WELCOME

Welcome to GP International, the only upmarket magazine and interactive app for serious F1 fans. Available every month, GP International will always have stunning photography and features by some of the sport’s best writers. Our aim is to provide passionate F1 fans with information, entertainment and behind-the-scenes access, whether it’s in our glossy print edition or our app version, which has extra video content. We hope you enjoy it.

Hans Seeberg, Editor-in-chief

Lewis moves on

Eyebrows were raised when Lewis Hamilton decided to leave McLaren for Mercedes, not least by our award-winning writer and columnist David Tremayne, yet the move has paid dividends on and off the track. David speaks to Lewis about life at the Brackley team, and discovers a character reminiscent of the one who burst into the scene in 2007.

Inside RenaultSport F1

Just south of Paris in a non-descript town called Viry-Chatillon, V8 engines are being tested to within an inch of their lives – and V6 power units are being refined for 2014. GP International goes inside RenaultSport F1 and discovers the incredible level of detail that goes into the units that power Formula 1 cars.

Interview with Adrian Sutil

After a year out of the sport following that controversial incident in a Chinese nightclub in 2011, many were surprised when Adrian Sutil returned to Force India at the beginning of 2013. Yet he remains a vitally experienced driver in an era of no testing, and his form this year has been impressive. Adam Cooper speaks to him about the past – and future.

Details, details, details

Dominic Harlow used to be an engineer for Force India and Williams. Here, he writes for GP International about the almost obscene amount of detail teams will go to in order to get an advantage – starting with a story from Monza where it took ten people an hour to sort a situation that might have saved a 10,000th of a second.

Remembering Innes Ireland

Before James Hunt, Formula 1 had Innes Ireland – a driver who combined drinking, smoking and women with an often-overlooked talent behind the wheel. Alan Henry recalls a larger-than-life character who passed away 20 years ago, and an F1 driver whose commitment to keeping his word stopped him achieving more in the sport.

Driving Monaco

Sir Stirling Moss and Anthony Davidson drove Monaco half a century apart, but their experiences have some striking similarities. Here, the legend who won the race three times and the man who raced it for Super Aguri share their experiences of a race that every driver still wants to have on the CV under the heading, ‘Grands Prix that I’ve won…’