2025 MOTOR SPORT DIARY

THE EDITOR

How important is it to preserve evidence of

LETTERS

email: editorial@motorsportmagazine.com Thoroughly enjoyed John Oreovicz’s November issue

The right frame of mind

For a nation of five million people, New Zealand is proving itself a reliable source of top-level racing drivers, but as our gallery of competitors shows, the talent tap has been running for decades

PARTING SHOT

FEBRUARY, 1973 PUTNEY, LONDON This odd-looking motorcycle that

MATTERS OF MOMENT

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 SAKHIR, BAHRAIN Jota’s Porsche 963

F1 frontline

Toto Wolff’s remarks about Lewis Hamilton in a new book don’t lack respect, says MARK HUGHES – he’s stating simple facts

Word on the beat

Alpine-Mercedes for 2026 and the Monaco GP to stay...

F1 insider

Across the Atlantic we’ve seen three different Max Verstappens – ruthless, angry and brilliant, writes KARUN CHANDHOK

Drive OF THE month

Each issue, we nominate a driver from a recent race who deserves recognition for a job well done. This month’s finest performance came in Sakhir at the final WEC race of 2024

Top 5... Lowest grid spot F1 wins

Max Verstappen’s victory in the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix from 17th on the grid was monumental and places him in the all-time list of greatest wins from the lowest star ting position*

Bentley’s blast from the past hits the road

CAR OF THE MONTH – BENTLEY SPEED SIX

Circuit de Charade

GREAT LOST CIRCUITS

Touch of class

ON TRACK

OUR TOP EVENTS THIS MONTH

GRIZEDALE STAGES RALLY Grizedale Rally, Cumbria, December 7

Out and about ...

Even as the clocks went back and the season wound down there was still a packed calendar of events on and off track to keep racing fans busy

POSTCARD FROM America

With the rise of IndyCar’s Mexican star Pato O’Ward, the series needs to follow F1 south of the border, writes JOHN OREOVICZ

Eric the bike king

BOOK OF THE MONTH

THE COLLECTOR

Tintin tops

THE AUSTIN PEDAL CAR STORY

The Royal Automobile Club’s Motoring Book of the

PORSCHE GRILLE BADGE

Zinc cast with acrylic colouring, take your pick

MIKA HÄKKINEN REPLICA HELMET

This full-size replica of Mika Häkkinen’s 1998 title-winning

F1 LAS VEGAS GP 2024 POSTER

Automobilist has produced a special Night Race poster

PORSCHE 911 TREE DECORATION

Bored of reindeer and robins? Try this hand-painted

BENTLEY MEMORY GAME

Build your Bentley knowledge with this Ravensburger game,

SPA 24 HOURS POSTER SET

The 2024 Spa 24 Hours marked the centenary

Archives

While 2025 is the 75th anniversary of F1’s Drivers’ Championship, DOUG NYE steers us towards other milestones we could mark

From the archives...

Denis Jenkinson is at the 1972 Austrian GP – a favoured location for our F1 reporter. Here, he sets the scene before the race gets under way

ON THIS MONTH...Tony Pond, Betty Haig and Clark Gable

ITALIAN JOBS January 1951 The year begins with

MATTERS OF MOMENT

TAG Heuer’s long-standing association with Ayrton Senna continues with a new Carrera special edition, writes SIMON DE BURTON

Motorbikes

After BMW’s success in World Superbike could this mean the Germans are about to enter MotoGP? MAT OXLEY hopes so

Road cars

So, Donald Trump is American president again, but what does this mean for the future of EVs? ANDREW FRANKEL sifts the signs

A sound investment?

THE FRANKEL REVIEW

Formula E

With a new season about to begin, Jaguar TCS Racing’s team director JAMES BARCLAY says the electric series has hit its stride

F1 back to its best

It all started so predictably... then came the Miami Grand Prix. Damien Smith looks back on a borderline belter year

When F1 was UNBEATABLE

OUR PICK OF THE GREATEST GRAND PRIX SEASONS IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ERA

ULTIMATE BARN FIND

McLaren’s M23 powered Emerson Fittipaldi and James Hunt to F1 world titles in 1974 and ’76. Now, the discovery of a forgotten chassis has caused a stir in Woking, as Adam Towler explains

Return of the Max

Without a win for Red Bull in four months, Verstappen gave a timely reminder of why he’s still the best driver on the grid. As Mark Hughes reports, the title is as good as over

Wide boys on the limit

Toto Wolff and Christian Horner have their say as the FIA clarifies its rules on wheel-to-wheel combat in corners

THE KIWI CONVEYOR BELT OF TALENT

Liam Lawson is the latest ace to emerge from New Zealand, a nation with a proud tradition of churning out top-level drivers. Jack Barlow reveals the winning formula

Off-piste,on-track

A British trailblazer on the ski slopes as well as the racing track, Divina Galica’s sporting life has been governed by speed. Matt Bishop hears her incredible story

THE CRUEL C

By Donington Park’s very first corner, Andrew Frankel was in trouble. Could it be that the Porsche 956/962-baiting Lancia LC2 is too wild to tame?

Jake & Simon Hill

BTCC’s new champion and his dad on their hustle to the top – without a penny to spare – and their shared love of motor sport history and old racing cars

Cooling problems vanish in thin air

In Mexico, Ferrari scaled the heights by managing its brake temperature to give its drivers the edge at altitude

Leader of the pack

DEALER STAR

Bugatti beauty a racing hit since 1926

● Once raced by notable Land Speed Recordbotherer

Pocket rocket

AUCTION HERO

Going Sarthe for the winter

AUCTION PICKS

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CUPRA

RICHARD MILLE