The 2023 magazines

Our latest issue #366 Abu Dhabi GP
  • F1 & F2 QUALIFYING & RACE REPORTS
  • McLaren stays with Mercedes
  • The FIA remote operations centre
  • The F1 commission
  • The tale of 10 rookies
  • Abu Dhabi 2009
  • Pourchaire is F2 champion
  • Franz Tost
  • Character ref. Torben Olsen
See below to read what we think

What we think

If you are having sleepless nights and need a shove into the Land of Nod, we recommend the FIA Statutes as material designed to help you on your way. These explain what the FIA seeks to do. The primary aim is to maintain a worldwide organisation upholding the interests of its members in all international matters concerning automobile mobility and tourism and motorsport. Nowhere does it say that the Federation should campaign for a more polite world and slap the wrist of anyone who uses “bad language”. Is it the role of the FIA to decide what constitutes rude words? Does an automobile federation that presides over a high-pressure sport really need to use its time and energy stopping competitors from expressing their feelings? When a driver smashes into a wall at high speed, is he not allowed an expletive or two? Surely, the FIA President understands the concept as he was once a driver and has been known to have his own occasional impacts with walls. Given that the word that upsets the Federation has been part of the vernacular in large sections of society (including sports) in countries all over the world for many years,
it seems very odd to see why an automobile federation really needs to be crusading against what our America friends refer to as ‘potty mouths’. Especially when there are far more pressing problems to solve. While promoting family values is undoubtedly a Good Thing, one has to put such matters into context. Does the FIA expected competitors to say “flip!” and ”bother!” if they crash. Or is it better to be real and say things that real people say? Does the FIA really wish to be seen as being priggish and sanctimonious? Remember too that the hugely successful F1 Drive to Survive, which has made F1 much more popular in recent years, has gained popularity because it shows what the sport is like behind the scenes and one can even argue that the colourful Günther Steiner has become one of the most popular stars in the sport because of his bad language. Perhaps the FIA should focus more on motorsport problems and try to be a little less self-righteous.

