A smouldering Italian sun showers its blessings on the long, red bonnet of an Alfa Romeo as it bellows around an Italian test track. Whoah! Worn rear tyres slide wide and the fronts follow. The windscreen's shadows swing wildly across the cockpit as the car slews first one way then the other. There's a shudder through the frame as the rear end collects itself and my shoulders thud into the seat. Back on the throttle, the engine's Stentorian blast rips the shimmering air, tyre smoke receding in the mirrors.

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