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January 12 2012 – vol 207 no 2

Up-to-the-minute news and reports from F1, WRC and more. Subscribe for must-read opinion, stats and images

“I don’t think it’d be good for Go Daddy’s marketing if they put me into a bikini” INDYCAR RACER JAMES HINCHCLIFFE PONDERS TO WHAT EXTENT HE HAS TO ‘STEP INTO DANICA PATRICK’S HEELS’ AT ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT

FEATURES/REPORTS

COVER IMAGES: LAT ARCHIVE INSETS: FERRARO, LEVITT/LAT

COVER STORY

117Carsparticipatinginthis week’s three-day pre-Daytona 24 Hours test, ahead of the big event on January 28-29

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NEWS

24 Jim Clark Special A series of features celebrates the career of the Scot, winner of two world championships 47 AUTOSPORT International All you need to know for this week’s NEC extravaganza

74 Sebastien Loeb interview How do you motivate yourself if you’ve already won eight WRC titles? Simple: aim for a ninth 77 Looking ahead to the WRC After a tumultuous off-season, it’s Monte Carlo Rally time

Clark blasts off at 1963 Mexican GP

81 Gronholm on the Monte Ex-champion looks back at his ‘love-hate’ event 85 Monte runners and riders Who will battle it out in France? 88 World of Sport Dakar Rally update

REGULARS

5 From the editor 6 Snapshot 15 Mark Hughes column 84 Subscribe for a free gift 116 Final drive Letters and Latest Gear

118 On track/on screen The best action in the next week 121 From the archive Jim Clark wins in the BTCC 122 Race of my life Ray Mallock, ShellSport Snet, ’76

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8 World Rally in chaos Championship survives… just, as series scrambles for promoter in the wake of disastrous week 10 Trio in Williams frame Beleaguered F1 squad chooses between Senna, Barrichello, Sutil 13 This week in Formula 1 Round-up of the latest stories – from Buemi to James Allen 16 Minassian leaves Peugeot

It’s rough going in the world of rallying

French make’s stalwart quits Le Mans effort in bid for more racing 19 Bottas: no racing in 2012 Finn to focus on Williams third-driver role – for now 21 Sims to race McLaren Brit falls off single-seater ladder but picks up enduro race deal 23 Citroen battle is on Loeb says Hirvonen will be able to catch him – if he can

SPORTS EXTRA

107 Van Diemen pulls out Legendary constructor won’t build EcoBoost Ford; Sinter steps in 108 Harvey returns to Brit GT Ex-BTCC champ to lead Trackspeed Porsche line-up in 2012

112 Track test Garrie Whittaker, winner of more races in the UK than anyone else in 2011, heads to Valencia and swaps his regular M3 for GT3 and GT4 BMW machinery

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