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"The first 7000 miles were surprisingly simple..."
As plans are made for the forthcoming London to Sydney marathon, Gordon Cruickshank looks back 30 years to the first time cars tried to drive to the other side of…
SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX
SEN” snatched the lead at the start but Piquet
led at the end of the first lap. (Above right) Rosberg leads his team-mate, and eventual winner, Alain Prost. After a hesitant start to the season, the McLaren team is back in business (Below) Alan Jones debuted the new V6 Ford-Cosworth engine in his Lola while team-mate Patrick Tambay gave the four-cylinder Hart engine might may well prove to beds last run in Ft. (Below, centre) Michele Albumto quail,. his Ferrari F166 in fifth place and ran near the front until retiring three laps from the end with loss of turbo boost. Johansson brought his Ferrari home fourth. (Below right) Gerhard Berger has been having a good season with the Benetton team and the young Austrian earned a creditable third place at Irnola.