June 21 2012 – vol 208 no 12 Contents

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“I’ve known Allan for many, many years and I’ve never seen him so down” DInDo cApello felt for mcnIsh After the scot’s le mAns shunt

COvER IMaGES: eURoSpoRt, bellanCa, bloxham/lat, thompSon/ getty

RepoRts 42 IndyCar Milwaukee

Ryan Hunter-Reay monsters the mile for Andretti Autosport 46 World of Sport

NASCAR; V8 Supercars; Intercontinental Rally Challenge; Indy Lights; Scandinavian Touring Cars 52 Le Mans 24 Hours Full report from the French endurance classic, including

Audi’s historic one-two with the e-tron quattro R18s, Starworks LMP2 triumph, back-to-front GTE Pro success for AF Corse’s Ferrari, and another GTE Am win for Larbre news 8 McLaren: no quick fix for Jenson Button

Team has worked hard to unravel the mystery of the Brit’s recent slump but admits it hasn’t yet found a solution 10 We need more qualifying speed, says Lotus boss

Eric Boullier on why the E20’s Saturday pace is crucial to the team’s race chances 13 Paul Pietsch 1911-2012

Remembering the pre-war Auto Union racer, who died a few weeks short of his 101st birthday 15 This week in F1

The latest happenings from the world of Formula 1 16 European Grand Prix Preview 21 David Coulthard column 24 Sportscar bosses warn against knee-jerk shunt reaction

Audi and Toyota chiefs sound note of caution over Davidson’s airborne Le Mans accident 26 IndyCar officials apologise over Dixon penalty

Milwaukee replay fiasco prompts series officials to sharpen-up during penalty hand-outs 28 Ford in WRC quit threat over promotion saga

Blue Oval may switch to IRC if WRC issues continue 31 British co-driver Gareth Roberts killed in IRC smash

Tributes to young Welshman who was destined for the top

FeAtURes 33 Who’s got the best F1 car?

Mark Hughes analyses which of the 2012 F1 challengers is doing the best overall job after the first seven GPs of the year 38 Goodwood Festival of Speed Preview

The 20th West Sussex garden party will celebrate youthful exuberance. Marcus Pye reveals why you shouldn’t miss it

RegUlARs 5 From the editor 6 Snapshot 23 Mark Hughes column 80 Subscribe for a free gift 88 Final drive

Letters and latest gear 90 On track/on screen

The best action in the next week 93 From the archive

Remembering Jo Bonnier, who died at Le Mans in 1972 94 Rally of my life

Markku Alen, Rally of Portugal 1981

spoRts extRA 77 Foster makes a winning comeback

A year after breaking his back for the second time, Joey Foster returns to FFord at Thruxton – and cleans up 78 RJN Nissan commits to remainder of British GT season

GT3 racer to appear for the rest of the year for title tilt 82 National reports

Le Mans supports; Doune British Hillclimb; Spa Summer Classic; Brands Hatch MSVR Mini Festival, Castle Combe CCRC; Thruxton BARC; Anglesey BARC

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