Written in the stars

THE EDITOR

“2020 was  the first year  since 2000  there were  no women  at Indy”

Miami GP on the calendar for 2022

A new layout around the Dolphins’ stadium will bring Formula 1 back to Florida for the first time since Sebring in 1959

That’s cool... NASCAR on ice

a loose surface with a difference for EuroNASCAR

Karter banned for 15 years for violent conduct

Luca Corberi has been handed a 15-year racing

Channel your inner Jenks for Shelsley Walsh’s E-type soirée

A man in a hurry (to file his

A room with a racing view

INA PLOT TWIST STRAIGHT OUT OF THE Downton

Bentley back to Pikes Peak with monster GT3

ALAMY, BENTLEY, GETTY IMAGES WITH A MONSTROUS NEW

Russell cools after ‘heat of the moment’

George Russell has apologised for colliding with Valtteri

MARK HUGHES

“Where F1 politics and  technical matters meet,  things can get ruthless”

Trackside view

After two thrilling races it is clear the

MAT OXLEY

“The Guzzi V8 was fast  and sounded wonderful,  with a 12,000rpm wail”

DOUG NYE

“Penske Cars was setting  build standards which  few could approach”

ANDREW FRANKEL

“An early ’70s Dino 246GT  is a car you’d enjoy taking on  holiday or simply to the pub”

Bottas remains in Hamilton’s shadow

F1 is back, with opening rounds at Bahrain and Imola. Lewis leads but his team-mate needs to show selfishness, says Mark Hughes

Still much to learn

Rookie Tsunoda apologises to his team for 12th at Imola

Mercedes treads carefully

Tyre choice was Lewis’s winning formula, reports Mark Hughes

JOHNNY HERBERT

“What’s getting  me excited is  the prospect of a  proper ding-dong  championship”

Raking it in under pressure

Floor changes for this year, combined with cost-cutting measures, have shifted F1’s competitive order, says Mark Hughes

Good month, bad month

James Elson charts the ups and downs of the F1 circus

Racer, chauffeur, soldier, spy

Extraordinary tales from the Motor Sport digital archive

Downforce majeure

Lighter, more accurate and with improved aerodynamics, the 911 GT3 is fast in, fast out, fast everywhere, says Andrew Frankel

Improve the staycation

Family cars don’t come much better than this V8 estate

Disco dances to a new tune

Improvements all round – well, mostly – for Land Rover misfit

Anyway, who needs Formula 1?

With nine Le Mans wins, Tom Kristensen’s record tally will stand for some time, says Simon Arron. So why no GP success?

A 500 for the fans?

IndyCar’s showpiece at Indianapolis is back in its usual May slot, and could even have crowds. Jake Williams-Smith takes a look

The fullness of lime

Limited to 18 pieces, Montblanc’s green-tinged, military-inspired 1858 chronograph will evoke the envy of those in the know

THE MOTOR SPORT INTERVIEW

A promising start brought comparisons with Ayrton Senna but it was away from Formula 1 that the Dane made his mark.  Here, the Le Mans regular lifts the lid on his highs and lows

MY Greatest RIVAL

DAVID COULTHARD ON  MIKA HAKKINEN

Flashback...

For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we are at the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix as Theodore Racing’s weekend comes to an abrupt end in pre-qualifying

LETTERS

Regarding my drive at the 1971 Race of

Lost Ferrari rides again

In 1961, Phil Hill was crowned F1 champion at Monza driving the Ferrari 156 –a race in which team-mate Wolfgang von Trips and 14 spectators were killed. Almost 60 years later, Phil’s son Derek Hill takes the wheel of a ‘Sharknose’ to experience what life was like for his father

Resurrecting the 156

When Enzo Ferrari ordered the scrapping of all 156s, it assured mythical status. Replica owner Jason Wright tells the story of its return

The debut king

No one is ever likely to match Giancarlo Baghetti’s record as the man who won his first world championship grand prix – and his first three F1 races, too. Nigel Roebuck recalls meeting this humble Italian at Monza in the 1980s

THE CHANGING MAN

In motor racing, John Gentry has left few stones unturned. Damien Smith meets the popular British draughtsman and engineer to look back at an extraordinary Zelig-like career that has taken in Formula 1, Can-Am and 500cc motorbikes. Not bad for a man without design qualifications

Now that’s what I call... F1 1990s

It was a decade that reverberated to the sound of naturally aspirated crowd-pleasers but alongside the hits were a raft of underrated classics. Peter Higham picks some of the best

No regrets

No other Formula 1 driver has competed in as many races as Kimi Räikkönen – and the 41-year-old, now in his third season with Alfa Romeo, gives no indication that he’s ready to stop. Adam Cooper caught up with the 2007 world champion to talk about his years at  McLaren, Ferrari and Lotus, and why, despite the chicanery, frustration and pressure, he wouldn’t change a thing

Every journey is a race

The enduring image of Lawrence of Arabia is that of a robed military tactician astride a camel in the desert of the First World War, but as Mat Oxley – whose latest book explores TE Lawrence’s love of motorcycles – explains, the fame-shy soldier and author was a speed freak with a passion for Brough Superiors

Green credentials

Formula 1 cars of the 1960s like this BRM P261, previously raced by Graham Hill, don’t come around too often, says Simon de Burton

A whiff of vindaloo for your VW?

● No stranger to a jape, south-coast Volkswagen

Who said the ’70s were naff?

Simon de Burton on a Datsun scorcher, a Norton screamer and an Army steal

THE INSIDE LINE

“Lockdowns and the furlough scheme have ensured itchy fingers”

Ahead of the derv

The days of putting a tiger in your tank might have gone, but as Gordon Cruickshank discovers, vintage pumps are big business

THE EXPERT VIEW

A word about words

HENRY SURTEES ‘H’ TROPHY

ALEXANDER SIMS, FORMULA E AND IMSA STAR

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Orange blossom

Four Can-Am titles makes the McLaren M8 one of the most dominant sports cars of its generation, says Robert Ladbrook

Temporal realignment

Robert Ladbrook takes a look at the Aero 8, the cross-eyed curio that proved Morgan was more than a company stuck in the past

YOU WERE THERE

Obermaier Racing’s Porsche 962C flashes past the ancient

Last year of the Cats, but first of the cuts…

Le Mans had a new look in 1990, with two chicanes bisecting the Hunaudières Straight to cap top speeds. Mick Miller was there to see Jaguar’s most recent win