We should celebrate our heroes while we can

Comparisons between Formula 1 and football don’t always go down well in the pages of Autosport, but there’s a contrast between the attitude of both sets of supporters that has bothered me for some time.

Over the past decade, it’s been a pretty torrid time to be an Aston Villa supporter. There’s been an 8-0 loss, relegation from the Premier League and the club came within a hair’s breadth of financial ruination. Now, however, there’s far more promise. Some of that comes from