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IGNITION


DECEMBER 2019


LewisHamiltonistraditionallyless-than-

botheredaboutstatistics.Helacks Sebastian

Vettel’sdeepknowledgeof Formula 1history,and

admitsto havingpoor memory. Hamiltonoften

sayshecan barelyrememberhismostrecentrace,

let alonerecalltheprecisedetails ofseasonspast.

Theway Lewis absolutelylives‘inthe moment’ is

akeypartofhisenduringsuccess, as this Michael

Schumacher-esqueruno fdominancecontinues.

Itfeelsast hough F1isrelivingtheearlyyearsof

the newmille nnium:recordsbeingrelentlessly

smashedwhil e theoppositionflounders.

Butthos epost-MikaHäkkinenyearswere

tediousfor fanswholongedto seeSchumacher

testedto extremis.Whenaworthysuccessor finally

came along–i nthe formofFern ando Alonso and

Renault–F1becamemoreinterestingagain.

Withthelikesof Vettel, Max Verstappen and

CharlesLeclerc allracingagainst Lewisonthe

currentgrid,Hami ltonshouldbefindingthings

tougher.ButVettel –whohasbeenmagnanimous

as thedefeatshavepiled up –hasunfortunately

beenfoundwantinginFerraristhathavebeen less

than perfect,whileLeclerc isstill findinghisfeet

andVerstappen’sRedBull-Hondaisatool stilltoo

blunt toconsistentlycutthroughthesilver.

ThefactHamilton saysheimagineschasing

a“ghost”wh ile striving togo faster –likeheis

playingan F1version ofGranTurismo–says all

youneedto knowaboutthe only other driverwith

identicalequipmentto Lewis.Tohis credit,though,

ValtteriBottas isimproving.

Meanwhile, Hamilton marchesrelentlesslyon

andwe arelefttotalk abou tnumbersandlegacy

ratherthanhowhe’sprevailedin epic,down-to-

the-wiretitl ebattlesagainstthebest driversinthe

world.Hamilton has ofcoursewontwofinal-race

showdowns, asFelipe MassaandNicoRosbergwell

know,butthat’snotquitethesameas saying you

sawoffMichael Schumacher athispeak...

Idon’tmeantodo Hamiltonadisservice.

He isclearlyaspecialdriverwhoworksextremely

hardto succeed (off-track as wellas onit; see

page34).Anyonewho claims Lewis hasiteasy ,and

iseffectively winninga two-carchampionship, need

only lookback to2013 whenMark Webber failed

towin araceinthebestcar.

Thetrue gr eatsmakeitlook s imple, butthere's

somethinggreateraboutseeing themtestedtotheir

limitsandwinninganyway.Lewis wasunbelievable

durin g therun-insof2017 and 2018 ,but alackof

consistentoppositionhasmadelifeeasier thisyear.

HopefullyF1’s 2021 rulesrevolution(page16)

will createtheconditionsneeded to broadenthe

scope ofbattle at thefront.Then,ifLewistruly

wants whatbythen couldwell betitlenumbereight,

hewill needtoris e evenhigher than healready has.

No onewould enjoy thatchallenge morethanhim.

Lewis marches on without really peaking


MARK GALLAGHER

Our columnist has

widened his remitto

tackle this month's

cover feature (p34),

analysingLewis

Hamilton's empire

JAMESROBERTS

Lastheardfrommissing

hisconnectingfl ightin

Atlanta, our associate

edfi led dispatches from

Mexico (p60) andTexas

(p54). #prayforjimmy

STUART CODLING

Ten years on from Brawn

GP'striumph, 'Codders'

shakes downCEO Nick

Fry (p86)for the inside

story on theteam that

became Mercedes

ANDYHONE

A man whose

vertiginous barnet is

bestkept behind the

camera, Andy met a

NASCAR legend this

month (p54)

Contributors

Ben

Anderson

Team

principals

Drivers Pit crew Subscriptions

Editor

Ben Anderson

President,

Motorsport

Network

James Allen

Chief executive

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Yavor Efremov

ThankstoIanBurrows; Russell Day, Kirsty Doole, Will Hings, Darren Jones, James Lloyd,Stuart Morrison, Sophie Ogg, Charlotte Sefton,KarenStretch

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PrintedbyWilliam Gibbons & SonsLtd, 28 Planetary Road, Willenhall,Wolverhampton WV13 3XT. © 1996

Autosport Media UK

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IGNITION


DECEMBER 2019


LewisHamiltonistraditionallyless-than-

botheredaboutstatistics.Helacks Sebastian

Vettel’sdeepknowledgeof Formula 1history,and

admitsto havingpoor memory. Hamiltonoften

sayshecan barelyrememberhismostrecentrace,

let alonerecalltheprecisedetails ofseasonspast.

Theway Lewis absolutelylives‘inthe moment’ is

akeypartofhisenduringsuccess, as this Michael

Schumacher-esqueruno fdominancecontinues.

Itfeelsast hough F1isrelivingtheearlyyearsof

the newmille nnium:recordsbeingrelentlessly

smashedwhil e theoppositionflounders.

Butthos epost-MikaHäkkinenyearswere

tediousfor fanswholongedto seeSchumacher

testedto extremis.Whenaworthysuccessor finally

came along–i nthe formofFern ando Alonso and

Renault–F1becamemoreinterestingagain.

Withthelikesof Vettel, Max Verstappen and

CharlesLeclerc allracingagainst Lewisonthe

currentgrid,Hami ltonshouldbefindingthings

tougher.ButVettel –whohasbeenmagnanimous

as thedefeatshavepiled up –hasunfortunately

beenfoundwantinginFerraristhathavebeen less

than perfect,whileLeclerc isstill findinghisfeet

andVerstappen’sRedBull-Hondaisatool stilltoo

blunt toconsistentlycutthroughthesilver.

