COATES

The risks of getting new rules wrong

in Formula 1

Everyone has been talking about the opportunity the new Formula 1 rules provide for teams to jump up the order. But this week we look at the pitfalls that could catch people out.

As Mercedes’ James Allison and Ferrari’s Laurent Mekies point out on page 16, the fresh regulations represent one of the biggest changes in F1 history, and there are bound to be plenty of ways to get them wrong. Alex Kalinauckas runs through some of the dangers, including the fact that the budget and development restrictions mean finding a way back to the front if you do go down the wrong path could be tricky. Most of the big grand prix teams (there are a couple conspicuous by their absence from our list) have failed to negotiate a rule change at least once. Matt Kew takes a look at some of the worst on p22.

● After more than two years away, the Autosport Awards returned as a live event last Sunday. The overwhelming feeling was that it was great for many of motorsport’s leading figures to be back together again after such a challenging period. Thank you to all those who made it happen and the guests who helped make it a special night. Turn to p32 to hear from the big winners, including those you voted for. Finally, congratulations to Zak O’Sullivan, who scooped the Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Young Driver of the Year Award, mere days after confirming deals with Williams and Carlin!

Kevin Turner Chief Editor kevin.turner@autosport.com

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COVER IMAGE Haas

PIT & PADDOCK 4 Haas is first to show F1 2022 images 6 BMW weighs up WEC LMDh programme 8 O’Sullivan gets F3 and Williams deals 11 Opinion: Alex Kalinauckas 13 Opinion: Lewis Duncan 15 Feedback: your letters

INSIGHT 16 What could go wrong with F1 2022? 22 When big teams miss the target 28 The driver beating the F1 juniors

AUTOSPORT AWARDS 32 All the 2021 winners you voted for 46 Aston Martin Autosport BRDC Award

RACE CENTRE 48 World of Sport: Race of Champions; Intercontinental GT Challenge; Formula Regional Asian

CLUB AUTOSPORT 59 Flag light panels added to UK circuits 60 Smalley with Redline for Carrera Cup 62 New GB3 machine hits the track 65 Historic rallying out of hibernation 66 How to go racing in a Citroen 2CV

FINISHING STRAIGHT 70 What’s on this week 72 From the archive: 1998 Le Mans 74 My favourite team-mate: Olivier Panis

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