Simba. One word. One man. Lion. That was how the Kenyans knew Bjorn Waldegaard. And he certainly was the king of African rallying.Born in Rimbo, in the east of Sweden, Waldegaard started competing aged 19. And his natural talent was immediately obvious: he was on the podium on the Swedish...

The first World Rally Champion, Bjorn Waldegaard, has died at the age of 71 after a long bout with cancer.Waldegaard passed away following a rapid decline in his health. He had been due to take part at Rallyday in Wiltshire next month, but had cancelled that trip to make way...