INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE FIA: ISSUE #2 ROAD TO RUIN REVIVING THE EURO Travelling one of the world’s Formerly unloved and most dangerous highways in uncompetitive, the European Bangladesh and how the FIA Rally Championship has is helping reduce the risk P34 had a major makeover P62 THE BEAR ROARS AUTO PILOT PROJECTS From taking road safety to Once the stuff of science fiction, the global stage to building autonomous cars are close to new arenas for world motor becoming the comfortable and sport, Russia is rising P50 safe future of motoring P68 P42 CRUNCH TIME Behind closed door at the FIA crash tests that keep Formula One safe ISSUE #2 BEHIND THE SCENES THE FIA The Fédération Internationale In motor sport, the racing is de l’Automobile is the governing body of world motor sport and the just the tip of the iceberg, the federation of the world’s leading INTERNATIONAL motoring organisations. Founded culmination of months of JOURNAL OF THE FIA in 1904, it brings together 232 national motoring and sporting organisations from 134 countries, technical work to ensure both Editorial Board: representing millions of motorists JEAN TODT, NORMAN HOWELL, worldwide. In motor sport, car and driver have reached GERARD SAILLANT, RICHARD WOODS, it administers the rules and TIM KEOWN, DAVID WARD regulations for all international the highest standards. Editors-in-chief: four-wheel sport, including the FIA NORMAN HOWELL, RICHARD WOODS Formula One World Championship Executive Editor: MARC CUTLER and FIA World Rally Championship This is never more the case than where safety is Editor: JUSTIN HYNES concerned. In this issue of AUTO we go behind the Copy Editor: JOHN LILLEY scenes of Formula One crash tests that take place Art Direction and Design HELEN NILAND THE FIA FOUNDATION Photo Editor: CAS throughout the off-season. Each car must pass 18 The FIA Foundation is an Design Consultant: JAMES GREENHOW independent UK registered charity different crash and stress tests — that’s 198 passes just Contributors: MATT BEER, GEMMA BRIGGS, that supports an international so F1 cars can go racing. It’s an essential element of ANNIE KELLY, ANTHONY PEACOCK, programme of activities promoting MATT YOUSON road safety, the environment the sport, and we reveal all. and sustainable mobility. It was Logistics: KATE ROBSON Motor racing is also a great leveller. It is one of the established in 2001 with a donation Repro Manager: ADAM CARBAJAL of $300 million from the FIA few sports in the world where men and women, Printing: MANOR CREATIVE and is governed by a Board of abled and disabled, young and old, compete on the We would like to thank the following Trustees. Among its activities, the for their help with this issue of AUTO: Foundation participates in various same field of play. And this month we look at how JAMES BRADFORD, DMITRY EROFEEV, UN road safety and environment related partnerships and is a a group of disabled soldiers conquered the Dakar. DIANA FAUNER, LUCY GENON, member of the UN Global Road AURELIE JEGOU, SVETLANA LYSYAKOVA, Safety Collaboration. Alex Zanardi also tells us what it takes to make TATIANA MAHINA, ANDY MELLOR, a champion — unsurprisingly, it has little to do with VADIM MELNIKOV, NEIL MOSS, MIKE NORTON, KIM PALMER, JOHN PAP, IAN ROBERTS, physical attributes and much to do with passion. AVI SILVERMAN, VINCENT ST CLAIR, THE FIA INSTITUTE It isn’t just on the track that such passions are to CHARLIE WHITING The FIA Institute is an international be found either. Russia’s General Victor Kiryanov tells Special thanks to all at the not-for-profit organisation that TRANSPORT RESEARCH LABORATORY develops and improves motor us about his mission to ensure that road safety is at for their help with the cover image sport safety and sustainability. It leads projects that encourage the top of the political agenda in the world’s leading the rapid development of new countries. We also visit one of the most dangerous and improved safety technologies; that facilitate higher standards roads in the world, Bangladesh’s N2, and hear from of education and training; Legal: © 2013 FIA. All rights reserved. Except to the extent a group of experts determined to put things right. permitted under applicable copyright laws, no part of the and that raise awareness of information found in this publication may be reproduced safety and sustainability issues. Such passions are worth championing — as we do or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in The Institute was established a data base or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the FIA. in October 2004 and funds its throughout this issue of AUTO. activities through annual grants Cover image: WILL THOM from the FIA Foundation. 