04 05 P MaaS: Connecting P The material the new network concerns aecting of urban travel alternative energy / Mobility as a Service is / AUTO looks at how new COVER set to change the way CHARGING forms of mobility are STORY we move by making THE EARTH putting strain on supplies journeys seamless of rare earth minerals 05 06 P Germany’s racing P ‘I’m not slowing giants charge into down now – I’m just Formula E going to go for it ’ / After dominating in F1 and / How F1 legend Mika ssue CLASH OF the WEC, Mercedes and MAXIMUM Häkkinen came back from #28 THE TITANS Porsche are ready to make ATTACK a life-threatening crash to sparks fly in electric racing take two world titles INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE FIA Editorial Board: Jean Todt, Gerard Saillant, THE FIA THE FIA FOUNDATION Saul Billingsley, Olivier Fisch Editor-In-Chief: Luca Colajanni Executive Editor: Justin Hynes The Fédération Internationale de The FIA Foundation is an Contributing Editor: Marc Cutler l’Automobile is the governing body independent UK-registered charity Dear reader, Chief Sub-Editor: Gillian Rodgers Art Director: Cara Furman of world motor sport and the that supports an international The third issue of Auto 2019 is packed with interesting and Contributors: Ben Barry, François Fillon, Edoardo Nastri, federation of the world’s leading programme of activities promoting Anthony Peacock, Gaia Pelliccioli, Luke Smith, motoring organisations. Founded road safety, the environment and thought-provoking in-depth articles on many topics. Tony Thomas, Kate Turner, Matt Youson Repro Manager: Adam Carbajal in , it brings together sustainable mobility. It was The cover story gives a cogent analysis of M ­ S Printing: Golinelli Communications Lab national motoring and sporting established in with a donation We would like to thank the following for their help (MAAS). It examines how mobility in major cities is changing due with this issue of AUTO: Benjamin Menard, Laure Mercier, organisations from more than of million from the FIA Caroline Morard, Samuel Pierce, Sami Raisanen countries, representing millions and is governed by a Board of to technological development and through the actions of urban Advertising: Stephane Fillastre [email protected] of motorists worldwide. In motor Trustees. Among its activities, sport, it administers the rules and the Foundation participates inhabitants, legislators, public and private transport companies as Design Origination: seidldesign, Stuttgart regulations for all international in various UN road safety and well as car manufacturers. All are aware of the need to respond to the four-wheel sport, including the FIA environment-related partnerships Formula One World Championship and is a member of the UN Global challenges of climate change. The FIA and its clubs want to be, and and FIA World Rally Championship. Road Safety Collaboration. must be, at the forefront of sustainability. We also hear the thoughts on current aairs of someone very much involved in the world of motor sport and mobility: the P­ FIA M ­ C­­, F ­ F. He talks us through progress made with the Green NCAP Programme and the FIA’s Portfolio Strategy aimed at modernising the FIA championships. We then meet R S¤, the man responsible for shaping the future of two historic yet very dierent brands, J ¦ and L R. Our regular look at rising motor sport talent focuses on O S¦, son of the famous Petter Solberg, who is making waves in the world of rallying. Meanwhile, our Legends section is devoted to a driver who in just a few years went from being close to death to becoming a double Formula 1 World Champion – Mª H«ªª. We also pay tribute to a recently departed giant of the automobile industry, F P . Moreover, we meet a champion from the football world, D D¦ , who has joined our #3500LIVES campaign, with the aim of improving road safety in Africa. F E is about to embark on its sixth season, with a record number of teams and manufacturers involved. These include P­ and M ­ and they reveal what led them to take part in the championship. And speaking of the latter marque, I take this opportunity to warmly congratulate L´­ H and the M ­ team on their sixth F1 Drivers’ and Constructors’ World Championship titles. These stories and many more can be found within the pages of this issue. I hope you enjoy it and, as always, if you have any suggestions on how to make it even better, please get in touch. 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.o¥icial 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/fiao¥icialvideo prior written permission of the FIA. 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News Solberg standards Formula E’s new big guns; Häkkinen Club d’Italia leading Anthoine 2019 rise of a new travel system; FIA Formula One World Championship to claim six titles. However, after climbing to third soon after the start he Opinion for racewear city centre solutions; how WHO’s road safety goals; Ferdinand start-ups Hubert HAMILTON’S auto clubs are adapting; and #3500LIVES – Didier Drogba; Piëch The Briton, who ahead of the race at the Circuit of the Americas maximised a one-stop strategy to claim his 150th career car makers moving to MaaS Making car batteries ‘greener’; Child road safety in Botswana JOY OF SIX had racked up nine victories, faced a tricky test in Texas, While podium inish with a second place that brought enough points his only title rival, Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas, started to put the title beyond reach for Bottas. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER HAMILTON’S HARD ROAD TO GLORY F design ace Adrian Newey has brought Following the race, Hamilton confessed his aero know-how to the eagerly- that his sixth F world title had been the anticipated Aston Martin Valkyrie, toughest to date. “Cloud nine doesn’t which should boast some of the even get close, it’s far above that,” best downforce levels of any he said.