Lauda in a Ligier!

Originally posted by Formula Once
Like this?

Originally posted by edelweiss
Meanwhile I have this pic of Lauda in a Copersucar. Same day??

Originally posted by Formula Once
Does anyone know anything about this (or about Lauda driving a Matra at Zeltweg in 1972, of which I also found images)?

Originally posted by Arjan de Roos


It looks pretty much the "light" situation of the old Zandvoort pit boxes. Basically they were open front and rear. Sometimes easy to take too much light from the back ground.

Originally posted by AAA-Eagle

That's the thing I was thinking about too. Fittipaldi F5/1 is shown in its original configuration in the picture --as it was at Zolder '77 during its GP debut. Zolder didn't have such pit boxes in that time (cars were just lined up along pitlane), so it's not there. But there is still a possibility for Anderstorp where F5/1 had been used until it was quite badly damaged in accident during practice session.

Originally posted by Formula Once
Are you sure Arjan? I remember in 1978 they used to be held after the German GP and before the Austrian (hence many cars running unbranded tobacco liveries). Maybe in 1977 it was earlier?

Originally posted by Arjan de Roos
Directly after the Belgium GP some teams went to Zandvoort for testing. This was 6th and 7th of June 1977. Lauda was there on the Monday only as Ferrari tested a elongated T2. Most probably the 20 cm longer (stretched behind the engine) wheelbase as tested before on Fiorano.
Reutemann tested on the Tuesday.

Other teams present: Ligier and Fittipaldi. I only found pictures of Fitti and El Lole during the obviously quite rainy Tuesday. No pics of Lauda driving the Ligier.

Greetings from Uithoorn!

Does anyone remember Niki Lauda driving the Alfa Romeo 177 ?

That's a good shout! I'd not known about that test before.

That's a good shout! I'd not known about that test before.

Looks like Ron was only willing to let Schumey drive the masking tape special

Any idea when this was taken ?

  The car is a JS7, Ligier's 1977 car. The press called it "the blue Ferrari". Perhaps Niki wanted to see if it really was...

Short and sweet Tim thanks for the low down on Niki at Jaguar.

Eddie Cheever at Fiorano in Settember 1977:
 

http://brunodaytona6..._cheever_1.html

http://brunodaytona6..._cheever_3.html

and folow

Edited by Bruno, 19 October 2016 - 15:56.

Edited by Jon Saltinstall, 14 August 2013 - 19:43.

This has started me thinking about how many other tests Lauda is known to have been involved in for teams he wasn't contracted to. So far we have:

> Alfa Romeo 177, Monza 1978

There is a world of difference between a driver who is still actively competing driving or testing a car from another team and a driver who is no longer racing driving or testing a car. It's a shame that we use the word 'testing' for so many different activities.

It's a shame that we use the word 'testing' for so many different activities.

Another F1 testing variation, I believe this is Niki testing a 956 (956-107?) fitted with a 1.5 litre turbo motor that would be used to win the World Drivers Championships in 1985/6/7

Does anyone recognise the venue with picturesque scenery which appears devoid of any safety features like crash barriers or even a piece of traditional knotted string to keep the public at bay ? 

 

Does anyone recognise the venue with picturesque scenery which appears devoid of any safety features like crash barriers or even a piece of traditional knotted string to keep the public at bay ? 

Logically, it would be the Weissach test track which didn't used to be overpopulated with crash barriers.

Scroll one third of the way down this web page to see a sample of how it used to look. I think, today, there is much more Armco in evidence.

http://www.speedhunt...norbert_singer/

There's mention of testing at Weissach in this earlier thread:

Turbo-engined test cars

Thanks Alan, Tim and Michael, I now concur Weissach

RAM March borrowed Nelson Piquet for a test in 1983. He said the car felt good, but that may have been to undermine its usual driver, Salazar, with whom Piquet had fisticuffs at Monza the previous year.

Hi guys

Thanks to the efforts of several TNFers who have supplied information (as in this particular thread), I have now virtually completed my 1/43 scale collection of cars raced, tested or demonstrated by Niki Lauda. For any of you who are interested, and particularly for those who have been kind enough to help in finding images, I've posted photos of the collection on the "Racing Collectables" sub-forum. There are a few work-in-progress items still awaiting parts to finish (these being the BMW 2800 from the 1971 Spa 24 Hours; March 722 F2 from Pau, 1972; BMW 3.0 CSL practiced at the 1973 Nurburgring 1000 km; Brabham BT45C Le Castellet Test January 1978 and Brabham BT46/1 Kyalami Test February 1978). I will post these in the appropriate places when completed.

There are still a couple of omissions for which I am still unable to find any images that are stymying my "completist" tendencies, so if anyone can help with the following I would be very grateful indeed:

• Porsche 902/2-008 Preis Der Martha 25/10/1970
• BMW 2002 Innsbruck Group 1 30/9/1973

If anyone has some more robust source material for the Lauda/Hofer Mini from the 1968 Nurburgring 6 Hours or the Ford Capri RS2600 from 1973's Osterreichring End Of Season Trophy that would validate the completed models, I would love to hear from them.

Thanks for indulging me, and for all your help.

Jon, I have a colour shot of Lauda with the Porsche 908 in the paddock at that race, shows the car from the right side from just in front of the RF wheel to the back end. can't post here, if your interested PM me your e-mail, and I can send it.

Mike (group7) in Canada