F1 Racing

Infobox Magazine
title = F1 Racing

| editor = Hans Seeberg
frequency = Monthly
circulation = 64,897 a month
category = Sport
company = Haymarket
firstdate = March 1996
country = United Kingdom
language = English
website = [http://www.f1racing.co.uk www.f1racing.co.uk]
issn = 1361-4487

"F1 Racing" is a monthly magazine focused on Formula One racing which launched in March, 1996.

The previous Editor, Matt Bishop, also writes a fortnightly column for the website of the weekly magazine "Autosport" (sister publication of "F1 Racing"). Matt Bishop left in 2007 to join McLaren and was replaced by the new executive editor Tim Scott, later by Hans Seeberg.

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 include journalists Peter Windsor and Alan Henry, and renowned photographers Darren Heath, Steven Tee 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 of "F1 Racing" Max Mosley, president of the FIA, has a monthly column in the magazine.

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 one of the rear wheels. 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. 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 lead 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. [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 ]

International editions

*Australia
*Brazil
*Bulgaria
*Colombia
*China
*Croatia
*Czech Republic
*France
*Germany
*Greece
*Hong Kong
*Hungary
*India
*Indonesia
*Italy
*Japan
*Singapore
*South Korea
*Malaysia
*Mexico
*Netherlands
*Philippines
*Poland
*Romania
*Russia
*Spain
*Sweden
*Taiwan
*Turkey
*United Arab Emirates
*United Kingdom
*United States

References

External links

* [http://www.f1racing.co.uk/ "F1 Racing" homepage]
* [http://forums.derwenthoward.com.au/viewforum.php?f=8 Official "F1 Racing" forum for Australia and New Zealand]