But he too has kept his hand off the diplomatic throttle.

CNN: Analysis: Why is Iran so upset with Britain?

You wear a five-point harness, and the controls are a bit like a powerboat: you control the throttle with one hand, pitch with the other.

BBC: Polar express

During a nostalgic weekend, Kevin Schwantz was on hand to regale us with the inside story of his final career victory here in 1994, when he had to hold the throttle open down the straights with his left hand - despite a dislocated wrist - just to shake some feeling back into his fractured right hand.

BBC: Matt Roberts' MotoGP column