Motor Sport magazine @Motor_Sport Twitter profile | Pikagi

Pikagi

Motor Sport magazine

@Motor_Sport

67,487

Followers

952

Following

16,822

Media

32,943

Statuses

The original motor racing magazine, established in 1924 | An independent authority on Formula 1, MotoGP, sports cars and motor sport history.

London, England

https://t.co/qkCxHou32l

Joined March 2009

Don't wanna be here? Send us removal request.

Pinned Tweet

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

20 days

(Cue the WEC starting music🥁) – our Le Mans 2024 June issue is out now! - Big race preview: Your guide to 24-hour French classic - @JotaSport : Plucky privateers going for glory - BMW 25 years on: Will Hypercar team party like it's 1999? Read now:

Tweet media one

1

10

43

Last Seen Profiles

@MarinaNeko5

@LCondron25066

@AliHazrat64285

@Nattacha_mfp

@RenoUlmanis

@DavidVa01301424

@THISISSTATUS1

@Brando56371185

@kathyma05618512

@DanelleLor27206

@kenzie8172321

@AlteredTwix

@SanRioseco

@sdhutrj6505

@suzumari26

@onurthegreat

@one_more_mokkai

@_nuethong

@MotivationG1444

@gloria28928069

@HelaineMab39792

@Natalia99329030

@Q7D50s7092pmc6G

@bowen_ange76883

@missbtk1

@ByLut59JEipImpj

@Retarson2KBoh5

@marumaru_drama

@gLCW1odXUDZfI9H

@ayako5821189832

@samuel232225157

@Skyboyz15

@Haidenisa

@cr0wn

@derechadondetu

@skyestreaming

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

There’s a lot of love for our latest @LandoNorris cover so here’s a wallpaper pic from the brilliant shoot by @JFong8000

Tweet media one

65

601

11K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

"Verstappen – the driver who prompted the Mongolian government to request UN intervention for twice using racist language on team radio for which he refused to apologise – has now decided that’s it, Ted Kravitz has gone too far!" Up and down in Mexico:

Tweet media one

396

1K

7K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Hamilton heads out. #F1Testing

Tweet media one

29

305

6K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Heartwarming, yet heartwrenching: a smiling Rudolf Ratzenberger with the crash helmet of his late son Roland in the paddock at Imola last weekend 😢 📸: Grand Prix Photo

Tweet media one

39

558

6K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

TV entertainment should never take precedence over racing, says Johnny Herbert after the #AbuDhabiGP "This should never have happened and it should never again" #F1

217

591

3K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

The only female winner of the Nürburgring 24 Hours and probably the fastest ever to lap the Nordschleife in a Transit van. RIP Sabine Schmitz. 📷 DPPI

Tweet media one

38

378

2K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

20 days

30 years ago today – remembered forever.

Tweet media one

10

255

2K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Ross Brawn: "We did not anticipate the Mercedes concept." #F1 #F1Testing

46

58

2K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

"Verstappen accusing Russell of being out of line due to driving like he has 'nothing to lose' simply beggars’ belief, considering this is exactly what the former did throughout 2021 to Hamilton." Short memories + more: up and down at the Azerbaijan GP.

Tweet card media

Pot, kettle, Verstappen: Up and down in Azerbaijan

A weekend of slightly reserved madness ensued in Baku with parc fermé fights, pitlane invasions and the wrong Red Bull winning – only in Formula 1

www.motorsportmagazine.com

114

213

2K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Michael Masi chose to 'go racing'; instead of finish the #F1 season behind the safety car - giving Max Verstappen his chance to win the title. Here's how it differed from standard procedure

311

361

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

The shock of last year's Abu Dhabi #F1 season-decider may have receded, but for swathes of die-hard fans like @richardaucock the bitter taste remains and F1 risks losing them for good

Tweet card media

'I want to love F1 again but the Abu Dhabi debacle is still too raw'

The final race of the 2021 F1 season in Abu Dhabi ended up being a farce and the sport I have loved since childhood remains tainted

www.motorsportmagazine.com

141

247

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

The inimitable Juan Pablo Montoya won the 2003 Monaco GP 20yrs ago today. "The English media aren’t used to people who actually race," he said. "When somebody is racing hard they say, ‘My God, he is so aggressive.’ I believe that's motor sport.”

