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December 2021
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“The Middle East races have cast a shadow over this most glittering of F1 seasons”
THE NEWS THAT THE LAST THREE RACES of
MATTERS of MOMENT
Something needs to change
Three Moto3/WorldSSP300 deaths in identical circumstances in less than four months. Now is the time for Dorna and the FIM to act
Whitmarsh returns to F1 with Aston
ASTON MARTIN HAS ANNOUNCED THAT former McLaren team
Elfyn reaches for the sky
COULD ELFYN EVANS BE ABOUT TO join the
Electrics to light up Birmingham
T HE CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW AT Birmingham’s NEC
Members’ Meeting’s glorious return
SHORT BUT SPECTACULAR: THE PAIRED SF Edge sprints
Stuck meets an old friend
HANS-JOACHIM STUCK HAS BEEN reunited with the Shell
FORMULA 1
“Verstappen is a man within the very weave of motor racing”
THE STRESSES AND STRAINS OF a very tight
Trackside view
It was penalties galore for both title contenders as drivers and their engines begin to feel the strain ahead of the Championship run-in. It’s advantage Verstappen and Red Bull, but for how long?
Nice one, centurion
Hamilton reached his 100th win at the expense of Norris’s first, but the weather had a say in both races, says Mark Hughes
Hamilton U-turn after Istanbul outburst
Despite the radio ruction, Mercedes made the right call on pitting the reigning champion – and here’s why
Word on the beat
Next season’s F1 calendar could be a gruelling one
Red Bull’s balancing act
Verstappen required an innovative mix in Sochi, says Mark Hughes
“Valtteri is tired of the being the guy who has had to play second fiddle – just as it was for me”
GETTY IMAGES Just as I did in 1996,
MOTORCYCLES
“Rossi has long been famous for making crowd-pleasing gestures”
ON THE AFTERNOON OF November 14 Valentino Rossi
THE ARCHIVES
“What I will always recall is Stirl’s view on modern driver rates of pay”
IN MY LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AT SCHOOL
DIARY
“Yes, this month somebody really did send me a used sparkplug in the post ”
TO ANYONE OTHER THAN AN extremely well-informed observer,
FORMULA 1 TECH
Giving the underdog its day
After years of struggle Williams is again looking a competitive F1 team. Here’s how it turned a pig’s ear of a car into a silk purse
NEWS IN BRIEF FORMULA
Through the keyhole
Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive
REVIEWS ROAD CAR TESTS
Caterham on a budget– ish
The new entry level 170 is the lightest Seven to date. It’s great fun, as Andrew Frankel discovers... but the costs stack up with extras
Porsche’s everyday 911
Spa or the local Spar – the GTS offers speed and comfort
Straight to the point
An old-fashioned sunseeker that’s made for the Riviera
REVIEWS BOOKS
Scottish independence
The tale of one special car and its triumphs with a small privateer team makes inspiring reading, says Gordon Cruickshank
Inspect a gadget
A fully comprehensive tome about the James Bond Aston Martin DB5. “Entereshteng,” as Sean Connery might once have said
CORVETTE: CHEVROLET’S SUPERCAR
Randy Leffingwell I’m told the latest mid-engined Corvette
INSIDE CROSTHWAITE & GARDINER
Andy Constable Dick Crosthwaite, one of the founders
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There’s plenty to get stuck into with F1’s
RACING LIVES
Jo Ramirez
With an F1 career spanning more than 40 years, this master of the pitlane has rubbed shoulders with such greats as Dan Gurney, Ken Tyrrell and Ron Dennis. Not bad for a university drop out
MY GREATEST RIVAL
EMANUELE PIRRO vs ANDREA DE ANGELIS
Flashback...
