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FINALLY. AFTER COMING so close to winning the Formula 1 world title in 1983 and 1984, Alain Prost secured the crown everyone knew he deserved in 1985. Prost scored fewer poles and victories than he ha

No matter what the onslaught of incredible stats, it’s the gearknob I remember most. Sure, when the McLaren F1 was launched in 1994 it cost £540,000 (plus taxes) and there was talk of a 6.0-litre V12

IF YOU WANTED TO WIN A WORLD TITLE IN THE 2010s it helped immensely if your name was Seb. Between Vettel, Loeb and Ogier, no fewer than 13 drivers’ championships were claimed across Formula 1 and the

At first it’s hard to imagine a 12-year-old Thierry Boutsen sneaking the keys to his mother’s Fiat 600 for a joyride, such is the Belgian’s calm, pragmatic demeanour. With an earnest smile and a lithe

‘WHERE’S YOUSUF?’ THE NIGHT IS DRAWING IN, AND SO IS the weather. Rain is blowing sideways across the North York Moors and lashing the White Horse Inn’s windowpanes as we assemble on the eve of this p

It takes a certain confidence to challenge genius. Francesco del Giocondo, aka Mr Mona Lisa, may have been sublimely wealthy, but there’s no record of him asking Leonardo da Vinci to level up the hori