Omicron Engineering

“In Formula 1 there is a distinctly jaundiced atmosphere”

Zak Brown once got himself a tattoo after

Colofon

Cast your vote now for Motor Sport’s Race Car of the Century

Bentley Speed Six Mercedes W154 Lotus 49 Porsche

Race car of the CENTURY

1924-2024

Avon calling by a Nova name

Avon will remain a familiar tyre supplier in

Susie Wolff takes the FIA to court

A new front was opened in the off-track

Westminster Abbey send-off for Sir Stirling

PATRICK PAYANY, JAYSON FONG, FORMULA 1 VIA GETTY

£25,000 incentive for top GB4 female driver

Left to right: Elite Motorsport’s Alisha Palmowski, aspiring

Hill’s first Lotus GP car for Monaco sale

Graham Hill in Lotus 12 chassis 353 at

Big-game fishing in California

Raced by Vic Elford, Richard Attwood and Helmut Marko in its prime, this Le Mans class-winning Porsche 908/02, to be auctioned in the US, was a co-star to Steve McQueen

MARK HUGHES

“There’s a high proportion of the F1 grid perceived to be under-delivering”

“Hamilton didn’t feel like being anyone’s stopgap”

The Formula 1 driver market was completely flat

Running of the Bulls

The Max Verstappen juggernaut rolled on before coming to a juddering halt. Mark Hughes reports on 2024’s opening rounds

In at the deep end?

At just 18, Oliver Bearman became Ferrari’s youngest ever F1 driver – but as his Scuderia elders reveal, he has a maturity

Word on the beat

Formula 1’s jostlings in the corridors of power

Are you in or out?

TEAM TACTICS

Good month, bad month

Charting the ups and downs of the F1 circus

Ferrari’s F1 quick-fixer

Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

MAT OXLEY

“Valentino Rossi’s bitter rivalries defined MotoGP for a decade and a half ”

DOUG NYE

“If Red Bull’s domination continues, F1’s appeal could fall off a cliff ”

ANDREW FRANKEL

“There was an opportunity to relaunch Lagonda as a funky, all-electric brand”

Behold – the spirit of e-cstasy

Rolls-Royce’s first all-electric car is, as you’d expect, wonderful, but as Andrew Frankel discovers, there is still room for improvement

Growing old gracefully

Evoque remains a head-turner... but its info system lacks charm

Take the Scenic route

Renault’s 3008-baiter proves that EVs can be entertaining

Follow the leader

The Grand Prix by revived dial name Vulcain has little to do with F1, but the maker’s presidential track record is second to none

Sounds of the ’70s

As tributes to racing decades go, this box-cased special mixes sport, culture and stylised design, says Gordon Cruickshank

Modena’s heavy-hitter

Maserati’s big V8 made its home town quake – but it did the same thing to many of its drivers. Gordon Cruickshank learns more

McLAREN: THE ROAD CARS 2010-2024

As author Kyle Fortune, a motoring journalist of

FAST FORDS

Name any fast Ford from hot Anglia to

Woman’s own

F1 Academy has returned for a second season with a place on the Formula 1 support bill. Round 2 finds the female cavalcade in Miami

Flashback...

Thirty years on from Ayrton Senna’s death in the San Marino GP, Maurice Hamilton recalls an earlier incident at the Tamburello wall

LETTERS

How delightful to read the interview with Alain

Thirty years on from the death of Ayrton Senna, David Tremayne recounts the dark events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and explains why the Brazilian’s legendary status will live forever

The death of Ayrton Senna was as massive a blow to racing as Jim Clark’s in 1968. Both were the clear yardsticks of their generation, though Ayrton’s occasional penchant for reckless aggression perhaps put him at greater risk. Both had artistic flair and such innate God-given talent that one always believed it would ultimately be their protective talisman. They were simply too good to die in racing cars.

Senna Siempre

Before Ayrton died, plans were drawn up to start an organisation that helped Brazil’s impoverished children. Rob Widdows speaks to the driver’s relations who made his dream a reality

Senna’s timepiece winds up in amuseum

A prototype watch once owned by Ayrton has returned to TAG Heuer, says Simon de Burton

The Underdog

When McLaren lost its Honda power unit in 1992, Ayrton Senna’s interest in the team evaporated. But as Adam Cooper tells, he was paid big to stay in ’93 and gave Williams a fright with the MP4/8

LOCKING HORNS

While Max Verstappen cleans up on track, behind the scenes we are witnessing a battle for the soul of Red Bull Racing, says Mark Hughes

SHOW PONY

A ’67 Ford Mustang to tackle the Peking to Paris? Not quite. Andrew Frankel gets to grips with the Prodrive-prepped, rally-ready HERO-ERA 1

Jackie Oliver

The 1969 Le Mans winner, former F1 driver and Can-Am champ talks about his difficult relationship with Colin Chapman, taking the reins at Shadow and Arrows, and the arrogance of youth

ALL UPHILL FROM HERE

The British Hillclimb Championship is an often overlooked gem and one of the purest forms of competition. Paul Lawrence looks at what’s in store for the ’24 season

Warbling heights

We shift to the 1990s in our search for the finest racing car in Motor Sport’s 100-year history. Anthony Peacock presents... the WRC Impreza

Finest silver service

Regardless of which side of the Atlantic it raced, in the early 00s Audi’s R8 was enduro’s big-hitter, as Gary Watkins explains

You can’t beat a bit of Bully

With Sebastian Vettel in full flight, this car outclassed all-comers. Damien Smith tells us why Adrian Newey’s RB9 was a special prize

NEW AGE OF ENDURANCE

With more manufacturers than you can shake a stick at, WEC is likely to have a halcyon season. James Elson was at the first race in Qatar

Blasts from the past

From F1 to endurance, rally to saloons, roll back the years by visiting a historic humdinger. Paul Lawrence is our guide

Allez maintenant!

Across the Channel, the French are giving the Brits a run for their money with packed historic grids, says Paul Lawrence

Legends never die

The last Lola LMP1 was a podium cert in period. This rebuilt racer is still a winner in the right hands, says Simon de Burton

Collector Peter was no goon

Simon de Burton’s saleroom sleuthing finds a Blower imitation and Sellers’ ‘Sheer Rover’

Graphic examples

Editor’s choice

THE EXPERT VIEW

Fair assessment

JUNE 1997 GUANGDONG, CHINA

Around the time games developer Codemasters was working

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