TWO-YEAR-OLD LIam O'Hara, above, tried out a Formula One car for size when it made a pit stop in Darlington as part of a national tour.

Fuel firm Shell has been staging special events featuring a Ferrari show car of the vehicle that propelled Michael Schumacher to the 2000 World Championship title. The tour of Shell garages is to introduce a performance unleaded petrol, Optimax, on the forecourts and to raise awareness among business users about the financial benefits of converting to environmentally friendly liquid petroleum gas. The car was at Shell's Woodland Road garage in Darlington on Tuesday.