F1 Racing - UK (2020-07)

IGNITION

JULY 2020

The1996worldchampionDamon Hill joined

me recently on a ‘Race of My Life’Autosport

podcast, discussing thebest race ofhis F 1 career:

the 1994 Japanese GP.Abig partof what made it

special toDamon was producing a performance

under pressure that proved to himself,and to

Williams, that he belonged at thehighest level.

HillcontinuallywrestledwithdoubtsfromFrank

WilliamsandPatrickHeadthathewassuitedto

beingtheteam’sleadingdriverafterAyrtonSenna

died.Damonnowreadilyadmitshedidn’tdeliver

consistentlyenoughforWilliams,so en duredthe

ignominyofracingfortheent iretyofhistitle-

winningseasonknowingthattheteamhad

alreadyreplacedhim.

ThusHillknowssomethingofwhat thismonth’s

coverstar,CarlosSainz,andthemanSainzwill

replaceatFerrari,SebastianVettel,willgothrough

thisseason.Damonsaysthemomentateamknows

youarenolongerpartofitsplans,attentionshifts

awayfromyouandtowardsthefuture.Thiscould

makeDanielRicciardo'sfinalseasonatRenault

uncomfortablealso.Youareeffectively‘onnotice’,

butstillrequiredtoworkratherthantendto your

garden,asotherpersonnelmight.

ForSainz,thefuturelooksrosyregardless.He’s

makinganamicablesplitwithMcLarenandknows

attheendofthisstrange seasonhewill headofffor

thebiggestbreakyetinhiscaree r.Ricciardoislikely

makingastepfowardwithMcLaren,whichwillease

hisRenaultburden.ForVettel,thepicturelooks

darker.Theexper ienceheisabouttohavewith

Ferrariin2020mirrorsHill’smostclosely.Who

knows,perhapsthat’sagoodomen?

ButVettelisn’tsoincontrolofhisowndestinyas

hewaswhenhechosetoleaveRedBullandjointhe

Scuderiain2014,whichwillsurelyonlyaddtothe

strainoftryingtoperformathisbest.

Wedon’tyetknowwhetherVettelwillcontinue

inF1 elsewherein2021,ortakeasabbatical–ashis

formerteam-mateMarkWebbersuggestshemay.

Hillsaysit’sevenhardertocontinueracingwhen

youknowyou’regoingtostopaltogether,ashehad

toin1999duringhisfinalseasonwithJordan.

WhateverVetteldoesnext,2020couldwellend

upbeingmentallythetoughestseasonofhiscareer.

Howhe,RicciardoandSainzhandletheirrespective

farewelltourswillbejustthreestrangesubplotsto

thismostunusualofupcomingseasons.

•Imustcorrectsomeegregiouserrorsinlast

month’sissue:AlbertoAscariwasnotItaly’sfirst

worldchampion;thathonourbelongstoGiuseppe

Farina.NigelManselldidno tequalAscari’sfeatof

ninestraightwins(excludingtheIndy500);that

wasVettelin2013(p33).Honda’smostrecentwin

beforeMaxVerstappen’sAustria2019triumph

wasnot1992;itwasJensonButton’sinHungaryin

2006(p21).Pleaseacceptoursincereapologies.

Sainz 'on notice' ahead of Ferrari switch

NIGELROEBUCK

This month Nigel

recounts the F1 career

of JackyIckx, the man

who,in 1970, didn't

wantto win the world

championship (p72)

LUKE SMITH

As on-track racing

gets setto return,Luke

talks about the positive

effects that enforced

sim racingcould have on

the F1grid (p94)

ALEX KALINAUCKAS

Alex thinks Daniel

Ricciardo'sswitch to

McLarenfor 2021is a

smart move and on p

analysesfi ve reasons

why thisis the case

DAMIEN SMITH

Mansell, Prostand

the fantastic Williams

FW14B, are all included

in part 3 of Damien's

superbhistory of

Williams (p64)

Contributors

Ben

Anderson

Team

principals

Drivers Pit crew Subscriptions

Editor

Ben Anderson

President,

Motorsport

Network

James Allen

VicePresident

ofeditorial

James Dickens

ThankstoRussell Day,Niall De'Ath, Will Hings,RebeccaLeppard,

WillPonissi, Francesca Prince, JoanneRevill

CirculationqueriesSeymour DistributionLtd, 2 East

PoultryAvenue,London EC1A 9PT.Tel: +44 (0)20 7429 4000.

