Motor Sport Magazine

A century ago, The Brooklands Gazette was launched by an enterprising publisher, dedicated to covering the best of the burgeoning world of motor racing. The magazine was soon renamed Motor Sport and now, 100 years on, continues to flourish as an independent, free-speaking voice for racing fans worldwide. As we celebrate the momentous year in 2024, we will feature the latest articles and podcasts that look back over a century of racing; the ways that you can get involved; and some of the best writing from the magazine’s history.

“In Formula 1 there is a distinctly jaundiced atmosphere”

Colofon

Cast your vote now for Motor Sport’s Race Car of the Century

Race car of the CENTURY • To mark Motor Sport’s 100th anniversary, we have chosen the foremost racing cars of each decade, from the 1920s to 2010s, to give a shortlist of 10 so we can name the best of the best – the finest racer in the history of this publication. This is where you, the readers, come in. We need your votes!

Susie Wolff takes the FIA to court

Avon calling by a Nova name

£25,000 incentive for top GB4 female driver

Westminster Abbey send-off for Sir Stirling

Hill’s first Lotus GP car for Monaco sale

Big-game fishing in California • Raced by Vic Elford, Richard Attwood and Helmut Marko in its prime, this Le Mans class-winning Porsche 908/02, to be auctioned in the US, was a co-star to Steve McQueen

MARK HUGHES

MAT OXLEY

DOUG NYE

ANDREW FRANKEL

“Hamilton didn’t feel like being anyone’s stopgap”

Running of the Bulls

In at the deep end?

Word on the beat

Are you in or out? • A Lance Stroll crash in the Saudi Arabian GP brought a strategy puzzle with no clear answer – as Mark Hughes explains

Good month, bad month

Ferrari’s F1 quick-fixer

Behold – the spirit of e-cstasy

Growing old gracefully

Take the Scenic route

Follow the leader

Woman’s own

Sounds of the ’70s

McLAREN: THE ROAD CARS 2010-2024

FAST FORDS

Modena’s heavy-hitter

Flashback...

LETTERS

Thirty years on from the death of Ayrton Senna, David Tremayne recounts the dark events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and explains why the Brazilian’s legendary status will live forever • The death of Ayrton Senna was as massive a blow to racing as Jim Clark’s in 1968. Both were the clear yardsticks of their generation, though Ayrton’s occasional penchant for reckless aggression perhaps put him at greater risk. Both had artistic flair and such innate God-given talent that one always believed it would ultimately be their protective talisman. They were simply too good to die in racing cars.

Senna Siempre • Before Ayrton died, plans were drawn up to start an organisation that helped Brazil’s impoverished children. Rob Widdows speaks to the driver’s relations who made his dream a reality

Senna’s timepiece winds up in amuseum

The Underdog • When McLaren lost its Honda power unit in 1992, Ayrton Senna’s interest in the team evaporated. But as Adam Cooper tells, he was paid big to stay in ’93 and gave Williams a fright with the MP4/8

LOCKING HORNS • While Max Verstappen cleans up on track, behind the scenes we are witnessing a battle for the soul of Red Bull Racing, says Mark Hughes

SHOW PONY • A ’67 Ford Mustang to tackle the Peking to Paris? Not quite. Andrew Frankel gets to grips with the Prodrive-prepped, rally-ready HERO-ERA 1

Jackie Oliver • The 1969 Le Mans winner, former F1 driver and Can-Am champ talks about his difficult relationship with Colin Chapman, taking the reins at Shadow and Arrows, and the arrogance of youth

ALL UPHILL FROM HERE • The British Hillclimb Championship is an often overlooked gem and...