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{{short description|Monthly magazine}}
{{Infobox Magazine|
{{use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
title = F1 Racing |
{{Infobox Magazine
image = |
| title = GP Racing
editor = Anthony Rowlinson |
| image_file = GP Racing November 2024 cover.webp
frequency = Monthly |
| image_caption = Cover of November 2024 issue
circulation = 64,897 a month |
| editor = Stuart Codling
category = [[Sport]]|
| frequency = Monthly
company = [[Haymarket Group|Haymarket]] |
| circulation = 64,897 a month
firstdate = March 1996 |
| category = [[Sport]]
country = [[United Kingdom]] |
| company = [[Haymarket Media Group|Haymarket]] (1996–2016)<br />[[Motorsport Network]] (2016–present)
language = [[English language|English]] |
| firstdate = March 1996 (as ''F1 Racing'')
website = [http://www.f1racing.co.uk www.f1racing.co.uk] |
| country = United Kingdom
issn = 1361-4487 |
| based = London
| website = {{url|gpracing.com}}
| issn = 1361-4487
}}
}}
'''''F1 Racing''''' is a monthly [[magazine]] focused on [[Formula One]] [[racing]] which launched in March, 1996.
'''''GP Racing''''', formerly '''''F1 Racing''''', is a monthly magazine focused on [[Formula One]] [[racing]] that launched in March 1996.


== Launch and development ==
The previous Editor, [[Matt Bishop]], also used to write a fortnightly column for the website of the weekly magazine ''[[Autosport]]'' (sister publication of ''F1 Racing''). Matt Bishop left both ''Autosport'' and ''F1 Racing'' in late 2007 to join McLaren and was replaced as editor of ''F1 Racing'' by the then executive editor Tim Scott, and later by Hans Seeberg. On 9 May 2012 it was announced that Anthony Rowlinson would become the magazine's new editor.
''F1 Racing''{{'s}} launch was the culmination of a year of preparation by UK publishers [[Haymarket Group|Haymarket]]. The magazine's genesis was inspired by the sport's peak in popularity following the death of [[Ayrton Senna]], and high-profile rivalry between [[Michael Schumacher]] and [[Damon Hill]]. Haymarket's weekly ''[[Autosport]]'' and ''[[Motorsport News]]'' titles supplied a pool of talented writers and their contacts: with the weekly market well served, ''F1 Racing'' would be more feature-based and former ''Autosport'' writer Mike Herd was appointed editor.


Two business decisions in particular made the new title feasible: Haymarket's focus on agreeing annual (rather than monthly or ad-hoc) deals with advertisers, and its publication of a German edition to capitalise upon Schumacher's popularity. A private 'dummy' test issue was produced in November 1995, dubbed 'Issue Zero', before the first issue proper was published to coincide with the beginning of the 1996 season.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Cropley|first1=Steve|title=And we'll call it 'F1 Racing'|journal=F1 Racing|date=August 2016|issue=246|page=45}}</ref>
In July 2005, ''F1 Racing'' celebrated its one hundredth issue; it continues to publish in over twenty countries, and claims the title "The World's Best-Selling Grand Prix Magazine." In the one hundred issues, [[Michael Schumacher]] had been cover feature over forty times — more than any other driver — including the first issue in March, 1996. In February 2001, a "Michael Schumacher Special Edition" was published.


Much of the title's growth took place under long-standing editor [[Matt Bishop]], who took over the helm of the title in December 1996. Bishop left both ''F1 Racing'' and ''Autosport'' (for which he wrote an online column) in late 2007 to join McLaren and was replaced as editor of the monthly magazine by the then executive editor Tim Scott, and later by Hans Seeberg. On 9 May 2012 it was announced that Anthony Rowlinson would become the magazine's new editor.
Many well respected [[journalist]]s and [[photographer]]s contribute to the magazine. Such regulars have included journalists [[Peter Windsor]] and [[Alan Henry]], and renowned photographers [[Darren Heath]], Steven Tee, Rip (Ripley & Ripley) and Lorenzo Bellanca. [[Damon Hill]] was 'Guest Editor' in January, 2000, which featured an interview between him and Michael Schumacher. From the March 2006 issue to the February 2007 of ''F1 Racing'', [[Max Mosley]], then president of the [[FIA]], had a monthly column in the magazine.


