“Undoubtedly there is an infectious disease which afflicts every world champion and team, and it’s been going on for years. It’s not right to say that the guy who’s champion loses his edge, or that the designer relaxes, the mechanics lose interest of whatever. But somewhere along the line, these things occur – I’m talking about decimal points but they add up.” You may recognise these as the words of Jackie Stewart. Though it’s forgivable if you don’t. He said them back in 1986, just after Alain Prost had clinched the world drivers’ championship against the odds. And there was a reason Stewart said what he said. Prost’s title...
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