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Apr-23
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FORMULA 1 DRIVERS’ WORLD CHAMPIONS 1950-2022
THE EDITOR
THE EDITOR
A head of the new Formula 1 season,
MATTERS OF MOMENT
Ford focused on Formula 1 comeback
The US giant’s return to F1 in par tnership with Red Bull in 2026 will bring its modern - era involvement in grand prix racing full circle
5 Key Fordpowered F1 cars
1967 Lotus 49 Introduced the Ford Cosworth DFV
MotoGP gets to grips with F1-inspired ground effects
Reigning MotoGP champion Francesco Bagnaia tests the aero
Shute to pilot Pikes Peak Aston Martin
Aston Martin is planning its first assault on
Smile – you’re on Drive to Survive
Missing Crossroads? Still pining for Eldorado? Get your
Williams back to Williams
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New SR10 is radical by name and nature
It looks fast and powerful – and it is:
Shades of Hopkirk as Mini wins Monte rally
Kevin Haselden in the Cooper S tackles a
Goodwood to celebrate 75 years
Goodwood has revealed more details of its upcoming
FORMULA 1
“Maybe McLaren has been guilty of not taking Lando Norris seriously enough”
Listening to the McLaren team at the launch
MOTORCYCLES
“Harley has no plans to enter MotoGP but two decades ago it did”
Harley-Davidson – the global king of chugging cruisers,
THE ARCHIVES
“In that period of oil crisis the Formula 1 Association began to make its mark”
Motor sport’s governing body used to be the
DIARY
“The car intervened and performed an emergency stop. The car behind didn’t ”
A friend of mine was involved in a
OPINION FORMULA 1
“At 41, Fernando Alonso has still ‘got it’: that driver awareness, a skill that is quite rare, is still present”
JONATHAN BUSHELL Fernando Alonso arriving at Aston Martin,
REVIEWS ROAD CAR TESTS
Type R bows out with a bang
Always leave them wanting more – which is precisely what Honda has done with its end-of-the-line hatch,  Says Andrew Frankel
Plug-in lacks spark
Mercedes hybrid SUV eats the miles and whacks the wallet
Daily use dune-buster
GR-branded Toyota pick-up gives a taste of the Dakar
REVIEWS PRECISION
Marking time
The ever- desirable TAG Heuer Carrera gets a 60 -year rewind with a limited Anniversary Edition featuring a classic ‘panda’ dial
EVENTS MARCH–APRIL 2023
Hypercars hit the track
It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for – and finally it’s here. WEC 2023 gets under way with the Sebring 1000 Miles
REVIEWS BOOKS & DOCUMENTARIES
The bitter Formula 1 rivalry that has no end
Damien Smith is gripped by a new Sky documentar y about the Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi feud that ended in tragedy
Four-ringed circus
Audi began a run of Le Mans victories with the R8, and this heav y book prof iles chassis 405. Gordon Cruickshank gives his verdict
MOTOR SPORT EVENT
An evening with Tom Kristensen
Meet and speak to the Le Mans legend at a special event and dinner
ROB HUFF
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THE MOTOR SPORT INTERVIEW
RACING LIVES
John Watson
When I was young, our family car was…
RACING LIVES
Flashback...
This month we are at the Phoenix Raceway, Arizona in 1993, where Maurice Hamilton finds himself in the right place at the right time alongside Mario Andretti, 53, who has just taken his first Indy Car win since ’88 – and a landmark 100th career victory
LETTERS
LETTERS
The editorial of the March issue [The Editor]
F1 2023: PREVIEW
F1 2023
With the new Formula 1 season already upon us, our grand prix editor Mark Hughes and columnist Johnny Herbert join Motor Spor t editor Joe Dunn to talk team changes, tech updates, driver rivalries, venue additions and whether Max Verstappen’s dominance can be curtailed
I’M A RACER FIRST
Poisoned chalice perhaps, but new Ferrari principal Fred Vasseur couldn’t resist the call from Maranello. As he tells Adam Cooper, forget any five-year plans – winning starts now
A YEAR IS A LONG TIME IN POLITICS
Since becoming FIA president, Mohammed Ben Sulayem has caused controversy at every turn. Andrew Benson looks back over a troubled leadership and asks what his change of role means for 2023
A CONVERSATION IN COLOUR
The hues of an F1 racing car have a single job – to instantly grab your attention. Damien Smith speaks to the master of liveries Peter Stevens about his designs for Brabham, RAM and Williams and which of today’s schemes delight or depress
Stevens’ magnificent seven
We asked the designer to list his favourite Formula 1 liveries from his own career. Here’s what he chose...
F1 2023 : DRIVERS
YOUR 2023 RUNNERS & RIDERS
The top teams have chosen to stick rather than spin on drivers this year. But three rookies join the grid – and that man Alonso has gambled on green. Here we assesses the key challenges for the class of ’23
F1 2023: TRACKS
F1 2023 IS GO!
Get set for a record-breaking 23 races in 2023 as the F1 world tour hits the road
PORSCHE 911 DAKAR
DUSTING OFF THE PAST
Almost 40 years ago Porsche set its sights on winning the Paris-Dakar Rally – and succeeded. Now a tribute to the go-anywhere 953, the 911 Dakar, has been launched, and as Andrew Frankel finds in the Saharan sands, it’s so much more than an off-road toy
DAYTONA 24 HOURS
BANKING ON A FRESH START
The IMSA championship roared into life with the Daytona 24 Hours – and Gary Watkins was present in the Florida sunshine to see the beginning of a new era for sports car racing
How the ‘new dawn’ gained momentum
WEC and IMSA’s route to a level playing field explained
LOTUS 76
76 More than a footnote?
By 1975 Team Lotus had gone from Formula 1 high-flyers to flops and the 76 shouldered the blame. But as Gary Watkins sets out, it lay the foundations for glory
SAUDI ARABIA F1
F1 AND THE HOUSE OF SAUD
With Saudi Arabia’s vast investment in Formula 1, are we turning a blind eye to its worsening human rights record? Giles Richards reveals the desert state’s deep involvement in racing amid flames of controversy
PRE-WAR TT
Early Man
It began as a legal expedient. Now the Isle of Man is forever associated with the Tourist Trophy races. These eloquent pictures bring a flavour of just how tough those pre -WWII events were
THE SHOWROOM
Let’s go to plan ‘B’
DEALER STAR CAR
Sierra Cossie has Steve Soper stardust
● Touring car exemplar STEVE SOPER was no
Flaming desire
AUCTION HERO
Now for the main Corse
AUCTION PICKS
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YOU WERE THERE
When testing times were free and easy
During a couple of pre -season test days at Silverstone, mostly in 1985, Brian Humphreys relished the access available to an enthusiastic onlooker. “Provided you kept out of the way,” he says, “ the pitlane and garages were open”
PARTING SHOT
AUGUST 25 ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS
GRAND PRIX PHOTO The Renault of Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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