f1 racing - april 2014

ANALYSIS

20 F1 Racing April 2014

Normal service resumed for Red Bull?

Despite a pre-season

testing programme about

as disastrous as imaginable,

Red Bull look set to be title

contenders again this year

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F1 Racing April 2014 21

Engine woe: Ricciardo breaks down

at the first pre-season test (left) and

Vettel retires from the first race (below)

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NEWS

Q1 At which 1975 race did Jochen

Mass become the first winner to

score half points?

Q2 What is the only GP for which

Ayrton Senna failed to qualify?

Q3 At the 1979 French GP, Renault

claimed the first victory for a

turbocharged car. Who was driving?

Q4 Juan Manuel Fangio took the

last victory for a supercharged car

in the 1951 Spanish Grand Prix at

which circuit?

Q5 Troy Ruttman started eight

world championship grands prix, but

only one of them was a Formula 1

race. Which one was it?

Q6 At which circuit was the

fastest qualifier and race winner

traditionally awarded a bonus in the

form of bottles of champagne?

Q7 Only three of the seven

classified finishers in the 1996

Monaco GP took the chequered flag

on the lead lap. Who was the third?

Q8 Which Argentine driver was also

an accomplished polo player, with

a handicap of ten?

Q9 Who won the only US Grand

Prix to be held at Sebring?

Q10 Which future world champion

made his grand prix debut in a

March 711, as photographed on p42

of this issue?

Q11 Arthur Legat contested the

1952 and 1953 Belgian Grands Prix

in which type of car?

Q12 At which 1993 grand prix did

Ayrton Senna notch up McLarens

100th win?

Q13 Lance Reventlow, the driving

force behind Scarabs abortive F1

involvement in the 1960s, was the

stepson of which Hollywood actor?

Q14 What was unusual about

Stirling Mosss participation in the

1958 Argentine Grand Prix?

Q15 At which race did Daniel

Ricciardo make his first F1 start?


QUIZ

Answers: Q1 Spanish Grand Prix Q2 San Marino 1984 Q3 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Q4 Pedralbes Q5 1958 French GP Q6 Reims Q7 Johnny Herbert Q8 Carlos Menditguy

Q9 Bruce McLaren Q10 Niki Lauda Q11 Veritas Meteor Q12 Brazil Q13 Cary Grant Q14 He drove a Cooper instead of a Vanwall Q15 2011 British GP

F1 MastermindYour chosen specialised subject: the worlds greatest sport

Wolff: Hamilton and

Rosberg free to raceTeam are keen to avoid bad feeling between drivers, but

stop short of saying team orders will be banned altogether

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YOUNG GUNS


Takuya Izawa is 29. He was born in Tokyo and will

contest this years GP2 Series with ART Grand Prix.

Who is he?Izawa is an experienced racer on the Japanese domestic

scene. He has been competing in Super GT and Formula

Nippon/Super Formula regularly since 2008.

What brings him to GP2? One word: Honda. In preparation for their F1 return as

McLaren's engine partner in 2015, they are rebuilding

awareness of their historic links with racing by joining

McLaren in partnership with one of GP2s most successful

teams. Both Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton became

GP2 champions with ART before graduating to F1.

How good is he? He has been a frequent rather than regular or consistent

winner in domestic competition, finishing runner-up in Super

GT in 2009 and third in Super Formula in 2012. He won a

race in both disciplines last year, but scored just one other

podium finish. For Honda, though, it's important to be seen

to be promoting home-grown talent, and Izawa has been

a Honda man throughout his career.

How will he fare in GP2? It depends. He has a quick and highly regarded team-mate

in Stoffel Vandoorne, and the rest of the GP2 grid is largely

populated by drivers with two or three years experience.

Can we expect to see him in F1?Unless his 2014 results make the earth move for Ron

Dennis, were unlikely to see him in a McLaren. But given

Hondas previous tenacity with Satoru Nakajima and

Takuma Sato, we may see him in F1 with a customer team.

Takuya

Izawa

Finding the stars of tomorrow, today

Crunch court case

looms for EcclestoneF1 supremo wins civil case, but criminal trial is yet to come

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Ecclestone post-trial in London: Why

shouldnt I carry on? Its business as usual

F1 BANTER


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NEWS

Azerbaijan mooted as

Indian GP replacementA race around the streets of Baku could be on the

agenda as hopes of a return to New Delhi begin to fade

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Bakus long, wide coastal road is suitable

for F1, but other roads are single-file only

I recognise him. Didnt he used to run an F1 team?

Thats right. He took over McLaren at the end of

1980 and was team principal until 2009.

Whats he been doing since then?

Building up the road car side of the business,

officially. Hes still the chairman of the McLaren

Group and a major shareholder. On the side?

A bit of cosying up to politicians. Last year

he accompanied the British PM on a trade

delegation to China where they tied up a deal

to export pig semen.

Yuck! I thought Ron was famous for taking

a hands-on approach to management

Objectively, perhaps not in the understandably

specialised business sector pertaining to

optimising the reproductive yield of the even-

toed ungulate. However, he is currently fully

engaged in leveraging his globally acknowledged

entrepreneurial expertise with the purpose of

implementing a thorough re-optimisation of his

previous enterprise. Axiomatically, therefore,

his objective is to remain fully invested in the

structural readjustment that he has initiated.

What?

He wont be getting down and dirty with the pigs.

Hes got better things to do, having executed a

boardroom coup at McLaren to land the title of

Group CEO again.

Couldnt you have said that the first time?

Just my bit of fun. Rons famous for his

distinctively convoluted oratorical style,

nicknamed Ronspeak.

