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#101 D28

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Posted 29 April 2015 - 20:59

 

 

Al Pease's Eagle Climax in the 1969 Canadian Grand Prix - shortly before he became the only driver ever to be black flagged from a Championship GP for driving too slowly.

This is what I posted a year ago on the passing of Al Pease:

 

"As for his unfortunate footnote in F1 history, if should be noted that he qualified the same Eagle-Climax 4 in mid field for the 1967 Canadian GP. He qualified but dns the 68 race due to engine problems, so by 1969 the old Eagle was surely tired and out classed"

 

Pease's actual qualifying time was faster than Lovely, Moser and Cordts and was within the 90% guideline of Ickx's pole. So it was in the race that he lacked pace. I know this is often quoted but have trouble believing it never happened anywhere else over 64 years. A sad note to have brought up in one's obit.



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#102 ensign14

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Posted 29 April 2015 - 22:11

Pease was so many laps behind because he spent many laps in the pits.  It wasn't because he was Stuppacher slow.

 

Not F1, but a bit further back.  Mathis' first entry into GP racing was with a white car, because it was a German manufacturer.  Its second was with a blue car, because it was a French manufacturer.  And Mathis hadn't moved.



#103 Rob G

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Posted 30 April 2015 - 00:09

 

Not F1, but a bit further back.  Mathis' first entry into GP racing was with a white car, because it was a German manufacturer.  Its second was with a blue car, because it was a French manufacturer.  And Mathis hadn't moved.

Bugatti's first foray into Grand Prix racing, in the 1911 Grand Prix de France with its little Type 13, was also as a German entry and was painted white.



#104 NoSanityClause

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Posted 30 April 2015 - 00:50

There were three Cuban GPs (1957/58/60) which, albeit not officially part of F1, still attracted most of the top drivers and teams. The 1958 GP is best remembered as the one in which Fangio was kidnapped by revolutionary guerillas.

 

Apparently, the rebels wanted to kidnap both Fangio and his teammate, Moss. Fangio was taken by gunpoint in the lobby of the Lincoln Hotel. He convinced the rebels not to take Moss as well, though, telling them that Stirling was on his honeymoon.

 

Of course, that was a lie. The friendship and mutual admiration between these two drivers is one of the most beautiful stories in F1.


Edited by NoSanityClause, 30 April 2015 - 02:12.