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POOL CONTENT BULL IMAGES/RED THOMPSON/GETTY The latest Formula 1 milestone in Verstappen’s remarkable year Retiring from two of the first three grands prix of the season and facing a strong early challenge from Ferrari is not how record-breaking campaigns normally begin. But the fact Max Verstappen has now set a new benchmark of 14 wins in one Formula 1 world championship season shows how brilliant the Dutchman and Red Bull have been. Of course, the story behind that statistic also encompasses the missteps made by Ferrari and Mercedes in 2022. If last weekend’s Mexican GP (page 12) is anything to go by, the Lewis HamiltonMercedes combo is the one most likely to challenge Red Bull in 2023, even if Ferrari insists its woeful showing was a one-off. As Verstappen rightly points out, F1 seasons are longer now, but even taking that into account his strike rate is impressive. It’s currently 70%, the same as Jim Clark in 1963. If he wins the final two races that would move the mark to 73%, second only to Alberto Ascari’s 1952 championship campaign (75%) against much weaker opposition. If Mexico was painful for Ferrari fans, at least events at Imola gave some reason to smile. The eagerly anticipated Ferrari Hypercar finally broke cover and made quite an impression. Gary Watkins was there and he brings you all the latest on the 499P project on p38. That could be one of the cars of next year, but this week we’re giving you the chance to pick out the best machines and drivers of 2022. Turn to p56 to have your say in our Autosport Awards. Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com NEXT WEEK 10 NOVEMBER Hamilton interview Seven-time champ on Merc’s 2022 struggles and his plans to race on COVER IMAGES Etherington/Motorsport Images; Ferrari PIT & PADDOCK 4 Red Bull penalised for cost-cap breach 6 Jarvis won’t defend IMSA crown 9 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 10 Opinion: Gary Watkins 11 Feedback: your letters RACE CENTRE 12 Mexican GP report and analysis 30 Italy leads the way at Motorsport Games 36 World of Sport: Super Formula; NASCAR Cup; Australian Supercars; WRX INSIGHT 38 Ferrari’s new Le Mans era begins 44 BTCC review: Ingram’s breakthrough 50 TOCA review: best support acts of 2022 56 Awards nominations: have your say CLUB AUTOSPORT 67 Club favourites to join BTCC bill 68 BRSCC/Cooksport launch new series 70 Guintoli’s car racing return in Birkett 73 Changes to Thruxton Historic Festival 74 National reports: Silverstone; Cadwell Park; Donington Park; Cambrian Rally FINISHING STRAIGHT 78 What’s on this week 80 From the archive: 1991 Le Mans 82 My favourite team-mate: Andrew Jordan SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 64 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 3 NOVEMBER 2022 AUTOSPORT.COM 3

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CONTENT

BULL

IMAGES/RED

THOMPSON/GETTY

The latest Formula 1 milestone in Verstappen’s remarkable year

Retiring from two of the first three grands prix of the season and facing a strong early challenge from Ferrari is not how record-breaking campaigns normally begin. But the fact Max Verstappen has now set a new benchmark of 14 wins in one Formula 1 world championship season shows how brilliant the Dutchman and Red Bull have been.

Of course, the story behind that statistic also encompasses the missteps made by Ferrari and Mercedes in 2022. If last weekend’s Mexican GP (page 12) is anything to go by, the Lewis HamiltonMercedes combo is the one most likely to challenge Red Bull in 2023, even if Ferrari insists its woeful showing was a one-off.

As Verstappen rightly points out, F1 seasons are longer now, but even taking that into account his strike rate is impressive. It’s currently 70%, the same as Jim Clark in 1963. If he wins the final two races that would move the mark to 73%, second only to Alberto Ascari’s 1952 championship campaign (75%) against much weaker opposition.

If Mexico was painful for Ferrari fans, at least events at Imola gave some reason to smile. The eagerly anticipated Ferrari Hypercar finally broke cover and made quite an impression. Gary Watkins was there and he brings you all the latest on the 499P project on p38.

That could be one of the cars of next year, but this week we’re giving you the chance to pick out the best machines and drivers of 2022. Turn to p56 to have your say in our Autosport Awards.

Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com

NEXT WEEK 10 NOVEMBER Hamilton interview Seven-time champ on Merc’s

2022 struggles and his plans to race on

COVER IMAGES Etherington/Motorsport Images; Ferrari

PIT & PADDOCK 4 Red Bull penalised for cost-cap breach 6 Jarvis won’t defend IMSA crown 9 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 10 Opinion: Gary Watkins 11 Feedback: your letters

RACE CENTRE 12 Mexican GP report and analysis 30 Italy leads the way at Motorsport Games 36 World of Sport: Super Formula; NASCAR Cup; Australian Supercars; WRX

INSIGHT 38 Ferrari’s new Le Mans era begins 44 BTCC review: Ingram’s breakthrough 50 TOCA review: best support acts of 2022 56 Awards nominations: have your say

CLUB AUTOSPORT 67 Club favourites to join BTCC bill 68 BRSCC/Cooksport launch new series 70 Guintoli’s car racing return in Birkett 73 Changes to Thruxton Historic Festival 74 National reports: Silverstone; Cadwell

Park; Donington Park; Cambrian Rally

FINISHING STRAIGHT 78 What’s on this week 80 From the archive: 1991 Le Mans 82 My favourite team-mate: Andrew Jordan

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 64 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/

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