Sport is littered with what could have been stories. Those sliding doors moments where victory is cruelly snatched away through circumstances outside of one's control can define a career.
Forty years ago, trailblazer Michele Mouton bore the brunt of one of these agonising tales as an opportunity to lift the 1982 World Rally Championship was ripped from her grasp. To this day Mouton’s and co-driver Fabrizia Pons’ runner-up finish in the standings remains the greatest achievement from a female driver in the championship’s history.
