CONTENTS / JANUARY 2012

RACING

COVER STORIES

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FIRST SECTOR: THE REGULARS

8 PARADES: THE BEST SHOTS FROM THE SEASON FINALE 14 FROM THE EDITOR: GILLES VILLENEUVE REMEMBERED 17 INBOX: RED BULL‘S BIGGEST CHALLENGE YET… THE M25 18 PITPASS: NEWS, OPINION AND ANALYSIS 31 PAT SYMONDS‘ TECH MASTERCLASS: FLOORS 33 JACQUES VILLENEUVE: ON NOT DITCHING RUBENS 34 MURRAY WALKER: WHEN F1 ENGINES WERE UP FRONT 37 WHATEVER HAPPENED TO… ALAN JONES 38 THE BEST RACE I‘VE BEEN TO: YOUR GP MEMORIES 100 WAY BACK WHEN: F1 AS IT WAS 12, 30 AND 35 YEARS AGO 102 SUBSCRIBE TO F1 RACING AND GET FREE SUNGLASSES 114 INSIDE THE MIND OF DANIEL RICCIARDO

SECOND SECTOR: THE FEATURES

40 YOU ASK THE QUESTIONS Paul Di Resta: 2011‘s rookie of the year and possibly the only man on the planet who hates Only Fools and Horses

46 JACQUES ON GILLES The 1997 world champion shares his memories of the talented Villeneuve Senior – as a racer and as a father

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The US GP is back on the 2012 calendar. We go to Austin to find out what happened…

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DI RESTA The Force India driver sits down to answer your questions

54 “GILLES HAD BLIND FAITH IN HIS ABILITY THAT HE‘D GET THROUGH… THAT HE WOULD FIND THE GAP” Alan Henry on one of the greatest drivers never to win a title, whose promise was cut tragically short 30 years ago

58 EVERY SECOND COUNTS Never mind the action out on track – the pressure‘s on in the pits as teams battle to make the fastest tyre change

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JV ON GV F1 Racing‘s columnist discusses his father‘s life in F1

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2011 REVIEW Pundits from TV and radio discuss a gripping season

60 F1 REVIEW OF THE YEAR 2011 Crofty, Davidson, DC & Brundle discuss an incredible season… and a certain someone‘s right forefinger

70 THE RESULTS ARE IN Grid positions, finishing positions and points – driver by driver – in our ultimate guide to who did what when

72 PICTURES OF THE YEAR The most spectacular photos from 2011 that we didn‘t quite manage to squeeze into the mag last year…

84 THE MAURICE HAMILTON INTERVIEW Brace yourselves for the forthright opinions of former Ferrari driver and now desert-island dwelling Eddie Irvine 92 THE EVOLUTION OF THE F1 TYRE They‘ve come on a bit since the tall skinny things they had in the ‘50s that had to be trimmed to shape

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Paul Di Resta – otherwise known as ‘Dave’. You ask the obvious question: why?

84 Eddie Irvine reminisces about his Ferrari days. Although boats are more his thing now

94 WHAT‘S THE STORY WITH AUSTIN? The US GP was all systems go. Then it all stopped. Now it‘s started again. F1 Racing asks: what on earth's going on?

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PICTURES OF THE YEAR The very best F1 photography from 2011

THIRD SECTOR: FINISHING STRAIGHT

108 BRAZIL DEBRIEF MARK WEBBER BREAKS HIS DUCK 111 FRANK WILLIAMS …IS BACK IN QATAR AGAIN 113 ALAN HENRY QUESTIONS THE BRAZIL RESULT 72 You won‘t get snaps like this on a point-and-shoot.

Prepare to be dazzled…

60 Brundle, DC, Crofty and Davidson have their say about the 2011 F1 season

46 Jacques Villeneuve opens up about his father Gilles:

a family man and a racer

54 Alan Henry's personal memories of an F1 icon