1994-2004 DUCATI 916

At the heart of the MotoGP paddock for over 35 years

So you want to be a Ferrari test driver, eh? The good news, says the man who would be making this irresistible job offer, is that you have longer than you perhaps thought: Raffaele de Simone’s recruit

1955-1964 TRIUMPH T120 BONNEVILLE

They said Antonio – later ‘Tony’ – Lago was ‘spietato ma con grande fascino’ (which is to say ‘ruthless, but charming’). And they said of his most famous car that it was ‘une veritable oeuvre d’art’.

Former Honda chief development rider, ex-Honda Racing UK boss, and Bonhams specialist writes for MCN