CONTENTS

February 16 2012 – vol 207 no 7

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

“When your son dies like that, and a bunch of guys say, ‘We want to tell the story’, it takes guts to support them” SENNA FILM PRODUCER MANISH PANDEY THANKS THE BRAZILIAN’S FAMILY AS HE PICKS UP TWO BAFTAS

FEATURES & REPORTS

COVER STORY

COVER IMAGE: THOMPSON/ GETTY INSET: BETTIOL/GETTY

1176 Number of Pirelli tyres used last week at Jerez as Formula 1 came out of its winter hibernation and kicked off the 2012 programme with a four-day test

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NEWS

24 Raikkonen’s return Up close with the Finn as he talks of his return with Lotus 30 Georges Boillot A century ago, this Frenchman was the superstar of motorsport 34 Peugeot’s Le Mans bid Success or failure? We look back

40 ART exhibition How the French team churns out all those champions 42 Calado moves to GP2 Top British talent is going to shoot for F1-support series title 44 Justin Wilson The Brit is back – and winning

Kimi Raikkonen reveals all, page 24

48 IndyCar hopefuls Lads (and lass) hoping to knock Franchitti and co off their perch 52 Trying to get finer in China The market racing can’t crack 56 Rally Sweden Latvala pips Hirvonen on snow 61 World of Sport

REGULARS

5 From the editor 6 Snapshot 17 Mark Hughes column 46 Subscribe for a free gift 84 Final drive Letters and Latest Gear

86 On track/on screen The best action in the next week 89 From the archive Peugeot wins 1000 Lakes, 1984 90 Race of my life Takuma Sato, Japanese GP, 2002

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P IC S

8 Ferrari worries begin Fears that Scuderia has gone too radical as Alonso confesses to only ‘20 per cent’ understanding from the team of new F2012 10 F1 goes light at the front Newey reveals why new rules have changed wing demands 12 Tech trends for 2012 Gary Anderson looks at the state of play after teams hit the track

Ferrari needs to ‘understand’ car

14 This week in Formula 1 Round-up of the latest stories 18 Raikkonen’s NASCAR wish Finn says he’d have gone to the US – if there were fewer races 20 Barrichello closes on deal Brazilian veteran wants to race IndyCar, but it’s not done just yet 22 WRC promoter deadline Rally chief reckons next month will determine series’ future

SPORTS EXTRA

75 Elan happiness in 2012 Brands and Donington races to mark model’s 50th anniversary 76 Webster gets FR UK deal British talent steps up to lead attack of Mark Burdett Motorsport

79 Brabham BT3 to race again Ex-Brabham/Hulme machine being restored by Hall & Hall 80 Club Focus How Jonathan Palmer has turned MSVR into a potent force

Doctor in the house

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