Australia’s golden boy

People who have shaped our world

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David Addison is your guide to the changing motorsport landscape in the late 1970s and into the 1980s as the battles raged across the globe

It was a decade of British success across a turbulent landscape. Matt James picks out some highlights

Matt James looks back at some of the stand-out images and moments of the 10-year period

Fairy tales can come true, and the UK experienced a purple patch early on in the century with two home-grown grand prix title winners.