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NEWS IN BRIEF…

F1 MASTERMIND • Your chosen specialised subject: the world’s greatest motorsport

THE F1 ANALYST • WHEN WILL RACING COME HOME TO FRANCE?

UNDER THE HOOD • GET A GRIP: THE SCIENCE OF HOT RUBBER

STRAIGHT TALK • F1’S BIGGEST DEAL YET

THIS MONTH • Once a member of the Red Bull Junior Team, Colin Fleming moved from racing to marketing, returning to his home in Silicon Valley, California. Now serving as the chief marketing officer at software company ServiceNow, his racing background gives him a unique insight into how his firm helps transform the digital operations of Aston Martin in F1

FOUR AND DONE? • Despite investing millions in driving talent for over 20 years, Red Bull has a succession crisis on its hands. Amid questions over Max Verstappen’s willingness to stay, Red Bull leaders Christian Horner and Helmut Marko seem hell bent on endlessly contradicting each other in public over issues such as the firing of Daniel Ricciardo, the peculiar non-firing of Sergio Pérez, the non-promotion of Yuki Tsunoda, and the prospect of having to look outside the pool for the team’s next generation of contenders. What’s going on?

IN CONVERSATION WITHYUKI TSUNODA • As Red Bull struggles to find the right team-mate for Max Verstappen – or a successor if he leaves at the end of his contract – one racer on its young-driver roster has been consistently putting his hand up for an opportunity to prove himself. Now he’s finally going to drive an RB20 in the Abu Dhabi tyre test

HANHGIN’ TOUGH • His predecessor, Guenther Steiner, was famous for fast talking. New Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu would rather be known for fast climbing…

THE ROOM WITH A VIEW • VCARB’s head of vehicle performance Guillaume Dezoteux explains the vital supporting role of the team’s factory-based operations centre

A NEWEY DIRECTION • A Honda-engined Aston Martin designed under the command of Adrian Newey could be one of the hottest cars on the grid come 2026. But why did the likes of Ferrari, Mercedes and McLaren pass up the chance to secure the most successful technical leader in Formula 1 history?

10 THINGS I LOVE • The Haas driver likes to be in charge of the family playlist…

SURTEES TS14 • The only world champion on two wheels and four made a brave attempt to follow the likes of Jack Brabham and Bruce McLaren into team ownership. But he took on too much of the hard graft himself…

MAURICE HAMILTON’S ALTERNATIVE VIEW • As Renault shutters its Formula 1 engine programme, the pioneers who contributed to a dozen constructors’ titles should have no regrets

BRAWN GP • F1’s last fairytale: when Brawn rose out of the ashes of Honda

THE UNITED STATES GP IN 5 KEY MOMENTS • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 19

THE MEXICO CITY GP IN 5 KEY MOMENTS • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 20

THE SÃO PAULO GP IN 5 KEY MOMENTS • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 21

LAS VEGAS GP • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 22

QATAR GP • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 23

ABU DHABI GP • F1 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 24

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FLAT CHAT • MOVE FAST AND DON’T BREAK THINGS