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Britain’s next F1 star steps up as Perez finally gets what he deserves

RUSSELL GIVES MERCEDES A HEADACHE FOR FUTURE

5 F1 SUPERSUBS • Formula 1 careers can be made – or rebuilt – on stand-in performances such as George Russell’s in Sakhir. Here’s a selection of our favourites, although some of us argued for Alberto Ascari (Italy 1954) and Takuma Sato (Japan 2003)…

F2 champ Schumacher joins all-rookie Haas line-up

Alonso leads ‘dads-at-a-disco’ test invasion

Schnitzer ousted as BMW turns its back on history…

…and pulls out of Formula E

Bentley eyes WEC and FE

Radical change for F2/F3 format

Tandy leaves Porsche to join Corvette line-up

Mini champion Harrison aims for Hyundai BTCC seat

BTCC ups success ballast to 75kg

IN THE HEADLINES

F1 ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX PREVIEW

Stewards on the side of sanity • The decision not to opt for disqualification after Mercedes’ Sakhir tyre mix-up was the right one – George Russell fully deserved the points he managed to salvage

Mir’s rise and his next challenge • The 2020 MotoGP champion’s rapid ascent is proof of his class, which will be tested to the full next year when he defends that crown against one of the all-time greats

YOUR SAY • The fuel tank burst, and I was soaked in fuel, on fire from head to foot. I held my breath, closed my eyes and hit the belt release, stood up in the seat and jumped

PEREZ WINS AS HAMILTON REPLACEMENT RUSSELL STARS • There was no stinting on the drama as Mercedes’ young supersub missed out on a maiden F1 win. Instead that prize went to Racing Point’s veteran

QUALIFYING

TRACKSIDE VIEW

VSC pit call costs Sainz and Ricciardo

Leclerc is handed grid penalty for ‘reckless’ clash

“PIETRO DID THE WHOLE RACE AND DIDN’T PUT A FOOT WRONG. KEVIN [MAGNUSSEN] IS NOT IN THE TOP 10 ANYWAY, SO IF YOU COMPARE IT WITH KEVIN, IT IS RESPECTABLE” • Haas boss Gunther Steiner on Pietro Fittipaldi’s Formula 1 race debut

Albon manages to salvage points after missing Q3

Q&A

AlphaTauri’s impressive run fizzles out

DRAWING BOARD

FULL POINTS FOR THE WINNER AND THE ONE WHO CAME SO CLOSE • Sergio Perez earns top marks for a superb fightback to take maximum advantage of Mercedes’ agony, while it’s a case of what could have been for a brilliant George Russell

Ogier snatches title from honourable Evans • When a patch of snow put paid to the Welshman’s championship hopes, he helped ensure his team-mate stayed on the road to secure a seventh crown

CLASS ACTS LEFT OUT IN THE COLD

GETTING THE JOB DONE AT LE MANS • He doesn’t have the profile – yet – of many of the WEC superstars, but this young Dutchman was the class act in LMP2 at this year’s 24 Hours

MOTOGP GETS A NEW CHAMPION IN ITS MOST UNPREDICTABLE YEAR • Joan Mir took a surprise title as drama hit at the start of the season and never left

ROUND BY ROUND

APRILIA STRUGGLES TO GET IN ON THE FIGHT

ROUND BY ROUND

AUTOSPORT’S TOP 10 RIDERS

Schumacher is champion as Tsunoda stars with win

Wins for Honda tighten title fight to a tie

Leclerc slip helps crown Petecof

WEEKEND WINNERS

CIRCUIT OPERATORS AWAIT GOVERNMENT LOAN DETAILS

F4 race winners sample British F3 machinery

Jordan set for Fiesta six-hour bid

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