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| | Guardian Unlimited Sport | Motor racing | England's first ever world rally champion |
 | | Midway through the season, after McRae had won three successive rallies in Argentina, Cyprus and Greece, thereby building up a huge lead, the Scot had a T-shirt made depicting the Englishman cleaning his boots. |
 | | In truth, this has not been a spectacularly good year for any driver, echoing the 1982 formula one season when Finland's Keke Rosberg took the title with only one grand prix victory. |
 | | Channel 4, who will be covering the whole season, could scarcely have a better scenario, although the European drivers, particularly the Scandinavians, will looking to reimpose their former pre-eminence. |
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