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Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin celebrating on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he finished third.

Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin celebrating on the podium after the Brazilian Grand Prix, where he finished third.

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Long, long ago when the world was a different place and nobody had a clue what a health and safety executive was, or minded if a couple of racing cars banged wheels now and then, there was a motor race in France.

It was won by a lanky Frenchman called Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who not only scored his own first victory, but also that of Renault’s controversial turbocharged car which had turned the sport on its head.

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