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NEWS
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Battle Lines
Playing for keeps in Formula 1
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Door is Open
Johnson notgiving up on Ford backing
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The future ofone-make racing is...
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French glory- by Ivan Capelli
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Please Mister Penske... Free Willy
20 Box Seat
Jenson on a High
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2005,the Internationalyear ofSorry
FEATURES 22 Five Minutes with Mike Gascoyne 24 After the Hard Times Dick Johnson is looking ahead,not backwards 32 Tray Magnifiquel Atspeed,in a Ute. Cattle dog optional 42 Playing for all the Bikkies Makers and Rule Makers face offin FI war
RACE 46 Winton V8s;Craig gives'em a splitting headache 48 Hamilton V8s:JDub + Fuel Range = Wins x 2 50 Winton FV8s:Mister Consistent 54 Barcelona FI:Alas,poor Rubens.Jenson wins 56 Bahrain FI:Button Storms dear 58 Shanghai F1: The Year ofthe Bull
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