F1 Legends: Throwback Tuesdays & Thursdays

This is alleged to be Jackie Stewart testing the Lotus 78 at Paul Ricard, four years after retiring.

I’m not sure if it is fake or not because I read somewhere that he refused to drive any F1 cars competitively once retired.

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Love the 78 no matter who is driving!

 

Lotus 77 to 78=ugly duckling to beautiful swan.

 

It wouldn't seem right to let today pass without an image of this brilliant race driver.



Senna, John Player Special Lotus 98T - Renault-Gordini 1.5 V6.

Paul Ricard 1986.

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One of the best looking F1 cars ever with one of the most handsome drivers. RIP.

 

Monza? Or Jerez??

 

See post #2562.

 

1977 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch with David Purley driving in his family sponsored car.

Purley finished in sixth place driving the LEC CRP1. The race, held on March 20, was a non-championship Formula One race. Purley's result was encouraging, as it was the debut of the Mike Pilbeam-designed LEC car.

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Is this the car in which he had the massive shunt?

 

Yes it is. That accident caused him to undergo the higest G force ever survived by a human being, something in the order of 187G.

 

Patrick Depailler wins the Monaco GP in 1978 for Tyrell. He finished 20 seconds ahead of Lauda.

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1964 Monaco. Clark, Lotus 25, Climax 1.5 V8.
Check out the crossed arms.

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This is authentic. In 78, Stewart did a series for TV in the UK where he tested all the current F1 cars = except Ferrari. on Youtube you can find footage of him driving the Tyrrell 6 wheels, and 4, The Ligier Matra, Lotus , Brabham and Renault. Some speculated that there was an offer for him to come back and that he was thinking of it... which is why the test. He did the same thing again in 86 or 87, where he tested the Benetton, Williams, and I think he did a March. He also tested a Jaguar Group C car- and had a pretty big accident at Silverstone in that car. I remember specifically asking him about that at the Canadian GP and he said that he was talking with Ferrari to test their car, but that nothing had been settled. I asked where did he think he'd qualify and he just winked and said "top 3 rows for sure"...

 

I have always wondered what the little dragon on the side next to his name was for and then found out that it was for Micromax that made small personal appliances like irons and hairdryers...