Readers of a certain age will remember those heady days when their F1 heroes could be seen in action almost every weekend. Though the world championship calendar often consisted of just a dozen rounds, the drivers were free to contest other series, be it Sports Cars, Can-Am, F2 even Touring Cars. It isn't so much the expanded calendar that prevents drivers continuing the practice in the present era, rather the fact that their employers - the teams and sponsors - don't want them risking life and limb in other series and thereby compromising their F1 commitments. In 2015 however, Nico Hulkenberg not only decided he wanted to contest the Le Mans 24 Hour race, he went and won it - first time...
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