In July 2005, ''F1 Racing'' celebrated its one hundredth issue; it continues to publish in over twenty countries, and claims the title "The World's Best-Selling Grand Prix Magazine". In the one hundred issues, [[Michael Schumacher]] had been cover feature over forty times – more than any other driver – including the first issue in March 1996. In February 2001, a "Michael Schumacher Special Edition" was published.
At the [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix]], [[Darren Heath]], an ''F1 Racing'' photographer, noticed that the rear brakes of the [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]s were glowing red in an acceleration zone of the track. The magazine discovered through investigation that McLaren had installed a second brake pedal, selectable by the driver to act on any one of the rear wheels at the driver's control. This allowed the driver to eliminate [[understeer]] and reduce wheelspin when exiting slow corners. This system was entirely legal, but was an innovation, and hence gave McLaren an advantage. While ''F1 Racing'' suspected what [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] were doing, they required proof to publish the story. At the [[1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix]] the two [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]s retired from the race while in first and second positions. This allowed Heath to take a picture of the footwell of [[Mika Häkkinen|Häkkinen's]] car and the second brake pedal. The story was run in the November issue of ''F1 Racing'' and led to the system being dubbed "brake steer". [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s protestations to the FIA led to the system being banned at the [[1998 Brazilian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Matt |last = Bishop |title = Pedal to Metal |work = The Best of F1 Racing 1996-2006 |publisher = Haymarket Magazines | page = 66 |date = |accessdate = 2006-08-31 }}</ref>


Many well respected journalists and photographers contribute to the magazine. Such regulars have included journalists [[Peter Windsor]] and [[Alan Henry]], and renowned photographers [[Darren Heath]], Steven Tee, Rip (Ripley & Ripley), and Lorenzo Bellanca. Damon Hill was 'Guest Editor' in January 2000, which featured an interview between him and Michael Schumacher. From the March 2006 issue to the February 2007 of ''F1 Racing'', [[Max Mosley]], then president of the [[FIA]], had a monthly column in the magazine.
As of 2011 F1 Racing has been available as a digital download, alongside the print edition.

As of 2011 ''F1 Racing'' has been available as a digital download, alongside the print edition.

In 2016, Haymarket sold their motorsport properties to [[Motorsport Network]], including ''F1 Racing''.

In February 2020 it was announced that the magazine would no longer licence the F1 trademark and that from the March 2020 issue it would be renamed ''GP Racing''. Editor Ben Anderson wrote in his editorial column that because of the cost of the licence, "...it would not have been sustainable for us to continue reporting on Formula 1 in this way without significantly increasing the price of the magazine, reducing the physical quality of the product, or sacrificing its editorial independence."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Anderson|first1=Ben|title=Ignition|journal=F1 Racing|date=February 2020|issue=288|page=4}}</ref>

== Team sponsorship ==
''F1 Racing'' magazine briefly sponsored the ill-fated [[MasterCard Lola|Mastercard Lola]] team in [[1997 Formula One World Championship|1997]]. However, the team failed to qualify for the opening round of that season at the [[1997 Australian Grand Prix]] with both of their cars having failed to make the 107% time. The team withdrew from the next race in Brazil and withdrew from the whole championship soon after.

== McLaren 'brake steer' scoop ==
At the [[1997 Austrian Grand Prix]], [[Darren Heath]], an ''F1 Racing'' photographer, noticed that the rear brakes of the [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]s were glowing red in an acceleration zone of the track. The magazine discovered through investigation that McLaren had installed a second brake pedal, selectable by the driver to act on any one of the rear wheels at the driver's control. This allowed the driver to eliminate [[understeer]] and reduce wheelspin when exiting slow corners. This system was entirely legal, but was an innovation, and hence gave McLaren an advantage. While ''F1 Racing'' suspected what [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]] were doing, they required proof to publish the story.

At the [[1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix]] the two [[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]s retired from the race while in first and second positions. This allowed Heath to take a picture of the footwell of [[Mika Häkkinen|Häkkinen's]] car and the second brake pedal. The story was run in the November issue of ''F1 Racing'' and led to the system being dubbed "brake steer". [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'s protestations to the FIA led to the system being banned at the [[1998 Brazilian Grand Prix]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Matt |last = Bishop |title = Pedal to Metal |work = The Best of F1 Racing 1996–2006 |publisher = Haymarket Magazines | page = 66 }}</ref>


