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MotoGP
Remembering a legend: Barry Sheene
To celebrate the British MotoGP, we look at the career of the nation’s greatest ever rider.
Shkruar nga Paul Turley
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British motor sport in the 1970s was dominated by three world champions: James Hunt in F1, Roger Clark in rallying and the irreplaceable Barry Sheene on motorbikes. But Sheene was more than a winner on the track: he had the looks, swagger and charisma to make him one of the biggest international celebrities of the decade.
Redbull.com takes a look back at the career of this motorcycling titan ahead of a tribute lap around Silverstone at this year's MotoGP British Grand Prix...