Last month I mused on culture, prompted by the return of the name, Team Lotus to F1. Now Cosworth is back in F1 though it has not been away from motor racing. My first gig as a freelance writer was to write a booklet issued by Ford to celebrate the forthcoming 150th World Championship win by a Ford DFV. Keith Duckworth seemed to take a shine to me because I could match him on smoking and enormous gin and tonics….

Mike Lawrence