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Winning races is hard. Countless interconnected elements have to go right. Every decision has to be the correct one. Collectively, you need to perform at a higher level than the competition. But if a single thing goes wrong, you’re just one of the losers.

Winning championships is even harder. Which is why Team Penske’s NTT IndyCar Series/NASCAR Cup Series title double is such an extraordinary achievement.

In RACER’s 2022 Champions Issue, we’re celebrating some of the champs of North American and international racing. Max Verstappen’s record-breaking 15 grand prix wins delivered him a second Formula 1 World Championship, while Pfaff Motorsports and Meyer Shank Racing earned the first GTD Pro and final DPi title, respectively, in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship.

- LAURENCE FOSTER


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Getting One Shot

With F1's new aero rules and cap on spending, teams had one shot to get it right in 2022. Red Bull and Adrian Newey hit the bull's eye.


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LMDh Countdown

What will IMSA’s all-new headling GTP class deliver when the LMDh racecars hit the track at Daytona in January for the first time in competition?

Power & Glory

Eight years on from his first NTT IndyCar Series title, Team Penske’s Will Power added a second by calling on his vast experience and “playing the long game.”

Cam Lifter

Cameron Waters is a rising star in Australia’s spectacular and massively-popular Supercars Championship.





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RACER Winter 2023 issue: Get ready to go racing!

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emailBy Laurence Foster | January 26, 2023 9:00 AM ET

We’re only a few short weeks into 2023, but motorsports is already hitting the ground running. RACER’s ready for the green flag, too, and our first issue of the year brings you an in-depth preview of a new era for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, sets the scene on for the NASCAR Cup Series, and takes a deep dive into some of the pre-season storylines from Formula 1 and the NTT IndyCar Series.

In the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the future’s just arrived, and it sure looks exciting. The series’ headlining prototype class is going hybrid for 2023, ratcheting up the relevancy quotient, but framing it within a formula that still puts close competition and spectacle front and center.

In fact, so confident is IMSA in its potent blend of high-tech and high drama that it’s given this future-facing class a name from a golden age of North American sports car racing: GTP. Face it, you wouldn’t dare risk comparison with the legendary Grand Touring Prototype era if you didn’t think you had it right.

Acura, BMW, Cadillac and Porsche — with Lamborghini waiting in the wings — think IMSA has got it right, too. And on Jan. 28-29, the 61st running of the Rolex 24 At Daytona will be the first chance for fans to watch this new breed of hybrid prototypes battling for GTP glory.

There’s plenty more to get excited about in the series’ other classes, too. GTD Pro heads into a second year of all-pro brawling, GTD is even bigger and better, and the Pro-Am prototypes of LMP2 and LMP3 are primed to put on a show.

Our in-depth guide covers all of the WeatherTech Championship storylines and introduces the all-new GTP contenders, so get up to speed and get ready for the new golden age of sports car racing.

But RACER No. 320’s just getting started. With the new NASCAR Cup Series just days away, we take a look at six drivers who should be in the thick of the title fight. Plus, we catch up with Logan Sargeant, who’s set to become the first American driver in F1 since 2015 when he lines up for the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5.

Add in an intriguing look at what exactly F1’s high-profile team principals do, a fascinating interview with 2021 IndyCar champ Alex Palou, who’s putting last year’s contractual turmoil behind him as he guns for another title, and a look back on how the late Ken Block turned motorsports on its head with his incredible Gymkhana action videos, and that’s some serious reading right there. So sit back and enjoy the ride.

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From the Editor:We’re only a few short weeks into 2023, but motorsports is already hitting the ground running. RACER’s ready for the green flag, too, and our first issue of the year brings you an in-depth preview of a new era for the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, sets the scene on for the NASCAR Cup Series, and takes a deep dive into some of the pre-season storylines from Formula 1 and the NTT IndyCar Series.

With the new NASCAR Cup Series season just days away, we take a look at six drivers who should be in the thick of the title fight. Plus, we catch up with Logan Sargeant, who’s set to become the first American driver in F1 since 2015 when he lines up for the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 5.

Add in an intriguing look at what exactly F1’s high-profile team principals do, a fascinating interview with 2021 IndyCar champ Alex Palou, who’s putting last year’s contractual turmoil behind him as he guns for another title, and a look back on how the late Ken Block turned motorsports on its head with his incredible Gymkhana action videos, and that’s some serious reading right there. So sit back and enjoy the ride.



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Sargeant Major

America returns to the Formula 1 grid with Logan Sargeant in 2023, and the 22-year old is ready for the pressure of racing in the majors.

 

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As You Were...

After a drawn-out contractual battle, Alex Palou remains with Ganassi to chase a second NTT IndyCar Series title in 2023.

"The Strategy is to go for it"

Two seasons without a Superbike World Championship is two seasons too long for WSBK G.O.A.T. Jonathan Rea.





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