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THE MOTOR SPORT INTERVIEW

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The name might not be instantly recognisable, yet this British driver is a master of his craft. On the eve of its 100th running the two-time Pikes Peak conqueror tells us of his fascination with ‘the Mountain’ INTERVIEW BY DAMIEN SMITH
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July 2022
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THE EDITOR
Do they make ’em like they used to?
LETTERS
Seeing John Hindle’s letter regarding a stoplight grand
MATTERS of MOMENT
Tony Brooks
LAST OF THE ‘50s GREATS
A winner – but he didn’t like the fuss
Gordon Cruickshank remembers the phone calls and press functions with Tony Brooks, a courteous soul who shunned the limelight
Lamborghini reveals radical new Huracán GT3
The new Huracán aims to build on a
Rossi mania arrives at Brands
Left: Rossi and Vervisch’s Team WRT Audi R8
ESkootr debuts in London
Pavement pests, maybe, but the eScooter Championship got
Historic that ’s streets ahead
MONACO’S HISTORIC GRAND PRIX roared back to its
Race version of Emira shows Lotus’s fresh focus on the track
LOTUS HAS UNVEILED A NEW RACE version of
FORMULA 1
“Andretti is making a serious bid to bring a racing dynasty into F1”
There’s a dissatisfaction brewing between Formula 1 and
TRACKSIDE VIEW
From racing around pre-Roman ruins in Imola to fake marinas in Miami, Formula 1 showed its modern and historic faces. And Verstappen showed he can rule both
Cultured to cocksure: the two sides of F1
These old and new venues might be streets apart, but there’s a single-mindedness to how Max mastered them, says Mark Hughes
Miami bounce leaves Mercedes baffled
Porpoising tamed... and then back with a vengeance. Russell and Hamilton talk of their W13 ups and downs
Word on the beat
Audi/Aston intrigue and Mario, 82, to star at US GP
Equations of chance
Is the safety car on George Russell’s side? Not so; that’s just the way things have twice played out, says Mark Hughes
Hill’s triple whammy
F1 RETRO – AUGUST 2007
Good month, bad month
Charting the ups and downs of the F1 circus 
Mystery machine
A new lower-downforce set up but the bouncing issues continue. Mark Hughes explains Mercedes’ latest amendments to the W13
Ask Mark...
F1 befuddlement? Our GP editor is here to help
“What I most enjoyed about new tracks was the differences they offered. Now we expect perfection”
GETTY IMAGES When I was racing, what I
MOTORCYCLES
“For John McGuinness, his life has revolved around racing on the Isle of Man”
This is a big year for the Isle
THE ARCHIVES
“Beneath Tony Brooks’s quiet humility was a core of tempered steel”
Aformer racing driver pal remarked recently “Many of
DIARY
“Moers leaves Aston Martin a fitter, leaner company than the one he joined”
There will be many who greeted the news
REVIEWS ROAD CAR TESTS
Get the show on the road
There’s a touch of the am-dram about this M240i, says Andrew Frankel. No Olivier gong, but an engaging crack of the boards
Allez maintenant!
Few 10/10 moments come our way – but this is one such car 
A plug-in with power
Mercedes luxury leader hits harmonious hybrid note
REVIEWS PRECISION
Bluefin tuner
Brabus, not known for subtlety, is giving some welly to the watch through a new collaboration with horology buccaneers Panerai
EVENTS MAY-JUNE 2022
Ancol grinder
Formula E arrives in Indonesia at a new circuit that has been dogged by controversy – and has not yet been fully completed
REVIEWS BOOKS
An Empire state of mind
Gordon Cruickshank reviews a new BRM history which reveals how the racing team’s flag-waving optimism turned to dust
All the president’s men
The French rise to motor racing prominence had its roots with Charles de Gaulle, who realised that track success led to big sales
STRICTLY NO ADMITTANCE – LIGHTWEIGHT E-TYPE AND XK ENGINE
There’s no one better than an insider to
SHELBY COBRAS
This is a hefty two-volume boxed work on
RACING LIVES
MY RIVAL MARK BLUNDELL ON MARTIN BRUNDLE
Known as the ‘Brundell Brothers’ due to their friendship, these Formula 1 team-mates in the ’90s showed little sentiment on track
Flashback...
