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12 Pit + Paddock 16 Opinion: Ben Hunt 19 Opinion: Oleg Karpov 20 Opinion: Pat Symonds

F1 PREVIEW

22 All the 2025 cars 24 Bahrain test analysis 32 F1 2025 tech battlegrounds 36 Big interview: Carlos Sainz

42 Hamilton vs Leclerc 49 Team by team guide 71 Calendar and essential info

72 Now that was a rivalry: 159 vs 375 82 Alternative view 84 Great debate

SINGLE SEATERS

88 Pit + Paddock 93 Opinion: Stephen Lickorish

94 Susie Wolff on F1 Academy

SPORTSCARS

102 Qatar WEC debrief 104 Pit + Paddock 107 Opinion: Gary Watkins 108 Magnussen’s sportscar destiny

RALLYING

115 Special Stage 117 Opinion: Tom Howard 118 Meet the WRC’s next female star

TOURING CARS

124 Pit + Paddock 127 Opinion: Marcus Simmons 128 Thompson’s BTCC battles

NATIONAL

134 Pit + Paddock 139 Opinion: Marcus Pye 140 What we’re looking forward to 146 Star club car: Vauxhall Viva V8

FINISHING STRAIGHT

148 What’s on 156 Gear up: product reviews 158 From the archive: 1974 British GP 160 Autosport 75: 1969 Monaco GP 161 Next month: F1 battle begins

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