THE PIT STOP issue 11
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CONTENTS
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THE F1 ICON THAT WAS NEARLY SYNONYMOUS WITH FAILURE A look back at how Mika Hakkinen came close to throwing away his world championship titles
UNFINISHED BUSINESS Mark Blundell explains why he still feels he has unfinished business at Le Mans
MORE THAN A RACE Derek Warwick looks back at his Le Mans 24 Hours career, and why it meant more to him than any other race
BEATING THE ODDS A deep dive into Richard Attwood's Le Mans career and how he won with Porsche in 1970
100 YEARS OF LE MANS A look back at the history of the world's greatest endurance race
LAMBORGHINI UNVEILS ITS 2024 WEC CHALLENGER
30 YEARS OF THE FESTIVAL OF SPEED A deep dive into the history of Goodwood's marque hillclimb event
60 YEARS OF MCLAREN CUSTOMER RACING We take a look at McLaren's 60 year history as a customer racing provider
THE YO-YO EFFECT Phil Hanson talks about his fledgling Le Mans career and how he's already experienced most things the race has to offer
VETTEL'S LEGACY Garth Kenardington takes a look at the work Sebastian Vettel is doing with Race Without Trace
SUCCESS OR FAILURE Ian Page examines whether W Series should be considered a success despite it collapsing
SPRINT RACES ARE WORKING FOR MOTOGP
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THE F1 ICON THAT WAS NEARLY SYNONYMOUS
WITH FAILURE WORDS BY GARTH KENARDINGTON IMAGES BY GRAND PRIX PHOTO / MCLAREN
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more than a
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BEATING THE ODDS
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100 YEARS OF LE MANS WORDS BY ROB HANSFORD IMAGES BY BUGATTI / PORSCHE / MERCEDES / AUDI / ALAMY / PHD PHOTO
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YEARS
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YEARS OF
McLAREN CUSTOMER RACING
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WILL VETTEL BECOME MOTORSPORT'S SAVIOUR IN RETIREMENT? WORDS BY GARTH KENARDINGTON IMAGES BY PHD PHOTO
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IMAGE BY MATT WIDDOWSON
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