Plato to call time on his BTCC career

THE EDITOR

THE DAFFODILS ALONG THE track bankings may have

Formula 1 set to shine on the Strip

By adding Las Vegas as a third annual race in the United States, it looks like grand prix racing may have finally cracked America…

Another classic as Members’ Meeting starts the season

V10 Formula 1 cars, Group C Porsches and some of the finest historic metal around

Aston Martin to line up at this year’s Nürburgring 24 Hours

The Brits are back with a V8 Vantage

Callum to make racing sims into works of art

HE MAY BE BEST KNOWN FOR LEADING the

Electric powerboat racing series on schedule for ’23

RaceBird trials are now taking place. single-seat narrow

“The F1 circus arrived in Saudi Arabia days after a mass state execution”

A missile attack on an oil depot just

TRACKSIDE VIEW

It’s early days, but Ferrari and Red Bull are painting towns vibrant shades of red and orange. Here are our observations and explanations from Jeddah and Albert Park

From Saudi strikes to Aussie highlights

Saudi Arabian GP Australian GP

Spare parts and false starts for Sainz

With his team-mate flying, Carlos needed a boost in Australia, but he was let down by a host of issues

Word on the beat

Kyalami looms, as does Porsche and Audi

It’s the pits for Checo

Was Saudi Arabia an opportunity missed for Red Bull pole-sitter Sergio Pérez? Probably not, argues Mark Hughes

Good month, bad month

Charting the ups and downs of the F1 circus

Formula 1’s Mr Nice Guy

F1 RETRO – FEBRUARY 2005

The rise and fall of F1 cars

Why is there so much bouncing around this year and what are the top teams doing to fix it? Mark Hughes explains porpoising

Ask Mark...

F1 befuddlement? Our GP editor is here to help

“When I first got into an F1 car I expected it to be the most difficult thing I’d raced... and it was”

GETTY IMAGES In judging the success of the

“Gilberto Parlotti’s death at the 1972 Isle of Man TT was a watershed moment”

The Isle of Man TT was the world’s

“This is not the first hiccup in the Mercedes marque’s GP history”

So the opening races of this season’s new-era

“Was this the greatest collection of Group C Porsches ever seen?”

Iwill in a coming issue elaborate more fully

It’s playtime at Porsche

As much fun as a 911 GT3? A smitten Andrew Frankel puts forward the case for the more affordable Cayman GT4 RS

The future starts here

An EV you’ll want to spend time in. This is an historic moment

Bavaria’s EV safe bet

Figures add up for this likeable, honest, family friendly BMW i4

Laps meet luxury

Spotted at a recent Geneva horology convention was a striking Bulgari and Ducati collaboration that’s as loud as a Desmosedici

From silver shoots it grew...

Porsche’s racing history isn’t all 911s and 962s. Now a new work tells the formative story, says Gordon Cruickshank

Lewis, look away now...

Dive into Max Verstappen’s karting days and discover what made him a world champion in an insightful, albeit subjective, new title

Gridiron is out, grid is in

Hopefully there will be no porpoising as Formula 1 finally arrives in Miami, with a circuit centred around the Dolphins stadium

Richard Attwood

GAME CHANGER EVENT

Perry McCarthy

He’s been called the unluckiest man in motor racing and yet for all his career-threatening accidents, mechanical failures and financial difficulties, this Brit Pack battler was never short of good, old-fashioned bouncebackability

MY Greatest RIVAL

JACKIE OLIVER ON GEORGE FOLLMER

Flashback...

For two decades Maurice Hamilton reported from the F1 paddock with pen, notebook and Canon Sure Shot camera. This month we see Lotus’s Ayrton Senna at Detroit in 1985 with friend Russell Bulgin nearby – one of the great racing writers

LETTERS

It is amazing how much people are still

MAKING HISTORY ALL OVER AGAIN

Despite two years of pandemic and Brexit-enforced disruption, the historic racing scene has remained a vibrant and exciting branch of the sport. And 2022 is shaping up to be a classic

OLDIES ARE BACK ON TRACK

It’s been a tough two years for historics but despite problems with carnets, fuel costs and a pandemic, 2022 offers a full season of racing. There is a lot to look forward to, writes Paul Lawrence

Finding your route to the race track

Simon Arron meets a racing enthusiast combining a day job with driver coaching

BICESTER’S MASTERPLAN

An old RAF base transformed into an automotive giant. Joe Dunn discovers the present, and future, of Bicester Motion

Generation game

In a branch of motor sport where cars are at least 80 years old attracting young participants can be tough, but the VSCC’s under-30 group is growing. Paul Lawrence reveals how it’s being done

A page right out of history

If you think nostalgia’s not what it used to be, try our pick of the 12 best classic events

FERRARI IS BACK IN THE SADDLE

Winless for almost three years prior to Bahrain 2022, and without a drivers’ title since 2007, Maranello is once again a menacing presence. Adam Cooper reports from Melbourne on the Scuderia’s return and why it’s good news for Formula 1

VILLENEUVE vs PIRONI

Much is made of the Lewis and Max rivalry, but in Formula 1 little compares to the enmity between 1982 Ferrari team-mates Gilles and Didier. Maurice Hamilton and Nigel Roebuck look back at the treachery and tragic events that unfolded

MAN TO MANX

The Isle of Man TT returns at the end of May after a Covid-enforced hiatus, with Honda’s line-up a fascinating mix of legendary experience and youthful exuberance. Stephen Dobie joins 23-times winner John McGuinness and debutant team-mate Glenn Irwin to listen in to the pair’s preparations

TREASURED MEMORIES

Which would you prefer, the famous Red 5, or the red one that’s not No5, but is no less significant? Between this Ferrari and Williams, Nigel Mansell celebrated a combined seven grand prix wins. And now they’re up for auction. Damien Smith takes a look at the lots

“We had awful reliability in testing”

James Elson meets John Barnard, the English architect of Ferrari’s flawed masterpiece

“THE DANGER ASPECT WAS APPALLING. IT SHOULD NEV ER HAVE TAKEN PLACE”

That was one damning assessment of the first attempt to run an international race in Israel. Mark Bissett tells the story of what became a disaster in the desert

Underneath the arches…

BUYING, SELLING, AUCTIONS, MEMORABILIA

Daddy’s source

Father’s Day collection

THE EXPERT VIEW

A question of scale

Twisted logic arrives ‘down south’

● There is a part of London that

Le Mans to Monaco

For this race ready Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 sports car, stunning looks come with a big price. Simon de Burton tells its story

Is this the way to Maranello?

Simon de Burton on this month’s auction highlights, including Ferrari’s F1-esque F50

In the wake of events

Most souvenir programmes are not valuable, but signed copies and collections might earn you more than your entry fee, reveals Gordon Cruickshank

All the good of Goodwood

A break in the VSCC calendar gave Justin Maeers a chance to try something different, with a Members’ Meeting run

The view from on high

An enthusiast since watching Jim Clark in a Cortina in 1966, David Simpson especially liked Brands Hatch because of the great shots its elevation gave. Here’s a selection of his work

JUNE 13-14, 1970 LE MANS, FRANCE

THE KLEMANTASKI COLLECTION While the cameras of Steve