last win …
Stirling Moss (20) at the start of the 1961 Monaco Grand Prix in the privateer Lotus 18, entered by Rob Walker Racing Team
it would be the last victory of the Lotus 18 in F1 racing, at the same circuit where the same driver gave Lotus their first victory in F1
Richie Ginther (36) would finish 2nd, Jim Clark would be classified as 10th, 11 laps down on race winner Moss
almost …
214 Grand Prix & no victory, that’s the cruel faith for Andrea de Cesaris
but back at Francorchamps during the 1983 Belgian Grand Prix - the first one since F1 left the Ardennes track in 1970 - Andrea came very close to that first & liberating victory
the Alfa 183T handled surprisingly good on the new & fast Francorchamps track & de Cesaris was able to qualify on the front of the 2nd row
on Sunday’s race Andrea pulled off an amazing start & found himself leading the pack going up Eau Rouge/Raidillon, he would stay in the lead & even pull away from the rest of field until, halfway into the race, his engine began having problems slowing him down & eventually making him have to stop, his dream was over
Alain Prost would win the race for Renault & de Cesaris never got that win, only a few podiums, a sad record
Andrea de Cesaris, Marlboro Alfa Romeo 183T, 1983 Belgian Grand Prix, Francorchamps
Monaco Grand Prix winners for McLaren:
- 1984 - Alain Prost - MP4/2
- 1985 - Alain Prost - MP4/2B
- 1986 - Alain Prost - MP4/2C
- 1988 - Alain Prost - MP4/4
- 1989 - Ayrton Senna - MP4/5
- 1990 - Ayrton Senna - MP4/5B
- 1991 - Ayrton Senna - MP4/6
- 1992 - Ayrton Senna - MP4/7A
- 1993 - Ayrton Senna - MP4/8
- 1998 - Mika Häkkinen - MP4/13
- 2000 - David Coulthard - MP4/15
- 2002 - David Coulthard - MP4/17
- 2005 - Kimi Räikkönen - MP4/20
- 2007 - Fernando Alonso - MP4/22
- 2008 - Lewis Hamilton - MP4/23
(via chorobandido)
the Ferrari years …
Nigel Mansell drove for Ferrari during the 1989 & 1990 seasons, he was the last driver to be contracted by il direttore himself, Enzo Ferrari
he would go on to score 3 victories (the first driver to win a Grand Prix with a semi-automatic gearbox), 8 podia, 3 pole positions & 6 fastest laps
during the 1990 season Nigel was becoming more & more frustrated with the reliability of his Ferrari & announced he would retire at the end of the season … until Frank Williams contacted him to drive the Williams-Renault in 1991, the rest is history
Nigel Mansell, Ferrari 640 & 641/2, 1989 & 1990 Australian Grand Prix, Adelaide
the lobster-claw …
Graham Hill in the 1971 Brabham-Ford BT34, nicknamed the lobster-claw because of the funny shape of the front, where 2 radiators were placed ahead of the front wheels
Graham Hill, Brabham-Ford BT34, 1971 German, French, Dutch & Italian Grand Prix
Ringmeister …
Jacky Ickx on his way to third place during the 1973 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring, in his one & only outing for Yardley McLaren, showing his Nordschleife talent
Jacky Ickx, Yardley McLaren-Ford M23? 1973 German Grand Prix, Nürburgring
RIP Carroll Shelby
The man behind the Shelby Cobra, the Shelby Mustang and the Dodge Viper.
The Le Mans winner, the almost forgotten F1 driver.
(The pic is from F1 Rejects website. Clicking it links you to an article about Shelby at Grandprix.com)
turbo goes pop …
Minardi-Motori Moderni M185B, 1986 British Grand Prix, Brands Hatch, Druids bend
