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Australia $5.95 NZ $7.50 inci GST No. 252 March 12-25 2003
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Issue 252
12-25 March 2003
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30 Five Minutes With Paul Stoddart Do all the Good Guys wear black? 32 Mike and his mechanics Renault's main man explains why you’ll see Renaults on the track for two hours every Friday 34 Honda bounces back And Tanaka-san wouldn’t have it any other way
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36 Oz Lotto hits FI Yes, Michael and Rubens blitzed qualifying but David Coulthard was the man to pick up the pieces. And there were plenty o1 pieces 48 The One that Got Away Mark Webber’s view of a promising Jaguar debut 50 V8s goes racing Bright and Ingall tops in the dry and no-one tops in the wet. And HRT had a tough, tough weekend AIL THl' l\SIO£ CP ACTiaiM 56 AGP supports Nations, Porsches and Formula Fords 60 Turkish Delight King Carlos scores for Citroen
Photos: Cover; Dirk Klynsmith and John Morris/Mpix. Contents: Dirk Klynsmith and sutton-images.com.
regulars 22 Motorcycles
62 Rallying
64 Speedway
66 NASCAR
68 Drag Racing
70 Histories
74 National Scene
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