For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we’re at the 1986 Austrian Grand Prix and spot a busy wife behind the scenes doing her bit for Jonathan Palmer
MOTOR SPORT
LETTERS
I refer to the very interesting article Born
PRECISION WINTER 2021
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RICHARD MILLE
It’s 3AM on a Sunday and I’m
A LANGE & SÖHNE
If you wanted this particular watch, above, One
CHOPARD
IF EVER YOU FIND YOURSELF ACCUSED OF SPENDING
MARLOE
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OMOLOGATO
HE MIGHT ONLY HAVE FOUNDED THE company
MICHEL HERBELIN
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JUSTIN RICHARDSON
Although there are myriad watches on the market
PRECISION WINTER 2021
ROLEX If you’ve given up hope of buying
HAMILTON'S 100 WINS
Lewis's wins rated
It started at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 10, 2007. Back then, Lewis Hamilton was a 22-year-old rookie with McLaren, taking part in his sixth Formula 1 race. His win in Canada was significant, making him the first black driver to win an F1 grand prix. As world titles arrived, his name would become as big as the sport itself and by 2021, it was only a matter of time before his 100th victory arrived. But which are his best? Over the next 24 pages, Jake Williams-Smith ranks each of those wins from 100 to 11 in ascending order of greatness, while our GP editor Mark Hughes picks his top 10 defining drives
THE STEERING WHEEL CLUB
Secrets of the Steering Wheel Club
What's the collective noun for racing drivers? You'd have needed it in the 1960s to describe the denizens of this comfortable May fair bolt hole. Gordon Cruickshank explores the club, its members, and what happened to the magnificent collection once on display there
RALLY REPLAY
Historic heaven
Feeling weak at the knees? This is Rally Replay, a new WRC-themed showroom in Chichester that is part dealer, part museum. As Damien Smith finds out, all are welcome
International treasures
There were an assortment of special cars on display when Motor Sport paid a visit to Rally Replay. Adam Midghall gives us the lowdown
AL UNSER JR
FALL FROM GRACE
Al Unser Jr was IndyCar royalty even before he won the 500, but as his newly published memoirs reveal, off track his life was spinning out of control. He tells Damien Smith how he has finally made peace with his past
Formula 1: a bad aftertaste
Al Unser Jr recalls an ill-fated test for Williams and an awkward conversation with Benetton
2021 CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE
The 2021 Christmas Gift Guide
The festive season is upon us, but before scouring the web for racing-themed gift ideas check out our top picks, all available from the Motor Sport website
THE SHOWROOM
Little wonder
Fifty years ago, Lenhams were head-turners and pretty good on the track. Simon de Burton has found an example that’s ‘as new’
No Mr Bond, I expect you to buy
MECHATRONIK GMBH/KEVIN BITZ. *LONDON ASSEMBLY HOUSING COMMITTEE ●
THE SHOWROOM Auctions
We want information...
If you will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered, our own man of mystery Simon de Burton has the ideal run-around for you –a Mini Moke from The Prisoner
Two-wheeled treasure trove
Simon de Burton on a MotoGP collection, a TR8 prototype and a Countach ‘kit’
THE SHOWROOM Automobilia
An eye for figures
There was a time when most manufacturers had their own radiator adornments and some are highly prized. Just look out for fakes, warns Gordon Cruickshank
ALFA ROMEO 2000 GTV
FILIPE ALBUQUERQUE, SPORTS CAR CHAMPION “My dad loved
Auto - or memorabilia?
Let’s have a crack at defining what constitutes
THE SHOWROOM Race car buying
Lancs for the memories
When Bolton decided to take on the world, the B16 was born. Robert Ladbrook looks at the car that made Chevron a player
THE SHOWROOM Road car buying
The GTIs have it
Is this petit French fancy the greatest hot hatch of all time? Robert Ladbrook looks at the growing argument in its favour
YOU WERE THERE
It was the summer of ’69...
Shortly after the death of his father, Rick Jackson was sifting through some old photographs when he came across a few that dad Len – who had raced in the Midwest for decades – had taken at the 1969 Road America Can-Am race. “There’s a De Tomaso Mangusta, one of my favourite cars,” says Rick. “I still have the Corgi version Dad gave me for Christmas that year.”
PARTING SHOT
JANUARY 23, 1982 KYALAMI, SOUTH AFRICA
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