Tweet media one

24

170

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

Remembering James, lost thirty years ago today. "Like all of us he was a mixture but, at heart, an endearing, good and honest man":

Tweet media one

29

161

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

🗣️"I don't know why we're still giving these older voices a platform," says Lewis Hamilton in the British GP press conference. "We need to be looking into the future and giving the younger people a platform."

Tweet media one

67

117

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

August 2021 issue out now! British GP Exclusive with @LandoNorris , Damon Hill drives his Dad's E-Type & Max Mosley's Last Interview. Available in print and digital:

Tweet media one

7

62

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Chaos at #LeMans24 as the rain comes down! And there’s more to come:

28

142

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Sebastian Vettel says his '92 #BritishGP -winning Williams was faster in some Silverstone corners than his Aston Martin #F1 car. He added that the zero-carbon fuel used for the nostalgic run will help keep racing alive

Tweet card media

Mansell's Williams was screaming at me, 'Why are you lifting!?' — Vettel's 'responsible' Silverst...

Sebastian Vettel says his 1992 British GP-winning Williams FW14B was faster in some Silverstone corners than his current Aston Martin F1 car. The zero-carbon synthetic fuel he used for the nostalgic...

www.motorsportmagazine.com

7

94

1K

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Ayrton Senna took his final Monaco GP win 30 years ago today. He did it in the McLaren MP4/8 – an underrated F1 car that the Brazilian still loved:

Tweet media one

3

98

974

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Remembering a rally legend, lost on this day in 2007. 📷: DPPI

Tweet media one

10

84

957

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

The mesmerising Mazda 787B – Le Mans' most beloved winner? With a screeching rotary engine, Herbert, Gachot and Weidler claimed an unlikely victory in 1991. "None of us thought we could actually win," designer Nigel Stroud told Motor Sport:

Tweet media one

14

113

908

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

10 months

A very happy birthday to the legend that is Nigel Mansell – 70 today. Simon Taylor speaks to a racer like no other:

Tweet media one

9

92

891

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

14 days

"The charmer described immigration as 'poison', Mexicans as 'rapists' and says he’s waging 'war on democracy'. Plus made many choice comments about women – while the championship's promoting F1 Academy. "McLaren could've just said no." Miami Up/Down:

Tweet media one

264

105

899

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

5 months

Inspired to follow his racing dream by Ayrton Senna, Gil de Ferran went on to win the Indy 500 and the CART championship twice. He remained fascinated by the sport and its technical side right up until the sad news of his death at the age of just 56, emerged. He told his

Tweet media one

8

72

861

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Remembering James Hunt, lost on this day in 1993 at the age of 45 😔 📸: Grand Prix Photo.

Tweet media one

6

98

820

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 month

"In the face of F1's soul-destroying boredom, only one driver can bring the entertainment needed to rescue a sport which resembles a broken AI tribute to itself. "Step forward Yuki Tsunoda – Red Bull's one choice for 2025."

Tweet card media

Only Tsunoda can save F1 in 2025: Japan GP – Going up, going down

In the face of soul-destroying boredom, only one driver can bring the entertainment needed to rescue a sport which resembles a broken AI tribute to itself

www.motorsportmagazine.com

15

92

824

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Mario Andretti's championship-winning Lotus 79 chassis No4 – widely regarded as one of the greatest F1 cars of all time – will be put up for auction by Bonhams later this year. Mario tells us his incredible racing story in our 2007 archive piece:

Tweet media one

8

82

801

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 months

64 today.

