James Hunt, McLaren's unlikely hero: "We didn't know he was quick..."
A large Greek called Demis Roussos topped the charts. Water was rationed as Britain sweated in the hottest summer on record. Björn Borg beat Ilie Nastase to take the first…
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FFinally, what is all this about a motor racing centenary this year? In my view, the first race was Paris-Bordeaux-Paris in 1895 (winner Levassor’s Panhard); ParisRouen in 1894 was a trial or demonstration, not a race. W B