Issue #664: Taka-san does it again

We’ve got a lot to unpack, as the news came thick and fast in the second week of F1’s unexpected five-week-long break… Tiana Soans is next up this week to make her Start Your Engines debut, exploring the immense financial burden on young drivers attempting to reach F1, and how it impacts talent working its way up the junior ranks. David Ledbitter then brings you all the action from a cracking WRC Rally Croatia that featured shocks, heartbreaks and racing until the final stage which saw an unexpected winner and new championship leader. Jack Oliver Smith and James Phillips then analyse the shocking news reverberating through the paddock that GianPiero Lambiase will defect from Red Bull to McLaren in 2028, and the implications on the other top teams’ Team Principal futures. Then in James’s latest look down memory lane, it’s the Ferrari 1996 F310 under the microscope this week, one of the Scuderia’s worst cars that somehow scored three victories and had the privilege of being Michael Schumacher’s maiden season in red despite its numerous shortcomings. Back on home soil, Jack sat down with Lola Ambassador Johnny Herbert to discuss with the three-time Grand Prix winner on how best to change the sport, as well as Formula E’s exciting future ahead of the Gen4 debut later this year. Finally, James analyses the six points being explored by the FIA to improve the racing ahead of Formula 1 returning to Miami in May. Can the rule makers change the rules to get the drivers back on board and racing flat out..? 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!