Leyton House, so close

The 1990 French Grand Prix was held at the Paul Ricard circuit on 8 July 1990. French driver Alain Prost claimed the lead late in the race to take the win, his third of the season in his Ferrari 641, by eight seconds over Italian Ivan Capelli (picture above).

This race nearly saw one of the biggest surprise result in Formula One for years, with the Leyton House cars driven by Ivan Capelli and Mauricio Gugelmin running first and second for an extended period of the race, in their Adrian Newey-designed, and perfectly suited to this smooth-surfaced track, Leyton House CG901s.

This sensational second place for Capelli, picture below, with Prost and Senna on the podium, would remain the best ever result for the pretty turquoise cars, and for the amicable Italian driver.