They say that you should never meet your heroes. So it probably goes without saying you shouldn't be punched by them on live television either.
But that is exactly what happened to Eliseo Salazar.
You may have seen it live; you may have seen it on countless clips shows on TV; you may have even seen it on the internet. But no doubt you will have seen it.
Andrea de Cesaris on his F1 career Andrea de Cesaris, who died on Sunday, made a big impression in his colourful career despite never winning a race. In this interview from 2006, he looks back on his F1 years with TIM REDMAYNE F1
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The winless drivers who could be Hamilton's heirs to the F1 crown Eventually, Lewis Hamilton's Formula 1 career will come to a close. Although the likes of Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen have challenged, three drivers who are yet to score a victory could inherit the world champion's place at the pinnacle F1
When F1's crazy horse joined the Prancing Horse Jean Alesi made an immediate impact in Formula 1 when he arrived with Tyrrell, but his decision to join Ferrari instead of a resurgent Williams for 1991 was ill-judged as the Scuderia became engulfed with in-fighting that resulted from a sub-standard car F1
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The V12 experiment that yielded Senna’s final F1 title Formula 1 fans remember V12 engines fondly but only one has powered a driver to the world championship. STUART CODLING recalls McLaren's MP4/6, with which Ayrton Senna secured the 1991 crown 30 years ago F1
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