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McMASTER Three British stars head to Silverstone – and fans will get to see them Each of the three British Formula 1 stars travel to Silverstone this weekend in the middle of fascinating storylines. Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton needs to bounce back in the face of the strongest challenge to his title for several years. Lando Norris has arguably been the star of 2021 so far and is the ‘midfielder’ giving the top guns most trouble. And George Russell’s quest for a point for Williams continues as we edge closer to an announcement on what will surely be his graduation to Mercedes in 2022. We hear from all three in our British GP preview, and look at both their seasons so far and their chances on home turf (see page 16). We’ve also got the new qualifying sprint race to look forward to on Saturday. There is a chance that, with cars on the same rubber and the impact of a clash being potentially disastrous for a driver’s chances, it could be processional. But trying something different is to be welcomed. Perhaps the best thing about the UK’s round of the 2021 world championship, though, is that it will be played out in front of a full house. In many ways, spacious Silverstone is an ideal venue for the government’s Event Research Programme, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t taking its public health responsibilities seriously. As Stuart Pringle tells Alex Kalinauckas on p14, it’s taken a lot of work to get to this point and everyone wants a safe and successful GP. Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com NEXT WEEK 22 JULY British GP report All the F1 drama from Silverstone, plus WEC and WRC action 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 COVER IMAGES Etherington; Sutton; Tee/Motorsport Images PIT & PADDOCK 4 IMSA commits to Le Mans Hypercars 6 F1 to respond to Hamilton Commission 8 M-Sport unveils WRC Puma 10 Obituary: Carlos Reutemann 14 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 15 Feedback: your letters INSIGHT 16 Home star hopes for the British GP 27 British Grand Prix preview 28 Remembering Krosnoff 25 years on RACE CENTRE 32 Bird’s Formula E redemption in New York 40 World of Sport: WTCR; Pure ETCR; Australian Supercars; NASCAR Cup; ELMS; Euroformula Open 44 Goodwood Festival of Speed highlights CLUB AUTOSPORT 59 Brundles to team up for Classic 60 Brit GT organisers slam driving standards 62 Edwards wins Nicky Grist Stages 64 National reports: Donington Park; Brands Hatch; Anglesey; Oulton Park 74 New beginnings for an old one-off 76 From F1 cars to rallying a Sunbeam Lotus FINISHING STRAIGHT 78 What’s on this week 80 From the archive: 1970 Monza 1000Km 82 What could have been: Collard in F1 SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 24 Special deals for Autosport VISIT AUTOSPORT.COM For other ways to read Britain’s best motorsport weekly 15 JULY 2021 AUTOSPORT.COM 3

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McMASTER

Three British stars head to Silverstone – and fans will get to see them

Each of the three British Formula 1 stars travel to Silverstone this weekend in the middle of fascinating storylines. Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton needs to bounce back in the face of the strongest challenge to his title for several years. Lando Norris has arguably been the star of 2021 so far and is the ‘midfielder’ giving the top guns most trouble. And George Russell’s quest for a point for Williams continues as we edge closer to an announcement on what will surely be his graduation to Mercedes in 2022. We hear from all three in our British GP preview, and look at both their seasons so far and their chances on home turf (see page 16). We’ve also got the new qualifying sprint race to look forward to on Saturday. There is a chance that, with cars on the same rubber and the impact of a clash being potentially disastrous for a driver’s chances, it could be processional. But trying something different is to be welcomed.

Perhaps the best thing about the UK’s round of the 2021 world championship, though, is that it will be played out in front of a full house. In many ways, spacious Silverstone is an ideal venue for the government’s Event Research Programme, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t taking its public health responsibilities seriously. As Stuart Pringle tells Alex Kalinauckas on p14, it’s taken a lot of work to get to this point and everyone wants a safe and successful GP.

Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com

NEXT WEEK

22 JULY British GP report All the F1 drama from Silverstone, plus WEC

and WRC action

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

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COVER IMAGES Etherington; Sutton; Tee/Motorsport Images

PIT & PADDOCK 4 IMSA commits to Le Mans Hypercars 6 F1 to respond to Hamilton Commission 8 M-Sport unveils WRC Puma 10 Obituary: Carlos Reutemann 14 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 15 Feedback: your letters

INSIGHT 16 Home star hopes for the British GP 27 British Grand Prix preview 28 Remembering Krosnoff 25 years on

RACE CENTRE 32 Bird’s Formula E redemption in New York 40 World of Sport: WTCR; Pure ETCR; Australian Supercars; NASCAR Cup; ELMS; Euroformula Open 44 Goodwood Festival of Speed highlights

CLUB AUTOSPORT 59 Brundles to team up for Classic 60 Brit GT organisers slam driving standards 62 Edwards wins Nicky Grist Stages 64 National reports: Donington Park; Brands Hatch; Anglesey; Oulton Park 74 New beginnings for an old one-off 76 From F1 cars to rallying a Sunbeam Lotus

FINISHING STRAIGHT 78 What’s on this week 80 From the archive: 1970 Monza 1000Km 82 What could have been: Collard in F1

SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 24 Special deals for Autosport

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

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