F1 Legends: Throwback Tuesdays & Thursdays

Did they win though ?

 

No, middle pack, Lauda and Hunt were the contenders. Andretti no5 Lotus was there!

 

Matra only won 3 races as an engine supplier: 1977 Swedish GP and the 1981 Canadian and Austrian GPs, all in Ligier chassis (listed as Talbot-Ligier in 1981) and driven by Jacques Lafitte.

 

1976 Austrian Grand Prix
Henri Pescarolo / Surtees TS19 Ford


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"Aero Zero" by today's standards.

 

Indeed. I do wonder though how effective, if at all, that huge intake in the nose was.

 

Carlos Reutemann, driving his Ferrari 312 T3 on his way to winning the 1978 USA East Grand Prix at Watkins Glen


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A flawless performance by Lole.

 

Can you imagine this happening today!!


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Well I can identify half of them. Who is wiping his nose on the far right?

 

I think its Manfred Winklehock

 

I think the first left is Bellof, next Patrese needs haircut, next to Mansells moustache, folowed by DeCesaris trying to see where he can crash his car..can´t remenber the enxt one, than Alboreto and next Cheever?? and i agree, Manfred is the last one.
other row, De Angelis, Piquet, Warwick and Senna.

 

Between de Cesaris and Alboreto, it looks like Cecotto to me.

Between de Angelis and Warwick, it must be Philippe Alliot.

 

1975 South Africa Grand Prix at Kyalami

The new Ferrari 312T of Clay Regazzoni lines up alongside the old 312B3 T-Car of Niki Lauda



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Probably right, i wasn't sure about Nelson, it didn't look him 100%, but couldn't recall anyone else that looked similar to him.

 

Great pic, never saw that before!

 

i miss the days when you would start with the old car and than change it a few races into the season, and completly shift the pecking order....it was so much more unpredictable...

 

Yes I completely agree. It's much too regimented these days with limited testing permitted, only one tyre supplier and of course the huge restrictions that are budget caps.

 

I rather think this is how it should be today - might see some passing and who can really drive and I include going back to a manual gearbox - I recall Frank Gardner said he realised he was not cut out for formula 1 when he was passed by (can't remember) in the rain, sideways, airborne and changing gear..

 

Old pic of JB - Tasman Series - on the dummy grid at Sandown in Melbourne - 1963 (I think)



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1978 South African GP at Kyalami
Niki Lauda / Brabham BT46 Alfa Romeo elevates itself thanks to the inboard pneumatic jacks assisted by the external air compressed supply


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