1982 F1 Tyre Test, Brands Hatch
#1
Posted 11 January 2023 - 13:21
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#2
Posted 11 January 2023 - 15:08
I'm doing research into the yearly F1 tyre tests, particularly Brands Hatch 1982. Would anyone have ANY info on it? Even just a date for starters would be good. Many thanks indeed.
Dunno if this is the test you're looking for, but some footage was taken during a test in 1982:
#3
Posted 11 January 2023 - 15:42
#4
Posted 11 January 2023 - 18:07
#5
Posted 12 January 2023 - 17:14
Not, I think, an official F1 tyre test but I clearly remember seeing the first Spirit Honda testing at Brands Hatch, with Johansson driving.
The car's very first test was at Silverstone in Nov.82, and it's first race was the Race of Champions at Brands in '83, so my sighting must have been between those two dates. I would plump for early '83, as I think I was there on a general test day pre-season looking after a Lola T70. Somewhere (!) I have a picture of the car exiting it's garage, but can't find it at the moment ! I also have an Autosport magazine with some pics of the testing, and if I can find that it would confirm the date. I will try !!
#6
Posted 14 January 2023 - 17:51
I seem to remember a comment from Keke Rosberg after that test and bearing in mind how quick the cars were. "If I go off at Paddock, I think I'll end up in bloody Dartford"
#7
Posted 14 January 2023 - 17:55
The poor bloke must have spent too long in the south east of England. I have no idea where to find bloody Dartford.
#8
Posted 14 January 2023 - 18:04
That's where Mick Jagger and Keith Richard(s) were born
#9
Posted 14 January 2023 - 19:46