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THE WEEKLY JOURNAL - VOLUME 13, ISSUE 51 - DEC 19TH 2007

FEATURES

Colin Chapman: 25 Years On

BY MICHAEL OLIVER

No man has epitomised the spirit of Formula One better than Lotus founder Colin Chapman - an influential designer and innovator, a tough and controversial team boss, and even a good driver in his own right. On the 25th anniversary of his passing, Michael Oliver explains what made Chapman a legend to this day

COLUMNS

Dodgy Business

BY TONY DODGINS

There is a global shift in international motorsport at the moment, and according to Tony Dodgins, the Dubai-based Speedcar series is just the tip of the iceberg

The Weekly Grapevine

BY DIETER RENCKEN

Courtrooms have become an increasingly prominent part of the F1 landscape in recent years. Dieter Rencken believes that it's sometimes in the sport's interest for discretion to be the better part of valour...

FEATURES

Technology in the
Eye of the Storm

BY CRAIG SCARBOROUGH

The spying scandal that dominated much of 2007 allowed Formula One fans a rare insight into the engineering process and recent innovations in the sport. Craig Scarborough takes a look at the technologies that were at the centre of the whole controversy

Passing Thoughts: F1
Overtaking Analysis

BY MICHELE MERLINO

Overtaking remains the purest and most exciting form of racing - the raison d'etre for Formula One and its fans. Yet there seems to be less and less on-track passes as the years go by. Michele Merlino brings the numbers from the past 25 years

FROM THE MAGAZINE

Life Swapping Party

BY RICHARD ASHER

F1 racer Heikki Kovalainen and world rally legend Sebastien Loeb recently tried each other's cars. Richard Asher went along to adjudicate

Confessions of a Racing Instructor

BY GARY WATKINS

Men behaving badly, and a never-ending queue of 'billies'. Gary Watkins delves into the predictable mayhem

The 'Buck Stops Here

BY NIGEL ROEBUCK

After 31 years - and roughly 230,000 cigarettes - Autosport Grand Prix editor Nigel Roebuck is bowing out. Here, he looks back on his time at the magazine