For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we are at an all-important payphone in the media room with René Arnoux after his win at the 1983 Canadian GP
LE MANS 2022 PREVIEW
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE
Can anyone beat Toyota? Will Penske shine in LMP2? And what next for GT racing? Gary Watkins guides you through the key questions ahead of the biggest endurance race of the year
Le Mans lap guide
Alex Brundle has been one of the LMP2 stars at Le Mans in recent years. In 2017 he stood on the podium, second in class and third overall, and was at the forefront of a thrilling LMP2 battle last year. This summer he’s back in the Inter Europol Competition ORECA. We asked him to talk us around this mighty track
GROUP C PORSCHES
WILDEST DREAMS
The 956 on the left was the works team’s first Group C winner at Le Mans, while the 962 on the right was its last. Andrew Frankel, in the ultimate pinch-yourself track session, tests both before taking part in a Goodwood Members’ Meeting cavalcade of raw power
956/962: THE LE MANS YEARS
PORSCHE’S CLASS ACT
As Le Mans success stories go, the 956/962’s is unusually long, stretching for 12 years. With input from designer Norbert Singer, Gary Watkins looks back at the moments that made the legend
HYDROGEN MISSIONH24
French Revolution
When the Automobile Club de l’Ouest announced a new hydrogen class for the Le Mans 24 Hours starting from 2025, a joint ACO and Green GT programme promptly began – but can the prototype’s tech compete on track? Pascal Dro takes the wheel of the MissionH24
LE MANS 1952
KEEP ON RUNNING
Study the results of the 1952 Le Mans 24 Hours and the Mercedes 1-2, achieved with the new W194, suggests a shift in power to Germany. As Andrew Frankel reveals the reality was different, and the gullwings were not fast. This was a war of attrition packed with tactical nous, derring-do and a great deal of luck
ALPINE F1
EN STONE IN THE PINK
Could Alpine be Formula 1’s bestperforming mid-fielders by the end of this season and regular podium wallahs within 100 races? Adam Cooper speaks to CEO Laurent Rossi and principal Otmar Szafnauer about their five-year plan to move through the ranks and challenge for world titles
JOHN PIPER
Homage is where the heart is
His CV includes the Metro 6R4, Jaguar XJR-14 and Panoz GTR-1, but John Piper’s latest project is his most personal yet. Damien Smith meets the artisan engineer who’s breathing new life into some old favourites
‘Best-of ’ approach to building a Sebring replica
With just two MGC GTS cars made in period, John Piper and Richard Adams decided to make their own, says Damien Smith
FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE 2022
Father’s day Gift Guide
In need of inspiration about what to buy Dad on June 19, or want to give your own brood a few suggestions? The Motor Sport shop offers a wide range of products – like these...
Staff picks
A few of the editorial team reveal the goodies that top their wants list
EVENT
Richard Attwood
GAME CHANGER EVENT
THE SHOWROOM
Biofuel’s paradise
DEALER STAR CAR
Lotus showroom putting on the Ritz
● Already home to Porsche and MG showrooms,
Templar exemplar
AUCTION HERO
A Porsche well-travelled
AUCTION PICKS
The original paper view
Racing films means racing film posters, and in among a multitude of reprints and copies, original movie posters can be worth a good deal. Gordon Cruickshank reports from the red carpet
Cadwell to Montlhéry
VSCC member Justin Maeers has been overseeing racing debuts, and stripping cars by the side of the road in France
YOU WERE THERE
Charity begins at Silverstone
As Goodyear’s technical director, Peter Bradbury arrived early at Silverstone for the 1987 Grand Prix “to help the Stringfellow F3 team settle in, and somehow we overstayed our tickets…” But he adds, “Access to pits and paddock was helped by Clay Regazzoni who was only too pleased to let me push him from place to place.”
PARTING SHOT
MAY 19, 1957 MONACO
BERNARD CAHIER/GETTY IMAGES Tony Brooks proved that his
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