Issue #656: CEO

We start this week in the desert, as Formula 1 decamped from a damp, chilly and secretive Barcelona to the heat of Bahrain for the first official week of pre-season testing. James Phillips reports from the paddock while James Moy was trackside to deliver the amazing imagery. In Start Your Engines this week, James focuses first hand on the drivers' thoughts of the new cars, as Max Verstappen got tongues wagging by describing them to being "like Formula E on steroids." Speaking of which... the all-electric championship held its fourth and fifth rounds at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, and it was Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix da Costa who truly lit up the Saudi night sky. Jack Oliver Smith was in Jeddah to witness it all. From the hot Middle East to the snow and cold as the World Rally Championship reached Sweden. Britain's Elfyn Evans was dominant again, and led home a 1-2-3-4 for Toyota Gazoo Racing. David Ledbitter has all the details. Back to Bahrain, and we make the most of Mr Moy's photos once again by focusing on three teams - Alpine, Cadillac and Ferrari - with Testing In Pictures, taking a closer look at how the respective French, American and Italian squads tackled Week 1 in pre-season testing. And as always, we have all the news, views and stories in this week's edition of the most widely read weekly motorsport magazine in the world!