Lauda's aborted move to Renault, 1977
#1
Posted 23 September 2014 - 19:27
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#2
Posted 23 September 2014 - 20:01
Well, he was going to join Renault in 1986, but the unions nixed it, and in so doing killed off Renault's F1 team...
#3
Posted 23 September 2014 - 20:55
Well, he was going to join Renault in 1986, but the unions nixed it, and in so doing killed off Renault's F1 team...
I thought it was for 1985, and that Bernie was after him for Brabham for 1986. Lucky escape on both counts.
#4
Posted 24 September 2014 - 17:29
I thought it was for 1985, and that Bernie was after him for Brabham for 1986. Lucky escape on both counts.
Or, intriguing thought: perhaps it would have reversed Brabham's demise...
By the way, Lauda seriously contemplated joining three teams in the middle of 1977, when he had decided to leave Ferrari: Brabham, Lotus and Wolf racing. But I could look it up in his autobiography. Lazy. Don't want to walk the six steeps to my books... zzzzz