“The dispute casts a shadow over one of our greatest heroes”

At the end of February it seems that

Details matter.

JAYSON FONG To illustrate our celebration of Goodwood’s

LETTERS

I’m sad to report the death of Charles

Ferrari makes flying start to Hypercar era

Pole position capped a great debut for the 499P at Sebring, but the new Hypercar couldn’t live with the Toyotas in the eight-hour race

Groundhog Day: London Grand Prix plan returns

Heard the one about a London Grand Prix?

Part-timer Ogier tops WRC table

Sébastien Ogier reminded the World Rally Championship what

Avon no longer calling

Avon tyres have kept historic F1 cars on

“Pérez grabbed the opportunity provided by Max’s mechanical mishap”

The scale of Red Bull’s advantage this season

Rampaging Red Bull in a class of its own

Just two races into 2023 and the RB19s of Verstappen and Pérez are uncatchable. Mark Hughes re-lives the Middle East action

That’s the gamble

Problems persist with the W14 meaning a cunning tyre strategy was needed for Lewis Hamilton in the Jeddah race. Mark Hughes explains how Mercedes’ plan eventually lost grip

Senna’s East Midlands masterclass

Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

Good month, bad month

Charting the ups and downs of the F1 circus

“Adrian Newey has achieved so much at three different teams – and he’s still the leader of the pack”

JONATHAN BUSHELL Adrian Newey belongs in the company

“Carter’s achievement has only been surpassed by Márquez and Pedrosa”

Forty years ago, on April 2, 1983, a

“Aston Martin has seldom achieved such prominence at Grand Prix level”

How nice it was – compensation for a

“Time can do many amazing things but making a poor car good is not among them”

Twenty-five years ago, Richard Attwood let me drive

Ferrari goes family friendly

Not quite an SUV – crossover is more accurate – the Purosangue four-seater ticks many boxes, says Andrew Frankel

Flawed but forgivable

Lexus’s 5-litre V8 LC500 is no match for a 911, but even so...

Here comes the ride

VW Golf gets ditched at the alter for Vauxhall’s new beauty

It’s a Sauber C9 for the wrist

Autodromo’s new LED timepiece unapologetically channels the spirit of Group C racing cars – but it has split opinion...

Spice sentinels

Group 1 touring cars, Lotus Cortinas and 1980s F1 racers are just some of the highlights of Goodwood’s 80th Members’ Meeting

Ferrari’s revolutionary era perfectly captured

A feast of photography from one of the masters of racing imagery is an indulgence that suited Gordon Cruickshank

Digging deep into F1

Well illustrated and wide-ranging, this explains every component of the modern grand prix car, says Gordon Cruickshank

An evening with Tom Kristensen

LE MANS’ GREATEST DRIVER

THE MOTOR SPORT INTERVIEW Chip Ganassi

The owner of teams in a variety of disciplines talks about his reasons for quitting racing in the ’80s, his long-term rivalry with Roger Penske and why his burning ambition is just to win the next race

MY LIFE IN CARS Howden Ganley

When I was young, our family car was…

Flashback...

This month we are in the ‘paddock’ at the 1991 Canadian Grand Prix with Maurice Hamilton, who has spotted – and snapped – reigning F1 world champion Ayrton Senna and Bernie Ecclestone deep in conversation. The two were closer than many knew...

Come on, let’s twist again

For fans of historic car racing, there’s a packed schedule to look forward to this year. Paul Lawrence is your guide

Or take a more leisurely pace

Road rally ideas for your classic

IN 1948 GOODWOOD HOSTED BRITAIN'S FIRST POST-WAR MOTOR RACING EVENT. A TRACK CLOSURE FOLLOWED IN 1966 AND THEN CAME A RE-BIRTH. NOW, 75 YEARS AFTER ITS INAUGURAL MEET, IT IS REGARDED AS THE HOME OF HISTORIC RACING, A PLACE WHERE ROMANTICS CAN RE-LIVE MOTOR SPORT'S GLORIOUS AND COLOURFUL PAST. HERE IS ITS STORY...

The best of times

Goodwood hosted its first race 75 years ago and ushered in an era of incredible action before going into hibernation in 1966. Here Paul Fearnley nominates the pick of those early races which defined the circuit

Goodwood Revival’s six of the best

In 1998 the first Goodwood Revival took place harking back to the track’s glory years. But, 25 years on and as Marcus Pye explains, the racing was just as incredible

Glorious Goodwood memories

Today, Goodwood’s trio of annual motor sport extravaganzas are a honeypot for racing heroes. Here, some of the most decorated drivers tell Rob Widdows what Goodwood means to them and why it’s such a special place

Seventh heaven

Track tests don’t get any better: the same Ferrari 250 GT SWB driven by Stirling Moss to TT victory in 1961 on an empty Goodwood circuit. Andrew Frankel can’t believe his luck

The Jaguar horror show that still haunts Ford

The Blue Oval is plotting its Formula 1 return with Red Bull. But as Maurice Hamilton explains, Ford’s last effort in green offers a red-light warning of how it can all go wrong

OIL & WATER

Thirty years ago the reigning Formula 1 world champion Nigel Mansell departed Williams for a Wild West adventure. But as Preston Lerner reveals, the IndyCar Newman/Haas dream team of ‘Our Nige’ and Mario Andretti didn’t turn out quite as planned...

’Cage appropriate

This toolroom Crosthwaite & Gardiner Maserati Tipo 61 recreation might, just might, be within your budget, says Simon de Burton

Superswede’s March is a Monza legend

● The last time MARCH saw victory in

Right up your Straße

One of just 600 BMW E30 M3 Sport Evolutions is up for auction in Italy. Simon de Burton expects a high-performance sale price

The £600K alpha Sierra

Simon de Burton’s sales round-up includes a Cossie corker and Emma Peel’s ’66 Elan

F1 poster boys in the frame

Whether hunting for gifts or buying something for yourself, visit the Motor Sport shop at motorsportmagazine.com/shop where you’ll find a miscellany of track-friendly ideas

THE EXPERT VIEW

Model behaviour

Testing, testing...

HISTORIC RACING

Scandinavian thriller

Björn Sandberg sent us these shots taken by his friend Bo Skeppstam when they both visited Karlskoga for the 1961 Kanonloppet, Sweden’s first F1 race. Björn recalls seeing his first GP racers as a great experience, though “not the most exciting F1 cars, all four cylinders, but technically advanced and quick”

PARTING SHOT

MARCH 20, 1971 SEBRING, FLORIDA, US The Penske/White