Riccardo, se tutto va bene, il 1982 sarà per te l’anno della «consacrazione». Vogliamo fare un tuffo nel tuo passato, raccontare la tua vita, confessare i piccoli e i grandi segreti?

Riccardo, if all goes well, 1982 will be the year of "consecration" for you. Shall we look back into your past, tell your life, confess the little and big secrets?

Champion-proof / Patrese-Lancia Turbo: “I drove this car for 300km (Kyalami's distance) and found it exciting as a motor and roadholding. Immediately after my victory at Kyalami, here I am at the wheel of the Lancia Delta HF Turbo that Autosprint asked me to try for its readers…”

A prova di campione/Patrese-Lancia Turbo: “Ho guidato questa vettura per 300 km (la distanza di Kyalami) e l'ho trovata entusiasmante come motore e tenuta di strada. Subito dopo la mia vittoria a Kyalami, eccomi al volante della Lancia Delta HF Turbo che Autosprint mi ha chiesto di provare per i suoi lettori…”

William Shakespeare wrote in his comedy Twelfth Night “Some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” On Sunday, 17th October 1982, events at Brands Hatch proved the validity of that assertion. The catalyst for the greatness was “Mister Le Mans”: the great Belgian driver, Jacky Ickx…