INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE FIA: Q2 2015 ISSUE #11 MEXICO’S NEW DAWN LONG ROAD BACK As Mexico prepares for its F1 Inside the WTCC as world return AUTO examines how championship racing returns the FIA is ensuring its new for the Nordschleife for the frst circuit is safe to race P30 time in over 30 years P50 TRAINING WHEELS THE THINKER How the FIA Foundation is Formula One legend Alain Prost helping to give safety training reveals how putting method over to thousands of motorcycle madness led him to four world taxi riders in Tanzania P44 titles and 51 grand prix wins P62 P38 A NEW MISSION FOR ROAD SAFETY FIA PRESIDENT JEAN TODT ON FACING THE CHALLENGE OF BECOMING THE UN’S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR ROAD SAFETY Q2 2015 Q2 ISSUE#11 CHOOSE PIRELLI AND DIFFERENT TYRES, CHOSEN BY FORMULA 1® P ZERO™ SOFT FOLLOW The F1 FORMULA 1 logo, F1, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V., a Formula One group company. 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All rights reserved. 460x300mm_Mercedes_EN.indd 1 13/03/15 17:21 ISSUE #11 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THE FIA Editorial Board: JEAN TODT, OLIVIER FISCH GERARD SAILLANT, TIM KEOWN, SAUL BILLINGSLEY Editor-in-chief: OLIVIER FISCH Executive Editor: MARC CUTLER Editor: JUSTIN HYNES Copy Editor: GILLIAN RODGERS Art Direction and Design: CARA FURMAN Photo Editor: CATHERINE SHAW Contributors: DAVID EVANS, RICHARD KAVUMA, RORY MULHOLLAND, ANTHONY PEACOCK, RICHARD RODGERS, TONY THOMAS Logistics: MARIE DUJET Repro Manager: ADAM CARBAJAL Printing: MANOR CREATIVE We would like to thank the following for their help with this issue of AUTO: ALBERTO ANTONINI, STEFANO BOCCHI, BEN DEACON, DIANA FAUNER, LAURENCE LETRESOR, ANDREW ROLAND, AVI SILVERMAN, ROBERTO VALLEROSI, TOM WEBB, CHARLIE WHITING Advertising: STEPHANE FILLASTRE [email protected] Legal: © 2015 FIA. All rights reserved. Except to the extent permitted under applicable copyright laws, no part of the information found in this publication may be reproduced or distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a data base or retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the FIA. THE FIA The Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile is the governing body of world motor sport and CHALLENGING TIMES the federation of the world’s leading motoring organisations. Founded in 1904, it brings together 236 national motoring FIA President Jean Todt is not one and sporting organisations from over 135 countries, representing to shirk a challenge and recently he millions of motorists worldwide. In motor sport, it administers took on one of the most important the rules and regulations for all international four-wheel sport, of his long career – as the new UN including the FIA Formula One World Championship and FIA Special Envoy for Road Safety. World Rally Championship. It is a role close to his heart and in this edition THE FIA FOUNDATION of AUTO he explains why he has taken on this The FIA Foundation is an independent UK-registered charity task and how he’ll achieve his aims. that supports an international This issue of AUTO also looks at a number programme of activities promoting road safety, the environment of challenges in the world of motor sport. and sustainable mobility. It was established in 2001 with a Germany’s famous Nürburgring Nordschleife donation of $300 million from the had not staged an FIA world championship FIA and is governed by a Board of Trustees. Among its activities, the race for more than 30 years – until the WTCC Foundation participates in various UN road safety and environment held the frst of three planned events at the related partnerships and is a legendary track in May. AUTO was there to member of the UN Global Road Safety Collaboration. see a mighty race unfold. The task of heading back to a venerable THE FIA INSTITUTE venue is one F1 will similarly face in The FIA Institute is an international not-for-profit organisation that November, when it returns to Mexico City’s develops and improves motor Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez – last sport safety and sustainability. It leads projects that encourage used by the sport 23 years ago. Bringing the rapid development of new and improved safety technologies; the redesigned track up to 21st-century that facilitate higher standards safety standards is the job of the FIA’s Safety of education and training; and that raise awareness of Department and F1 Race Director Charlie safety and sustainability issues. The Institute was established Whiting. AUTO follows him to Mexico for in October 2004 and funds its an in-depth look at making circuits safe. activities through annual grants from the FIA Foundation. 