Tweet media one

2

84

810

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

We are devastated to report the passing of our colleague Simon Arron. Much respected and loved by readers, racers, fellow journalists and photographers, his loss will be felt by the racing world. Our condolences go out to his family,

Tweet media one

20

68

778

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

“And I’ve got to stop because I’ve got a lump in my throat…” #F1 magic, 25 years ago today. 📷 Steve Etherington/DPPI

Tweet media one

8

67

765

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

20 days

Senna Sempre... Thirty years after the death of Ayrton, David Tremayne recounts the dark events of the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix and explains why the Brazilian’s legendary status will live on:

Tweet media one

3

76

756

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

“Lewis has opened up the world. You won’t see someone like him again for 100 years.” Willy T Ribbs was unequivocal earlier today when articulating the effect Lewis Hamilton has had on bringing F1 to people of BAME backgrounds.

Tweet card media

Willy T Ribbs: F1 teams need dedicated academy seats for BAME drivers

Willy T Ribbs, former IndyCar driver and now F1's ambassador for diversity and inclusion, says that teams need to take action to bring in BAME drivers

www.motorsportmagazine.com

@WillyRibbs

Willy T. Ribbs

2 years

No Intro needed #The History Makers ⁦⁦ @LewisHamilton ⁩ ⁦ @F1 ⁩ ⁦ @f1miami ⁩ ⁦ @SkySportsF1 ⁩ ⁦ @RACERmag ⁩

32

186

2K

13

109

714

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Happy birthday to the incredible Mario Andretti – 82 today! 📸: Grand Prix Photo

Tweet media one

6

67

724

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

As Felipe Massa considers legal action to claim the 2008 #F1 title from Lewis Hamilton, @SportmphMark says that both drivers were outperformed that year — by Robert Kubica

Tweet card media

Massa looks to strip Hamilton of 2008 F1 title, but Kubica was best that year — MPH

As Felipe Massa considers taking legal action to claim the 2008 Formula 1 World Championship from Lewis Hamilton, Mark Hughes says that both drivers were outperformed that year — by Robert Kubica

www.motorsportmagazine.com

22

60

687

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

"Guys, you've built me a monster!" Jenson Button took his #F1 title OTD in 2009 in the game-changing Brawn GP 001. In today's Great Read, he tells Mark Hughes about that once-in-a-lifetime season and car. 📸: Darren Heath / Getty Images

Tweet media one

8

41

584

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Nigel Mansell brilliantly won the Williams-Honda FW11's first GP OTD at Spa in 1986. It was the early days of a winning relationship – Patrick Head recalls the glory years and eventual split in today's Great Read:

Tweet media one

2

49

584

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

13 days

Salut Gilles. 18/01/50 – 08/05/82.

Tweet media one

3

97

594

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

FERRARI WINS LE MANS OVERALL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 1965! As a wise man once said: "SENSATIONAL!!!"

Tweet media one

5

77

555

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Mr Monaco himself, Graham Hill, took a then-record fifth win at the 1969 Monaco GP OTD. As Paul Fearnley writes, Graham Hill loved Monaco, and Monaco loved Graham Hill. He examines an iconic driver/circuit relationship:

Tweet media one

2

39

547

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Moment of impact. Peter J Fox/Getty Images

Tweet media one

23

47

538

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Remembering Gilles, a racer who did it his way – lost on this day in 1982. Jody Scheckter looks back on a one-off driver and team-mate:

Tweet media one

2

55

542

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Remembering the fearless Niki Lauda, who died OTD in 2019. In 1972 his March team was struggling with its ambitious 721X, and Lauda was no fan. Enter the 721G, based on an F2 monocoque, built in just nine days and the car that saved his F1 career:

Tweet media one

3

50

545

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

"When sports insist their presence can be a force for good, they need to back it up." After previously allowing drivers to make personal protests, the FIA has followed FIFA in banning such statements – this is a grave error, says @ChrisMedlandF1 :

Tweet card media

FIA follows Fifa's lead on protest ban: 'It's the opposite of progress'

After previously allowing drivers to make personal protests on matters such as race and LGBTQ+, the FIA has followed FIFA in banning such statements – this is a grave error, says Chris Medland

www.motorsportmagazine.com

21

91

542

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

Legends reunited: Derek Bell and the Porsche 917. Check our gallery of the 'Le Mans 100' celebratory parade of its iconic winning machines, including the Ford GT40, 956 and Bentley Speed 8.

