Sad information came from Bertil's sister. A friend of mine was in touch with her and she just said Bertil has been ill for a very long time... The day still needs to be confirmed, but as far as I know, he passed away on 30 or 31 March 2016.
RIP Bertil Roos
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, Apr 01 2016 21:48
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Michael Ferner
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 22:22
I'm sorry to hear of this. My condolences to everyone who knew him.
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Richard Jenkins
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Posted 01 April 2016 - 22:45
Very sad news indeed. His greatest legacy has to - and will continue to - be his racing school, but he was a more than able driver in his own right. RIP
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Posted 02 April 2016 - 17:18
That's terrible news, I was a big fan of Bertil's.
Roos' driving style was a bit legendary in the States. He coined the term "slideways" to describe coming in hard and using four-wheel drift for both late braking and early rotation, and with tremendous reflexes it really worked for him. His race school was entirely built on the technique. He won the 1973 pro Super Vee championship and twice in Under 2-liter Can-Am, and gave Gilles and company a real run many times in F-Atlantic. On his day, he was untouchable.
I always found it sad that he couldn't continue with Shadow in F1, but never knew exactly why. I've oft thought he wanted gobs of caster with a slideable rear to enable his style, whereas a new F1 team would be naturally hesitant to trust a new driver with such a beast -- like Ken Tyrrell was coping with with Scheckter.
RIP Mr. Roos, and thanks for always trying so hard.
Roos' driving style was a bit legendary in the States. He coined the term "slideways" to describe coming in hard and using four-wheel drift for both late braking and early rotation, and with tremendous reflexes it really worked for him. His race school was entirely built on the technique. He won the 1973 pro Super Vee championship and twice in Under 2-liter Can-Am, and gave Gilles and company a real run many times in F-Atlantic. On his day, he was untouchable.
I always found it sad that he couldn't continue with Shadow in F1, but never knew exactly why. I've oft thought he wanted gobs of caster with a slideable rear to enable his style, whereas a new F1 team would be naturally hesitant to trust a new driver with such a beast -- like Ken Tyrrell was coping with with Scheckter.
RIP Mr. Roos, and thanks for always trying so hard.
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Posted 03 April 2016 - 05:59
Very sorry to hear this. He won the Atlantic race at Westwood in 1975 in the Schweppes March.
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Posted 03 April 2016 - 12:55
R.I.P. Bertil Roos - one of my favorite drivers of the mid-70s - early 80s
