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Nothing to do with frogs but the story I like concerns the 1987 Enna F3000 race. The Ralt team had been amongst the quickest all season with pole positions and fastest laps just about everywhere. Gugelmin won the first race but the team was dogged by bad luck from that point on. However, at Enna Roberto Moreno was on top form and looked set to win the race comfortably until... On the last lap he slowed dramatically at the final chicane and just coasted round, apparently out of fuel. The team was distraught at losing out within sight of victory but, just as the second placed car appeared in his mirrors, Roberto floored the throttle and took the flag with a perfectly healthy car.
It took Ron Tauranac several years to see the funny side...
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