Tweet media one

1

42

539

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

Kimi Räikkönen brilliantly won the 2005 Canadian GP OTD in the beautiful MP4-20. As the old-school racer told Adam Cooper in 2021: "No regrets."

Tweet media one

3

41

538

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

8 months

The Ferrari 640, with its slim lines, purposeful profile and ingenious technological innovations is the car many identify most with legendary F1 designer John Barnard. The designer looks back on the iconic GP car in today's Great Read:

Tweet media one

16

46

539

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Elio de Angelis was tragically killed while testing for Brabham at Paul Ricard on this day in 1986. Nigel Roebuck looks back on the career of the charismatic Italian:

Tweet media one

11

54

534

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

“He’s the future of the sport, he’s already shown incredible driving so where better to do it in a great team like this?” Lewis Hamilton has had his say on George Russell's potential move to Mercedes #F1

Tweet card media

Hamilton: 'Next generation reminds me of myself arriving in F1'

Lewis Hamilton believes the next generation of F1 drivers can make similar impacts as he did upon his arrival in Formula 1

www.motorsportmagazine.com

4

46

501

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

Lewis Hamilton says the support he received following racist abuse during and after the British Grand Prix would never have happened earlier in his career

Tweet card media

Hamilton after racist abuse: 'I didn't feel alone for the first time in my F1 career'

Hamilton says he no longer feels alone in F1 after support following racist abuse

www.motorsportmagazine.com

7

74

492

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

5 years

Today we remember a towering talent and personality in Greg Moore.

10

102

493

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

7 years

. @SportmphMark and @matoxley recall 'the brave and intelligent, very great man and very great driver' John Surtees.

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

12

129

477

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

“Don’t let anyone ever put you down because only you know your true potential. The people close to me know it." The poignant words of late rallying star Craig Breen at his final WRC outing – tragically killed earlier today in testing.

Tweet card media

Craig Breen: the mercurial WRC talent taken too soon

Irish WRC star Craig Breen was tragically killed in testing today, robbing the sport of a driver with an immense passion for rallying

www.motorsportmagazine.com

6

52

483

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Punishing Russian drivers for a war they aren't involved in might seem unfair, but it's about standing up for what's right in #F1 and beyond, says @ChrisMedlandF1

Tweet card media

'UK ban on Russian racers is right call after FIA passed the buck'

www.motorsportmagazine.com

29

36

471

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

9 years

We lost the great Barry Sheene on this day in 2003. Here's @matoxley 's retrospective: http://t.co/heqsqRRZUb http://t.co/8VoyITqFQ4

Tweet media one

25

445

454

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

Jody Scheckter claimed the iconic Tyrrell P34 six-wheeler's only WC win OTD at the '76 Swedish GP. Andrew Frankel takes the idiosyncratic F1 car for a spin: (Pic from Paul Ricard).

Tweet media one

2

46

460

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Ex-F1 drivers – with Nico Rosberg and Ralf Schumacher amongst the vociferous – have criticised Hamilton's 2022 campaign, but does the evidence back up the opinions? asks @SportmphMark .

Tweet card media

Rosberg leads criticism of Hamilton – but is it justified?

