Five big winners

John McEnroe, Virginia Wade , Tim Henman and Annabel Croft on what it takes to be Britain’s best player

THE HILLS ARE ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF V6 TURBOS Those of a certain vintage may lament that the Red Bull Ring succeeded the fast and flowing Osterreichring stapled to the Styrian foothills, but the Aus

From home-spun success to utter domination, there was a bit of everything as the new century kicked off in earnest

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.

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Britain topped the world in rallying and in Formula 1, and it was a period of boom and bust across the motorsport world.