F1
F1’s greatest opening race? Coulthard’s ’03 Australian GP win
David Coulthard’s 13th and final F1 win at the 2003 Australian GP was packed with incident from start to finish – a strong contender for the championship’s best-ever opening race
Opinion
F1
F1 wants to make practice more exciting — at what cost to the race?
F1’s free practice sessions should be scrapped in favour of a more entertaining format, according to the series’ CEO, Stefano Domenicali. Is it unrealistic to demand non-stop excitement throughout a grand prix weekend? asks Chris Medland
F1
F1 Fantasy: top picks and predictions for the 2023 Australian Grand Prix
Driver and constructor F1 Fantasy picks for the 2023 Australian Grand Prix, including some tips on who to avoid, which chips to play and the best team names
F1
Senna, Pele and Fangio: Ayrton’s ‘electric’ final Brazilian GP win
30 years ago, Ayrton Senna won his home grand prix for the final time, an F1 victory that provoked a storm of emotion at Interlagos
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Archive
Brawn’s F1 journey: ‘Schumacher and I were in the trenches together’
Ross Brawn and Adrian Newey have won all but three of 22 world championships for constructors since 1992. The current score is Newey 10, Brawn 9. These two, more than…
MotoGP
Are MotoGP riders revolting?
Twenty years ago there were two high-stress moments per MotoGP weekend, now there are six, starting from FP1. No wonder there are major rumblings of discontent among riders and teams
Formula E News
Formula E now has better racing than F1, but will anyone notice?
Formula E is leading the way out of FIA world championships for the best racing action this season – but will fans pay attention?
Inside this month’s issue
F1 2023
New cars, new races, new bosses, new drivers…gear up for the biggest season ever.
Also featuring:
Daytona 24 hours: Our verdict on much-hyped new era of sports car racing
Porsche power Being Jacky Ickx at the wheel of a 911 Dakar
Formula 1 flop?: Why denigrated Lotus 76 was actually a hidden gem
Isle of man TT: Pre-war biking heroes as you’ve never seen before
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F1 2023 season preview with Johnny Herbert and Mark Hughes
Joe Dunn: I think we are all looking forward to a mammoth season – 23…
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Sun rises on new LMDh era at 2023 Daytona 24 Hours
There were just 26min left on the clock, the green flag dropped and the four…
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New Porsche 911 Dakar — off-road supercar dusts off the past
It’s funny how history finds a way to pay dividends decades after it was made.…
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Lotus 76: the overlooked car that laid a path to F1 success
The Type 76 occupies little more than a footnote in the Lotus story. Quietly forgotten…
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Isle of Man TT through its rough and raw pre-war years
Run every year since 1907. Pausing only for wars and epidemics, that’s the proud record…
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F1
From 23rd to 1st: Watson on his Long Beach F1 overtaking masterclass
Forty years ago today, John Watson rocketed through the field to win from 23rd in Long Beach – it’s a record which has never been beaten
MotoGP
Portuguese MotoGP 2023: the two big stories in among the madness
That was a crazy, painful start to the 2023 MotoGP season but in among the madness were two big stories: KTM on the way up and Yamaha on the way down
MotoGP
MotoGP’s first sprint race: ‘It will be like a jungle, everyone will go crazy!’
Who will make MotoGP history at Portimao this afternoon? Probably a Ducati rider but it’s a new world, so no one really knows what will happen at 3pm
F1
David Brabham set for ‘lump-in-throat drive’ of dad Jack’s BT19
David Brabham will pilot his dad Jack’s BT19, the only eponymous F1 car to win the world title, on the Adelaide street circuit this weekend in an “emotional” outing
F1
MPH: Ferrari knows where its car is failing – but can’t fix it
Ferrari is edging the fight for second-best on Saturday due to Charles Leclerc’s heroics, but loses out as the weekend progresses
Sports Car News
Ferrari’s sports car return: out to avenge 312PB’s crushing defeat
Ferrari’s return to top-level sports car racing comes 50 years after its last effort — the astounding Ferrari 312PB. But it didn’t bow out of competition in the way that it arguably deserved…
F1
MPH: Ferrari knows where its car is failing – but can’t fix it
Ferrari is edging the fight for second-best on Saturday due to Charles Leclerc’s heroics, but loses out as the weekend progresses
F1
‘If only Perez and Verstappen can win F1 title, let’s hope it’s a proper fight’
2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix analysis: Midfield battles provided most of the entertainment as Sergio Perez led Max Verstappen to a Red Bull 1-2. On current form there’s no other way they’ll be beaten, writes Mark Hughes
MotoGP
Are MotoGP riders revolting?