==International editions==
==International editions==
{{col-begin}}
{{div col|colwidth=28em}}
*Australia
{{col-1-of-3}}
*Brazil
*[[Australia]]
*[[Brazil]]
*[[Bulgaria]]
*[[Bulgaria]]
*[[Colombia]]
*[[Colombia]]
*[[China]]
*China
*[[Croatia]] (2005-2009)
*[[Croatia]] (2005–2009)
*[[Czech Republic]] (2000–2010)
*[[Czech Republic]] (2000–2010)
*[[Finland]] (1998-2003)
*[[Finland]] (1998–2003)
*[[France]]
*France
*[[Germany]]
*Germany (1996–2017)
*[[Greece]] (2001–2006)
*[[Greece]] (2001–2006)
*[[Hong Kong]]
*Hong Kong
{{col-2-of-3}}
*[[Hungary]]
*[[Hungary]]
*[[India]]
*[[India]]
*[[Indonesia]] (2000–2011, 2012–)
*[[Indonesia]] (2000–2011, 2012–2014, 2016-2017)
*[[Italy]]
*Italy
*[[Japan]] (?–?, 2004–2012)
*Japan (1999–2002, 2004–2012)
*[[Malaysia]]
*[[Malaysia]]
*[[Mexico]]
*Mexico
*[[Netherlands]]
*[[Netherlands]]
*[[Philippines]]
*[[Philippines]]
*[[Poland]]
*[[Poland]]
*[[Romania]]
*[[Romania]]
*Russia (2004–2006)
{{col-3-of-3}}
*Singapore
*[[Russia]] (2004–2006)
*[[Singapore]]
*[[South Korea]]
*[[South Korea]]
*[[Spain]] (1999-2012)
*Spain (1999–2012, 2013–)
*[[Sweden]] (–2008)
*Sweden (−2008)
*[[Taiwan]]
*[[Taiwan]]
*[[Turkey]]
*[[Turkey]]
*[[United Arab Emirates]]
*[[United Arab Emirates]]
*[[United Kingdom]]
*United Kingdom
*[[United States]]
*United States
{{col-end}}
{{div col end}}

==Covers==

This is a chronological list of people who have appeared on the front cover of ''F1 Racing'' magazine.

