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 • Well off the pace this season, Aston Martin has a car update for Hungary. As MARK HUGHES tells, Adrian Newey trusts the process

PADDOCK TALK

F1 insider • For KARUN CHANDHOK, the last month has been a fairy tale existence, driving significant cars and visiting his favourite circuits

Mark Hughes’ Driver of the day

F1 race centre • Three grands prix over the last month have given us three different winners. Here’s a recap of what happened at the Austrian, British and Belgian rounds

Drive OF THE month • With GTP cars absent, the GTs grabbed the limelight at Mosport Park, which saw a determined strike and defence from the Chesterfieldborn Vasser Sullivan driver

Driver briefing notes • BMW’s WEC wise guys and a first WRC win for Pajari

Top 5… Great Dutch GP moments • The popular Zandvoort circuit is off the Formula 1 calendar after August’s round. It will be missed. As a farewell, we’ve picked its most remarkable F1 races

Bruce’s first road car gets the Special Ops approach

Valencia Street Circuit

Diary of a historic racer • A family day and driving with a six-time Olympic champ. Alex Brundle tells of his eclectic schedule

OUR TOP EVENTS THIS MONTH

On the road… • Club motor sport photographer and fan BEN LAWRENCE, had his latest summer fix in Scotland, Wales, Yorkshire and… Belgium

POSTCARD FROM America • After a fairly monotonous 2025, IndyCar ’26 is making headlines. JOHN OREOVICZ on the latest twists as Zak Brown hunts the Triple Crown

‘If owt goes wrong…’ • Road circuit motorbike racers – made of sterner stuff or plain mad? Mat Oxley reads about a different breed of rider

THE COLLECTOR • Perils of the man cave

COLLECTIBLES

From the archives… • A dust-down of the back issues takes us to 1994, where editor Simon Arron meets Lord March about plans to re-open Goodwood for historic racing

ON THIS MONTH… • Dinky derby, Brazil nuts and electric dream

Rumblings • The Festival of Speed’s Le Mans ’66 tribute was Goodwood at its best. DOUG NYE remembers Ken Miles’s part in the Ford 1-2-3

Three lions • British watchmaker Farer’s new trio of timepieces have racing at their heart, says SIMON DE BURTON

Motorbikes • Harleys don’t race, right? They do now. MAT OXLEY introduces us to the Bagger World Cup – motorcycling’s heavyweight big-hitter

Road cars • ANDREW FRANKEL on the misunderstood Ferrari Luce EV, the super-fast Denza Z and dusting down the race helmet at Donington

Golf GTI powers onwards at 50 • Launched in ’76, VW’s sporty little number shows no sign of slowing down. Andrew Frankel drives the anniversary edition

LETTERS

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Is this Formula 1’s next world champion? • At 19, Andrea Kimi Antonelli has stunned F1 by leading the 2026 championship at the half-way stage. As Edd Straw reveals, that knack of winning has been evident since his karting days. He is the real deal…

Seventy years of hurt… • It was the 1950s when the tifosi last cheered a Formula 1 world champion. Another title winner...