Twenty years ago there were two high-stress moments per MotoGP weekend, now there are six, starting from FP1. No wonder there are major rumblings of discontent among riders and teams
MotoGP
Portuguese MotoGP 2023: the two big stories in among the madness
That was a crazy, painful start to the 2023 MotoGP season but in among the madness were two big stories: KTM on the way up and Yamaha on the way down
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F1 Collectibles
Emerson Fittipaldi ‘signature’ Lotus 72 Box Set
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Jack Brabham ‘signature’ Brabham Box Set
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Bugatti EB110 LM | 1994 Le Mans 24 Hours | 1:8 Scale Model Car
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Historic Car Art
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(Virtual) Lunch with… Ivan Capelli
On paper, it had the potential to be one of the most romantic of all motor racing fairy tales: the schoolboy who was given an unexpected opportunity to sit at the…
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Lunch with… Johnny Herbert & Damon Hill
Dumb and dumber. That’s how Sky Formula 1 presenter Simon Lazenby once chose to refer to our guests for lunch this month. The question is, which one is which? Let’s…
Archive
Lunch with… Jonathan Palmer
Was that really so long ago?” Jonathan Palmer shakes his head in disbelief at the rapidity of time’s passage. It was in 2006 that Motor Sport commenced its monthly ‘lunch’…
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You were there: 1985 pre-season F1 testing at Silverstone
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Second career down under for GP greats
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195 racing at Crystal Palace
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Brian Henton on Alan Jones (& others): My Greatest Rival
This might sound big-headed but when it came to my rivals I always believed I was as good as, if not better, than all of them. You have to have…
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F1
Driving for the hapless Andrea Moda F1 team: ‘I was actually scared’
For a driver–team pairing that never made a race start, Perry McCarthy’s torrid Andrea Moda tale is like no other – he remembers it 30 years on
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Sixty years of the Ferrari 250 GTO: behind the wheel of King Crimson
Sixty years ago, a car regarded by many as the greatest road racer of all time was launched. And this month – March 1962 – it made its competitive debut…
Podcasts
Hear the stories behind the careers of motor sport’s greats and catch up on our latest podcast series: Engineering the Greats, which includes Adrian Newey, Patrick Head and Gordon Murray amongst the guests
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 team 2022
Red Bull had the greatest success but was it the strongest F1 team of 2022? Allan McNish and Lawrence Barretto join Chris Medland for a podcast with some surprising verdicts
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 race 2022
Which of this year’s 22 grands prix stands out as the best? Jolyon Palmer and Jack Nicholls join Chris Medland to pick the race that combined drama, excitement and overtaking
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 driver 2022
Was anyone better than Max Verstappen this year? IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean and Motor Sport’s Damien Smith join Chris Medland as they weigh up the best driver of the 2022 Formula 1 season in our review podcast
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 overtake 2022
Williams reserve driver Jack Aitken and F1 commentator Alex Jacques join Chris Medland as they try to decide on the best overtake of the 2022 grand prix season in our review podcast
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: 2023 F1 season preview with Mark Hughes & Johnny Herbert
Motor Sport’s expert panel explore the big questions ahead of the first grand prix of 2023 — stream our Formula 1 season preview podcast now
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 team 2022
Red Bull had the greatest success but was it the strongest F1 team of 2022? Allan McNish and Lawrence Barretto join Chris Medland for a podcast with some surprising verdicts
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 race 2022
Which of this year’s 22 grands prix stands out as the best? Jolyon Palmer and Jack Nicholls join Chris Medland to pick the race that combined drama, excitement and overtaking
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 driver 2022
Was anyone better than Max Verstappen this year? IndyCar driver Romain Grosjean and Motor Sport’s Damien Smith join Chris Medland as they weigh up the best driver of the 2022 Formula 1 season in our review podcast
Motor Sport Podcast
Podcast: Best F1 overtake 2022
Williams reserve driver Jack Aitken and F1 commentator Alex Jacques join Chris Medland as they try to decide on the best overtake of the 2022 grand prix season in our review podcast