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TEE Congratulations to Verstappen as F1 stumbles over its rules Yet more confusion hung over Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 world title clincher last weekend. But, unlike in 2021, there can be absolutely no doubt about who the star performer has been this season. Verstappen has been brilliant this year and took the title in fine style as F1 finally got going in the wet at Suzuka. Matt Kew talks you through the bizarre events, as well as Verstappen’s sublime performance as the Dutchman scored his 12th victory of the campaign, on page 16. Verstappen is now just one win off the season record, a tally that does not reflect how hard he’s had to work or how quick Ferrari was early on. Verstappen aside, the events of last weekend raised more questions about how F1 is run and the wording of certain rules, not to mention recovery vehicles being on track (p4). Alex Kalinauckas takes a look at what the FIA has to do next to restore confidence on p12. Dealing with cost-cap breaches is high on the list of challenges… Away from F1, the feel-good story of the UK racing weekend was surely Tom Ingram taking an emotional first British Touring Car crown at Brands Hatch (p38). The championship has had a reputation in the past for dubious driving standards but the respect shown by the title protagonists was a pleasure to watch. Any one of Ingram, Ash Sutton, Jake Hill and Colin Turkington would have made a worthy 2022 champion, but it was Ingram who delivered. Marcus Simmons was there to watch him fulfil his lifetime’s ambition. Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com NEXT WEEK 20 OCTOBER What Ferrari does next We look at what the famous team needs to do a er another F1 defeat COVER IMAGE Mark Thompson/Getty Images/ Red Bull Content Pool PIT & PADDOCK 4 Driver fury over Suzuka tractor scandal 6 Gasly Alpine switch gets de Vries into F1 8 W Series axes rest of season 11 Rossiter retires to run Maserati FE team 12 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 13 Guest column: Zak O’Sullivan 15 Feedback: your letters RACE CENTRE 16 Japanese GP report and analysis 32 Verstappen’s road to the 2022 title 38 BTCC decider: Ingram fulfils his dream 46 Holden’s perfect Bathurst farewell 50 World of Sport: DTM; Intercontinental GT Challenge; NASCAR Cup; WRX CLUB AUTOSPORT 61 BRSCC launches new Audi TT series 62 Dunne claims title despite missing finale 64 Obituary: Norman Lackford 67 Opinion: Stefan Mackley 68 National reports: Brands Hatch; Oulton Park; Silverstone; Snetterton; Knockhill; Pembrey FINISHING STRAIGHT 78 What’s on this week 80 From the archive: 2004 Australian GP 82 My favourite car: Adam Carroll SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 26 Special deals for Autosport VISIT AUTOSPORT.COM For other ways to read Britain’s best motorsport weekly Have your say, get in touch Autosport editorial Autosport Media UK Ltd 1 Eton Street Richmond TW9 1AG @ E-mail autosport@ autosport.com Visit our website autosport.com Twitter twitter.com/ autosport Facebook facebook.com/ autosport Instagram instagram.com/ autosport YouTube youtube.com/ AUTOSPORTdotcom 13 OCTOBER 2022 AUTOSPORT.COM 3

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TEE

Congratulations to Verstappen as F1 stumbles over its rules

Yet more confusion hung over Max Verstappen’s Formula 1 world title clincher last weekend. But, unlike in 2021, there can be absolutely no doubt about who the star performer has been this season.

Verstappen has been brilliant this year and took the title in fine style as F1 finally got going in the wet at Suzuka. Matt Kew talks you through the bizarre events, as well as Verstappen’s sublime performance as the Dutchman scored his 12th victory of the campaign, on page 16. Verstappen is now just one win off the season record, a tally that does not reflect how hard he’s had to work or how quick Ferrari was early on.

Verstappen aside, the events of last weekend raised more questions about how F1 is run and the wording of certain rules, not to mention recovery vehicles being on track (p4). Alex Kalinauckas takes a look at what the FIA has to do next to restore confidence on p12. Dealing with cost-cap breaches is high on the list of challenges…

Away from F1, the feel-good story of the UK racing weekend was surely Tom Ingram taking an emotional first British Touring Car crown at Brands Hatch (p38). The championship has had a reputation in the past for dubious driving standards but the respect shown by the title protagonists was a pleasure to watch. Any one of Ingram, Ash Sutton, Jake Hill and Colin Turkington would have made a worthy 2022 champion, but it was Ingram who delivered. Marcus Simmons was there to watch him fulfil his lifetime’s ambition.

Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com

NEXT WEEK 20 OCTOBER What Ferrari does next We look at what the famous team needs to do a er another F1 defeat

COVER IMAGE Mark Thompson/Getty Images/ Red Bull Content Pool

PIT & PADDOCK 4 Driver fury over Suzuka tractor scandal 6 Gasly Alpine switch gets de Vries into F1 8 W Series axes rest of season 11 Rossiter retires to run Maserati FE team 12 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 13 Guest column: Zak O’Sullivan 15 Feedback: your letters

RACE CENTRE 16 Japanese GP report and analysis 32 Verstappen’s road to the 2022 title 38 BTCC decider: Ingram fulfils his dream 46 Holden’s perfect Bathurst farewell 50 World of Sport: DTM; Intercontinental GT Challenge; NASCAR Cup; WRX

CLUB AUTOSPORT 61 BRSCC launches new Audi TT series 62 Dunne claims title despite missing finale 64 Obituary: Norman Lackford 67 Opinion: Stefan Mackley 68 National reports: Brands Hatch;

Oulton Park; Silverstone; Snetterton; Knockhill; Pembrey

FINISHING STRAIGHT 78 What’s on this week 80 From the archive: 2004 Australian GP 82 My favourite car: Adam Carroll

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 26 Special deals for Autosport

VISIT AUTOSPORT.COM For other ways to read Britain’s best motorsport weekly

Have your say, get in touch

Autosport editorial Autosport Media UK Ltd

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