{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Date!!Cover!!Comments
|-
|March 1996||[[Michael Schumacher]]
|First issue
|-
|April 1996||[[Damon Hill]]
|
|-
|May 1996||[[Jean Alesi]]
|
|-
|June 1996||
|
|-
|July 1996||Damon Hill, [[James Hunt]], [[Stirling Moss]], [[Nigel Mansell]]
|"Who is Britain's best? The all-time top 10"
|-
|August 1996||[[Ferrari#The_.22Cavallino_Rampante.22|The "Cavallino Rampante"]]
|
|-
|{{nowrap|September 1996}}||
|
|-
|October 1996||Damon Hill, [[Jacques Villeneuve]]
|
|-
|November 1996||
|
|-
|December 1996||
|
|-
|January 1997||
|
|-
|February 1997||[[Ayrton Senna]]
|
|-
|March 1997||Michael Schumacher, Damon Hill
|
|-
|April 1997||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|May 1997||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|June 1997||''Collage''
|"100 greatest drivers of all time"
|-
|July 1997||[[Ralf Schumacher]]
|
|-
|August 1997||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|September 1997||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|October 1997||Damon Hill
|
|-
|November 1997||
|
|-
|December 1997||''Collage''
|"A year of living dangerously''
|-
|January 1998||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|February 1998||
|
|-
|March 1998||
|
|-
|April 1998||David Coulthard
|
|-
|May 1998||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|June 1998||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|July 1998||
|
|-
|August 1998||[[Alex Wurz]]
|
|-
|September 1998||Michael Schumacher, [[Mika Häkkinen]] (helmets)
|
|-
|October 1998 ||Damon Hill
|
|-
|November 1998 ||Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen
|
|-
|December 1998||Mika Häkkinen
|
|-
|January 1999||Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|February 1999||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|March 1999||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|April 1999||[[Eddie Irvine]]
|
|-
|May 1999||Ralf Schumacher
|
|-
|June 1999||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|July 1999||Damon Hill
|
|-
|August 1999||Jean Alesi
|
|-
|September 1999||Eddie Irvine
|
|-
|October 1999||Mika Häkkinen
|
|-
|November 1999||Mika Häkkinen
|
|-
|December 1999||Mika Häkkinen
|"The year's greatest pictures"
|-
|January 2000||Damon Hill
|Guest editor: Damon Hill
|-
|February 2000||[[Jaguar R1]]
|
|-
|March 2000||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|April 2000||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|May 2000||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|June 2000||[[Rubens Barrichello]]
|
|-
|July 2000||Michael Schumacher, Ralf Schumacher
|
|-
|August 2000||[[David Coulthard]]
|
|-
|September 2000||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|October 2000||Eddie Irvine
|
|-
|November 2000||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|December 2000||Michael Schumacher, Mika Häkkinen, Jacques Villeneuve
|"Man of the year"
|-
|January 2001||[[Jenson Button]], Damon Hill
|
|-
|February 2001||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|March 2001||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|April 2001||Jenson Button, Giancarlo Fisichella
|
|-
|May 2001||[[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
|
|-
|June 2001||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|July 2001||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|August 2001||David Coulthard
|
|-
|September 2001||Juan Pablo Montoya, Ralf Schumacher
|
|-
|October 2001||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|November 2001||Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|December 2001||Ralf Schumacher, [[Kimi Räikkönen]], Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, David Coulthard
|"Man of the year"
|-
|January 2002||Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|February 2002||Michael Schumacher, Ayrton Senna
|
|-
|March 2002||Juan Pablo Montoya, Damon Hill, David Coulthard, Jean Alesi
|
|-
|April 2002||Kimi Räikkönen, David Coulthard
|
|-
|May 2002||Jenson Button
|
|-
|June 2002||Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|July 2002||Rubens Barrichello
|
|-
|August 2002||[[Jordan EJ12]]
|
|-
|September 2002||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|October 2002||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|November 2002||Martin Brundle
|"We drive Schumi's Ferrari!"
|-
|December 2002||David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Rubens Barrichello, [[Mark Webber]], Kimi Räikkönen, Ralf Schumacher, Jenson Button
|"Men of the year"
|-
|January 2003||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|February 2003||Jenson Button, Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|March 2003||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|April 2003||Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|May 2003||Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|June 2003||Rubens Barrichello
|
|-
|July 2003||Mark Webber
|
|-
|August 2003||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|September 2003||Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|October 2003||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|November 2003||Kimi Räikkönen, Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|December 2003||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|January 2004||[[Fernando Alonso]], Michael Schumacher, Mark Webber, Ralf Schumacher, Rubens Barrichello, [[Giancarlo Fisichella]], [[Jarno Trulli]], David Coulthard
|"Man of the year"
|-
|February 2004||Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|March 2004||Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|April 2004||Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|May 2004||Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|June 2004||Michael Schumacher, [[Jim Clark]], Ayrton Senna, [[Jack Brabham]], [[Alberto Ascari]], [[Alain Prost]]
|"100 greatest drivers of all time"
|-