Our 2023 issues

343 Season preview
  • Interview: Lewis Hamilton
  • A new structure at the FIA
  • GM and Ford coming to F1
  • Peter Nygaard exhibition in Balcarce
  • The tangled history of Alpine and Renault
  • Book reviews
  • Character ref. Matt Dennington (McLaren)
344 Bahrain GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • F1's finance
  • Interview: Oscar Piastri
  • Mark Webber's F1 debut
  • The FIA acts against online toxiciy
  • Character ref. Lionel Froissart
345 Saudi Arabian GP
  • F1 & F2 qualifying and race reports
  • Bahrain shakes F1
  • The Mercedes sidepod problem
  • F1 and China
  • Button goes to NASCAR
  • The 1956 French GP
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Sacha Woodward Hill (F1)
346 Australian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • The history of F1 domination
  • Interview: Jack Doohan
  • Unravelling the Jeddah penalty
  • The F1 exhibition
  • Upheaval at McLaren
  • The 1953 Australian GP
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Enrico Gualteri (Ferrari)
347 Azerbaijan GP
  • F1 & F2 qualifying and race reports
  • F1's big ambitions
  • Changes in the F1 teams (Mercedes, AlphaTauri, McLaren)
  • Fred Vasseur talks Ferrari
  • The story of Cyril de Rouvre
  • Bearman's Baku double F2
  • Obituaries: Kenneth McAlpine, Craig Breedlove
  • Character ref. Dan Fallows (Aston Martin)
348 Miami GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • The Baku pitlane incident
  • Bidding for an entry
  • Alpine and AutoNation
  • Interview: Calvin Lo
  • BJ Swanson remembered
  • Book review: Surviving to drive
  • Character ref. Will Stevens (McLaren)
349 No racing at Imola
  • No GP at Imola due to flooding
  • Nyck de Vries's troubles
  • Overtaking in F1
  • Gerhard Berger's 1989 crash
  • Character ref. Mike Krack (Aston Martin)
350 Monaco GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • Max wins big in Monaco
  • Mercedes updates
  • Honda and Aston Martin
  • Jochen Rindt's breakthrough
  • Character ref. Liam Parker (F1)
351 Spanish GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • Esteban Ocon’s update
  • F1 and yacht racing
  • Rob Marshall moves to McLaren
  • Naughty Guenther
  • Pastor’s big day in Spain
  • Character ref. Pierre Waché (Red Bull)
352 Canadian GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • Red Bull hits 100
  • An F1 soap opera
  • James Vowles on Williams
  • James Key at Alfa Romeo
  • F1 Academy's new initiative (Discover your Drive)
  • Alpine on the move
  • The start of McLaren
  • Character ref. Marco Adurno (Ferrari)
353 Austrian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • The struggles of Charles and Lewis
  • Changes at AlphaTauri
  • Alpine's new shareholders
  • David Kennedy's F1 adventures
  • Obituary: Bob Fernley
  • Book reviews
  • Character ref. Paul Asencio (Williams)
354 British GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • The 2024 F1 calendar
  • Interview Frederik Vesti
  • Inside the F1 technology centre
  • The Catesby wind tunnel
  • The story of Hesketh Racing
  • Character ref. Laura Bowden (McLaren)
355 Hungarian GP
  • F1, F2 & F3 qualifying and race reports
  • McLaren’s revival
  • Upheavals at Alpine
  • Interview: Logan Sargeant
  • The 1986 Hungarian GP
  • The new tyre rule explained
  • Red Bull’s record 12th consecutive win
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Enrico Balbo (Red Bull)
356 Belgian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • Andretti's expansion
  • Red Bull's domination explained
  • The future of the Belgian GP
  • Remembering Roger Williamson
  • Whitmarsh''s fast boat
  • Driving an F1 car
  • Character ref. Amy Overy
357 Dutch GP
  • F1 & F2 qualifying and race reports
  • F1's financial situation
  • Felipe Massa tries to rewrite history
  • Ferrari fighting to improve
  • The 1958 British GP
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Heath Cade (Aston Martin)
358 Italian GP
  • F1, F2, F3 qualifying and race reports
  • Max’s record tenth straight win
  • Lewis’s new deal
  • The silly season
  • The Ferrari movie
  • The 1973 Italian GP
  • Character ref. Guillaume Dezoteux (AlphaTauri)
359 Singapore GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • F1 and television
  • Making racing exciting
  • Another F1 purchase
  • The budget cap settled
  • Guy Ligier remembered
  • Character ref. Margarita Torres Diez (Mercedes)
360 Japanese GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • Red Bull's sixth title
  • Honda's birthday bash in Japan
  • The F1 silly season
  • King Carlos Sainz
  • F1 and the far East
  • K-Mag still fighting
  • The 2006 Japanese GP
  • Character ref. Julian Rouse (Alpine)
361 Qatar GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • Max Verstappen, world champion
  • The Mercedes concept question
  • The Andretti bid
  • Aston Martin for Le Mans
  • Jessica Hawkins tests F1
  • Red Bull's first win
  • Character ref. Graham Smith (RBPT)
362 US GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • Sergio Perez's troubles
  • When will Lando win?
  • Piquet's greatest victory
  • Book review
  • Character ref. Richard Mille
363 Mexico City GP
  • Andrea Stella on turning McLaren around
  • The news boys in Mexico (Ollie Bearman, Isack Hadjar)
  • Luke Browning tests an Aston Martin
  • Mercedes disqualified in Texas
  • Compound footwear
  • Remembering Harald Ertl
  • Character ref. Mervi Kallio
364 Sao Paulo GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • Max wins #17 and sings Tom Jones
  • F1 finances
  • The Checo dilemma at Red Bull
  • F1 in Latin America
  • The BRM P75
  • Character ref. Mark Thompson (photographer)
365 Las Vegas GP
  • F1 qualifying and race report
  • A big week-end in Las Vegas
  • Why America is important for F1
  • GM, Andretti and F1
  • What the team principals thought of Las Vegas
  • The 1980s Las Vegas GPs
  • Obituaries: Erich Zakowski, Mike Cook Sr
  • Character ref. Ben Hodgkinson (Red Bull)
366 Abu Dhabi GP
  • F1 & F2 qualifying and race reports
  • McLaren stays with Mercedes
  • The FIA remote operations centre
  • The F1 commission
  • The tale of 10 rookies
  • Abu Dhabi 2009
  • Pourchaire is F2 champion
  • Franz Tost
  • Character ref. Torben Olsen
367 Season Review
  • Will be published before Christmas

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