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Patrick Tambay in 1982 with the 126C2. He finished off the season for the Scuderia after the tragic loss of Villeneuve. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Also in 1982, Mario Andretti took over from Pironi after his nasty accident. Here Mario hustles the 126C2 into the Parabolica at Monza, He had qualified the car on pole and finished third.. The Ferrari 126C2 was beautiful car that was unfortunately cursed. Image Unavailable, Please Login
Incredible. Could you imagine that today? Was the yellow stripe a Belgian tribute or perhaps a tip of the hat to Ecurie Francorchamps?
Good question. What I know: Ecurie Francorchamps took 9 race starts only in Formula 1 between 1952 and 1954. 1952: 4 races 1952: Roger Laurent - Nurburgring (P6) 1952: Charles de Tornaco - Spa-Francorchamps (P7), Zandvoort (P14), Monza (P33) 1953: 2 races 1953: Jacques Swaters - Nurburgring (P7), Bremgarten (P20) 1954: 3 races 1954: Jacques Swaters - Spa-Francorchamps (P12), Bremgarten (P8), Pedralbes (P18) IMO, the yellow stripe doesn’t refer to Ecurie Francorchamps, but rather to Jacky’s nationality (yellow being Belgium’s national race colour). Fun fact: Jacky was married to Catherine Blaton, daughter of Ado Blaton - Ado being Jean “Beurlys” Blaton’s brother. Jean “Beurlys” Blaton, being a very successful entrepreneur, raced for many years in "Ecurie Francorchamps yellow" and was a renowned Ferrari enthusiast/owner/collector… Jacky and Catherine: Image Unavailable, Please Login Jacques Swaters in action (Nurburgring, 1953): Image Unavailable, Please Login Jean “Beurlys” Blaton in action (Ferrari 250 GTO, Le Mans 1963): Image Unavailable, Please Login Racing driver Vanina Ickx is the daughter of Jacky and Catherine: Image Unavailable, Please Login
Patrick Tambay is a real gentleman. I remember him as my instructor at the Paul Ricard Racing School.
Mario Andretti Vel's Parnelli VPJ4 Cosworth Watkins Glen 1974. Mario forgot his brakes were cold and stuffed it in the morning warm-up and did not start the race. Image Unavailable, Please Login
"I don't want to sound like a retrospective person stuck in the past, but the fact remains that, in my day, everything was in the hands of the driver - the gear changes, the delicate art of clutch control during race starts, managing engine revs during gear changes - everything." - Niki Lauda Image Unavailable, Please Login
It must had been hard for him to replace a friend, he was a good driver, but with too many days off...