|July 2004||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|August 2004||Jenson Button
|
|-
|September 2004||Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|October 2004||Mika Häkkinen
|
|-
|November 2004||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|December 2004||Mark Webber, Kimi Räikkönen, [[Takuma Sato]], Michael Schumacher, Juan Pablo Montoya, Jenson Button
|"Man of the year"
|-
|January 2005||Mark Webber, [[Alan Jones (racing driver)|Alan Jones]], [[Keke Rosberg]], [[Nelson Piquet]], Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill, Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|February 2005||Jenson Button
|
|-
|March 2005||Kimi Räikkönen, Juan Pablo Montoya
|
|-
|April 2005||[[Renault R25]]
|
|-
|May 2005||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|June 2005||Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|July 2005||Jenson Button
|
|-
|August 2005||Mark Webber
|
|-
|September 2005||Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|October 2005||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|November 2005||Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|December 2005||Fernando Alonso
|"Man of the year"
|-
|January 2006||Felipe Massa
|
|-
|February 2006||Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello
|"10th anniversary special"
|-
|March 2006||Martin Brundle, Pat Symonds, Damon Hill, Murray Walker
|
|-
|April 2006||Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|May 2006||Scott Speed
|
|-
|June 2006||[[McLaren (racing)|McLaren]]
|"McLaren - The first 40 years"
|-
|July 2006||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|August 2006||[[Nico Rosberg]]
|
|-
|September 2006||Jacques Villeneuve
|
|-
|October 2006||Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|November 2006||Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|December 2006||Michael Schumacher
|"Schumacher Tribute Issue"
|-
|January 2007||Lewis Hamilton
|"The quick list - The 50 fastest F1 drivers ever"
|-
|February 2007||[[Robert Kubica]]
|
|-
|March 2007||Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|April 2007||[[Ferrari F2007]], [[Ferrari 248 F1]]
|
|-
|May 2007||Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|June 2007||Lewis Hamilton
|
|-
|July 2007||[[2007_Formula_One_Season#Drivers|All 2007 drivers]]
|"We interview all twenty-two F1 drivers"
|-
|August 2007||[[Felipe Massa]]
|"MASSA Champion by Stealth"
|-
|September 2007||Lewis Hamilton
|
|-
|October 2007||Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso
|"World Championship showdown"
|-
|November 2007||Lewis Hamilton
|
|-
|December 2007||Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|January 2008||Lewis Hamilton
|
|-
|February 2008||Kimi Räikkönen
|
|-
|March 2008||Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|April 2008||Lewis Hamilton
|
|-
|May 2008||Ayrton Senna, Michael Schumacher, Lewis Hamilton, [[Jackie Stewart]], Alain Prost, [[Gilles Villeneuve]], Jim Clark, Mika Häkkinen, Kimi Räikkönen, Nigel Mansell, Fernando Alonso, Keke Rosberg, James Hunt
|"100 greatest drivers ever"
|-
|June 2008||
|
|-
|July 2008||Lewis Hamilton
|
|-
|August 2008||Robert Kubica
|
|-
|September 2008||
|"The Ferrari Issue"
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : ||
|
|-
|March 2009 || [[Fernando Alonso]], [[Lewis Hamilton]], [[Robert Kubica]]
| Season Preview
|-
|April 2009 || [[Felipe Massa]], [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| Ferrari's Dream Team
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : ||
|
|-
|June 2009||Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|July 2009||[[Jenson Button]]
|
|-
|August 2009||[[Felipe Massa]]
|
|-
|September 2009||[[Mark Webber]]
|
|-
|October 2009||[[Jenson Button]], [[Rubens Barrichello]], [[Sebastian Vettel]], [[Mark Webber]]
| Down to the Wire
|-
|November 2009||[[Jenson Button]]
|
|-
|December 2009||[[Lewis Hamilton]]
|
|-
|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; : ||
|
|-
|October 2010||Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|November 2010||Lewis Hamilton, Mark Webber, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso
|"F1's greatest showdown"
|-
|December 2010||Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton
|"F1 Season Review 2010"
|-
|January 2011||Ayrton Senna
|"Senna - The Untold Story"
|-
|February 2011||Michael Schumacher
|"Schuey Fights Back"
|-
|March 2011||Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Jenson Button, Mark Webber, Nico Rosberg
|"Ultimate 2011 F1 Season Preview"
|-
|-
|April 2011||[[Lewis Hamilton]], [[Jenson Button]], [[Murray Walker]]
|
|-
|June 2011||Ayrton Senna
|"Senna The Movie"
|-
|July 2011||[[Martin Brundle]], David Coulthard
|"British Grand Prix Special"
|-
|August 2011||Nigel Mansell
|"Mansell Speaks"
|-
|September 2011||Michael Schumacher
|"20 years of Schuey in F1"
|-
|October 2011||Alain Prost, Mark Webber
|"Prost v Webber"
|-
|November 2011||Kimi Räikkönen
|"The Iceman Cometh Back!"
|-
|April 2012||Michael Schumacher
|
|-
|July 2012||Jenson Button
|"Jenson Vs Silverstone"
|-
|August 2012||Kimi Räikkönen, Sebastion Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Michael Schumacher
|"2012 The Greatest Season Ever"
|-
|September 2012||Fernando Alonso
|"The Terminator"
|-
|January 2013||[[Williams FW34]]
|
|-
|August 2013||''[[Rush (2013 film)|Rush]]''
|
|-
|October 2013||Mark Webber
|
|-
|November 2013||Kimi Räikkönen, Fernando Alonso
|
|-
|February 2014||[[Williams FW36]]
|
|-
|March 2014||Lewis Hamilton
|
|-
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.f1racing.co.uk/ ''F1 Racing'' homepage]
*[http://www.gpracing.com/ ''GP Racing'' homepage]
*[http://forums.derwenthoward.com.au/viewforum.php?f=8 Official ''F1 Racing'' forum for Australia and New Zealand]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060903162459/http://forums.derwenthoward.com.au/viewforum.php?f=8 Official ''F1 Racing'' forum for Australia and New Zealand]