04/84 05/84 From the roads and tracks of Russia to the crash tests that keep F1 drivers safe — this is AUTO 68 Contents 51 NEWS P12 - P17 The stories making the headlines from across motor sport and motoring include ASEAN NCAP’s first road car crash tests, Hyundai’s up-and-running hydrogen fuel-cell car, and the FIA’s determination to keep road safety at the top of the global political agenda ANALYSIS P19 - P27 P19 ALEX ZANARDI The double Paralympics gold medallist challenges all sportsmen to show more passion P20 THE BIG QUESTION Experts discuss how cars and the way we drive will change over the next 20 years P22 SIZE MATTERS How a tiny sensor could hugely improve safety for drivers in Formula One and beyond P26 FORMULA FOR SAFETY Ford is introducing Formula One-level safety standards to its junior racing series FOCUS P28 - P77 62 P28 READY, WILLING AND ENABLED In motor sport the disabled compete on equal terms, as these Dakar entrants prove P34 THE WORLD’S MOST DANGEROUS ROAD ‘ OUR GOAL IS TO PREVENT A trip along Bangladesh’s deadliest highway, the 123-mile N2 from Dhaka to Sylhet TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS, FREE 42 P42 CRUNCH TIME Behind the scenes at the crash test programme all F1 cars must pass before they race UP PEOPLE’S TIME AND P51 RUSSIA: SPECIAL REPORT REDUCE CO2 EMISSIONS From road safety to motor sport, Russia is making huge strides at home and abroad BY CHANGING CAR USE’ P62 REVIVING THE EURO RALLY The European Rally Championship is reborn – and will lead directly into the WRC PROF SEBASTIAN THRUN — GOOGLE P68 SWITCHING TO AUTO PILOT No longer the stuff of sci-fi, driverless cars are a reality and motoring’s next leap forward P74 THE FUEL PRESSURE IS ON A report reveals that most countries are not doing enough to cut fuel consumption FINISH P78 - P82 P78 FREEZE FRAME Reliving the Monte-Carlo Historique rally at the wheel of a Renault Alpine A110 P80 STATS AT THE BACK Formula One’s top 50 sponsors – the biggest are not always the boldest P82 BACK TO THE FUTURE 19 Meet Formula One’s new medical co-ordinator, the first doctor on any accident scene 11 06/84 07/84 AUTO 08 on dieselalone 130-140mpg whenrunning of achievingaclaimed range, butitisstillcapable helps toextenditson-road Hybrid electric/dieselpower catching asitisrevolutionary. 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Inelectric-onlymodeitwilltravel will reach100km/h(62mph)inarespectable Speed islimitedto160km/h,andtheXL1 delivers 27bhpfromalithium-ionbattery. generating 47bhp,andanE-motorthat an 800cc,two-cylinderturbodieselengine by aplug-inhybridsystemconsistingof weighs just230kg. ultra-thin glasswindscreen–thatonitsown of carbon-fibre-reinforcedplasticandan just 795kgthankstoabody–mademostly frugal powertrain.TheXL1weighsinat low kerbweight,slipperyaerodynamicsand in Germanylaterthisyear. limited productionatitsplantinOsnabrück that itwillputtheradicaltwo-seatercarinto now saysithasconfirmedthefuelfiguresand just 0.9l/100km,theequivalentof313mpg. vanishingly lowfuelconsumptionfiguresof most fuel-efficientcar.TheXL1delivers production vehiclethatitclaimsistheworld’s Volkswagen hasrevealeddetailsofanew The aerodynamicsarealsointeresting.Its The ‘retro-future’-styledXL1ispowered The economycomescourtesyofthecar’s It waspreviouslyseenasaconcept,butVW AUTO /MOTIVE 09 /84 AUTO/MOTIVE AUTO/MOTIVE ‘ MY OWN STORY CAN Road safety HOPEFULLY TEACH OTHERS SAFE GUARDS ABOUT THE At the inaugural Doha GOALS sports business key role in adapting F1 technology to road safety forum, the sobering facts and figures behind applications. Its Technology Centre in Qatar has LONG-TERM road accidents worldwide were discussed by the developed advanced road safety simulators that are FIA president Jean Todt, the Make Roads Safe being used to train and certify ordinary road users CONSEQUENCES ambassador Michelle Yeoh, and Williams F1 and so reduce the death toll on Qatari roads. OF SPEEDING’ founder Sir Frank Williams. They were speaking “Road safety is an important issue for me and for before an influential audience of government Williams as an organisation,” said Sir Frank. “I was delighted to be speaking alongside Jean and SIR FRANK WILLIAMS officials, federation heads and policy makers. President Todt is responsible for the FIA’s Action Michelle and to help raise awareness of this crucial for Road Safety campaign, which is addressing issue. My own story can hopefully teach others the the 1.3 million road deaths per year by urging long-term consequences of speeding. It was also drivers to follow 10 golden safety rules. Williams an opportunity to speak about the role Formula talked of his experience as a high-profile victim One can play with the advanced technology it has of the dangers of the road, and the ways in which produced. Hopefully our road safety simulators Formula One can use its technology base to can help reduce the number of deaths and serious address the problem.