Motor Sport Magazine | The best of motor racing since 1924
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The inside track on the biggest races and greatest drivers since 1924. The original racing magazine since 1924: News & insight on F1, MotoGP, sports cars, historic motor sport and more. Home to the award-winning podcasts.
What is a Le Mans Hypercar? Entries, rules and specs for the sports …
WEBJun 14, 2024 · Porsche 936 Three factory Hypercars run by Penske Motorsport; two customer cars with Jota; and a further customer car with Proton. Best Le Mans result 16th (2023). Penske Car 4 – Mathieu Jaminet, Felipe Nasr, Nick Tandy Car 5 – Matt Campbell, Michael Christensen, Frederic Makowiecki Car 6 – Kevin Estre, Andre Lotterer, Laurens Vanthoor Jota Car 12 – Callum Ilott, Will Stevens, Norman ...
How much does an F1 car cost? - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBMay 21, 2021 · Previously, it was thought the cost of building and then developing a top-level F1 car prior to 2021 could be as much as $400m (£282m). However, with a budget cap of $145m (£102m) for a team’s entire operations now imposed for 2021 onwards, and then reducing to $140m (£98m) in 2022 and $135m (£95m) in 2023, squads will have to be much ...
Ford v Ferrari: the real story of Le Mans '66 and Ken Miles
WEBNov 15, 2019 · The Ford v Ferrari battle at the Le Mans 24 Hours race of 1966 was a personal feud between Henry Ford II and Enzo Ferrari that played out on endurance racing’s grandest stage, the story dramatic enough to warrant a Hollywood telling of the story that took Ford to the top step at La Sarthe. The early 1960s was dominated by …
What really happened to James Dean's 'cursed Little Bastard' …
WEBJun 10, 2021 · So he traded the Speedster and $3,800 in cash for a brand-new 550 Spyder, the four-cam rocket ship that would propel Porsche to small-bore supremacy, and hired pinstriper extraordinaire Dean Jeffries to paint the sobriquet “Little Bastard” on the rear decklid. When he finished filming Giant, Dean entered a road race in Salinas, a minor ...
Michael Schumacher - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBMass and Schumacher scored successive second-place finishes at Dijon-Prenois and the Nurburgring before winning the final round in Mexico. Schumacher remained with the Mercedes Group C team in 1991 – finishing second at Silverstone and emerging as the star of that year’s Le Mans 24 Hours.
What is the fastest F1 car of all time? - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBJan 22, 2024 · Hamilton’s 2020 pole lap holds the record for fastest average speed across a lap in F1 history — besting the previous record of 263.587km/h (163.785mph) set by Kimi Räikkönen two years earlier during the same session with the Ferrari SF71H. The Finn’s own record topped a long-standing benchmark left by Juan Pablo Montoya from the 2004 ...
Lewis Hamilton races, wins and teams - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBHe won three times during 2002 and finished third overall behind Danny Watts and Jamie Green. Hamilton then recovered from a slow start to 2003 to win 10 times in 11 races and complete a dominant title win. He also made his Formula 3 debut during 2003 and remained with Manor for the following year’s F3 Euroseries.
Vauxhall VX220: road car buying guide - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBJun 23, 2021 · Vauxhall VXR220. Price new £22,000. Price now £20,000-£30,000. Engine 2-litre, 4-cylinder turbo. Rivals Lotus Elise (shock!), Caterham Seven, Porsche Boxster. Verdict A distinct change from the norm, and only badge snobbery really stopped it from being a success. Ignore the badge, this is a Lotus …
A look back at the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours - Motor Sport Magazine
WEBMay 5, 2016 · Things look promising for that year’s Le Mans. 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours. Ford came to Le Mans “in a much more organised manner” with eight seven-litre Mk2s. Henry Ford himself dropped the starting flag and Graham Hill and Dan Gurney led the pack in the opening stages. By midnight the order was Gurney/Grant, Miles/Hulme and Rodriguez/Ginther ...