Motor Sport Magazine Specials

The authoritative voice of motor racing since 1924 covers the entire motor racing scene. In these Special Editions, the team digs into the archives to give exclusive insight, rare photographic footage, detailed race reports, and a unique take on the subject matter; from world-class drivers through to iconic car marques, and also how some of these real-life stories have been adapted for the big screen.

FORMULA 1 TRACK TESTS

Motor Sport Magazine Specials

The rest is history • Martin Brundle, Ollie Bearman and cars from the first F1 World Championship race. James Elson is trackside for a 75th anniversary showdown

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FANGIO’S FIRST LOVE • The Maestro always admired Alfa Romeo’s 159, which brought him his first world championship. Today just three survive – and we had the honour of driving one

What are the odds of this? • A secret Mercedes commemoration of its 1955 British GP win at Aintree gave modern F1 hero George Russell a chance to ride in honour of Moss and Fangio

GO LOW, AIM HIGH • The Lotus 18 forced Cooper to raise its game by building the ‘Lowline’. Tiff Needell tries both and reports back to Damien Smith

The experiment that struck gold • When Stirling Moss raced the four-wheel-drive Ferguson to Gold Cup glory, it seemed the future was here… Almost half a century later, we reunite man and machine at the scene

Grand Prix • With special guests Alex Brundle & David Brabham

THE LOTUS 25 ‘I whooped on Hangar Straight!’ • One grand prix winner encounters another: David Coulthard got to grips with the Lotus 25, a car synonymous with his compatriot Jim Clark. Within but a few laps of Silverstone, he was completely smitten…

Big in Japan • At first it all seemed too good to be true and then it took time to squeeze him in, but finally Andrew Frankel became the first journalist to drive a Honda F1 car

QUICK MARCH • The March 701 tends not to be regarded as a Formula 1 classic, but for a newcomer’s first effort it achieved a great deal - and in short time, too

KEEPING THE NAME ALIVE • John Surtees won world titles on two and four wheels. His spell as a Formula 1 team boss was not so glorious, but his feisty squad built some fine cars. Paul Fearnley drives one of the best, the TS9, and tells its story

BI-LATERAL THINKING • When Tyrrell sought an ‘unfair advantage’, there was an ingenious solution: two extra wheels

PENTHOUSE SWEET? • Rupert Keegan was the rich kid in the F1 team with a playboy image – well, Penthouse actually. But being called the ‘next James Hunt’ worked against him

THE CAR THAT GILLES DROVE • This is the Ferrari 312 T3 that took Gilles Villeneuve to his maiden grand prix victory, confirming a talent that was to become one of the greatest of all. Mark Hales climbs aboard to pay his respects

The 312 T3: better than the books suggest • It was only Lotus might that masked how good Ferrari’s design really was

On a wing and a prayer • The chance to drive a revolutionary ground-effect Lotus 79 doesn’t come around every day. So you take it, whatever the weather…

SIMPLY THE BEST • Simplicity was the key to the success of Brabham’s BT49. Andrew Frankel climbs aboard this seminal 1980s F1 car to discover one of the most enigmatic (and uncomfortable) racers of all time

PURE ALFA • The Italian constructor enjoyed a grand prix renaissance in the early 1980s. Now one chassis is back in action, revived by driver Bruno Giacomelli. Paul Fearnley tells the story

ALWAYS MEET YOUR HEROES… • It’s 40 years since Senna arrived in F1. James Elson joins Pierre Gasly as the Alpine driver takes Ayrton’s first Toleman for a spin

DRIVEN BY DESIGN • The greatest racing car designer of his generation was curious: how...