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Formula 1 history is full of should'ves, could'ves and would'ves, but it's easy to see 1991 as the greatest missed opportunity in the illustrious history of Williams, allowing Ayrton Senna to steal his last and perhaps greatest world championship title

Yann Ehrlacher became the youngest ever FIA touring car champion at a global level on Sunday by clinching the World Touring Car Cup in Aragon, as his uncle Yvan Muller completed a Cyan Racing team one-two at the top of the standings.

Just as Williams hit a renewed peak of form in alliance with Honda, a road accident with life-changing consequences for founder and team principal Frank Williams created a new set of formidable challenges, recalls DAMIEN SMITH in the second of our multi-part history of Williams F1.

At the turn of the century, McLaren seemed to have all the ingredients for lasting Formula 1 success. Instead, opportunities were missed and bridges were burned.

The tragic death of Bruce McLaren could have initiated his young team's demise. But remarkably, and inspired by Bruce's own determination and grit, they gathered themselves and pushed on to greater glory.

Years before Formula 1 teams entered into serious experiments with 4WD, one car had already brought the technology to the category - the Ferguson P99. It piqued Stirling Moss’s interest and took an unlikely victory.

An early 1980s Williams design has the honour of being both the first Formula 1 car tested by Ayrton Senna and the winner of one of the most famous Monaco Grands Prix. Damien Smith explains what makes the FW08C so special.

From F1 Racing & Motorsport PRIME: Some said that romance in motor racing died with Ferrari darling Gilles Villeneuve in 1982. Six years later, Enzo himself was gone. On the 30th anniversary of that day, this is how Ferrari's legend only grew stronger in adversity.

The Benetton B192 wasn't 1992's fastest Formula 1 car, but the brains behind it would go on to change the shape of the championship.

More races, more entertainment, more money. That might well be a glimpse into Formula 1's near future, but is that really what fans want? And more importantly, is it really for the best?