Originally posted by ghinzani
15. I think Candy left Toleman before Benetton arrived as there was no Candy signs on the TG185 when it was launched.
Yes they did; as has been mentioned, they'd already gone to Ligier.
When the TG185 was launched their contracted drivers were John Watson and Stefan Johansson. But, as again has already been covered, they were stuffed on the tyre front and without doubt paid heavily from the fall-out after defecting to Michelin from Pirelli shortly after Imola (IIRC) the previous season. With so many Italian sponsors at the time - Candy, Segafredo, Sergio Tacchini, Agip and +1 to name the most regular - being dumped by the team so publicly caused Pirelli major embarrassment, and most if not all of the previous backers withdrew at seasons-end in sympathy. In fact when the car first ran it was plain black & white with not a solitary logo, other than the Toleman one, in evidence.
Originally posted by ensign14
Twinny?
Yes?
The result for the '84 Italian GP (irrespective of points eligibility) still stands as the best-ever for Austria; Lauda 1st, Jo 5th and Gerhard 6th - never before or since have three Austrians made the top-six.
When Jo's 50th birthday was celebrated in January '04 we were treated to a video of the highlights programme as taped the evening of the race, when Jo & Gerhard were studio guests. They both looked soooo young...