The day our Damon almost pulled off a miracle victory

For British F1 fans, Damon Hill’s drive at Hungary in ‘97 remains one of the most memorable in the modern era, even if it didn’t quite result in a fairy-tale ending.

Having driven one of the races of his life, Hill was leading - in an Arrows! - with just two laps to go when his car suffered a throttle failure. The malfunction, caused by the failure of a 50p washer, denied Arrows its first ever win; the team went under in 2002, without a victory to its name.

And who would overtake Hill with the chequered flag almost in sight, to snatch an undeserved win? None other than French-Canadian cad Jacques Villeneuve, that’s who. Aaargh!