Ex-F1 drivers – with Nico Rosberg and Ralf Schumacher amongst the vociferous – have criticised Hamilton's 2022 campaign, but does the evidence back up the opinions?

www.motorsportmagazine.com

76

60

443

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

A very happy 60th birthday to the brilliant Ivan Capelli. He was once the golden boy of Italian racing but, as he tells Simon Arron in today's Great Read, when he landed a dream job with Ferrari, it proved the opposite...

Tweet media one

8

36

444

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Patrick Tambay has sadly passed away at the age of 73. The former Ferrari, McLaren and Renault F1 driver started 114 GPs, winning two. Motor Sport sends its sincere condolences to his family and friends. 📷: McLaren

Tweet media one

9

45

443

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Legendary Ferrari engineer Mauro Forghieri has passed away. Designer of many Scuderia cars, the Italian also engineered the team's first turbo engine as it claimed 8 constructors' titles during his time. Motor Sport sends its sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Tweet media one

3

65

436

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

The six-wheeler Tyrrell P34 F1 car won its only GP on this day in 1976. Not only one of F1's most radical innovations, it also still sharply divides opinion. Today's Great Read asks if the P34 was a technical leap or a blind alley:

Tweet media one

4

63

437

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

A very happy birthday to Le Mans legend Richard Attwood who, along with Hans Hermann, became Porsche's first Le Sarthe winner in 1970. In today's Great Read, Attwood lets Andrew Frankel take a legendary machine for a spin: the Porsche 917.

Tweet media one

3

52

427

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

"Oh dear, I’m in trouble with the factory Ducati team’s PR people for writing things they don’t like, so I’ve been blacklisted. Boohoo!" – so says @matoxley .

Tweet card media

Blacklisted by Ducati: MotoGP factory team's PR crew closes door to our reporter

Oh dear, I’m in trouble with the factory Ducati team’s PR people for writing things they don’t like, so I’ve been blacklisted. Boohoo!

www.motorsportmagazine.com

27

54

427

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

7 years

The fruits of the Singer and Williams collaboration have been revealed. View the full gallery:

Tweet media one

Tweet media two

Tweet media three

Tweet media four

20

125

416

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

4 months

Salut Gilles. Gilles, by Jody:

Tweet media one

1

56

432

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

'Il Leone' endeared himself to the tifosi OTD by taking Gerhard Berger on the outside of Peraltada on the final lap of Mexico '90. Mark Hughes examines the enigma that is Nigel Mansell:

Tweet media one

9

43

426

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

4 years

We are sad to report that Stirling Moss has died at the age of 90. "My wonderful husband is no longer with us," said Lady Moss.

Tweet card media

Sir Stirling Moss dies, aged 90

Stirling Moss passed away peacefully in his bed in the early hours of Easter Sunday

www.motorsportmagazine.com

7

79

419

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

10 months

Niki Lauda won the 1977 German GP OTD, a year after his horrific accident at the Nüburgring. Hero.

Tweet media one

7

42

425

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

OTD Ayrton Senna...you know the rest. Never gets old though. #f1

Tweet media one

9

44

410

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

Lewis Hamilton is F1's most successful driver on the track and continues to work in support of various environmental and social causes off it. So why is he such a divisive figure?

61

43

407

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 months

A very happy birthday to Arturo Merzario – a man with style, clearly. The last man to score points on debut for Ferrari *before* Ollie Bearman spoke to Rob Widdows in 2021:

Tweet media one

6

22

421

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

"We lost to politics." The ACO's shock last-minute BoP change caused ructions at Toyota, questioning its future involvement in Le Mans.

Tweet card media

Toyota boss on Le Mans BoP shock: 'We lost to politics'

The ACO's late BoP change controversy raged in the run-up to Le Mans, and has left Toyota questioning its future participation

www.motorsportmagazine.com

54

45

410

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Remembering the brilliant Bruce McLaren, killed on this day in 1970. He was a fine driver but, as @SportmphMark reports, it was Bruce's talents outside the cockpit that made his team great and laid the foundations for the McLaren empire of today.

