Featuring: Ayrton Senna - A moment in time

The most important year of his life

May 2024 is the 100^th issue since the magazine was founded in 2003. Inside this magazine we have described every one of those 100 issues and some of the ground breaking events written about.

The May issue features Part Two of the 2024 Business of Grand Prix Special Report, the annual management and budgetary preview of the ten Formula One teams. Part Two looks at Red Bull Racing, Haas F1, Stake-Sauber, Williams Racing and Visa Cash App RB, following on from last month’s reports on Ferrari, Mercedes-AMG, McLaren, Alpine and Aston Martin. Every team is analysed ‘Management’, ‘Technical Management’, ‘Sponsorship & Finance’, ‘Car and Engine’ and ‘Drivers’. We mark the 30^th anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna with a 10- page article about the most important year of his life when he arrived in Britain in 1981 with his young wife in tow to compete in Formula Ford. It was make or break as he wrestled with racing and personal problems.

This is the true story of that year. Elsewhere we look at the relationships between the top people at Red Bull Racing in the aftermath of the sexual harassment scandal that has beset the team. There is an investigation of James Vowles’ time at the Williams team after management errors meant Logan Sargeant couldn’t start the Australian Grand Prix. We ask whether Formula One is on the right side of the industry debate on electrification and also whether there is enough electricity in the world to support a world just made up of electric cars. Plus, all the usual columnists and 18 pages of news.