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

Twists and turns of ’23 WRC start at Monte Carlo • Rally’s season opener played out in the mountains of southern France, where part-timer Ogier rolled back the years

“The response to Andretti taking his team into F1 is lukewarm at best”

“The least risky place to overtake, for riders and tyres, is in a straight line”

“Cadillac was committed to racing, winning IMSA titles in 2017-18 and ’21”

“The V8 Volante was better than expected – trustworthy and reasonably tolerant ”

“Team principals have changed. Now you have middle men whose job is to promote a brand in a positive way”

A redefinition of the word ‘fun’ • RML’s new Short Wheelbase might stretch the finances but as far as Andrew Frankel is concerned it’s worth every penny

A rare Kia wobble • The unrelenting Korean climb stumbles with this Sportage

Talk of the town • Is Citroën’s ‘quadricycle’ the solution to our urban needs?

Running fast • Zero West pays tribute to the Sunbeam land speed record car – which was built on the company premises in the 1920s

Just like starting over • Once again Sakhir is the start of the Formula 1 season – and the first of 23 GPs. So... who can halt the march of Max Verstappen?

The hunchbacks of La Sarthe • A lavish publication applauds Bristol’s endurance racers by weighing in big on size and quality, says Gordon Cruickshank

Is the truth out there? • As values spiral, car backstories become ever more precious. Gordon Cruickshank learns the word ‘genuine’ is debatable

THE MOTOR SPORT INTERVIEW Mika Häkkinen • Sending Ayrton Senna into a rage, a prickly relationship with David Coulthard and that horror crash in Adelaide. Here the former McLaren driver takes us through his fight to the top

MY Greatest RIVAL • The three-time Le Mans winner pinpoints the Peugeot endurance triumvirate from 2011 as his most formidable opponents

Flashback... • For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we see Martin Donnelly in 1993 back in an F1 car after his 175mph crash

LETTERS

The greatest historic race ever staged • California, 1976: how do you convince US motor sport fans brought up on oval racing to pay to see Formula 1 in their own backyard? As Preston Lerner reveals, the answer was to host the most incredible support race the world had ever seen – a historic blow-out with a cast of star drivers and machines

“WE’RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY FAVOURS. WE’RE BRINGING SOMETHING TO THE PARTY” • The Americans want a place on an extended Formula 1 grid. As Mario Andretti tells Rob Widdows, the sooner the better

THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE • Despite its inhospitable conditions the Dakar Rally continues to attract motor sport royalty and major manufacturers. Dominic Tobin is in the desert to find out which drivers mastered the dunes

RUN WHAT YOU BRUN • We all like an underdog, and Swiss driver and team owner ‘Walti’ was a best of breed. He tells Robert Weber about his fast-paced youth, his Schnitzer years and beating Porsche at its own game

NEW POWER GENERATION • Despite supply issues and tech trouble, Formula E...