● The tragic loss of German talent: Manfred Winkelhock, above right, and Stefan Bellof, above left, perished at the wheel of privateer Porsche 956s within the space of a couple of weeks at the end of the summer. Winkelhock, killed driving a Kremer car at Mosport, was an established F1 driver, while Bellof, who died at Spa in a Brun entry, was earning his spurs with Tyrrell. Many who worked with Bellof believe he was an F1 world champion in the making.
● Arrivederci, Lancia: Lancia’s LC2, above, the big underachiever of the early years of Group C, undertook its final full race programme with the factory in ’85. It was only due to compete sporadically the following year, but the programme was abandoned after the deaths of Henri Toivonen…