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An attempted coup from the house of lords

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SUPERBEARS – THE STORY OF HESKETH RACING

James Page

RRP £89

The notion of members of the privileged elite portraying themselves as anti-establishment is one that some may find unpalatable, particularly living as we do in this turbulent era of society. Yet that is exactly what hereditary peer Alexander Hesketh – or Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, 3rd Baron Hesketh to give him his full title – did when his fledgling racing team burst onto the Formula 1 scene in 1973. Yachts, helicopters, champagne, lobsters, teddy bear logos

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