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Money no object? Many fans claim Lewis Hamilton to be the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time. There are those who regard Adrian Newey as occupying a similar plane in the field of engineering. Whether you agree with either or both of these beliefs or not, the proposition of Hamilton driving a Ferrari whose design was superintended by Newey was delicious. Sadly it’s not going to happen, thanks to the depth of Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll’s pockets and Newey deciding, at the age of 65, that a Rosetta Stone subscription doesn’t represent a productive use of his time. It’s understood Aston Martin offered Newey $100m over three seasons, a figure that Ferrari wasn’t willing to match – and Newey didn’t want to move to Italy. There had been a consultancy deal…

OLEG KARPOV Oleg introduces Jonathan Wheatley, Red Bull’s current sporting director, who is set to become team principal at Audi (p66) JAKEBOXALL-LEGGE Autosport’s F1 writer analyses what’s being going on in the 2024 tech war and which team or teams are coming out on top (p32) ALEX KALINAUCKAS Autosport’s GP editor ruminates over George Russell’s performances this year as he’s set to take over as top dog at Mercedes in 2025 (p52) JAMES MANN Another superbly photographed car from James for our Now That Was A Car feature. This month it’s the Brabham BT26A (p74) Thanks to Rebecca Banks, Connor Bean, Michael Clayton, Laila Corin, Roman De Lauw, James Lloyd, Rebecca Leppard, David Leslie, Sara Malocco, Francesca Ulanoff…

Logan’s run out of time This was one of those accidents that really brings home to you how much energy a Formula 1 car is channelling – and where it goes when the car stops going where it’s supposed to. I was positioned pointing back down the track towards Turns 3 and 4 where there’s a bit of a crest and the opportunity for a nice action shot (in good weather). With that level of zoom I could see as Logan Sargeant came into view that he was a bit too far over. Then he disappeared out of my viewfinder and I heard the crunch as his car smote the barrier. As a professional you try not to panic but it’s difficult when bits of car are flying towards you at speed… Where…

01 MERC’S MAX FACTORING Team still wooing Verstappen 02 A NEWEY DAWN Tech legend joins Aston Martin 03 SWISS ROLE Binotto starts at Sauber 01 ANTONELLI: ONE YEAR TO PROVE HIMSELF Toto Wolff claims it took just five minutes for him to decide who would replace Lewis Hamilton after Lewis informed him he’d signed for Ferrari. But it took seven months to put pen to paper – and this wasn’t because of a shortage at Brackley’s nearest branch of Ryman. Wolff hasn’t really bothered to hide the fact that he’s been trying to lure Max Verstappen away from Red Bull – and he’s aligned his pieces in order to carry on doing so, since George Russell and Andrea Kimi Antonelli have only been confirmed for 2025 for now… Mercedes’ final 2025 line-up was always the most likely outcome.…

Q1 Which drivers claimed Cooper’s first and last world championship victories, in 1958 and 1967? Q2 At which two GPs in 2024 has Fernando Alonso claimed the fastest lap? Q3 How many GPs, out of his 38 starts, has Oscar Piastri managed to lead: 6, 7 or 8? Q4 Franco Colapinto is the first Argentinian to start a GP since which driver started 21 times in 2000/01? Q5 True or false: In the two Portuguese GPs held at the Algarve circuit in 2020 and 2021, Mercedes claimed both wins, poles and fastest laps? Q6 Who am I? I started 104 GPs from 1999 to 2012 for Arrows, Jaguar, McLaren, BMW-Sauber and HRT, claiming one podium and one fastest lap. Q7 When was the last time Ferrari won a GP from lower than Charles Leclerc’s fourth at Monza? Q8 In which three seasons has an Adrian…

@benedwardstv SINGAPORE REMAINS AN OUTLIER FOR MAX Winning at every grand prix venue on the regular schedule is a remarkable achievement and one Max Verstappen has in view – although he has yet to check Singapore off the list. It’s one of the most challenging tests for drivers as they cope with heat and humidity for almost two hours on a bumpy, twisting surface with the concentration required to avoid errors under the lights. An error cost Max a huge opportunity in 2022 but it wasn’t his mistake. Damp qualifying encouraged teams to fuel the cars for the final session to run non-stop, yet when Max was on a blistering lap he was called into the pits by Red Bull, who had discovered he was about to run short on the required amount…