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Motor Sport Magazine
September 2022
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MOTOR SPORT
THE EDITOR
WEHADAYOUNGTRAINEE reporter in for work experience this month.
MATTERS OF MOMENT
The Classic at Silverstone to honour Sir Frank
Williams is perhaps the grand prix team most synonymous with Silverstone, and now the track will celebrate the life of a legend
Ecclestone to face charges after tax investigation
The incredible story of Bernie Ecclestone took another
Bentley turns back time on the TT
EXP2, which first competed in 1921, was the
Porsche unveils its new 963 Le Mans challenger, as does everybody else...
It’s a Porsche. Definitely not a Toyota. We
Alain de Cadenet 1945-2022
Le Mans underdog to seasoned TV presenter, ‘ADC’ was a pioneer and a personality, writes Gordon Cruickshank
FORMULA 1
“Why should Mercedes’ problem be everyone else’s problem?”
The FIA issued Technical Directive 039 to the
TRACKSIDE VIEW
And so we reach the halfway point of the season – with three races in the last four weeks giving us a flip, a new GP winner and a trio of podiums for Lewis
Heavenly Max and the patience of a Sainz
Ferrari back on form with two wins in three races, but engine issues persist – as does Verstappen. Mark Hughes analyses the action
From the jaws of victory
Ferrari tyre speculation helped scupper a Silverstone win for Charles Leclerc, but a hungry Carlos Sainz took full advantage. Mark Hughes takes us through the frenzied final 14 laps
Good month, bad month
Charting the ups and downs of the F1 circus
Good God, it’s an Arrows
F1 RETRO – JUNE 2002s
Skating around the problem
Sergio Pérez’s prang during qualifying at Monaco revealed that Red Bull is ahead of the game – for now, says Mark Hughes
Ask Mark...
F1 befuddlement? Our GP editor is here to help
MOTORCYCLES
“Empires rise and crumble. MotoGP is at a milestone of change”
Theworldneverstopschanging and motorcycling’s elite with it. Riders and
THE ARCHIVES
“Of course the McMurtry Spéirling takes a leaf out of Jim Hall’s Chaparral 2J”
Back in the mid-1960s I was with Motor
DIARY
“At the Festival of Speed I drove the Porsche 961 up the hill. The 961? Indeed”
On not much more than a whim I
OPINION
“Drivers are getting penalised for breaking the track limits by millimetres. Is that right? Actually, yes it is”
GETTY IMAGES Track limits and the rule on
REVIEWS
Cheap(ish) and very cheerful
Unbeatable in motor sport’s myriad strains, Toyota is also a high-flyer on the street. Stephen Dobie tests the tantalising GR86
Improving excellence
It looks like the old Range Rover but... it’s just that little bit better
Diablo in the details
Breguet’s ties with motoring might be slim but if you bought a Lamborghini with an optional extra clock, make yourself known
Expect the unexpected
The Hungaroring is one of grand prix racing’s hidden gems, and could this year bring more history for Lewis Hamilton
The streamline of beauty
Fresh details about Gordon Cruickshank’s favourite coachbuilder Pourtout are hard to unearth – making this book a real treasure
The meaning of drive
In a new book Miles Collier, owner of the eponymous US collection, shares his ideas on what the car has come to signify
WRC 50: THE STORY OF THE WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP 1973-2022
\Markus Stier This hefty hardback, which chronicles 50
FORMULA HELMET: THE GLORIOUS YEARS OF F1 HELMETS 1969-99
Bruno Bayol Be honest – through the years
RACING LIVES
John Watson
The Ulsterman recalls ruthless team-mates, dealing with downforce in the ’80s and the privilege of working with motor racing titans Roger Penske and Ron Dennis
MY Greatest RIVAL
STEVE SOPER ON JOACHIM WINKELHOCK
Flashback...
For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we are outside the press room at the 1987 Brazilian Grand Prix amid the chaotic chatter of local radio reporters
LETTERS
LETTERS
A young and very pleased Bill Wilcox in
PIVOTAL MOMENTS
30 MOMENTS THAT CHANGED MOTOR SPORT
As you might imagine, compiling a top-30 list
McLAREN ARTURA
Titter ye not
Eleven years after McLaren Automotive announced its intentions with the MP4-12C, the new Artura picks up the baton and runs with it. A chuckling Andrew Frankel finds a car that captivates at speed whether on the track or in a town centre tailback
Artura to be track ready for ’23
Beware Porsche, BMW and Mercedes GT4 teams – stiff competition is on its way when McLaren’s next-generation podium-botherer arrives
JOST CAPITO
CAN THIS MAN MAKE WILLIAMS GREAT AGAIN?
The era of Frank and Claire was gone and the Grove team had hit hard times. A visionary with a solid record of success was needed. Adam Cooper talks to Jost Capito about taking the call from Dorilton and how he plans to return Williams to the podium
BRENDON HARTLEY
24 HOUR STRIKE
It’s been 55 years since a New Zealander last lined up on pole at Le Mans, but Brendon Hartley ended that long wait in June – while also completing a victory hat-trick. Toyota’s frontrunner tells Rob Widdows about his humdinger Hypercar drive
DPPI 1969
A YEAR THROUGH THE LENS
Many photo archives contain buried treasures – and Paris-based DPPI is one such. It is now bringing some of them to the surface through a series of books, the latest of which covers the 1969 racing season. Simon Arron speaks to Manou Zurini, the main man behind the camera
BUBBLES HORSLEY
Carry on racing
Dismissed as cork-popping playboys, it was hard not to like Hesketh’s fun-at-allcost ethos. Fifty years on from its inception Anthony ‘Bubbles’ Horsley tells Simon Arron about the team’s riotous ride from F3 obscurity to the F1 podium
THE SHOWROOM
Trident missile
Mille Miglia 1955 will forever belong to ‘722’, but this Maserati, which finished down the field, is no also-ran, says Simon de Burton
Dive in for the 1967 ‘Snorkel’ Lotus
● The distinctive air feed snorkels of the
Golden wonder
AUCTION HERO
Exceedingly good makes
AUCTION PICKS
Paper escaper
This is true data-free roaming. Gordon Cruickshank outs himself as a proud cartophile for some very cheap thrills
Vitamin C in four flavours
Whether hunting for gifts or buying for yourself, visit the Motor Sport shop at motorsportmagazine.com/ shop and find a miscellany of track-friendly ideas
THE EXPERT VIEW
Upgrade to accuracy
YOU WERE THERE
The price of genius
Bob Sheppey had a friend working for TV-am at the 1988 Monaco GP who got him tickets, allowing him full access during practice. That was the year of Ayrton Senna’s sublime qualifying lap – and then his super-rare error, crashing out of the lead. Bob says he was a novice snapper – but he did just fine
PARTING SHOT
PARTING SHOT
APRIL, 1963 EAST AFRICA Greetings from Maasai onlookers
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