Tweet media one

1

54

408

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

6 years

Terribly sad news: Dan Gurney has passed away following complications from pneumonia at the age of 86.

Tweet media one

15

212

389

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

We're delighted to welcome former #F1 team comms director @TheBishF1 to the Motor Sport team: read insights into GP history and his expert view on the current season every Tuesday. We start with what may well be the greatest opening lap in F1 history

Tweet card media

‘Pure genius’ - Senna, Donington and the best opening lap in F1 history

Thirty years on from a rain-soaked Donington Park, F1 still hasn’t seen anything like Ayrton Senna’s opening lap of the 1993 European GP. Matt Bishop remembers the magic

www.motorsportmagazine.com

14

34

399

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Valentino Rossi has tested an Audi R8 GT3 as he looks to move into sports car racing and compete at #LeMans24 #VR46

Tweet card media

Valentino Rossi tests Audi GT3 car as he bids to race at Le Mans

www.motorsportmagazine.com

6

56

391

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Remembering the legend, lost on this day in 1994: Ayrton Senna. Alain Prost recalls a former adversary who he became closer to in his final days: 📸: Dario Mitidieri/Getty Images

Tweet media one

3

60

397

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 month

Remembering Frank on his birthday. 16/04/42 – 28/11/21.

Tweet media one

2

36

395

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 month

The 1995 Indy 500, '95 IndyCar championship, F1 runner-up in '96 and world champion by '97 - all in the space of two and half years. Happy birthday to Jacques Villeneuve. Is he racing's most underrated driver?

Tweet media one

31

40

394

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

🗣 You get more show, but is it a show or a competition? Is it a sport?" The duel for #lemans24h victory gripped fans, but Toyota felt robbed after being lumbered with a bigger Balance of Performance weight penalty than Ferrari just before the event

Tweet card media

Toyota boss on Le Mans BoP shock: 'We lost to politics'

The ACO's late BoP change controversy raged in the run-up to Le Mans, and has left Toyota questioning its future participation

www.motorsportmagazine.com

63

44

385

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 months

Remembering Jimmy, born OTD in 1936. Roebuck looks back: 📸: Getty Images

Tweet media one

5

38

380

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Fast and furious “wetting” going on track right now. #F1testing

10

32

370

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

We are saddened to hear of the death of Lady Susie Moss: the wife and manager of Stirling whose kindness, warmth and humour will be much missed. Our deepest condolences to their family.

Tweet media one

2

28

375

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Mario Andretti won on debut for the legendary Lotus 79 ground effect at the 1978 Belgian GP OTD. A chance to drive the revolutionary ground-effect 79 was made even more nerve-wracking by the wintry conditions at Hethel, as Andrew Frankel found:

Tweet media one

0

37

367

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

Remembering Piers Courage, who was killed in a crash on this day at the 1970 Dutch GP. The Englishman was not just another driver who died before his time, as Adam Cooper finds out by talking to his family:

Tweet media one

3

37

363

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Remembering Roland Ratzenberger, lost on this day in 1994. In 2019 Dennis Van Louenhout spoke to Roland's father Rudolf about a driver who deserved better: 📸: Grand Prix Photo

Tweet media one

3

52

359

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Colton Herta is once again being touted for F1 but, despite being a multiple IndyCar race winner, he doesn't have the Superlicence points make the GP switch. The FIA needs to address the situation to help top US talent, says @ChrisMedlandF1 :

Tweet card media

Medland: 'FIA needs Superlicence rule change for IndyCar's top talent'

The current Superlicence points system is currently preventing several top IndyCar drivers making the F1 jump – something has to give, writes Chris Medland

www.motorsportmagazine.com

24

29

356

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

11 months

James Hunt took a brilliant maiden F1 win with Hesketh OTD at the '75 Dutch GP. When a Lord, a superstar and a man named Bubbles started the team, no one took them seriously. Until they won. Shaun Campbell looks at the short, glorious life of Hesketh:

Tweet media one

2

37

358

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

The late Gunnar Nilsson won his only GP OTD at Zolder '77 (picture from Kyalami). "My memories of him are precious, we were close," Mario Andretti told Chris Witty:

Tweet media one

1

30

351

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Sebastian Vettel thinks F1 scrapped taking the knee because it "was getting a bit too strong and too individual for the business side of things." The four-time champion, a prominent LGBTQ+ supporter, says he's considering an alternative pre-race gesture.

