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

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MATTERS OF MOMENT

F1 frontline • The seeds of McLaren’s technical advantage may have been sown in 2022 — with a deeply flawed design, says MARK HUGHES

F1 insider • Just when we thought Oscar Piastri was running away with it… As KARUN CHANDHOK reminds, you can never write off Max

DAMIEN SMITH’S… Drive OF THE month • Chip Ganassi’s three-time IndyCar champion used his head when it mattered most to defeat Marcus Ericsson, break his oval duck and score the biggest victory of his life

Top 5… Jochen Mass drives • The German, who has died at 78, was prolific in touring cars, sports cars and F1 in the 1970s and ’80s. Here are his finest racing moments

Jim Clark-edition Emira marks a legendary season

Anderstorp Raceway

My month on the track • Leading from the front, Nigel Greensall has raced a Cobra, an E-type, a Capri, a Mustang, even a Beetle… and slept on a train

On the road…

POSTCARD FROM America • While controversy reigns in the run up to this year’s Indy 500, JOHN OREOVICZ heads to Talladega to see some gnarly NASCAR action

As seen on TV • Proof that DVDs are still being made comes with this biog of the 917. Just try and block out the soundtrack, says Damien Smith

THE COLLECTOR • Lifting the lid…

Rumblings • Amid a profusion of major milestones in 2025, DOUG NYE presents another – the death of Antonio Ascari 100 years ago

From the archives… • With the 93rd running of the Le Mans 24 Hours this month, we look back to the 1952 race when Pierre Levegh almost went the entire distance solo

ON THIS MONTH… • Three-wheelers, Detroit and fish ’n’ chips

Just like the old times • A big seller in the ’80s and ’90s, TAG Heuer’s Formula 1 is back. SIMON DE BURTON reintroduces an old friend

Motorbikes • There’s no buzz like the Isle of Man TT, Davey Todd explains to MAT OXLEY. But everything else is dull in comparison…

Road cars • ANDREW FRANKEL on tariffs, teaming up with Richard Attwood and how a non-car person fell for the charms of Bicester’s Scramble

BMW M has the Goldilocks touch • Thrillingly sporty yet perfectly practical, for Andrew Frankel the M4 CS, fitting between the Competition and CSL, feels just right

Formula E • Despite wet conditions in Monaco and Tokyo there were bright moments for Jaguar TCS Racing, says principal JAMES BARCLAY

LETTERS

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BEYOND THE GRID & BEHIND THE SCENES • With F1 set to be this summer’s blockbuster, Chris Medland speaks to its makers about the art of wheel-to-wheel authenticity

Avoiding the pitfalls of past films • F1 must give racing fans realism while appealing to regular cinema-goers

Lotus horror crash revisited • Adam Cooper looks back at Martin Donnelly’s 1990 near-death smash – which plays its part in F1

WORKS OF ART • There has been no shortage of films about Formula 1 over the decades and the combination of glamour, speed and danger has been irresistible to studio artists. Here we pick some of our favourite promotional posters

MANN ALIVE • Just six Alan Mann touring car...