It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
It was a sure bet against Russia last Wednesday – but that went horribly wrong.
Even in the face of the mighty Springboks on Saturday – we looked heroic. But that ended in failure.
And a week of misery for British sport culminated in the Sunday afternoon Brazilian Grand Prix debacle which saw rookie Lewis Hamilton robbed of his chances to become world champion in his debut season.
In a bid to climb out of the desolate hole of gloom the nation seems to be wallowing in, I looked up a few British success stories and found something we can all wax lyrical about – British sportscars.
Looking at owner reviews of the awesome Lotus Elise, the mind-blowing Noble M12 and the truly astonishing Westfield Roadster confirmed that us Brits love lightweight sportscars.
What other British automotive success stories can you think of? Log onto Drive the Debate to share your thoughts and help ease the pain…

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