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Post by chrisb on Oct 21, 2024 15:47:56 GMT
that is one gorgeous banner image René- just wonderful, loved that car, also I did think it was the only car capable of challenging my beloved Loti. Not forgetting he was up there at the starts of the Italian and American GP's as well, and such a beautiful car. It is probably the only other model car I wanted that wasn't a Lotus.
The Belgium GP was interesting and I was so pleased he did win it, although the Lotus 49 was so incredibly quick there - just unbelievable as was the case at Monza
Was Dan another driver who would have been a fabulous World Champion - for me yes.
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Post by René on Oct 25, 2024 17:47:19 GMT
In the banner, Mexican driver Ricardo Rodríguez in the Ferrari 156 ‘sharknose’.  |
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Post by mikael on Oct 26, 2024 9:27:54 GMT
A very strong "mini-portrait" of Ricardo Rodriguez: (From the book "The Cruel Sport - Grand Prix Racing 1959-1967", by Robert Daley.)
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Post by mikael on Oct 26, 2024 9:32:14 GMT
Equally strong mini-portraits of Willy Mairesse and and of Harry Schell. I think these make quite an impression and are hard to forget.
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Post by René on Oct 26, 2024 10:21:53 GMT
Intriguing portraits.
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Post by chrisb on Oct 26, 2024 10:25:24 GMT
Terribly tragic irony that Ricardo should lose his life in the manner he did- again that needless waste of life - rather like Harry who one always thought a really colourful character yet would survive, sadly not so.
I have read Jo Ramirez's book where he was obviously a big fan of RR not sure others were and I know there is a very comprehensive book on the Rodriguez brothers which is a bit beyond my pocket money so not sure if anyone else has this book or what their impressions were in hindsight of RR.
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Post by Carl on Oct 26, 2024 21:44:04 GMT
Two very unusual drivers, both very fast, with diametrically opposed approaches. I couldn't relate to Harry Schell, although his careful approach deserved a better end. Peter Revson described Willy Mairesse's expression before a race as scary, almost diabolical, and he became enraged when anyone tried to pass for position, sending Chris Bristow off the road to a terrible death at Spa in 1960. Willy turned his rage on himself at the end. |
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Post by Carl on Oct 26, 2024 21:52:22 GMT
Terribly tragic irony that Ricardo should lose his life in the manner he did- again that needless waste of life - rather like Harry who one always thought a really colourful character yet would survive, sadly not so. I have read Jo Ramirez's book where he was obviously a big fan of RR not sure others were and I know there is a very comprehensive book on the Rodriguez brothers which is a bit beyond my pocket money so not sure if anyone else has this book or what their impressions were in hindsight of RR. The Rodriguez brothers were both extraordinarily fast at a very young age.
When father wants pole position, it can be a kiss of death  Pedro drove at Brands Hatch as though possessed.
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Post by chrisb on Oct 27, 2024 10:08:17 GMT
Two very unusual drivers, both very fast, with diametrically opposed approaches. I couldn't relate to Harry Schell, although his careful approach deserved a better end. Peter Revson described Willy Mairesse's expression before a race as scary, almost diabolical, and he became enraged when anyone tried to pass for position, sending Chris Bristow off the road to a terrible death at Spa in 1960. Willy turned his rage on himself at the end. Yes, he was a very dedicated person to say the least, my abiding memory is Spa 62 when he was racing Trevor Taylor and that ended in tears and flames an accident that I feel seriously affected Trev's confidence yet when you look at it, somehow it was always inevitable |
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Post by robmarsh on Oct 30, 2024 12:53:45 GMT
Emerson Fittipaldi Lotus 72D 1973 Brazilian GP at the original Interlagos circuit.
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Post by René on Nov 1, 2024 21:22:56 GMT
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Post by chrisb on Nov 2, 2024 11:45:24 GMT
Isn't that just a vision of beauty? gorgeous
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Post by René on Nov 9, 2024 13:58:19 GMT
In the banner, Alessandro Nannini in the Benetton-Ford B190 at the 1990 British Grand Prix, Silverstone.
The beautiful photo is by our good friend John Charles Redding.
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Post by mikael on Nov 9, 2024 16:06:29 GMT
A great photo by JC.
I loved the return to the deep, "lay flat down" seating position (which typified the 1960's), which culminated around 1990, after the approximately 15 years (from the mid-1970's to the late-1980's) during which a much more upright seating position dominated.
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Post by mikael on Nov 12, 2024 17:30:32 GMT
Ref.: The 1990 Benetton-Ford B190 again:
I always find it interesting to muse on the sponsor "landscape" in F1 at a given time; it tells quite a great deal about the global economy (at that time). In 1990, Japan was at the height of their "bubble economy". The strength and vigor of this economy was clear to see also in F1. Nowadays, the situation is very different ...
Information Technology companies are now "ruling the World" ... (To stay in the Japan-track, this is a field in which they largely missed out, focusing instead always on hardware and, say, physical products.)
And, as JC once mentioned, "energy drinks have become the "tobacco" of our time".
Apropos of tobacco, I find it curious that advertisement of smoking tobacco is prohibited; yet advertisement of chewing tobacco is OK, apparently (ref. McLaren's sponsor "Velo"). Whiskey is also OK(*), apparently, as well as e-cigarettes - a new thing (e.g. "Vuse" and, again, McLaren).
(*) Apropos of whiskey, it made quite an impression on me that the famous Sid Watkins listed "drinking whiskey" as a favorite pastime of his. Smoking cigars was another :-D
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