Tweet card media

Vettel on F1 scrapping the knee: 'It was too strong for the business'

Sebastian Vettel has said he is surprised at F1's change of pre-race protocol, and has given his reasons on why the decision was taken

www.motorsportmagazine.com

3

53

344

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

9 months

Damon Hill came oh-so-close to winning the 1997 Hungarian GP for Arrows OTD. Tech chief John Barnard recalled the tale to James Elson last year:

Tweet media one

13

31

349

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

OTD in 1985 Ayrton Senna made history with his first F1 win – and he did it in brilliant fashion. Steve Hallam, the Brazilian's race engineer at Lotus, recalled that momentous Portuguese GP to Motor Sport: 📸: Grand Prix Photo

Tweet media one

8

42

350

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

"He loved a fight, usually went looking for trouble and believed that was the correct way to go racing" As the 10th anniversary of Marco Simoncelli's death approaches, @matoxley revisits his tribute to the red-blooded racer #MotoGP

Tweet card media

Marco Simoncelli. Big hair. Big heart. Big balls

www.motorsportmagazine.com

8

34

335

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Motor Sport is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the great Tony Brooks, aged 90. Dubbed the 'Racing Dentist' due to his training in the family profession, Brooks was the last surviving F1 race-winner of the 1950s. Our thoughts are with his family at this time.

Tweet media one

4

51

336

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Lando Norris joking about how he'll beat Charles Leclerc and Ferrari in Abu Dhabi. 🗣️:"Erm, try brake-testing him – it's only a 10sec penalty!"

Tweet media one

11

34

335

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

Lewis Hamilton has said Formula 1 needs to intervene to help the troubled W Series, emphasising that there is not enough “representation across the board” for women in the world championship:

Tweet card media

Hamilton: F1 must step in to save W Series

Lewis Hamilton has F1 should step up to help the W Series after the female-only championship had to end its 2022 season early due to funding issues

www.motorsportmagazine.com

5

64

326

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

5 years

Fernando Alonso and McLaren end their partnership after five F1 seasons — and this year's Indy 500 disaster // #F1 with Princess Yachts 📸Motorsport Images

26

108

316

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

3 years

After 9 world titles and 26 seasons, the greatest rider of his generation has announced his retirement. Valentino Rossi will leave the #MotoGP grid at the end of this season, as he focuses on his own #VR46 team

Tweet media one

3

140

323

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Jean-Pierre Jabouille, the first F1 driver to win with a turbo-charged engine, has sadly died at the age of 80. Motor Sport sends its sincere condolences to his family and friends. 📷: DPPI

Tweet media one

6

60

325

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

2 years

The Red Arrows will roar again at Silverstone for this year's British GP. The RAF’s aerobatic display team’s pre-race performance looked under threat from a new F1 policy that prevents military air shows at races, but it has now been confirmed as exempt.

43

24

320

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

1 year

Wolfgang von Trips took the first Ferrari 156 'Sharknose' win OTD at the 1961 Dutch GP. In June 2021 Derek Hill, son of von Trip's team-mate Phil, drove the car at Reims to experience life behind that iconic wheel:

Tweet media one

3

25

321

@Motor_Sport

Motor Sport magazine

8 months

Remembering Colin – lost on this day in 2007. Kris Meeke looked back on his friend to MS in 2018.

Tweet media one

1

29

320