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

2633-8157 (print) ISSN 2633-8165 (online). EAN

07713614480012. PrintedbyWilliam Gibbons & SonsLtd,
28 Planetary Road, Willenhall,Wolverhampton WV13 3XT.
© 1996Autosport Media UK.

Reproduction in whole or in part of any photograph,text or

illustration withoutwritten permission from the publisher is

prohibited. Duecare is taken toensure that the content of

GPRacingis fully accurate, but the publisher and printer

cannot accept liabilityfor errors and omissions.GPRaci ngis

a member of theAudit Bureau of Circulations.Weabideby

theEditors’Code of Practice and are committedto

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we haven’t met those standards and wanttomakea

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BenEdwards

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IGNITION

JULY 2020

The1996worldchampionDamon Hill joined

me recently on a ‘Race of My Life’Autosport

podcast, discussing thebest race ofhis F 1 career:

the 1994 Japanese GP.Abig partof what made it

special toDamon was producing a performance

under pressure that proved to himself,and to

Williams, that he belonged at thehighest level.

HillcontinuallywrestledwithdoubtsfromFrank

WilliamsandPatrickHeadthathewassuitedto

beingtheteam’sleadingdriverafterAyrtonSenna

died.Damonnowreadilyadmitshedidn’tdeliver

consistentlyenoughforWilliams,so en duredthe

ignominyofracingfortheent iretyofhistitle-

winningseasonknowingthattheteamhad

alreadyreplacedhim.

ThusHillknowssomethingofwhat thismonth’s

coverstar,CarlosSainz,andthemanSainzwill

replaceatFerrari,SebastianVettel,willgothrough

thisseason.Damonsaysthemomentateamknows

youarenolongerpartofitsplans,attentionshifts

awayfromyouandtowardsthefuture.Thiscould

makeDanielRicciardo'sfinalseasonatRenault

uncomfortablealso.Youareeffectively‘onnotice’,

butstillrequiredtoworkratherthantendto your

garden,asotherpersonnelmight.

ForSainz,thefuturelooksrosyregardless.He’s

makinganamicablesplitwithMcLarenandknows

attheendofthisstrange seasonhewill headofffor

thebiggestbreakyetinhiscaree r.Ricciardoislikely

makingastepfowardwithMcLaren,whichwillease

hisRenaultburden.ForVettel,thepicturelooks

darker.Theexper ienceheisabouttohavewith

Ferrariin2020mirrorsHill’smostclosely.Who

knows,perhapsthat’sagoodomen?

ButVettelisn’tsoincontrolofhisowndestinyas

hewaswhenhechosetoleaveRedBullandjointhe

Scuderiain2014,whichwillsurelyonlyaddtothe

strainoftryingtoperformathisbest.

Wedon’tyetknowwhetherVettelwillcontinue

inF1 elsewherein2021,ortakeasabbatical–ashis

formerteam-mateMarkWebbersuggestshemay.

Hillsaysit’sevenhardertocontinueracingwhen

youknowyou’regoingtostopaltogether,ashehad

toin1999duringhisfinalseasonwithJordan.

WhateverVetteldoesnext,2020couldwellend

upbeingmentallythetoughestseasonofhiscareer.

Howhe,RicciardoandSainzhandletheirrespective

farewelltourswillbejustthreestrangesubplotsto

thismostunusualofupcomingseasons.

