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While Formula One drivers grab most motorsport headlines Britain has produced plenty of other world-class drivers.

Derek Bell is one such name. The five-time winner of the Le Mans 24-hour race was arguably the best sportscar driver of his generation, also winnning the Daytona 24-hours three times and a host of other titles.

With Sebastian Vettel clinching his second successive Formula One title, and seven-time champion Michael Schumacher still racing it's fair to say the Germans know a thing or two about motor racing.

So it comes as no surprise to see a German driver lined up to appear at Top Gear Live at Excel later this month.

He's more used to hurling Formula One cars round the world's most famous tracks but Nigel Mansell faced a different type of driving test this morning.

The 1992 F1 champion put in an appearance at the Motorexpo when he took part in the Jaguar E-type cavalcade before turning his skills to an F1 simulator in Jubilee Place mall.

A cavalcade of stylish Jaguar E-Types will be arriving at Canary Wharf in time for this summer's Motorexpo.

At least 50 of the iconic cars will be rolling into the estate next month to celebrate five decades since production of the historic motor began.

Formula One fans watching this Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix might think the likes of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have an easy job.

But television presenter Tiff Needell, himself a former F1 driver, wants people to realise just how physically demanding the sport is, and how hard the average driver would find it.

By Andrew Williams

The summer of sport continues this week with the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest.

Formula One may seem like an odd topic for a greener living column, but it's obvious that a lot of Wharfers have a fondness for life in the fast lane.

It's not every day a Formula One World Champion visits a motor show and doesn't take a car for a spin but that's what happened when Nigel Mansell visited the Canary Wharf Motorexpo.

The 1992 champion ignored the Ferraris and BMWs, preferring to promote his UK Youth Cycle Challenge, but he's still a petrolhead at heart.