Mic and the mechanics

THE EDITOR

IT’S OFFICIAL: F1 HAS CRACKED AMERICA”. That was

LETTERS

Bravo Motor Sport for highlighting the issues raised

Stars come out to play in Formula Ford

Traditional autumn races bring tightly contested action and chaotic scenes to Brands Hatch and Silverstone

Sutton dreams of records after BTCC triple

AT JUST 27, NEWLY CROWNED TRIPLE British Touring

NET-HERO’s carbon neutral hack

ENDURANCE RALLY SPECIALIST HERO- ERA will continue its

Fangio takes final lap to his own museum

THE REMAINS OF GRAND PRIX LEGEND Juan Manuel

Bob Bondurant 1933-2021

The motor sport all-rounder, Grand Prix film adviser and renowned instructor dies at 88

Bodyguards rapped following US GP

IT MAY HAVE GONE ON TO BECOME A

RAC digs JCB’s green engine

IT MAY HAVE ONCE BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS

Porsche v Ferrari: WEC rolls back the years

Fans of that age-old rivalry between Porsche and

BMW teases its Le Mans contender for 2023

In the latest round of BMW’s re-imagining of

Cool Porsche to tackle Antarctica

As far as specialised rallying vehicles go, this 356

MARK HUGHES

“F1 teams for the first time can look at being very profitable operations”

Max leads the battle of the Americas

With quick-fire races across both the north and south continents, Red Bull still leads the way, but only just after some Hamilton genius in Brazil, says Mark Hughes

Ferrari’s future boost

Could a recent hybrid breakthrough pave the way for wins next year?

Word on the beat

Double China, McLaren for sale and wonky wings

A bumpy ride in the Americas

Circuit knobbles added to tyre trauma for the top teams in Austin, says Mark Hughes

Good month, bad month

James Elson charts the ups and downs of the F1 circus

Beware of the underdog

F1 RETRO – JANUARY 2001

Stalling for improved times

Floor modifications made to the Mercedes may be utilising an aerodynamic phenomenon to boost straight-line speed

JOHNNY HER BERT

“Hamilton and Verstappen are the two best drivers I’ve seen going headto-head for a title”

MAT OXLEY

“Quartararo assumed the title lead in Portugal and never relinquished it”

DOUG NYE

“The establishment did not want unrestrained racing on public roads”

ANDREW FRANKEL

“I’ve driven hundreds of EVs and I don’t like the person they’re turning me into”

Vantage is back on track

Celebrating Aston’s return to Formula 1, the Vantage F1 Edition overcomes the shortfalls of the 2018 original, says Andrew Frankel

Enjoy the silence

An EV SUV with decent range and power. Good work, BMW

Army of darkness

The yoot’ of today have a love of black – even the rich kids

It’s a hyperwatch

Need a nifty accessory to go with your £2m electric Pininfarina? Bovet’s tourbillon is a wrist-worn representation of the Battista

Speed and scandal

Those pioneering Gordon Bennett events were turning points in early racing, but who was the man whose name they bear?

Maserati book winner

Back in the depths of Covid despair last

Sand and deliver

With its dream team of Peterhansel, Ekström and Sainz the Elder, will Audi be running rings around its competitors in the desert?

Gabriele Tarquini

Given better equipment this shrewd Italian would have scored more than a single F1 point. A switch to touring cars ignited his career and now, at 59, he’s ready to hang up his driving boots

MY Greatest RIVAL

STUART GRAHAM ON PHIL READ

Flashback...

For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we’re in BMW’s Munich racing department, with an ever-inquisitive Jenks asking about F1 pistons

TOXIC RIVALS

The adrenaline is coursing through your veins when, from out the anger erupts, because you know who’s responsible. of nowhere, you feel a jolt, your car slides and your race – Simon Arron shakes a fist at racing’s rancid relationships, maybe even your world championship – is over. That’s when. where red mist and retribution were part of the entertainment

Formula 1’s latest, great rivalry is simmering nicely

Hamilton vs Verstappen: no fire, but can we smell smoke?

CONTEPARTIRÒ

(TIME TO SAYGOODBYE )

“It’s been an enduring frustration that our sport has barriers to getting involved”

By the end of the year the FIA will have a new president and the Jean Todt era, which has lasted for 12 years, will be at an end. Damien Smith speaks to one of the two candidates, the current FIA deputy president for sport Graham Stoker, about his long-term strategy. Should he be elected, Stoker will oversee profound changes in motor sport, and here he lays out his plan

RACING COLLECTIBLES

The latest items sourced and curated by our in-house team

BEAST FROM THE EAST

It looked the part but Nissan’s thirsty, big-budget R89C, which was campaigned in the World Sportscar Championship and Le Mans in 1989 and ’90, was dogged by technical problems. Doug Nye dissects Japan’s powerful Group C contender to find out why it was no match for the Sauber-Mercedes and Porsches

Centre stage

It’s 20 years since a British driver last won the World Rally Championship. Anthony Peacock recounts Richard Burns’ to-the-wire 2001 title fight and the team’s turmoil behind the scenes

Rub of the green

BUYING, SELLING, AUCTIONS, MEMORABILIA

GM’s costly flop is a snip at the price

● General Motors’ dream 30 years ago was

Chapman would approve

Lacking the accoutrements required for road use, this Lotus Seven replica by Birkin has seen track success in southern climes. As Simon de Burton discovers, it has racing DNA in its blood

Eleanor steals the show

Simon de Burton on a film-star Mustang, a Group B French fancy and Ickx’s lid

Slots can be a good bet

Recapturing memories of those carpet grands prix of our youth can be addictive – and costly if you want to collect the best and rarest, says Gordon Cruickshank

THE EXPERT VIEW

On-the-wall collectibles

GRAND PRIX CHAMPAGNE BOTTLE

CHRIS BUNCOMBE, SPORTS CAR ACE TURNED TEAM ROCKET CO-OWNER

Tyrrell P34 memorabilia

Motor Sport collection

A formula for success

Dallara’s F308 was the most versatile and accessible version of a car that changed the face of F3 forever, says Robert Ladbrook

One (77) in a million

Keep your Valkyries and Valhallas. When it comes to Aston cool, Robert Ladbrook believes this is the ultimate expression

My racing aide-mémoire

“Photographs are my diaries – I’d forget it all without them,” says Philippe Gouvet of his 50 years capturing motor sport on film. As a Pau resident, races round the French town were a favourite

JUNE 10, 1973 LE MANS, FRANCE

Kremer Racing’s groovy-liveried Porsche 911 Carrera RSR was