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.

“A race on the Las Vegas Strip was always a dream of Ecclestone’s”

Colophon

Champions of 2023: how domination is the trend • Just as Max Verstappen has wiped the floor in Formula 1, so across the motor racing disciplines we have seen drivers eclipsing rivals

McLaren united for La Sarthe comeback

Stroll targets Le Mans win with Valkyrie

Keanu’s excellent F1 adventure

Barclay banks a podium in E-type guest showing

Look, no driver? It’s coming…

Hammer to fall on Hill memorabilia

Drive to archive • A rare opportunity to own a Lewis Hamilton race-winning Formula 1 Mercedes is expected to create a stir in Las Vegas

“Arguments rage about whether Andretti can reach a deal with Liberty”

“So will an Indian manufacturer ever contest MotoGP? Why not?”

“One generation’s greats become a following generation’s so-whats”

“Will the Land Speed Record ever be broken again? In my lifetime, I doubt it”

TRACKSIDE VIEW • Now late into the 2023 season, the drivers have the sizzling conditions of Qatar and Texas to tackle, with Mercedes showing signs of improvement

Piastri plays his part in McLaren resurgence • Max Verstappen might have taken his third F1 title in three years but Woking’s finest is showing true fighting spirit as the season progresses. Mark Hughes reports from Lusail and Austin

Compound fracture • At COTA, Mercedes threw away the chance of a first victory of the season. Mark Hughes explains how its tyre strategy for Lewis Hamilton backfired... not that it mattered in the end

Good month, bad month

Hamilton uncovered

“Recently Pérez has been nowhere near Verstappen. In Qatar his performance was embarrassing”

Can perfection be upgraded? • When the Alpine A110 arrived six years ago, Andrew Frankel was blown away. Now the R version has arrived... but all is not well

The wheels on the bus...

Stellar performer

Copper promises gold • A five-way fight for the Extreme E title will give a fraught climax to season three in Chile. Ed Hardy assesses all the ifs and ands

Disruptive colourways • A weighty book about Benetton’s rise and fall in F1 is as vibrant as the team’s racing car liveries, says Gordon Cruickshank

Jimmie Johnson • He first raced on sand and aimed for IndyCar. Instead, this Californian matched Petty and Earnhardt to become the new king of NASCAR

MY LIFE IN CARS

Flashback... • An impromptu 1991 boat trip around Sydney Harbour and a visit to the cinema remind Maurice Hamilton how Formula 1 people used to spend their downtime between popular ‘flyaway’ grands prix

LETTERS

PLAYING CATCH-UP • In 1977, Lotus stole a march on its Formula 1 rivals with its ground effect design. As Mark Hughes sets out, there are clear parallels between Colin Chapman’s foresight and what is happening at Red Bull today

VIVA LAS VEGAS? • Forty-one years after the last grand prix in Sin City, Formula 1 heads for The Strip. As Edd Straw reveals, it’s a comeback that promises to outclass Miami for glitz and glamour but for Liberty Media much is riding on its success

Riding the “F1 new wave” in Las Vegas

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