It looked like Belgians Dirk Van Rompuy and Jens Vanoverschelde had the 68th Rallye Neige & Glace in the bag. But their Porsche 914 failed on the last stage.
Jean-Pierre Jabouille passed away on Thursday, aged 80. The Frenchman was the first to score a victory in a turbocharged Formula 1 car, at Dijon in 1979.
Get ready for Rétromobile in Paris next week (1-5 February). Le Mans and its centenary play a big role in one of the world’s biggest classic car shows.
Not one but two factory Mercedes SLCs come up for sale. RM Sotheby’s has a 1979 Mercedes 450 SLC 5.0 on offer, whereas Artcurial sells a 1980 Mercedes 500 SLC.