The eyes of the world are on Rio right now, as the greatest sporting spectacle of them all – the Olympic Games – takes place. So why isn’t motorsport a part of it? Charles Bradley explains. The last time motor racing played an active role during an Olympic Games was in Paris in 1900 – but then again so did cricket, croquet and ballooning! The Games were run in conjunction with the World’s Fair, it all took about six months to complete, and there was even a class for electric delivery vans (take that, Formula E). Since then, rallying has come closest to being a part of this sporting extravaganza – both times in Germany. In 1936, plucky Brit Betty Haig received a gold medal for...
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