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Latest revision as of 08:01, 8 November 2024

GP Racing
Cover of November 2024 issue
EditorStuart Codling
CategoriesSport
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation64,897 a month
First issueMarch 1996 (as F1 Racing)
CompanyHaymarket (1996–2016)
Motorsport Network (2016–present)
CountryUnited Kingdom
Based inLondon
Websitegpracing.com
ISSN1361-4487

GP Racing, formerly F1 Racing, is a monthly magazine focused on Formula One racing that launched in March 1996.

Launch and development

[edit]

F1 Racing's launch was the culmination of a year of preparation by UK publishers Haymarket. The magazine's genesis was inspired by the sport's peak in popularity following the death of Ayrton Senna, and high-profile rivalry between Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill. Haymarket's weekly Autosport and Motorsport News titles supplied a pool of talented writers and their contacts: with the weekly market well served, F1 Racing would be more feature-based and former Autosport writer Mike Herd was appointed editor.

Two business decisions in particular made the new title feasible: Haymarket's focus on agreeing annual (rather than monthly or ad-hoc) deals with advertisers, and its publication of a German edition to capitalise upon Schumacher's popularity. A private 'dummy' test issue was produced in November 1995, dubbed 'Issue Zero', before the first issue proper was published to coincide with the beginning of the 1996 season.[1]

Much of the title's growth took place under long-standing editor Matt Bishop, who took over the helm of the title in December 1996. Bishop left both F1 Racing and Autosport (for which he wrote an online column) in late 2007 to join McLaren and was replaced as editor of the monthly magazine by the then executive editor Tim Scott, and later by Hans Seeberg. On 9 May 2012 it was announced that Anthony Rowlinson would become the magazine's new editor.

In July 2005, F1 Racing celebrated its one hundredth issue; it continues to publish in over twenty countries, and claims the title "The World's Best-Selling Grand Prix Magazine". In the one hundred issues, Michael Schumacher had been cover feature over forty times – more than any other driver – including the first issue in March 1996. In February 2001, a "Michael Schumacher Special Edition" was published.

Many well respected journalists and photographers contribute to the magazine. Such regulars have included journalists Peter Windsor and Alan Henry, and renowned photographers Darren Heath, Steven Tee, Rip (Ripley & Ripley), and Lorenzo Bellanca. Damon Hill was 'Guest Editor' in January 2000, which featured an interview between him and Michael Schumacher. From the March 2006 issue to the February 2007 of F1 Racing, Max Mosley, then president of the FIA, had a monthly column in the magazine.

As of 2011 F1 Racing has been available as a digital download, alongside the print edition.

In 2016, Haymarket sold their motorsport properties to Motorsport Network, including F1 Racing.

In February 2020 it was announced that the magazine would no longer licence the F1 trademark and that from the March 2020 issue it would be renamed GP Racing. Editor Ben Anderson wrote in his editorial column that because of the cost of the licence, "...it would not have been sustainable for us to continue reporting on Formula 1 in this way without significantly increasing the price of the magazine, reducing the physical quality of the product, or sacrificing its editorial independence."[2]

Team sponsorship

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F1 Racing magazine briefly sponsored the ill-fated Mastercard Lola team in 1997. However, the team failed to qualify for the opening round of that season at the 1997 Australian Grand Prix with both of their cars having failed to make the 107% time. The team withdrew from the next race in Brazil and withdrew from the whole championship soon after.

McLaren 'brake steer' scoop

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At the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix, Darren Heath, an F1 Racing photographer, noticed that the rear brakes of the McLarens were glowing red in an acceleration zone of the track. The magazine discovered through investigation that McLaren had installed a second brake pedal, selectable by the driver to act on any one of the rear wheels at the driver's control. This allowed the driver to eliminate understeer and reduce wheelspin when exiting slow corners. This system was entirely legal, but was an innovation, and hence gave McLaren an advantage. While F1 Racing suspected what McLaren were doing, they required proof to publish the story.

At the 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix the two McLarens retired from the race while in first and second positions. This allowed Heath to take a picture of the footwell of Häkkinen's car and the second brake pedal. The story was run in the November issue of F1 Racing and led to the system being dubbed "brake steer". Ferrari's protestations to the FIA led to the system being banned at the 1998 Brazilian Grand Prix.[3]

International editions

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References

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  1. ^ Cropley, Steve (August 2016). "And we'll call it 'F1 Racing'". F1 Racing (246): 45.
  2. ^ Anderson, Ben (February 2020). "Ignition". F1 Racing (288): 4.
  3. ^ Bishop, Matt. "Pedal to Metal". The Best of F1 Racing 1996–2006. Haymarket Magazines. p. 66.
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