Page 9
The Editor
There is no getting away from the fact that what went on in Australia last month was a travesty. Fans…
May 2020
Buy online
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
Page 12
Eight grands prix off, and counting
The global motor racing calendar has been thrown into chaos in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, with eight Formula…
Page 13
Motor sport’s ‘war-time spirit’ kicks in
Motor sport tends to be a microcosm of the real world, and that’s certainly the case right now during the…
Page 14
Flying Mustang set to take on auction record
A 1965 Shelby GT350R Competition Model that was raced by Le Mans 1966 runner-up Ken Miles is expected to fetch…
Page 14
Porsche's retro goes futuristic
Porsche gave spectators at the Amelia Island Concours a blast from the past as its new all-electric Taycan was adorned…
Page 15
Racing stars head online
As racing circuits lie empty, eSports promoters are seizing the moment, bringing professional drivers together in virtual competition. On the…
Page 16
Jenks’ Triumph up for sale
The Triumph T110 belonging to Motor Sport’s Denis Jenkinson will be on sale this month at the National Motorcycle Museum. Witness…
Page 16
Seb’s pyrrhic Mexico victory
Sébastien Ogier took victory in a curtailed Rally Mexico last month in what looks destined to be a truncated 2020…
Page 18
Mark Hughes
It’s Strange times as Formula 1 grinds to a coronavirus-induced halt along with the rest of the world. The cancellation…
Page 21
Mat Oxley
Britain has enjoyed substantial success in the World Superbike Championship during the past three decades: 13 world titles, against none…
Page 23
Doug Nye
Much has been made of the battle to improve Formula 1’s watchability, and the proposals to improve it made by…
Page 24
Andrew Frankel
Once a year, me and a few friends from within the business go on a driving weekend. I’d love to…
Page 26
Australian GP: The strange tale of a race that never was
Formula 1 has always existed in a bubble, sealed from most of the concerns of the wider world. Even as…
Page 28
Talking about my generation
Marrakesh is a circuit everybody knows well because we’ve been there consistently since 2016-17, when the race joined as part…
Page 30
Porsche keeps the faith
This is a business riddled with cliché phrases, peddled by reporters such as me. Whether it’s controls ‘falling easily to…
Page 32
Mercedes-AMG A45S review: Elephant in the room
Back in 1983, Fiat got serious about hot hatches and introduced the Strada 130tc whose 2-litre engine, as implied, produced…
Page 32
Hitting the speed limit
Ever since it started making seriously rapid estate cars over 25 years ago (hands up who recalls the Porsche-developed RS2…
Page 34
Netflix's second smash hit?
After a promising start in Melbourne, the season quickly falls apart when it emerges the Haas car overconsumes its tyres.…
Page 36
Book reviews: Classic engines, modern fuel & Tom Hartley — the dealmaker
Classic engines, modern fuel On the day this arrived, the government announced that pump fuel would soon include extra ethanol.…
Page 36
Book review: Dick Seaman, victim of circumstance
It’s easy to view Dick Seaman only in terms of ‘did he or didn’t he?’ Did he fall for Nazi…
You may also like
F1
Has the Red Bull era come to an end?
Has the Red Bull era been ended by the new formula? That was the intriguing possibility to emerge from the first bout of testing of the new generation F1 turbo…
F1
MPH: Will Kimi now fight Vettel for wins?
No longer fighting for his drive at Ferrari, Räikkönen's attention could turn fully to ending his win drought Now that Ferrari’s dropping of Kimi Räikkönen for Charles Leclerc – and…
F1
An evening of Senna
Motor Sport hosted a special evening in London on Monday as a group of our enthusiastic readers joined us for a private viewing of the stunning new Ayrton Senna film,…
Motorsport Videos & Video News
Audi wins WEC Silverstone 6 Hours
Audi finished an exciting 1-2 at Silverstone on Sunday in the opening round of the 2013 World Endurance Championship. Toyota had locked out the front row in qualifying, but in…