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05 06 P Welcome to the P ‘I don’t see myself 32 machine – meet 40 as different to any Formula E’s future other racing driver’ / Electric racing gets / Less than a year after a COVER a major power boost BILLY life-altering crash British STORY with the launch of its MONGER youngster Billy Monger advanced Season 5 car is racing back to the top 04 09 P Motor sport goes P ‘I’d get into race mode 24 head first towards 72 and turn into a bit of a increased safety not nice person’ / After almost a decade of / Alan Jones, Australia’s issue HEAD FIRST research, the FIA is set to KEEPING UP second F1 champion, on #22 TO SAFETY take helmet standards WITH JONES drive, determination and international journal of the fia to a new level the desire for victory 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 the first AUTO of 2018 is given over to a débutante, Contributors: Ben Barry, Gaia Pelliccioli, Declan Quigley, federation of the world’s leading programme of activities promoting that undertakes research to Tony Thomas, Kate Turner, Kate Walker, Edoardo Nastri, motoring organisations. Founded road safety, the environment and improve motor sport safety in the shape of the new car that will be used in the FIA FormulaE Richie Hopson Repro Manager: Adam Carbajal in 1904, it brings together 236 sustainable mobility. It was worldwide. As the safety research Championship from its fifth season. It was launched at the Printing: Golinelli Communications Lab national motoring and sporting established in 2001 with a donation partner of the FIA, it conducts We would like to thank the following for their help 88th Geneva Motor Show and represents a leap into the future, with this issue of AUTO: Sarah Le Port, Tom Wood, organisations from more than of $300 million from the FIA practical research at all levels of Amanda Monger 135 countries, representing millions and is governed by a Board of motor sport, from professional not just because of its futuristic lines but also because of how this Advertising: Stephane Fillastre [email protected] of motorists worldwide. In motor Trustees. Among its activities, categories to grassroots racing. sport, it administers the rules and the Foundation participates It aims to provide motor sport championship heralds a new, more sustainable form of mobility. Design Origination: seidldesign, Stuttgart regulations for all international in various UN road safety and with the means to operate as safely Driver safety is always a top priority at the FIA and we have two in- 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 depth technical articles on this topic, one dealing with a classic item, and FIA World Rally Championship. Road Safety Collaboration. roads and society in general. the helmet, and another with the very latest safety device, the Halo. Our series of profiles of the most important players in the automotive world continues with DR Dieter Zetsche, the man who, for over a decade, has led the Daimler Group in its activities aimed at both the road and the race track in Formula One. I am also pleased to host in AUTO an interview with a young driver to whom, last December, I presented the FIA President’s Award: Billy Monger. Not even a year on from the accident that made such a profound mark on him, he has managed to get back behind the wheel of a single-seater. It’s an example of genuine courage and he is a source of inspiration, not only to other athletes, but to everyone. At the last FIA General Assembly, five new Commission presidents were nominated: in this issue we outline their vision and objectives for the next four years, and we have also asked the Secretary General for Motor Sport, Peter Bayer, to give an overview of the situation in the many FIA championships. Our look back in time features Alan Jones, the first driver to bring the Formula One World Championship title to the famous Williams team, and also the Ford GT40, a car that characterises an unforgettable era of the great endurance races. Finally, Ecuador is the country chosen in this edition as part of the section dedicated to the FIA family. These are among the main features you will find in this issue: I hope you like it and, as usual, I invite you to send in ideas and suggestions to make it even better. Enjoy the read! facebook.com/fia twitter.com/fia Legal: © 2017 FIA. All rights reserved. Except to the extent permitted under applicable copyright laws, no JEAN TODT, instagram.com/fia.official part of the information found in this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, FIA President or stored in a data base or retrieval system, without the youtube.com/fiaofficialvideo prior written permission of the FIA. 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AUTO #22 P8 P9 Q1 / 2018 From the new-look Formula E 01 P10—13 02 P20—21 04 P24—27 05 P32—38 contents car, to Billy Monger’s F3 dream, UP Gallery AUTO The Big TECH Ahead on COVER Formula E’s to the work behind motor sport’s FRONT ASKS REPORT STORY Andreas Mikkelsen helps Question protection new racer new Halo device, this is AUTO Hyundai to a cool result on snowy Rally Sweden; AUTO asks whether The decade of work The ‘generation-two‘ world debut of first new it is possible for behind the FIA’s new Batmobile-inspired Jaguar D-type racer built drivers to compete ultra-protective helmet Formula E race car in more than 60 years successfully in multiple being introduced to that‘s set to move motor sport series Formula One for 2019 the electric series up another gear P14—19 P28—31 News 03 P22—23 Auto industry gets Autonomy car sales boost in DRIVING Harry 2017; Hyundai sets FORCES at CES autonomous driving Tincknell A round-up of the milestone; Formula 2 British sports car star latest autonomous teams get first taste on his switch from technology on display of new Halo-shod car single-seaters, victory at the 2018 Consumer at Le Mans and drives Electronics Show 76 22 83 with Ford and Mazda 06 P40—44 P56—59 07 P72—77 09 P88—89 AUTO Billy Monger’s Simulator REAR Legend: AUTO #3500 FOCUS VIEW GRAPH 54 F3 challenge crossover Alan Jones LIVES The teenage double amputee How race car simulator The Williams team’s One year on from the on his drive to get back to technology is being utilised first Formula One launch of the FIA’s single-seater racing and his to spearhead the design of world champion – and ground-breaking road British F3 campaign with Carlin new autonomous road cars a hard act to follow safety partnership with advertising giant JCDecaux, AUTO analyses its impact P46—49 P60—69 P78—81 Creating the The FIA’s Ford Halo effect power players GT40 10 P90 32 28 The making of motor sport’s Interviews with FIA Secretary- A look back at one FINAL Dan new Halo device based General Peter Bayer, as of sports car racing’s LAP on technology used in the well as the federation’s new most iconic machines Gurney aerospace industry commission presidents – and two of its most memorable victories The American racer, constructor and innovator was a source P50—52 P70—71 of inspiration to many, including FIA Merc magician, Michael 08 P83—87 President Jean Todt Dieter Zetsche Fassbender, INSIDE Club Design and quality have #3500LIVES THE FIA 40 always been at the forefront World A-list actor and FIA campaign of the Mercedes boss’s work – How motoring group with impressive results supporter on why good vision is key to good driving ANETA balances growing demands for transport in Ecuador P54—55 with protecting the country’s unique Drive towards environment helmet use How the FIA Foundation is striving to promote helmet 50 56 laws in countries where two- wheel transport rules the roads AUTO 01 UP AUTO DRIVING TECH COVER AUTO REAR INSIDE AUTO FINAL WRC, RALLY SWEDEN Andreas Mikkelsen uses the snowbanks on Rally Sweden to series leader Neuville and co-driver Nicolas Gilsoul led almost #22 FRONT ASKS FORCES REPORT STORY FOCUS VIEW THE FIA GRAPH LAP P10 P11 Q1 Gallery The Big Harry FIA’s new Formula E Billy Monger’s F3 challenge Alan Jones Club World: Figures add Remembering his advantage as he powers his Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC to a from the start to score their first win of 2018, while Mikkelsen / News Question Tincknell safer helmet; moves up Detail behind the Halo device Ford GT40 Ecuador up for the FIA’s Dan Gurney HYUNDAI’S 2018 Autonomy a gear Merc magician Dieter Zetsche #3500LIVES first podium finish for the South Korean manufacturer.