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The new motorsport

season starts to gather momentum

Formula 1 launches, the new Formula E season and the World Rally Championship heading to fresh (very fresh!) climes. Despite all the usual caveats and restrictions posed by you-know-what, the motorsport season is beginning to really get under way.

As Red Bull (see page 12), AlphaTauri (p14) and Alfa Romeo (p16) launch their new machines, Sky F1 pundit Karun Chandhok gives his views on some of the key storylines that are likely to unfold this year in our traditional Big Questions piece (p24). Some of the answers might seem obvious, but others are more surprising.

There are plenty of questions surrounding the seventh FE season too, and Matt Kew delves deep into the health of the all-electric series on p34, before being your guide on the the things to look out for on track in 2021. Many teams have something to prove this year…

The Arctic Rally has a fine history and will finally host the WRC this week. David Evans looks at what makes the event so special on p42, while NASCAR legend Jimmie Johnson tells David MalsherLopez why he is taking on IndyCar at the age of 45 (p46).

Sportscar racing could be on the brink of a golden era, and G-Drive boss Roman Rusinov explains to us why he believes his LMP2 squad is well placed to take advantage of the increased competition (p50), fresh from another Asian Le Mans Series title last weekend.

Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com

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COVER IMAGES AlphaTauri/Red Bull; Alfa Romeo

PIT & PADDOCK 4 Albert Park layout tweaked for Oz GP 6 BMW team commits to DTM 8 Mercedes superteam for GT 10 Arden set for title attack 12 Red Bull RB16B technical focus 14 AlphaTauri AT02 technical focus 16 Alfa Romeo C41 technical focus 19 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 21 Opinion: Jack Clarke 23 Feedback: your letters

INSIGHT 24 Karun Chandhok on the big questions 34 Formula E preview: clouds gather? 38 Formula E preview: what to look out for 42 The WRC heads to the Arctic 46 Why a NASCAR legend is doing IndyCar 50 The LMP2 team with big aspirations

RACE CENTRE 55 World of Sport: NASCAR Cup; F3 Asian

CLUB AUTOSPORT 62 March go-ahead for English motorsport 64 Aston star Turner joins GT Cup grid 66 Alesi to race 1974 F1 Ferrari in Monaco 67 Club column: Hugh Marshall

FINISHING STRAIGHT 68 What’s on this week 71 Have-a-go hero: Andy Wallace 72 From the archive: 1980 Austrian GP 74 In defence of: Webber’s Williams move

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