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

Is Drive to Survive in its own drive to survive? • The sixth season of Netflix’s F1 doc managed to miss out on some of the meatier developments from a largely throwaway year

Horner under investigation

Sidecar sideshow set for Goodwood

DANCING ON ICE

British GP safe for 10 more years

Silverstone to honour Senna

Bargain hunters swoop on W Series equipment

Seppi’s ’67 Ferrari back in the limelight • Shut away from public eyes for the past 25 years, this 275 GTB/4, originally owned by Jo Siffert, is an unrestored time capsule

“This is not a pressure move for Lewis Hamilton despite the enormity of it”

“When Giacomo Agostini moved to Yamaha it stunned the racing world”

“McLaren had the outstanding engine of 1984 in the best chassis”

“Customers vote with their feet, making sure each Sunday Scramble sells out”

Boxster moves up a gear • It’s below freezing as Andrew Frankel takes flight in Porsche’s open-top 718 Spyder RS – a non-track-day car wearing track-day tyres

What’s the big idea?

How to take on Tesla

Synching feeling • Senturion’s motoring-friendly watches have a nifty trick – their tech wizardry can lock and unlock the doors of your supercar

Gold in them thar hills • IndyCar makes a detour to California for a no-points, made-for-TV racing extravaganza – with $1m on offer for the winning driver

The gravel stage, Group Band the ugly • Well, we didn’t see this coming – WRC ’83 as an Italian ‘spaghetti western’ B-movie. Damien ‘Barry Norman’ Smith takes a look

POWERED BY GIBSON

Now meet the team • From tyre engineers to pit mechanics, this new book offers a glimpse of Formula 1’s rarely noticed behind-the-scenes grafters

RACING HELL: THE HIDDEN TRUTHS OF MOTORSPORT

DESIGN & DESIRE

Flashback... • It’s a rewind to 1993 where Maurice Hamilton witnesses the vast tech and staffing differences between Jordan and Williams

LETTERS

Same cast. Different script? • There are no driver changes on the grid, but as the racing starts, Mark Hughes explains why upheaval is on its way – making 2024 an intriguing season...

CATCH ME IF YOU CAN • All eyes were on last year’s champions as the teams took to the track for pre-season testing. Chris Medland, reporting from Bahrain, sees ominous signs that a design gamble might pay off

FORMULA 1 : RELEASE THE STATS !

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL • A strong second half of 2023 proved McLaren is spoiling for a victory. As Edd Straw explains, ’24 could be its breakthrough to becoming Red Bull’s greatest threat

HOW TO KRACK FORMULA 1 • Aston Mar tin made strides last year as Fernando Alonso energised its F1 campaign. Now team chief Mike Krack is determined to push on towards the ultimate goal, as he tells Adam Cooper

5 DRIVERS WHO NEED TO GET IT RIGHT IN 2024 • It’s time for Albon, Pérez, Piastri, Sainz and Tsunoda to shape themselves. Karun Chandhok assesses their chances this season

F1 2024 RACE CALENDAR

BURNING THE MIDNIGHT OIL • Florida winter sunshine coupled with major manufacturers going head-to-head brought a bumper crowd to the...