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FORMULA 1 DRIVERS’ WORLD CHAMPIONS 1950-2022

THE EDITOR

A head of the new Formula 1 season,

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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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

“Maybe McLaren has been guilty of not taking Lando Norris seriously enough”

Listening to the McLaren team at the launch

“Harley has no plans to enter MotoGP but two decades ago it did”

Harley-Davidson – the global king of chugging cruisers,

“In that period of oil crisis the Formula 1 Association began to make its mark”

Motor sport’s governing body used to be the

“The car intervened and performed an emergency stop. The car behind didn’t ”

A friend of mine was involved in a

“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,

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

Marking time

The ever- desirable TAG Heuer Carrera gets a 60 -year rewind with a limited Anniversary Edition featuring a classic ‘panda’ dial

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

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

An evening with Tom Kristensen

Meet and speak to the Le Mans legend at a special event and dinner

Rob Huff

THE MOTOR SPORT INTERVIEW

John Watson

When I was young, our family car was…

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

The editorial of the March issue [The Editor]

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...

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 IS GO!

Get set for a record-breaking 23 races in 2023 as the F1 world tour hits the road

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here’s looking at you, lid

Editor’s choice

THE EXPERT VIEW

A signing of a lifetime

Coming through...

HISTORIC RACING

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”

AUGUST 25 ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS

GRAND PRIX PHOTO The Renault of Jean-Pierre Jabouille