Motor Sport Magazine

Published as the Brooklands Gazette in 1924, Motor Sport magazine is the best-known motor racing magazine in the world. From the very first issue celebrating record-breaking motor cycle racing at Brooklands to Stirling Moss’ win in the 1000-mile Mille Miglia, right up to modern F1 we’ve been there, bringing the action to the fans in the best format with unbeatable quality and authoritative content. As ever, the pages are brimmed with stunning images, plus anecdotes, tales and insight from leading writers including Nigel Roebuck, Maurice Hamilton, Doug Nye, Mark Hughes, Mat Oxley and Simon Arron.

THE EDITOR • “On lap 40, Button began his assault in the race of the century”

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17 ways to get back to the trackside this year • Live feeds from tech-savvy organisers have seen us through lockdown gloom but now it’s time to pack away the laptop and set out for some serious spectating. Put the following in your diary...

MARK HUGHES • “I have a theory which offers hope that we will still see a tight battle ”

MAT OXLEY • “The start is so crucial in MotoGP, which has led to a new technology race”

DOUG NYE • “A glorious home win for Ernest Ballot’s team had been predicted”

ANDREW FRANKEL • “All declared projects, from Valkyrie to Valhalla, will continue as planned”

Trackside view • After initial speculation that the F 1 season might give us at least a two-horse race, Mercedes has other ideas. We have the news, views, race reviews, inside stories, tech analysis and team tactics from the last month

Mercedes gives them the old one, two • And in more ways than one. Hamilton is on a charge, and a superb tactical gamble paid off hugely in Spain, says Mark Hughes

As (not) seen on screen • Why Portimão presents a bigger challenge than you think

Word on the beat • Calendar chaos, secret votes and staff snatching

Tried and tested on tyres • Could Red Bull have countered Mercedes’ Spanish strategy?

JOHNNY HERBERT • “It’s good to see a couple of British drivers coming through, and they’re class acts”

McLaren’s Z-floor • It may look like the work of Zorro, but there’s some clever thinking behind this tweak, says Mark Hughes

Unser and Andretti’s round the world weekend • Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

Good month, bad month • James Elson charts the ups and downs of the F1 circus

Inheriting the mantle • BMW’s sporting Ti label has a fine heritage and the latest model to carry it deserves the badge, says Andrew Frankel

Get into the groove • And you thought dancing bears had been outlawed in the UK...

Practical, but is it needed? • Heavyweight Taycan expands and gives dizzying acceleration

War, what is it good for? • A new book on the battle between CART and IRL is dramatic, comical and, says Simon Arron, surprisingly entertaining

Ahead of the curve • Richard Mille’s alliance with McLaren has given horologists a new level of ingenuity. Now there’s the Speedtail-derived RM40-01

THE MOTOR SPORT INTERVIEW Leena Gade • The triple Le Mans winning race engineer recalls how she overcame self-doubt to take charge of the Audi pitlane – and how she became comfortable as a trailblazing

MY Greatest RIVAL • How do you up your game when a ruthless machine like Schuey arrives? Damon Hill recalls the soul-searching required to take on a genius

Flashback… • For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we are at an FIA media scrum in 1987, with Enzo Ferrari in rare attendance

LETTERS

ANDRETTI & STEWART • Motor sport is infused with the romance of them, but what makes a great...