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January 5 2012 – vol 207 no 1

“Those of you who cheered, thank you. Those of you who booed can kiss my ass” NASCAR SPRINT CUP CHAMPION TONY STEWART’S MESSAGE TO FANS AND DISSENTERS AFTER WINNING THE RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE MIDGET RACE

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5000Theamountinpounds(or should we say sterling!) paid by Alfred Moss for son Stirling’s first proper F1 car – the 1954 Maserati 250F. Money well spent, it would seem…

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NEWS

23 Sir Stirling Moss special In the first of a series of special features honouring Britain’s F1 heroes, we celebrate the stellar career of ‘Mr Motor Racing’ – focusing on his Maserati years, stats, Clark rivalry and Vanwall

40 Hulkenberg is back After a year out, the German is back with Force India to go head to head with Paul di Resta 44 Porsche Hybrid track test Porsche Supercup ace Nick Tandy tries the 911 GT3 R Hybrid

Moss and Maserati: two icons of 1950s F1

52 Senna’s cars at the NEC Revealed: the six cars on show in Birmingham that shaped the great Brazilian’s career 64 Fastest laps of 2011 Top times from every circuit in the British Isles last season

REGULARS

5 From the editor 6 Snapshot 15 Mark Hughes column 56 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 Stirling Moss, ’Ring 1000Km 1960 94 Race of my life Steve Soper, Macau Guia 1997

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8 Rosberg on the ropes Mercedes driver unfazed by most-capped-non-winner status ahead of 2012 season 10 Red Bull fight for 2013 is on Toro Rosso pair Ricciardo and Vergne bid for senior-team seat 13 This week in Formula 1 Round-up of goings-on in F1 over the Christmas break

Rosberg: my winless record is down to cars

16 Oval and out in IndyCar Series boss Randy Bernard defends decision to reduce oval races on 2012 calendar 19 JRM switches to LMP1 FIA World GT1 champion team JRM confirms prototype move 21 Hirvonen up for Loeb scrap Ford defector Mikko Hirvonen ready to challenge at Citroen

SPORTS EXTRA

81 Moss Lotus 18 back on track 1961 Monaco GP-winning machine to race again 82 New team for FRenault UK Roly Vincini plans assault on British single-seater series

85 National report BARC Plum Pudding, Mallory Park 86 National Focus We rate the best and worst of the assortment of club championships that filled calendars during 2011

Honda VTEC series rated on page 86

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