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.

“Bernie talks movingly about Jochen Rindt and Stuart Lewis-Evans”

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IMAGES OF THE YEAR: 2022 • It was the year that spectators finally returned to the grandstands and the racing didn’t disappoint. Here are our picks of the best moments captured on camera...

MARK HUGHES

“Bagnaia is the first Italian to win the MotoGP title since Rossi in 2009”

“Temporary tenure has been the norm at Ferrari since pre-war times”

“The new 911 Dakar speaks volubly of the self-belief that bestrides Porsche right now”

TRACKSIDE VIEW • With the title fight long since settled, there was the small matter of the Abu Dhabi finale, and the all-important race to be best of the rest in the constructors’ standings

Twisting the night away • Abu Dhabi lacked the drama of 2021, but as Mark Hughes reveals, driver theatrics are starting to become awkward for Red Bull

Max makes his mark in history • Records fell like dominoes for Red Bull’s talisman, despite a tardy start to the year. Mark Hughes explains how it happened

Good month, bad month

Hans no longer ruled by the clock • Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

“Is Red Bull beatable? Damn right it is, as Ferrari showed early on last season, as did Mercedes at altitude”

You’ll have some T, father? • Those desiring a 911 are spoilt for choice, but for Andrew Frankel this lightweight, sub-£100k Carrera is a purist’s dream

The estate we’re in

Naughty but niche • VW’s new Buzz is a honey but is the price a sticking point?

Partners in time • Bamford’s collaboration with Land Rover is a meeting of minds, where rugged practicality takes the driving seat

Progress report • Prior to the running of the 74th Formula 1 championship, it’s at testing where we’ll glimpse which teams might catch Max

ADRIAN FLUX

More than the usual suspects • Fraud, drug smuggling and worse have all surfaced in our sport. Gordon Cruickshank enjoys some salacious tales from the track

Peter Riches • Now 70, the BTCC technical director is passing his sheriff’s badge to a successor – his son. Here he reflects on a long career of rule-bending and rulemaking, and how he dealt with difficult characters

MY Greatest RIVAL • Blazing their way through British Formula 3 and F3000 in the 1980s, there were stretched nerves for these team-mates and even a joint – albeit temporary – sacking

Flashback... • For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we meet a discipline-hopping Derek Warwick in the 1990 RAC Rally

LETTERS

BELIEVE THE HYPE • A new era is dawning for sports car racing in 2023, with manufacturers flocking back. Gary Watkins is your guide for the Hypercar revolution

2022 THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS • While doom-mongers paint a bleak picture for the future of motor sport, competition on four wheels remains a broad brush that continues to provide thrills and spills around the world. In case you missed any of the action in 2022, Damien Smith gives a round-up of the myriad codes away from Formula 1, including F2, F3, WEC, WRC, BTCC, Extreme E,...