Röhrl and Manthey star in respect the ’Ring video

THE EDITOR

“Drive to Survive got me thinking: which team

Vic Elford

LAST OF THE GREAT ALL-ROUNDERS

Prodrive Hunter brings Dakar spirit to the daily commute

It may have looks only a mother could

Mansell selling classic F1 collection

IT’S NOT EVERY DAY THE CHANCE COMES up

Ferrari Forever: 75 years of the Prancing Horse

Ferrari Forever will showcase some of the Scuderia’s

Senna joins Airspeeder crew

AS PART OF HIS APPARENT MISSION to race

“The challenges of Bahrain muddied the waters somewhat ”

At the time of writing we’ve just had

TRACKSIDE VIEW

Ferrari off to a flyer, Red Bull in a mire and Mercedes made to perspire: Formula 1’s bold new era began with a bang (or two) in Bahrain

It takes two to tangle

The Bahrain Grand Prix boiled down to a straight fight between Ferrari and Red Bull. Mark Hughes gives a drivers’ eye view

Power unit and parts issues to be resolved

Teething troubles for McLaren, Aston Martin and Williams, but Haas and Alfa Romeo take full advantage

Word on the beat

Las Vegas’s F1 return; and Ralf puts the boot in

Gambling with a poor hand

F1 TEAM NEWS

Good month, bad month

Charting the ups and downs of the F1 circus

Mercedes class war

F1 RETRO – FEBRUARY 2005

Peeling away the pod

Like the rest of us, Mercedes wants to reduce its waistline. Mark Hughes explains how a slimmer middle can boost your figures

“It’s been quite a few races since Charles Leclerc could show Verstappen that he races hard too”

GETTY IMAGES First impressions in the wake of

“A Kalex chassis is just 1.2mm thick at some points, so it pings like a Coke can”

The most successful chassis designer in the MotoGP

“F1 in 1982 boasted a larger cast of leading characters than usual”

Forty years on, remember the tumultuous F1 season

“Which would be quicker – a historic F1 car or a modern Revolution sports racer? ”

Sometimes the best plans just don’t work out.

Maranello’s volts face

Hybridisation has trickled down the Ferrari range, writes Stephen Dobie. Performance like this was once the reserve of hypercars

Whoa there, cowboy

Prancing horse power but this Mustang is no thoroughbred

Revision techniques

Nip-and-tuck Fiesta aims to seize back its top-selling status

Biker groove

Breitling is no stranger to two-wheeled tie-ins. Next up is a limited-edition Top Time watch with subtle Triumph branding

Once upon a time in Formula 1 Land

Drive to Survive has been a Netflix sensation, but has Season 4 lost the plot? Square-eyed James Elson tunes in

Burning ambition

Four years in the making, Mat Oxley’s race-by-race guide to Valentino Rossi’s illustrious two-wheeled career is some ride

Rolling back the years

The 79th Members’ Meeting gets Goodwood’s season underway with a star cast of vintage power – including F1 V10s

Richard Attwood

GAME CHANGER EVENT

Oliver Gavin

After a Corvette crusade, the ‘lad from north Bedfordshire’ has tackled his final track... Or has he? He tells us of his F1 woes, an inspired shift to the US and whether Le Mans might tempt him back

MY Greatest RIVAL

HOWDEN GANLEY ON TIM SCHENKEN

Flashback...

For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we are in the pits at the 1986 Detroit Grand Prix, with Nelson Piquet needing attention with a problematic driving boot

LETTERS

Your Tyrrell article in March [Shed heaven] states

TOP 12 US grands prix

With two American Formula 1 races in 2022 and a third in the off ing, it is time celebrate the best of Stateside racing – and from Sebring in 1959 to the Verstappen- Hamilton humdinger at Austin last year, there have been some classics. But which stand out? Damien Smith presents his dazzling dozen

Formula 1’s US agenda

The sport may have endured a rocky past with the United States, but Liberty’s modern Formula 1 is set on increasing its presence in America. Chris Medland looks at how the Miami Grand Prix came about, and how much is riding on it

The Indy kids are alright

Whether it’s through snobbery or something being lost in translation, IndyCar drivers have largely struggled for success in F1. Mark Hughes looks at the chances of that ending

The Indy drivers who could make the switch

Jake Williams-Smith looks at the current IndyCar crop that could well prove the F1 doubters wrong

THE GLEN

From 1961-80 the US Grand Prix was held at Watkins Glen –a wild weekend at times but one appreciated by F1 teams for its end-of-term excitement. Maurice Hamilton, a visitor in the 1970s, tells its story

No way like the American way

In May, the Miami International Autodrome will become the 11th venue to host a Formula 1 grand prix on US turf. The 10 that have preceded it, including Dallas, Watkins Glen and Long Beach, all made their mark in F1, for better and for worse

Out of AFRICA

Before the 2022 Swedish Rally, McRae Kimathi had never driven on snow. Anthony Peacock speaks to the Kenyan about his WRC ambitions and whether he shares some chilled traits with his Scottish namesake

SOME LIKE IT HOT

Le Mans in 2023 and beyond should be quite a spectacle, with big-name brands queueing up to get a slice of a new golden age of sports car racing. Chief among them is Porsche. Gary Watkins looks at why the Stuttgart firm is back, and aiming for more records

“I GOT THE FEELING WE WERE BEING PUSHED OUT BY THE ESTABLISHMENT”

Based in London, the British Racing Partnership was a pioneering outfit, yet its F1 existence in the ’60s was cut short after six seasons. Ian Wagstaff, author of a new book on BRP, explains the rise and fall of a team denied its place in history

Compact giant

Fancy yourself as a bit of a Frank Gardner? Simon de Burton has found a track-ready Falcon to re-live ’60s saloon car racing

Ride in my beautiful saloon...

● For some, the LOTUS CARLTON is as

You’d be mad not to...

Its estimate might seem steep at £25,000-£30,000, but as Simon de Burton discovers, this easy-to-ride Honda CB1100RD, in an immaculately original state, could prove a solid investment

The one-mile-a-year Porsche

Simon de Burton on this month’s auction curios, including a brutal, barely used 924

Parts for the memories

Race-used items used to be a dirty business, but now AUCTION they’re FOCUShandsome homewares, reckons Gordon Cruickshank

Motor Sport collection

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THE EXPERT VIEW

Replicas and copies

Family matters

April’s visit to Cadwell Park means Justin Maeers and family arriving in strength with five cars and three eager drivers, including a first-timer. And there’s a spare seat available…

In the company of heroes

In her mail to us Jean Dawkins, then with the Antique Automobiles race team, says she wishes she’d had today’s cameras back in her day. We think Jean did pretty well as it was, attending a range of F1, Indy and sports car events

SEPTEMBER, 1951 MONZA, ITALY

Juan Manuel Fangio in his tan helmet climbs