Perhaps he should hire a speechwriter

Dont you think the McLaren comms team

have sufficient lexical firepower to conjure

a punchy peroration?

Stop it. Im getting dizzy.

Imagine what the incumbent team principal felt

like when he heard the news that Ron was coming

back. Last season was McLarens first without

a podium since the Ronster joined in 1980. That,

chum, is the very definition of sub-optimal.

Do sayOnwards and upwards.

Dont say Anyone got Ross Brawns phone number?

NameRon Dennis

Age66

Appearance

Immaculate.

Uncreased. Optimised.

Disapproving.

PASSNOTESYour essential F1 briefing

#1: Ron Dennis

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Temporary leadership plan implemented in

aftermath of Boullier departure and testing woes

Lotus to divide

team principal role

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COLUMN

THEDRIVERS WIFEO.C.De Facto

You know the shrinks word association game where they

say, like, beauty and I say me? Well, if they said racing

driver, youd say macho, virile, or fearless right?

I mean Amor is all those things and more, dont you

doubt it, baby. Its just theres something thats sort of

concerning me, and when your face is insured for double-

figure millions, worry wrinkles arent an option.

There were signs, but at first I thought it was just part of

his seduction technique, you know: Look what a great guy

I am, I wipe down the basin after use so its drip-free for

you or I am straightening all the pictures on the walls so

you dont think the building is subsiding. Guys have done

a whole bunch of crazy stuff to impress me in the past

this much beauty is intimidating.

Amors so considerate too, you know. He pees sitting

down as he said women can develop an irrational fear of

urinal splashback, or maybe it was my shrink who said that,

or maybe neither anyway he does a lot for me, stuff thats

not necessarily comfortable.

But now its affecting my social life. You wanna watch a

film, baby? I said on one of our rare nights at home, pulling

a stack of DVDs off the shelf to find a romcom. He said

yes, then went all pale and twitchy and insisted on putting

all the cases back in alphabetical order. He missed the first

half of the film and the night was ruined, because its just

not funny when I laugh by myself.

I cornered him at breakfast, delaying the production of

his juice as I cut the wheatgrass blade by blade to force his

attention. Amor, you are so sweet to always think of me,

but we have a housekeeper whos paid to tidy up, so feel

free to be your reckless, wild and messy racing-driver self.

Thanks, baby, he replied squatting down to restack the

recently loaded dishwasher using his special system.

I needed some perspective; you know, one is not a great

sample, so I invited some drivers and their partners over

for dinner. Conversation down the boys end was getting

heated, so I strutted over to see if it was the recounting of

high-octane manoeuvres or my Dior backless dress that

had got them so excited. If only, but no. A world champion,

two race winners and a rookie were locked in an intense

discussion on the merits of the Dyson Digital Slim. So the

high point of the evening, instead of the exclusive preview

of my Rio Carnival Samba routine, was a demonstration of

the bloody vacuum cleaners suction power. It would have

been funny if I hadnt been laughing by myself.

God bless you and keep you alphabetised.

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must suffer pain

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DIECAST RACE MODELS

REPLICA HELMETS

These weighty 1:2 scale diecast

AYRTON SENNA BY

MCLAREN RANGE

This range pays tribute to the

legendary racer, who won his

three titles with McLaren. It

includes this Senna cap (27.95)

with the colours of the Brazilian

flag stitched onto its peak.

www.mclarenstore.com

TW STEEL CEO TECH

DAVID COULTHARD

SPECIAL EDITION WATCH

This stainless steel wristwatch

is the latest collaboration

between TW Steel and David

Coulthard. It comes in two sizes:

44mm (575) and 48mm (595).

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ornaments are based on helmets

old and new, although some are

available only in limited numbers.

New arrivals include a replica of

the lid worn by Gilles Villeneuve

on his debut at the 1977 British

GP (120), and a model Fernando

Alonso helmet (above) for 115.

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MCLAREN 1974 COLLECTION

Its 40 years since our new

columnist Emerson Fittipaldi

scored McLarens first title

double. The team have produced

a commemorative range, which

includes this T-shirt (24.95),

featuring Emmo and his M23.

www.mclarenstore.com

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MCLAREN CELEBRATE

MOBIL 1 ANNIVERSARY

The team ran a one-off livery in Australia to

mark the 20th anniversary of their partnership

with ExxonMobil, with more prominent

branding on the sidepods and rear wing.

GASTALDI PROMOTED BY LOTUS

After a number of management changes over

the winter, Lotus F1s director of business

development, Federico Gastaldi, has become

deputy team principal. Team owner Gerard

Lopez continues to act as team principal.

STANFORD LEAVES WILLIAMS ROLE

Williams stalwart Dickie Stanford has left his

role as race team manager, a position that

will now be filled by former McLaren technical

co-ordinator Peter Vale. Stanford has been

with Williams since joining in 1985.

FIA APPROVES QUALIFYING TWEAKS

The FIA has approved plans to give drivers

an extra set of tyres in Q3 as an incentive to

participate in the session. At several GPs last

year, some drivers sat out Q3 in order to save

their tyres for the race.

HAMILTON JOINS SAFETY CAMPAIGN

Lewis Hamilton will be one of the judges

in an FIA-backed road safety campaign

competition launched by the UKs Motor

Sports Association. Entrants must create

a short film with a road-safety theme.

NRBURGRING SOLD TO INVESTORS

The Nrburgring has been sold, allegedly for

over 100million. New owners, the Capricorn

Group, aim to develop the troubled facility into

an automotive technology cluster.

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Are you able to repair most types of damage

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the reason for the failure

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Authority, wit and intelligence

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RACERSEDGE

PETER WINDSOR

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