June 7 2012 – vol 208 no 10 CONTENTS

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“I’ll need a dictionary to learn a bunch of words before I go on…” JACQUES VILLENEUVE AHEAD OF HIS SKY F1 TV PUNDIT DEBUT

COVER IMAGES: FERRARO/LAT INSET: STALEY/LAT

REPORTS 38 IndyCar Detroit A two-hour delay while the crumbling circuit was fixed didn’t deter Scott Dixon, who scored his first win of the year 42 Formula Renault 3.5 Spa It was great for the Danes in Belgium, with Marco Sorensen and Kevin Magnussen breaking their series ducks 44 DTM Spielberg Merc and BMW had already won in 2012. In Austria it was Audi’s turn – thanks to first-time victor Edoardo Mortara 47 Blancpain Endurance Silverstone Marc VDS BMW Z4 maintains 100 per cent season record 48 WTCC Algarve Yvan Muller and Alain ‘Michel Vaillant’ Menu on top 50 World of Sport NASCAR; AutoGP; Indy Lights; Superstars; BRC; Grand-Am; NZ V8s; F3 Euro Series; TTA

NEWS/FEATURES 8 Kubica set for return – but not necessarily to F1 Hand and wrist problems may preclude injured Pole’s return to the single-seater top flight 10 Villeneuve: Schumacher back to his best Former world champion reckons his late-’90s nemesis is displaying all his old ability once more 12 Roy Salvadori 1922-2012 Remembering the British F1 racer and Le Mans winner 15 This week in F1 16 Canadian Grand Prix Preview 21 David Coulthard column 24 Toyota could worry Audi at Le Mans Test-day pace suggest Japanese firm may fight at the front 26 GP3 bosses to speed up cars in 2013 Tweaks to Dallaras to make ladder formula more exciting 29 Lotus promises IndyCar engine upgrades Indy 500 embarrassment prompts development push 31 WRC events threaten rebellion Rally bosses angry at short-deadline calendar commitment 32 F1 fights back over missing millions Sponsorship funds are dwindling thanks to world economic crisis, but how does it affect F1? We delve a little deeper LE MANS 24 HOURS PREVIEW Your 44-page guide to the world’s top endurance race

REGULARS 5 From the editor 6 Snapshot 23 Mark Hughes column 54 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 DTM finale, Salzburgring 1987 90 Race of my life Juan Fangio II, San Antonio IMSA, 1990

SPORTS EXTRA 69 Castle Combe removes ‘dangerous’ chicane barriers Rethink over corner-cutting veto following safety complaints 70 Tatuus to build 2013-spec Formula Renault chassis French firm to reinvigorate FRenault with new car 74 National reports Brands Hatch Britcar/BARC; Cadwell Park BRSCC; Oulton Park BRSCC; Mallory Park BARC/Motors TV; Castle Combe CCRC; ERC Nyirad; BHC Shelsley Walsh; Donington Park MSCC; Snetterton Fun Cup

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