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HOW
NETFLIX
CHANGED
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beyond its established fanbase.didn’t botherto market itself
Then it allowed in aDrive to Survivedocumentaryfl y-on-the-wallcrew. Netflix’shas taken F
to a newit into aaudiencehybrid of actionby t urning
and soap opera – buthat’s also involvedt
changes that habeen universallyven’t
welcomed...WORDSLUKE SMITH
58 GP RACING APRIL 2020
42 GP RACING APRIL 2020
GPRACING APRIL 202059
SPOT THE
DIFFERENCE
RacingPoint’sMercedes’ has ignited‘pink
a warthe midfieldof words amongteams. But
is it really possiblesucceedby ‘cloning’ theto
fastest car on theIf so, why isn’t everyonegrid?
else doing it?WORDSSTUART CODLING
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faces.for young drivers,Formerly an entry pointRed Bull’s
junioroffers career rehab...Formula 1team now
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that claimed theThe plucky midfielderFord
DFV’s 155th andgrand prix victoryfi nal
GP RACING APRIL 2020 3
IGNITION
Unsettling
times aheadfor
Formula 1
PARADES
Australia, the
race that
never was
F1INSIDER
The fallout from
Oz and what
happens next
F1ANALYST
Ben Edwards on
the French
influence on F
UNDER
THEHOOD
Pat Symonds
on the evolution
of F1 pitwalls
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Try three issues
ofGP Racing
for just £
TECHTALK
Our newtechnical
expert picks out
the highlights
fromtesting
PRODUCTS
Reviews of the
best F1gear
FLATCHAT
Stuart Codling on
hindsight and the
Australian GP
postponement
CONTENTS
APRIL
SECTOR
THENETFLIXEFFECT
How ‘Driveto Survive’ is made
and how it has changed F
DRIVETO SURVIVE
A review of the second series
of Netflix’s F1 documentary
DAN,DANTHERENAULTMAN?
Can Renault perform well enough
to keep hold of Daniel Ricciardo?
THECLONEWAR
How RacingPoint’s new car has
ruffleda few F1feathers...
ALEXALBONINTERVIEW
This is where the hard work
startsfor theRed Bull man
KVYAT ANDGASLY
The Red Bull rejects rebuilding
their reputations at AlphaTauri
NIGELROEBUCK
On the likeable and talented
FrançoisCevert
NOWTHATWASA CAR
Tyrrell’s last winner, the 011
MOTORSPORTSHOWCASE
Remembering F1 at Brands Hatch
SECTOR
SECTOR
F1RACINGPRO
1 ETON STREET, RICHMOND,
LONDON, TW9 1AG, UK
58
IS IT A RACING
POINT OR
JUSTA ‘PIN K
MERCEDES’?
70
ALPHATAURI:
A ROAD BACK
TO THE TOP?
THE TYRRELL
THAT
PUNCHED
ABOVE ITS
WEIGHT
42
COVER STORY:
HOW NETFLIX
HAS TAKEN F
TO A NEW
AUDIENCE
42
48
52
58
64
94
96
4
6
16
22
24
104
106
80
UKEDITI ON£5APR. (^99) IL
2020
F1 BUTNOT AS
WE KNOHOWTHENETFLIXWIT!
TVREVOLUTIONHASCHANGED
THEGAME
CONVINCEITSCANRENAULT
STAR TO STAY?
THECURIOUSCASEOFF 1’S
‘PINKMERCEDES’ F1’SHONEYBADGERSWEE TTALKINGTO
WHEREHAVEWESEENTHATCARBEFORE?
BUSINESSUNUSUAL
ISDODGINGHOWMERCF1’SBOOM
&BUST
FORMULABY CORONAVIRUS1GRIPPED
CRISISP
STRAIGHTTALK
Mark Gallagher onLewis
Hamilton’s attentionto detail
PROFILE
Rodi Basso, Motorsport
Network’s newtechnicalexpert
ENGINEERING
Adrian Newey’s road car project,
the Aston MartinValkyrie
BUSINESS
How Mercedes aimsto buck the
trend and make a profit from F
78
80
86
70
30
27
28
36
RACING
GP RACING APRIL 202043
HOW
NETFLIX
CHANGED
For many years grand prix racingFORMULA 1
beyond its established fanbase.didn’t botherto market itself
Then it allowed in aDrive to Survivedocumentaryfl y-on-the-wallcrew. Netflix’shas taken F
to a newit into aaudiencehybrid of actionby t urning
and soap opera – buthat’s also involvedt
changes that habeen universallyven’t
welcomed...WORDSLUKE SMTH
58 GP RACING APRIL 2020
42 GP RACING APRIL 2020
GPRACING APRIL 202059
SPOT THE
DIFFERENCE
RacingPoint’sMercedes’ has ignited‘pink
a warthe midfieldof words amongteams. But
is it really possiblesucceedby ‘cloning’ theto
fastest car on theIf so, why isn’t everyonegrid?
