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Issue 255
23 April - 6 May 2003
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Ticking clock Holden has a deadline to sort out HRT
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Lucky Strike 3 Villenuevc to get sliced from BAR-Honda to Fisi wins It just took a while for everyone to realise 12 Good 01’ Juan Gordon and Montoya to swap seats
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21 Daijiro Kato A tragic loss to the MotoGP world 25 Motor Mouth A Chat with a Rat in a Hat 26 Box Seat Saward has the eye of the Tiger... er, Newt 82 Talk Converter Please write to us, we love the attention
features 26 Rve Minutes With Jean Alesi A jolly Frenchman in the DTM 30 Number 1 with a bullet Skaifey speaks on his ‘quiet’ start to the year 32 Tall Stories Garth Tander is a busy lad and he is going pretty well, too 36 Fisi Fisi Fisi Giancarlo Fisichella won his first GP in Brazil but he got his trophy in front of his home fans in Italy. Yep, it was pretty confusing to us too yo 35 years on Remembering the great Jim Clark
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38 And the Safety Car wins! No, it was actually Craig Lowndes who was in front when the heavens opened at Phillip Island 47 FFs and CCs The Formula Fords and Carrera Cups kick-off at Phillip Island 50 Victory through the tears Michael Schumacher wins at Imola after suffering a family tragedy with the death of his mother on the morning of the race ●TMOOI MAin nUXSICM nSCHOlA 60 Finn has funn un UnZud Gronholm hits his stride in New Zealand WRC
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