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1973 Swedish GP

Started by RacingCompagniet , Mar 18 2023 13:32

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#1 RacingCompagniet

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Posted 18 March 2023 - 13:32

Some images from the first F1 Grand Prix of Sweden at Anderstorp.

Mike Hailwood

Ronnie Peterson

A wave from Jackie Stewart

Reine Wisell

George Follmer

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#2 Gary C

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Posted 18 March 2023 - 13:40

Taken in practice.

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#3 john aston

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Posted 19 March 2023 - 06:50

That March is lovely - I had forgotten what a funky looking thing it was , and with rather sexy wheels too And check out the profile of those rear tyres ...

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#4 RacingCompagniet

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Posted 19 March 2023 - 08:46

Taken in practice.

Quite right. Wisell did not start in the race.

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#5 Nick Planas

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Posted 19 March 2023 - 09:32

Great pictures - thank you.

Especially love the one of Ronnie...

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#6 2F-001

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Posted 19 March 2023 - 10:44

And check out the profile of those rear tyres ...

Puts me in mind of a Top Fueller...

And doesn't the Shadow look elegant compared to a current F1?

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#7 RacingCompagniet

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Posted 20 March 2023 - 10:27

Both Tyrrell drivers tested a different nose configuration during practice, but went back to the wide nose for the race.

Cevert

Stewart

Cevert

Stewart

Lars-Göran Sjöberg

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#8 barrykm

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Posted 20 March 2023 - 12:33

Lovely pictures of a great era.

I was struck with nostalgia and some sadness when I opened the post and saw Mike Hailwood in the first picture..

Edited by barrykm, 22 March 2023 - 06:29.

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#9 10kDA

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Posted 20 March 2023 - 15:58

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing! IIRC this was the only time Tyrrell tried the chisel nose with wings during a GP weekend. Am I remembering correctly?

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#10 john winfield

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Posted 20 March 2023 - 16:18

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing! IIRC this was the only time Tyrrell tried the chisel nose with wings during a GP weekend. Am I remembering correctly?

I think Chris Amon tried them in North America at the end of 1973.

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#11 Henk Vasmel

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Posted 20 March 2023 - 18:29

Both Tyrrell drivers tested a different nose configuration during practice, but went back to the wide nose for the race.

Lars-Göran Sjöberg

Stewart's race car was his usual 006/2, Cevert had 006, while the spare car was 005. This 005 was the car with the chisel nose, practiced by both Stewart and Cevert with respectively (5T) and (6T).

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#12 10kDA

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Posted 21 March 2023 - 12:45

I think Chris Amon tried them in North America at the end of 1973.

Thanks, I had completely forgotten Amon drove for Tyrrell in Canada. I don't recall anything mentioned in the race reports about using the different nose config. but I read those reports 50 years ago...