5 AUTO / ISSUE #11 From the streets of Dar es Salaam to the circuits of Mexico and the Contents forests of Germany, this is AUTO HOW TWO -WHEEL 44RIDER TRAINING IS HELPING TO CUT ROAD DEATHS IN TANZANIA 30 AS MEXICO RETURNS TO F1, HOW THE FIA ENSURES THE CIRCUIT IS SAFE TO RACE 62 ALAIN PROST ON THE METHOD AND THE MADNESS OF FORMULA ONE 6 AUTO / ISSUE #11 UP FRONT P12-19 Driver skills under test at the FIA Academy workshop, Audi’s fuel of the future, Indian motor sport receives government recognition and the automotive industry wins multiple design awards P20 THE BIG QUESTION AUTO asks three racing insiders how best to bring motor sport to the fans in the 21st century TECHNOLOGY P22 RISE OF THE CYBER TYRE Pirelli’s sensor-equipped tyre aims to boost safety by providing live information on driving conditions P26 IMPACT ASSESSMENT The FIA Institute is developing high-tech cockpit- mounted cameras in order to understand how F1 drivers are af ected by the moment of impact 50 FOCUS WORLD CLASS P30 MEXICO’S NEW DAWN RACING RETURNS As Mexico prepares for its return to the Formula TO THE FABLED One calendar later this year AUTO examines how NURBURGRING the FIA ensures that its new circuit is safe for racing FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 32 YEARS P38 THE NEW STATESMAN The UN’s new Special Envoy for Road Safety, FIA President Jean Todt, talks about the challenge of keeping road safety at the top of the global agenda P44 TRAINING WHEELS In Tanzania, the FIA Foundation is hard at work 38 helping to train thousands of motorcycle taxi drivers FIA PRESIDENT JEAN TODT ON P50 THE LONG ROAD BACK HIS NEW ROLE AUTO charts the return of FIA world championship AS UN SPECIAL racing to Germany’s legendary Nordschleife for the ENVOY FOR first time in 32 years ROAD SAFETY P56 REACHING THEIR PEAK Former FIA Institute Academy members reveal how the programme has helped shape their careers P62 THE THINKER Alain Prost, F1’s ‘Professor’, reveals how method, not madness, put him on the fast track to four world titles FINISH 26 P70 FREEZE FRAME HOW HIGH-SPEED A look back at one of racing’s most gruelling races CAMERAS IN F1 – Mexico’s legendary Carrera Panamericana WILL HELP IMPACT ASSESSMENT P72 CHILDREN AND ROAD SAFETY In the wake of UN Road Safety Week’s focus on child road safety, AUTO looks at what the latest road traf ic accident statistics reveal P74 FINAL LAP Gil de Ferran, Global Ambassador for SAFEisFAST. com talks to AUTO about racing ladders and the prospects for young drivers today 7 AUTO / ISSUE #11 PHOTOGRAPHY: XXXXXXXXXX PHOTOGRAPHY: 8 AUTO / ISSUE #11 FIA Formula 3 European Championship A GRAND PRIX ORIGINAL Across more than a century of competition, organisers have in recent years chosen the FIA grand prix racing has bestowed a rich motor Formula 3 European Championship as their sport tradition on a huge range of circuits. None, flagship event. This year’s action delivered though, can quite boast the heritage enjoyed by another reminder of just why the Grand Prix de the street circuit at Pau in south west France – Pau, which took place at a three-race round in the first to ever host an event named Grand Prix May, retains its historic appeal. in 1901. After losing the lead at the start of a thrilling Since then, the tricky circuit has hosted a race, Italian Antonio Giovinazzi (pictured) range of categories and classes including overtook Jake Dennis with just five laps remaining Formula One, F2 and Formula Libre and has and went on to win from the two rookie drivers crowned some of motor sport’s greatest legends Maximilian Günther and Charles Leclerc, his main as victors including Juan Manuel Fangio, Jim title rival. While Germany’s Günther scored his Clark, Jackie Stewart and in recent times current first podium finish in the F3 European F1 champion Lewis Hamilton. Championship, Giovinazzi stood on the podium After periods of racing Formula 3000 in the for the ninth consecutive time from the nine early 1990s, F3 and then touring cars, Pau races staged so far as AUTO went to press. UP FRONT UP FRENCH FANCY He’s already enjoyed considerable success in this year’s FIA Formula 3 European Championship, and Jagonya Ayam with Carlin driver Antonio Giovinazzi had the honour of adding the Grand Prix de Pau trophy to his collection in May. The other two Pau race wins went to Prema Powerteam’s PHOTOGRAPHY: XXXXXXXXXX PHOTOGRAPHY: Jake Dennis.