•Imustcorrectsomeegregiouserrorsinlast

month’sissue:AlbertoAscariwasnotItaly’sfirst

worldchampion;thathonourbelongstoGiuseppe

Farina.NigelManselldidno tequalAscari’sfeatof

ninestraightwins(excludingtheIndy500);that

wasVettelin2013(p33).Honda’smostrecentwin

beforeMaxVerstappen’sAustria2019triumph

wasnot1992;itwasJensonButton’sinHungaryin

2006(p21).Pleaseacceptoursincereapologies.

Sainz 'on notice' ahead of Ferrari switch

NIGELROEBUCK

This month Nigel

recounts the F1 career

of JackyIckx, the man

who,in 1970, didn't

wantto win the world

championship (p72)

LUKE SMITH

As on-track racing

gets setto return,Luke

talks about the positive

effects that enforced

sim racingcould have on

the F1grid (p94)

ALEX KALINAUCKAS

Alex thinks Daniel

Ricciardo'sswitch to

McLarenfor 2021is a

smart move and on p

analysesfi ve reasons

why thisis the case

DAMIEN SMITH

Mansell, Prostand

the fantastic Williams

FW14B, are all included

in part 3 of Damien's

superbhistory of

Williams (p64)

Contributors

Ben

Anderson

Team

principals

Drivers Pit crew Subscriptions

Editor

Ben Anderson

President,

Motorsport

Network

James Allen

VicePresident

ofeditorial

James Dickens

ThankstoRussell Day,Niall De'Ath, Will Hings,RebeccaLeppard,

WillPonissi, Francesca Prince, JoanneRevill

CirculationqueriesSeymour DistributionLtd, 2 East

PoultryAvenue,London EC1A 9PT.Tel: +44 (0)20 7429 4000.

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

2633-8157 (print) ISSN 2633-8165 (online). EAN

07713614480012. PrintedbyWilliam Gibbons & SonsLtd,
28 Planetary Road, Willenhall,Wolverhampton WV13 3XT.
© 1996Autosport Media UK.

Reproduction in whole or in part of any photograph,text or

illustration withoutwritten permission from the publisher is

prohibited. Duecare is taken toensure that the content of

GPRacingis fully accurate, but the publisher and printer

cannot accept liabilityfor errors and omissions.GPRaci ngis

a member of theAudit Bureau of Circulations.Weabideby

theEditors’Code of Practice and are committedto

upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think

we haven’t met those standards and wanttomakea

complaint, contact 0203 405 8100.AutosportMedia UKLtd

is a part of Motorsport Network LLC

Partners

@BenAndersonF

Australia Mexico

Poland

GPRacingis

published monthly in

the above territories.

6 GP RACING JULY 2020

Advertising

IS POWEREDBY

Group

managing

editor

Stewart Williams

Executiveeditor

StuartCodling

Arteditor

FrankFoster

Principal

photographer

StevenTe e

Columnists

Pat Symonds

Mark Gallagher

Nigel Roebuck

BenEdwards

Rodi Basso

Luke Smith

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

SubscriptionsGPRacingsubscriptions,Autosport Media UK, 3 Queensbridge,

Northampton, NN4 7BF, UK. Email: [email protected]: 0344 848 8826.

OverseasTel +44 (0)1604 251 454. GPRacing, ISSN2633-8157(USPS 25186) is

published monthlybyAutosport Media UK, 1 EtonStreet, Richmond, TW9 1AG, UK. The

US annual subscription price is US$68.37. Airfreight and mailing in theUSAbyagent

named WN Shipping USA, 156-15, 146thAvenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY 11434, USA.

Periodicals postagepaidat Brooklyn, NY 11256. USPostmaster: Send address

changestoGPRacing, WN ShippingUSA, 156-15, 146thAvenue, 2nd Floor, Jamaica, NY

11434, USA. Subscription records are maintained atAutosport MediaUK,1 Eton

Street, Richmond, TW9 1AG, UK. Air BusinessLtd is acting as our mailing agent.