The one that got away

By his own admission, Jackie Oliver was not a great grand prix driver, but at Brands Hatch in 1968 he came close to winning his home race and in only…

Stefan Johansson is not the only Formula 1 driver of modern times who will forever be marked as a man who never won a race: Jean-Pierre Jarier, Eddie Cheever, Derek…

The nature of these articles means that, more often than not, drivers nominate races that got away from them through some disaster in the closing laps. However, in the case…

It was the tenth year of the World Rally Championship and only the fourth season in which the drivers had competed for their own title. And it looked as if…

"In my 158 grand prix starts I twice had a car that could win the race," recalls Martin Brundle. "One was Canada 1992, and the other was Spa later that…

For Phil Hill there is absolutely no doubt about the win that got away from him: Le Mans, 1959, when victory slipped from his grasp with a little over four hours remaining.…

Eddie Irvine is now in his 20th season of racing, and there have been a lot of near misses during that career. One that still rankles is the 1999 British…

Andrea de Cesaris was much maligned during a Formula 1 career that stretched from 1980 to 1994, but he didn't deserve to retire without a victory to his name. Alas,…

The one that got away Jacques Laffite: 1983 Monaco Grand Prix "There are a few frustrating races I remember from the Ligier days, especially in 1979 and '80 when we had…