The Observer
As anticipation builds ahead of this weekend's championship decider, Damien Smith finds himself getting in touch with his 'inner 12-year-old'...
What a weekend for Englishmen to savour. On Saturday our rugby team will do battle to complete one of the greatest comebacks ever seen in sport.
Then on Sunday a 22-year-old from Hertfordshire will attempt to do what no one has ever done: to win the Formula One World Championship at the first attempt.
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