GPI 2017 Australian Grand Prx | Page 4

WELCOME BACK RED! Eagle eyed readers of GPI might have noted that the cover design always feature the colour of the team that wins the Grand Prix of respective editions, hence for the past year we had numerous aquamarine coloured covers, with the occasional (two!) blue covers. Now, starting with the first edition of the 2017 Formula 1 World Championship season, we have a Red cover at long last and a welcome change that is. Not only is this great for our magazine, but Formula 1 in general is in a better place when Ferrari celebrate on the top step of the podium, as Sebastian Vettel did with his sensational victory at the season opening Australian Grand Prix. This was not an inherited lead, or won thanks to some other’s misfortune, victory went to the team with the best strategy and the fastest car on the day, in which Mercedes were, as usual, blisteringly quick but beaten fair-and- square by a fired up German in his Red car. We have the F1 season opening weekend at Albert Park, in Melbourne, well covered with driver quotes, results, reports and great eye-candy. We also welcome Aussie scribbler Ben Stevens to our squad! PUBLISHER • PEEVEE MEDIA EDITOR • PAUL VELASCO REPORTER • BEN STEVENS CONTRIBUTORS • GRAND PRIX 247 • GETTY IMAGES • REUTERS, AFP, AP & PA • F1 TEAMS & FIA MEDIA CONTACT • [email protected]