else doing it?WORDSSTUART CODLING
Scuderia AlphaTauri – a newname with somevery familiar
faces.for young drivers,Formerly an entry pointRed Bull’s
junioroffers career rehab...Formula 1team now
TO REDEMPTION
WORDSMA T YOUSONP CTURESRED BULL CONTENT POOL
DANIIL KVYTHEAT LONG ROAD
PIERRE GASLY
The plucky midfielderthat claimed theFord
DFV’s 155th andgrand prix victoryfi nal
GP RACING APRIL 2020 3
IGNITION
Unsettling
times aheadfor
Formula 1
PARADES
Australia, the
race that
never was
F1INSIDER
The fallout from
Oz and what
happens next
F1ANALYST
Ben Edwards on
the French
influence on F
UNDER
THEHOOD
Pat Symonds
on the evolution
of F1 pitwalls
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Try three issues
ofGP Racing
for just £
TECHTALK
Our newtechnical
expert picks out
the highlights
fromtesting
PRODUCTS
Reviews of the
best F1gear
FLATCHAT
Stuart Codling on
hindsight and the
Australian GP
postponement
CONTENTS
APRIL
SECTOR
THENETFLIXEFFECT
How ‘Driveto Survive’ is made
and how it has changed F
DRIVETO SURVIVE
A review of the second series
of Netflix’s F1 documentary
DAN,DANTHERENAULTMAN?
Can Renault perform well enough
to keep hold of Daniel Ricciardo?
THECLONEWAR
How RacingPoint’s new car has
ruffleda few F1feathers...
ALEXALBONINTERVIEW
This is where the hard work
startsfor theRed Bull man
KVYAT ANDGASLY
The Red Bull rejects rebuilding
their reputations at AlphaTauri
NIGELROEBUCK
On the likeable and talented
FrançoisCevert
NOWTHATWASA CAR
Tyrrell’s last winner, the 011
MOTORSPORTSHOWCASE
Remembering F1 at Brands Hatch
SECTOR
SECTOR
F1RACINGPRO
1 ETON STREET, RICHMOND,
LONDON, TW9 1AG, UK
58
IS IT A RACING
POINT OR
JUSTA ‘PIN K
MERCEDES’?
70
ALPHATAURI:
A ROAD BACK
TO THE TOP?
THE TYRRELL
THAT
PUNCHED
ABOVE ITS
WEIGHT
42
COVER STORY:
HOW NETFLIX
HAS TAKEN F
TO A NEW
AUDIENCE
42
48
52
58
64
94
96
4
6
16
22
24
104
106
80
UKEDITI ON£5APR (^99) L
2020
F1 BUTNOT AS
WE KNOHOWTHENETFLIXWIT!
TVREVOLUTIONHASCHANGED
THEGAME
CANRENAULTCONVINCEITS
STAR TO STAY?
THECURIOUSCASEOFF 1’S
‘PINKMERCEDES’ F1’SHONEYBADGERSWEE TTALKINGTO
WHEREHAVEWESEENTHATCARBEFORE?
BUSINESSUNUSUAL
ISDODGINGHOWMERCF1’SBOOM
&BUST
FORMULABY CORONAVIRUS1GRIPPED
CRISISP
STRAIGHTTALK
Mark Gallagher onLewis
Hamilton’s attentionto detail
PROFILE
Rodi Basso, Motorsport
Network’s newtechnicalexpert
ENGINEERING
Adrian Newey’s road car project,
the Aston MartinValkyrie
BUSINESS
How Mercedes aimsto buck the
trend and make a profit from F
78
80
86
70
30
27
28
36