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.

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Ferrari’s Le Mans return is a reality • A new era for Maranello has been unleashed with the launch of the astoundingly styled 499P Hypercar, which is scheduled to make its competition debut in March at the Sebring 1000 Miles

Bagnaia bags the big one

Mauro Forghieri: 1935-2022

Have your say and win Goodwood tickets for two – worth £2000

AMG One cuts 8sec off the ’Ring lap record

Aston goes high-Brough with new superbike

Simon Arron 1961-2022 • Former editor of Motor Sport, colleague, friend and one of the sport’s great personalities. Mark Hughes will miss him...

“Dietrich Mateschitz was one of the most influential presences F1 has seen”

“It’s a dilemma – how to create super-close racing with fewer casualties”

“The Jaguar Competition Department ’s true character simply shines”

“I’ll be sad to see the back of the Fiesta, far more than the Focus, Mondeo and Galaxy”

TRACKSIDE VIEW • Twenty-one down, one to go... it’s been a long season, and one that would have felt even longer for Mercedes if George Russell hadn’t finally grabbed a win...

Finally Russell gets his F1 win • Two of the three races were all about Max. But the third was a watershed moment for Mercedes’ rising star, says Mark Hughes

Red Bull to pay the price of cost cap break • Horner reckons it’s draconian, rival teams say it’s too little. Either way there will be knock-on effects from the breach

Word on the beat

Airs and paces • We know that atmospheric conditions affect the state of the track, but Mexico is more affected than most. Mark Hughes explains how Mercedes tripped up over track temperatures

‘The Shed’ takes on the world • Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

Good month, bad month

Altitude sickness • Why was Ferrari off the pace at Mexico? The F1-75’s unique turbo arrangement has a fear of heights, explains Mark Hughes

“For every driver there comes a time when the edge goes. I hate saying it but did Lewis make such errors in the past?”

Britannia rules... the SUV sector • Although the Sport moniker is misleading, Andrew Frankel’s pulse is quickening with the expensive new Range Rover diesel

Barman, champagne! • Super 3 marks Morgan’s arrival as a maker of true sports cars

Performance anxiety • Muscle-bound Toyota has meaty competition in Europe

Keep on running • Only the cruellest of hearts could fail to be enchanted by Seiko’s limited-edition ode to the long-lived Honda Super Cub motorbike

Dust-up in the dunes • For the fourth year, Saudi Arabia hosts the gruelling Dakar Rally... which has been nowhere near the Senegal capital since 2007

Bring on the prancing horses • As soon as it appeared the F40 became a poster car for Ferrari, as this epic biography details, says Gordon Cruickshank

Bike boys reach the ton • Running for longer than Le Mans, Ulster’s bike grand prix story is tumultuous – and not just on the track, finds Gordon Cruickshank

Alastair Caldwell • The shades-wearing former team manager at McLaren recalls his early days with Bruce, James Hunt’s world title...