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SUTTON Has Vettel got one more title push left in him? In the run-up to the Australian Grand Prix, we were fortunate to speak to Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. That race event, just like the rest of the world, was soon overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, but much of what Vettel said will still be relevant when – eventually – racing restarts, and we have chosen to focus on that this week. Given all the recent errors and his struggles against upcoming star Charles Leclerc, it’s easy to forget that Vettel is one of the sport’s greats. Yes, he had Adrian Newey Red Bulls at his disposal for his four Formula 1 world titles, but he was hardly the first top driver to have a car advantage and he used it well, particularly when it came to the machines of the blown-diffuser era. As Alex Kalinauckas reminds us on page 18, the German has also starred in red. It’s likely that Vettel has already had his best chance to take the crown with Ferrari. He’s also shown an interest and understanding of the wider world that can sometimes be a prelude to retirement from racing, but it’s clear Vettel doesn’t feel ready for that just yet. Rekindling some of his old magic would be a great reminder to everyone how special he can be. And be good for F1. Keke Rosberg was a driver with incredible resilience. This week we also take you back to 1982, when the recently crowned world champion was typically forthright in an interview with Nigel Roebuck (p38). Kevin Turner Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com 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 “f ” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f ” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook facebook.com/ autosport Instagram instagram.com/ autosport COVER IMAGES Andy Hone/Motorsport Images PIT & PADDOCK 4 Mercedes fast-tracks breathing aid 6 Red Bull takes Esports lead 8 Porsche eyes prototype return 10 WRC announces hybrid supplier 13 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 15 Opinion: Lewis Duncan 17 Coming soon in Autosport INSIGHT 18 Vettel’s Ferrari mission 28 Felipe Nasr interview 33 Top five IMSA-turned-IndyCar drivers 34 Dallara’s new ‘old F3’ car 38 Autosport 70: Roebuck on Rosberg CLUB AUTOSPORT 58 New Esports series for UK clubs 60 Harvey to race Ford Ka with son 62 Scottish C1 Cup builds interest 63 Opinion: Stefan Mackley 64 Prototype racing for peanuts FINISHING STRAIGHT 68 What’s on this week 70 From the archive: 1964 Goodwood TT 72 From the archive: 1992 Italian GP 74 Autosport 70: Gronholm versus Burns SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 12 Special deals for Autosport VISIT AUTOSPORT.COM For other ways to read Britain’s best motorsport weekly FREE INSIDE ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT Switching from Formula 1 to Formula E, the threat of COVID-19 to motorsport, and Ray Mallock feature in this issue. 2 APRIL 2020 AUTOSPORT.COM 3

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SUTTON

Has Vettel got one more title push left in him?

In the run-up to the Australian Grand Prix, we were fortunate to speak to Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. That race event, just like the rest of the world, was soon overwhelmed by the coronavirus pandemic, but much of what Vettel said will still be relevant when – eventually – racing restarts, and we have chosen to focus on that this week.

Given all the recent errors and his struggles against upcoming star Charles Leclerc, it’s easy to forget that Vettel is one of the sport’s greats. Yes, he had Adrian Newey Red Bulls at his disposal for his four Formula 1 world titles, but he was hardly the first top driver to have a car advantage and he used it well, particularly when it came to the machines of the blown-diffuser era.

As Alex Kalinauckas reminds us on page 18, the German has also starred in red. It’s likely that Vettel has already had his best chance to take the crown with Ferrari. He’s also shown an interest and understanding of the wider world that can sometimes be a prelude to retirement from racing, but it’s clear Vettel doesn’t feel ready for that just yet. Rekindling some of his old magic would be a great reminder to everyone how special he can be. And be good for F1.

Keke Rosberg was a driver with incredible resilience. This week we also take you back to 1982, when the recently crowned world champion was typically forthright in an interview with Nigel Roebuck (p38).

Kevin Turner Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com

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PIT & PADDOCK 4 Mercedes fast-tracks breathing aid 6 Red Bull takes Esports lead 8 Porsche eyes prototype return 10 WRC announces hybrid supplier 13 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 15 Opinion: Lewis Duncan 17 Coming soon in Autosport

INSIGHT 18 Vettel’s Ferrari mission 28 Felipe Nasr interview 33 Top five IMSA-turned-IndyCar drivers 34 Dallara’s new ‘old F3’ car 38 Autosport 70: Roebuck on Rosberg

CLUB AUTOSPORT 58 New Esports series for UK clubs 60 Harvey to race Ford Ka with son 62 Scottish C1 Cup builds interest 63 Opinion: Stefan Mackley 64 Prototype racing for peanuts

FINISHING STRAIGHT 68 What’s on this week 70 From the archive: 1964 Goodwood TT 72 From the archive: 1992 Italian GP 74 Autosport 70: Gronholm versus Burns

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 12 Special deals for Autosport

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

FREE INSIDE

ENGINEERING SUPPLEMENT

Switching from Formula 1 to Formula E, the threat of COVID-19 to motorsport, and Ray Mallock feature in this issue.

2 APRIL 2020 AUTOSPORT.COM 3

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