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WHO IS THIS?

This cheeky chappy was cruelly denied the chance to really show what he could do.

He went from burnt wood to smoking tyres in short order, taking on allcomers and prevailing, earning a step up the ladder, which he completed with ease. He was back at the scene of earlier success when fate dealt him a blow. But he defied the odds to make it to the beach on time.

Pace disguised his pain and it didn’t last. An avuncular figure brought him back from the eastern, before a fallen giant gave him a safe haven.

In between there was an emotional first in the round, before he was recalled by his first love to sit next to a superstar. He was twice in the right place, but it wasn’t enough. After a long hike over the Alps he returned home and once again found himself perfectly placed to take advantage.

After the call of the wild left with a whimper he became a familiar face across the land.

ON THIS DAY

1 Which American claimed the first of his nine Formula 1 World Championship podiums on this day in the 1982 Belgian GP?

2 It’s 2016 Australian Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen’s birthday. With which team did he make his series debut?

3 NASCAR legend ‘Smokey’ Yunick died on this day in 2001. His cars won two NASCAR Cups, but for which driver?

4 Which German racer claimed the only points of his F3000 career on this day in the 1998 race at Barcelona?

5 Which Swiss rider claimed his only 500cc motorbike GP win on this day in France in 1982?

NAME THE HELMET

LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS Who, what, where, when? Francois Hesnault, Renault RE60, Nurburgring, 4 August 1985. Who is this? Rene Arnoux. On this day 1) Gunnar Nilsson. 2) Tyrrell P34. 3) 1990. 4) Disney World Speedway. 5) BAR. Name the helmet Jean-pierre Jabouille.