Formula 1 has had many nail-biting and frantic endings to grands prix throughout its 70 years of world championship. We’ve counted down the top five closest finishes in history. 1969 Italian GP - 0.080s splits Stewart and Rindt  Much like two years later, the end of the 1969 Italian Grand Prix saw a slipstream battle for victory coming out of the Parabolica. Jackie Stewart was triumphant in his Matra by just 0.080s over Lotus’ Jochen Rindt to win the race and as a result, claim the first of his three F1 world championship titles.  1982 Austrian GP - Elio de Angelis finishes 0.050s clear of Rosberg  Chasing their first-ever victories in F1, Elio de Angelis and Keke Rosberg went...
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