FIA MAGAZINE RM 11-03 RG:Mise en page 1 23/05/18 11:19 Page 1 05 06 P Endurance racing P The accelerating drives forward pace of Asian into a new era motor sport / GT racing on the rise, / As the FIA launches COVER the future of LMP1 and EASTERN a new F3 series in the STORY the stars queuing up to PROMISE region, the Far East’s take the long road racing tiger is roaring 06 07 P Future Mobility: P ‘He wasn’t a keeping the Eternal machine, he just City moving drove one’ / How the city of Rome / The seven-time Formula 1 ssue SMART is planning for the next MICHAEL champion’s manager talks #23 CITIES phase of Mobility on its SCHUMACHER to AUTO about the man historic streets behind the legend TOURBILLON G-SENSOR RM 36-01 SEBASTIEN LOEB © Didier Gourdon www.richardmille.com WHEN YOUR REPUTATION FOR ENDURANCE IS UNSURPASSED, YOU’VE MADE HISTORY. is watch is a witness to legendary feats of endurance. Worn by those who test their limits at the world’s oldest sports car race. 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OYSTER PERPETUAL cosmograph daytona 24 HOURS OF LE MANS CIRCUIT DE LA SARTHE, LE MANS, FRANCE 16 TO 17 JUNE 2018 FIAAutoMagazine_DPS_05_18.indd 1 14.05.18 09:29 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE FIA Editorial Board: Jean Todt, Gerard Saillant, THE FIA THE FIA FOUNDATION THE GLOBAL INSTITUTE Saul Billingsley, Olivier Fisch Editor-In-Chief: Luca Colajanni Executive Editor: Justin Hynes The Fédération Internationale de The FIA Foundation is an The Global Institute for Motor Contributing Editor: Marc Cutler l’Automobile is the governing body independent UK-registered charity Sport Safety is an international Dear reader, Chief Sub-Editor: Gillian Rodgers Art Director: Cara Furman of world motor sport and the that supports an international organisation based in Switzerland The cover of this issue of Auto features the amazing line-up Contributors: Anthony Peacock, Gaia Pelliccioli, Luke federation of the world’s leading programme of activities promoting that undertakes research to Smith, Tony Thomas, Kate Turner, Edoardo Nastri, Daniel motoring organisations. Founded road safety, the environment and improve motor sport safety for this year’s GTE Pro class in the FIA W E ­ Ortelli, Sabine Kehm Repro Manager: Adam Carbajal in , it brings together sustainable mobility. It was worldwide. As the safety research C . Aston Martin, BMW, Ferrari, Ford and Porsche all Printing: Golinelli Communications Lab national motoring and sporting established in with a donation partner of the FIA, it conducts We would like to thank the following for their help have factory teams entered in the FIA WEC with these cars. They, with this issue of AUTO: Sarah Le Port, Caroline Morard, organisations from more than of million from the FIA practical research at all levels of Aleksandra Golovliova, Sabine Kehm, Je Carter, Tom countries, representing millions and is governed by a Board of motor sport, from professional along with fellow competitors in the LMP1, LMP2 and GTE Am Wood of motorists worldwide. In motor Trustees. Among its activities, categories to grassroots racing. Advertising: Stephane Fillastre classes are all preparing to tackle the most famous and important [email protected] sport, it administers the rules and the Foundation participates It aims to provide motor sport regulations for all international in various UN road safety and with the means to operate as safely Design Origination: seidldesign, Stuttgart round on their calendar, namely the Le Mans 24 Hours, which will four-wheel sport, including the FIA environment-related partnerships as possible, and to use safety Formula One World Championship and is a member of the UN Global research for the benefit of public actually feature twice in this ‘Super Season’ that ends in 2019. and FIA World Rally Championship. Road Safety Collaboration. roads and society in general. Elsewhere in this edition, our series of proles on key players in the automotive world continues in this issue with A M , the man whose forward thinking has led the Mahindra Group to tackle so many dierent challenges, from working with designers Pininfarina to racing in Formula E. Not only is Formula E an innovative and very interesting race series, the rst, in fact, for single-seaters powered solely by electricity, it has also become a catalyst for ideas and collaborative projects, which are contributing to the creation of a new model for sustainable mobility. That can be seen in the recent extension of the agreement between the FIA and EDF, as well as the FIA’s Smart Cities Initiative, which throughout this year will, along with Formula E, stimulate discussion about how cities can grow in a more sustainable and inclusive way, making the best use of innovative technology and calling for eective policy-making. The FIA is formed of three pillars, Sport, Mobility and the FIA Senate, the body charged with overseeing our management and nances. The three men charged with leading these pillars present their vision for the coming four years and their short-term aims. In our heritage section, we feature a prole of someone particularly dear to me, namely M ­ S ­, an incredible champion and a special person. We also take a look at the Circuit Paul Ricard, which this month hosts the French Grand Prix’s return to the Formula 1 calendar after a decade-long absence. Finally, Kenya is the country chosen for this issue’s look at the FIA family. I hope you enjoy this issue and, as always, I invite you to send your suggestions as to how we can make the magazine even better. Enjoy the read, facebook.com/fia twitter.com/fia Legal: © 2018 FIA. All rights reserved. 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