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.

THE EDITOR

Motor Sport Magazine

BIG PICTURE

F1 frontline • Mercedes’ advantage has led to ferocious battling between its two drivers. But family squabbles are nothing new, says MARK HUGHES

F1 insider • Max has been moonlighting. KARUN CHANDHOK says this will make him a better all-round driver – and it worked for Jackie and Jim

F1 race centre • Is there no stopping this kid? Kimi Antonelli keeps winning, while at the other end of the age scale, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton is smiling once again

NIEDERHAUSER/ENGSTLER/BORTOLOTTI NURBURGRING 24 HOURS 16/5/26 • While Max Verstappen’s appearance in the Nürburgring 24 Hours was a crowd-pleaser, the drivers of a chasing Lamborghini taught the F1 star about endurance-racing pace

Top 5… French wins at Le Mans • Ferrari has won three in a row, but can Peugeot or Alpine revive these great days for the tricolour in 2026? Here are the finest moments for our continental friends at La Sarthe

Is this the F1 GTR’s spiritual successor?

Wigram Airfield Circuit

Diary of a historic racer • Fine form from Alex Brundle who stands on the podiums at the Nürburgring and Donington Park

On the road… • He’s been to Donington and Goodwood, but BEN LAWRENCE is one for the rural idylls of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire… and the Isle of Man

Get your motors running • Join star guests at the new Wilton House Concours des Légendes for a weekend of cars and storytelling

POSTCARD FROM America • News of Alex Zanardi’s death at 59 brought back memories for JOHN OREOVICZ, who was present at the crash and the comeback.

More with less • A book on South African racing in the 1950 and ’60s reveals ingenuity on small budgets – as Marcus Simmons finds out

THE COLLECTOR

Rumblings • It’s been an incredible start to the F1 season for Kimi Antonelli, but as DOUG NYE writes, there’s nothing new about youthful winners

From the archives… • It’s the end of the 2000 F1 season. Mark Hughes has seen enough of Jenson Button to know that we have a future world champion in our midst

ON THIS MONTH… • Tartan army, Golf crazy and editor penury

Squaring the circle • An ingenious new type of chronograph, says TAG Heuer – and SIMON DE BURTON reckons it has longevity

The F1 Show with Mark Hughes

Motorbikes • It’s 50 years since the Isle of Man was last on the grand prix calendar. MAT OXLEY looks back at how the TT adapted for survival

Road cars • ANDREW FRANKEL on the enduring appeal of the Arnage and how a stopover at Sir Frank Williams’ home could end an F1 career

‘A good car trying to escape’ • A sculpted exterior, spacious interior and comfy ride are not enough to convince Andrew Frankel of this Volvo’s virtues

LETTERS

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75 REASONSWHY WE LOVE Ferrari • Exactly 75 years ago, on July 14, 1951, Enzo’s Scuderia won a round of the Formula 1 World Championship for the first time. Many racing fans’ love affair with the Prancing Horse started right then, at Silverstone in the British Grand Prix, when a V12 375 driven by a portly Argentinian made the team a force to be reckoned with. Over the next 23 pages, writers,...