ThefactHamilton saysheimagineschasing

a“ghost”wh ile striving togo faster –likeheis

playingan F1version ofGranTurismo–says all

youneedto knowaboutthe only other driverwith

identicalequipmentto Lewis.Tohis credit,though,

ValtteriBottas isimproving.

Meanwhile, Hamilton marchesrelentlesslyon

andwe arelefttotalk abou tnumbersandlegacy

ratherthanhowhe’sprevailedin epic,down-to-

the-wiretitl ebattlesagainstthebest driversinthe

world.Hamilton has ofcoursewontwofinal-race

showdowns, asFelipe MassaandNicoRosbergwell

know,butthat’snotquitethesameas saying you

sawoffMichael Schumacher athispeak...

Idon’tmeantodo Hamiltonadisservice.

He isclearlyaspecialdriverwhoworksextremely

hardto succeed (off-track as wellas onit; see

page34).Anyonewho claims Lewis hasiteasy ,and

iseffectively winninga two-carchampionship, need

only lookback to2013 whenMark Webber failed

towin araceinthebestcar.

Thetrue gr eatsmakeitlook s imple, butthere's

somethinggreateraboutseeing themtestedtotheir

limitsandwinninganyway.Lewis wasunbelievable

durin g therun-insof2017 and 2018 ,but alackof

consistentoppositionhasmadelifeeasier thisyear.

HopefullyF1’s 2021 rulesrevolution(page16)

will createtheconditionsneeded to broadenthe

scope ofbattle at thefront.Then,ifLewistruly

wants whatbythen couldwell betitlenumbereight,

hewill needtoris e evenhigher than healready has.

No onewould enjoy thatchallenge morethanhim.

Lewis marches on without really peaking


MARK GALLAGHER

Our columnist has

widened his remitto

tackle this month's

cover feature (p34),

analysingLewis

Hamilton's empire

JAMESROBERTS

Lastheardfrommissing

hisconnectingfl ightin

Atlanta, our associate

edfi led dispatches from

Mexico (p60) andTexas

(p54). #prayforjimmy

STUART CODLING

Ten years on from Brawn

GP'striumph, 'Codders'

shakes downCEO Nick

Fry (p86)for the inside

story on theteam that

became Mercedes

ANDYHONE

A man whose

vertiginous barnet is

bestkept behind the

camera, Andy met a

NASCAR legend this

month (p54)

Contributors

Ben

Anderson

Team

principals

Drivers Pit crew Subscriptions

Editor

Ben Anderson

President,

Motorsport

Network

James Allen

Chief executive

officer

Yavor Efremov

ThankstoIanBurrows; Russell Day, Kirsty Doole, Will Hings, Darren Jones, James Lloyd,Stuart Morrison, Sophie Ogg, Charlotte Sefton,KarenStretch

CirculationqueriesSeymour DistributionLtd, 2 EastPoultryAvenue,London EC1A 9PT.Tel: +44 (0)

7429 4000.Fax: +44(0)20 7429 4001. Email: [email protected]. ISSN 13614487. EAN 07713614480012.

PrintedbyWilliam Gibbons & SonsLtd, 28 Planetary Road, Willenhall,Wolverhampton WV13 3XT. © 1996

Autosport Media UK

Reproduction in whole or in part of any photograph,text or illustration without written permission from the

publisher is prohibited. Due care is takentoensure that the content ofF1Raci ngis fully accurate, but the

publisher and printer cannot accept liabilityfor errors and omissions.F1Racingisa member of theAudit

Bureau of Circulations.

SubscriptionsF1Racingsubscriptions,Autosport Media UK, 3 Queensbridge, Northampton, NN4 7BF, UK.

Email: [email protected]: 0344 848 8826. OverseasTel +44 (0)1604 251 454.

F1Racing(ISSN number 74597X) is published monthlybyAutosport Media UK, 1 EtonStreet, Richmond,

TW9 1AG, UK. Airfreight and mailing in the USAbyagent named Air BusinessLtd, c/oWorldnet ShippingInc.,

156-15, 146thAvenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA.Periodicals postagepaidat Jamaica NY 11431.

Subscription records are maintained atAutosport Media UK, 1 EtonStreet, Richmond, TW9 1AG, UK.Air

BusinessLtd is actingas our mailing agent.WeabidebytheEditors’Code of Practice and are committedto

upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think we haven’t met those standards and wantto

make a complaint, contact 0203 405 8100.AutosportMedia UKLtd is a part of Motorsport Network LLC

Partners

@BenAndersonAuto

facebook.com/

f1racingmag

instagram.com/

f1_racing_mag

Australia Mexico

Poland Turkey

F1Racingis

published monthly in

the above territories.

Formula One,

Formula 1 and F

(trademarks of

Formula One

LicensingBV, a

Formula One Group

company) are used

under licence

4 F1RACING DECEMBER 2019


RACING

Advertising

RACING

IS POWEREDBY


Group

managing

editor

Stewart Williams

Executiveeditor

StuartCodling

Associateeditor

James Roberts

Arteditor

FrankFoster

Headphotographer

StevenTe e

Columnists

Pat Symonds

Mark Gallagher

Nigel Roebuck

Photoagency

Motorsport Images

Director,global

clientsuccess

Sunita Davies

Production

controller

BenWebster

Editorial tel

+44 (0)20 3405 8100

Email:help@asm.

secureorder.co.uk

Customerhotline/

backissues

0344 848 8826

Digitalmarketing

manager

Kaye Benfield

UKsalesmanager

Ben Fullick
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