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

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Festival to mark Silverstone’s 75th anniversary • Event formerly known as the Classic will recall the circuit’s first grand prix in 1948 among a packed weekend schedule

New Mansell film hits TV screens

World RX returns to Lydden

Welcome to Enstone, Mr Reynolds

Italian style heads for the Cotswolds

Electric series to race in Tokyo

Hitech trains its focus on F1 bid

Wild Ogier on Safari

Salt of the earth • It might look a wreck but this 1950s Bonneville record-breaking Studebaker still has some fire in its soul – and lots of extras

MARK HUGHES

MAT OXLEY

“Engineering endeavour and rampant testosterone reigned supreme”

ANDREW FRANKEL

Upgrades stall as Max wins all

A popular ending

Word on the beat

Three, two, one... • Red Bull played its tyre strategy safe in Spain, but managed to keep its rivals guessing whether it would run a one-stop, two-stop or even three-stop strategy, Says Mark Hughes

Good month, bad month

Peter Revson: All work no playboy

JOHNNY HERBERT • “Those really special drivers keep punching you in the arm, and it’s demoralising for their team-mates”

Sometimes less is so much more • Usually deflated after his Maserati drives, Andrew Frankel has found a humdinger in the “poverty spec” Grecale SUV

EV that fulfils potential

Drink-in the Kia aura

Sporty number • With its easy to read dial and embossed carbon-look detail, Patek Philippe’s new Calatrava 6007G is a classic driver’s watch

The exhibitionists • The finale of the Formula E season will play out before a partisan crowd at the ExCeL. Ed Hardy expects an electrifying encounter

Here’s one I made earlier... • When just two examples of a bike exist, it’s time to get creative. Simon de Burton reads how an enthusiast built a racing continuation

ALLARD – THE RECORDS AND BEYOND

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Antonello Coletta • The man in charge of Ferrari’s Hypercar programme is still recovering from his team’s historic win at Le Mans. He relives the euphoria of victory but tells us that his fledgling team still has much to learn

Balance falls against Toyota’s bid for six

Nicolas Minassian

Flashback... • This month we’re at the 1988 French GP with Maurice Hamilton, who has focused his lens on a crouching Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian was trailing McLaren team-mate Alain Prost and seems to be discussing in minor detail the workings of his MP4/4

LETTERS

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THE LAST ROAD RACERS

Targa Florio 1955-1973 * • In 1973 the final world championship Targa Florio was run along Sicily’s mountain roads, ensuring the race and the winning Porsche 911 RSR a place in history. Fifty years on Paul Fearnley tracked down Gijs van Lennep to relive his bitter-sweet victory

I’ll have a Martini – shaken and stirred • Racing driver and TV presenter Karun Chandhok takes the reins of the restored 1973 Targa titan

MILLE MIGLIA 1927-1957 • Barring a world war, it ran for 30 years – until one final disaster. Doug Nye explains how the Mille Miglia earned its gruelling...