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MAX VERSTAPPEN • Speaking right after winning his fourth consecutive world championship, Max opens up – in typically punchy style – about his 2024 struggles and also takes a swing at his critics…

NEW WORLD ORDER • At least 28 venues are vying for the 24 slots on the F1 calendar – some with more deep pockets than others. And since the commercial rights holder’s commitment to be ‘net zero’ on carbon emissions by 2030 dictates very different travel arrangements, something’s got to give…

FOUR-RING CIRCUS • It’s been over two years since Audi announced it would be entering Formula 1. But the performance of the team it’s buying has gone south – and there’s little hope of meaningful change by the time the Audi logos appear. Heads rolling at executive level add to the impression of disarray. What’s been going wrong?

THE 33RD MAN • Brazil, the home of three Formula 1 champions, hasn’t had a full-time representative on the grid since 2017. Next season junior-ladder hotshot Gabriel Bortoleto will become the 33rd Brazilian to fly the flag – could he become its fourth drivers’ champion?

THE CHIEF MECHANIC • Known informally as ‘bolters’ within the Formula 1 firmament, mechanics are the unsung heroes who keep the show on the road. It’s a story of long hours and unexpected challenges – but, as Haas chief mechanic Toby Brown explains, you get used to being ready for anything…

DIFFICULT SECOND ALBON • A self-confessed “late bloomer”, Alex Albon has reinvented himself over three seasons at Williams after being ejected from the Red Bull young-driver stable. But now, over 100 races into his career, he’s facing what could be his most challenging season yet…

10 THINGS I LOVE • Alpine’s protégé on his passion for surfing and his love of penne pomodoro and sushi

MCLAREN MP4-25 • A multiple race winner that fell short of championship glory in the final furlong

GO FIGURE • A look at the crucial stats from the last 29 years. It’s been a blast…

DAMON HILL • As he bows out from Sky F1 commentary duties, it’s time to take a look at the career of the driver who won the world championship in 1996, the year this magazine was first published…

ALTERNATIVE VIEW • Should every marshal post now be equipped with a deckchair or two? So long as nobody is caught swearing on camera while trying to erect one…

COME FLY WITH ME • Senna, De Angelis, Mansell, Andretti… Kenny Szymanski worked with them all as Lotus’s ‘tyre guy’ – while making sure his day job as an American Airlines steward got him to the track on time…

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