Le Mans lap guide

THE EDITOR

Do they make ’em like they used to?

LETTERS

Seeing John Hindle’s letter regarding a stoplight grand

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

“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

“For John McGuinness, his life has revolved around racing on the Isle of Man”

This is a big year for the Isle

“Beneath Tony Brooks’s quiet humility was a core of tempered steel”

Aformer racing driver pal remarked recently “Many of

“Moers leaves Aston Martin a fitter, leaner company than the one he joined”

There will be many who greeted the news

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

Bluefin tuner

Brabus, not known for subtlety, is giving some welly to the watch through a new collaboration with horology buccaneers Panerai

Ancol grinder

Formula E arrives in Indonesia at a new circuit that has been dogged by controversy – and has not yet been fully completed

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

Robin Shute

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’

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Richard Attwood

GAME CHANGER EVENT

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

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.”

MAY 19, 1957 MONACO

BERNARD CAHIER/GETTY IMAGES Tony Brooks proved that his