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 • Wronged in 2021, Lewis Hamilton now has the car to chase that elusive eighth title. MARK HUGHES reckons the confidence is back

“It won’t give me back what I lost” • Pierre Gasly rues not standing on the Monaco GP podium after his third place is given back

F1 insider • Barcelona-Catalunya gave us the most watchable race of 2026. KARUN CHANDHOK on a feel-good GP – helped by a Lewis win

F1 race centre • A first win for Lewis Hamilton since the 2024 Belgian GP and all of a sudden Kimi Antonelli’s lead doesn’t look quite so daunting. He couldn’t… could he?

Drive OF THE month • The top two drivers in 2025’s Formula 3 championship locked horns in this season’s Monaco round in F2, with the Bulgarian 19-year-old getting the better of Rafael Câmara

Driver briefing notes • Elfyn in the driving seat and IndyCar bolt by Lundgaard

Top 5… Silverstone endurance races • The British GP venue is back on the WEC calendar for 2027. So let’s take a look at its classic 6 Hours/1000Kms confrontations

Audi presents its supercar tribute to Tazio

Hockenheimring

Diary of a historic racer • Some transatlantic track action for Alex Brundle this month, with races in California and Kent

OUR TOP EVENTS THIS MONTH

On the road… • JAKOB EBREY’s prime fodder in the UK is the BTCC and British GT, but he’s also had some Citroën C1 fun. No bangers this time…

POSTCARD FROM America • Indy NXT is shaping up to be a corker. JOHN OREOVICZ has been following the 2026 form – and there’s a Fittipaldi the frontrunners

F3 bags full, sir • Stewart, Senna, Walker and Warwick… Marcus Simmons reads a dip-in-and-outtable offering on Formula 3’s fairer times

THE COLLECTOR • Less is best

Rumblings • Despite the romance of the Monaco GP, for DOUG NYE it lost its shine in the ’70s and nosedived after a quarrel with a grasping local

From the archives… • It’s 1977 and we’re reporting on the newfangled pre-qualifying in the British GP. At Silverstone, Denis Jenkinson has spotted a Canadian with star qualities

ON THIS MONTH… • Banking disaster, Senna spin and DSJ on din

Three-pronged attack • Maserati’s Trident emblem is 100. SIMON DE BURTON introduces Bianchet’s celebratory skeletal timepiece

Motorbikes • In that sweltering summer 50 years ago, Barry Sheene won his first 500cc world title. Fan MAT OXLEY remembers the moment

Road cars • ANDREW FRANKEL on not judging a Ferrari until he’s properly seen it, the joys of no-frills cars and the recharging reality of the UK

Let me entertain you • The first-generation Renault Twingo in the ’90s was heaps of fun. Andrew Frankel reckons the latest electric version is a riot

BEST OF RACING AT THE MOVIES

LETTERS

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The best of team-mates • So often in F1 your biggest rival is the driver in the other car, but as Damien Smith writes, the chemistry in a team occasionally touches perfection. Here are the top 10 partnerships

BETTER HE DEVIL YOU KNOW • You’ve read about the finest team-mates in...