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MASTERMIND
Yourchosenspecialisedsubject:
theworld’sgreatestmotorsportWho was younger when claiming their firstF1GP
victory:Felipe Massa or DavidCoulthard?
In how many races in 1965 (excluding Monaco
which he didn’t compete in) did Jim Clark failto
qualify on the front row:zero, one or three?
Who arethe two drivers racing under Irish licences
tohavescored world championship points?
What was the first year in which unlimitedtesting
was banned?
After Alfa Romeo returnedtoF1 in 1979, ittook
two pole positions across six seasons. Which
drivers claimed them and in what races?
In which two races in 2016 didLewis Hamilton
start on the back row of the grid?
Where and when did Daniel Ricciardo first lead a
world championship grand prix?
True or false: no driver won successiveAustralian
GPs when the race was held atAdelaide?
Where did Pierre Gasly achieve his best result, a
fourth, during his 12 races withRed Bull in 2019?
Which was the only grand prix that Mika
Häkkinen won three times during his F1 career?PICTURES:ANDYHONE;STEVEN TEE;MARK SUTTON;GLENN DUNDAR;MOTORSPORTIMAGES.*CONTENTS MAYBE SUBJECTTOCHANGE, rek DalyDe 3 roZe 2 hard was 24 and Massa 25ultCo 1(1980 US GP)acomelliGi Bruno 5 10204 an JrFirm Ralphm BelgiuChina, 6 st)We saris (1982 US GPCe and Andrea deSpain 10 British GP 9 ueTr 8 n he woich, wh 2014 Canada 72020
2021
2020carswillnowrace
intwoseasons,with
controls overthe amount
ofdevelopmentallowed03
TEAMSAGREE
ON2021DELAY
The newtech nical regulations
originally plannedto com e
into effect next year willnow
be dela yed until 2022after
F1’s teams expressed concerns
over the economicimpactof
the COVID-19 pandemic. Ina
meeting held via conf erenc e
call, theten team principal s
with Chase Careyand Ross
Brawn,representingF1, and
FIA president Jean Todt
agreed toa fo rmat inwhichthe
current regulationsstan d, wit h
a development freezeon key
components such as chassis
and gearbo x.
Teams will now be
free to fo cus on their ne w
generationof cars during
2021 while working under the cost cap, whichwill still be
implemented next year. The agreement comesagainst a
backgroundof cancelled and/or postponed races, which
will entail a loss of income for all stakeholders, along
with economic uncertainty that will put a squeezeon
team income.The pand emic could force sponsors out of
business, or prompt them to scaleback theirspend, as
well as promptingthe car manu facturers involvedinF 1
to reconsider their commitment.
It’s understood thatFerrari was initiallyreluctant to
agree to th e delay but fell into line afterhigh-level internal
discussions. Team principal Mattia Binotto said: “It is
certainly not the time for selfishness and tactics.”
The teams withthe deepestpockets are well advanced
with their preparationsfor thenew ruleset. But the less
well-resourced competi tors were facinga sc enario in
which they would have to switchdevelopment focusto
the new-generation cars while the current ones we re ye t
to race. Enabling2020cars to race throug h tothe end of
2021, subjectto cont rols on deve lopment,will ease th e
financial pressure on someteams and ameliorate the costs
alreadysunk intothe 2020 machinery.
These measures will not be set in stoneuntil the details
have been workedthrough andrubber-stampedby the
World Motor Sport Council.down for 21 consecutive days in March and April instead,
but it is surely now unrealistic to expect the roster ofthe
remaining 21 races to go ahead.PICTURES
GP RACING APRIL 2020 19
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
F
MASTERMIND
Yourchosenspecialisedsubject:
theworld’sgreatestmotorsportWho was younger when claiming their firstF1GP
victory:Felipe Massa or DavidCoulthard?
In how many races in 1965 (excluding Monaco
which he didn’t compete in) did Jim Clark failto
qualify on the front row:zero, one or three?
Who arethe two drivers racing under Irish licences
tohavescored world championship points?
What was the first year in which unlimitedtesting
was banned?
After Alfa Romeo returnedtoF1 in 1979, ittook
two pole positions across six seasons. Which
drivers claimed them and in what races?
In which two races in 2016 didLewis Hamilton
start on the back row of the grid?
Where and when did Daniel Ricciardo first lead a
world championship grand prix?
True or false: no driver won successiveAustralian
GPs when the race was held atAdelaide?
Where did Pierre Gasly achieve his best result, a
fourth, during his 12 races withRed Bull in 2019?
Which was the only grand prix that Mika
Häkkinen won three times during his F1 career?PICTURES
:AND
YHONE
;STEVEN TEE
;MARK SUTTON
;GLENN DUNDAR;
MOTORSPORTIMAGES.*CONTENTS MAYBE SUBJECTTOCHANGE, rek DalyDe 3 roZe 2 hard was 24 and Massa 25ultCo 1(1980 US GP)acomelliGi Bruno 5 10204 an JrFirm Ralphm BelgiuChina, 6 st)We saris (1982 US GPCe and Andrea deSpain 10 British GP 9 ueTr 8 n he woich, wh 2014 Canada 72020
2021
2020carswillnowrace
intwoseasons,with
controls overthe amount
ofdevelopmentallowed03
TEAMSAGREE
ON2021DELAY
The newtech nical regulations
originally plannedto com e
into effect next year willnow
be dela yed until 2022after
F1’s teams expressed concerns
over the economicimpactof
the COVID-19 pandemic. Ina
meeting held via conf erenc e
call, theten team principal s
with Chase Careyand Ross
Brawn,representingF1, and
FIA president Jean Todt
agreed toa fo rmat inwhichthe
current regulationsstan d, wit h
a development freezeon key
components such as chassis
and gearbo x.
Teams will now be
free to fo cus on their ne w
generationof cars during
2021 while working under the cost cap, whichwill still be
implemented next year. The agreement comesagainst a
backgroundof cancelled and/or postponed races, which
will entail a loss of income for all stakeholders, along
with economic uncertainty that will put a squeezeon
team income.The pand emic could force sponsors out of
business, or prompt them to scaleback theirspend, as
well as promptingthe car manu facturers involvedinF 1
to reconsider their commitment.
It’s understood thatFerrari was initiallyreluctant to
agree to th e delay but fell into line afterhigh-level internal
discussions. Team principal Mattia Binotto said: “It is
certainly not the time for selfishness and tactics.”
The teams withthe deepestpockets are well advanced
with their preparationsfor thenew ruleset. But the less
well-resourced competi tors were facinga sc enario in
which they would have to switchdevelopment focusto
the new-generation cars while the current ones we re ye t
to race. Enabling2020cars to race throug h tothe end of
2021, subjectto cont rols on deve lopment,will ease th e
financial pressure on someteams and ameliorate the costs
alreadysunk intothe 2020 machinery.
These measures will not be set in stoneuntil the details
have been workedthrough andrubber-stampedby the
World Motor Sport Council.down for 21 consecutive days in March and April instead,
but it is surely now unrealistic to expect the roster ofthe
remaining 21 races to go ahead.