmick is actually achieving…

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