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Keep a lid on it

The career of the great Jacky Ickx will be familiar to many, not least for encompassing six Le Mans wins – a record that stood until 2005, when Dane Tom Kristensen achieved his seventh victory.

In addition to his triumphs at La Sarthe, Ickx demonstrated his remarkable driving talent with two World Sportscar Championship titles, eight race wins in Formula 1 and, in 1983, first place in

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