Image Unavailable, Please Login WE LOST JOCHEN 55 YEARS AGO TODAY It was in practice for the 1970 Italian Grand Prix. Jochen was driving his usual Lotus 72 in ultra low-downforce form to maximise top speed around the extremely fast Monza circuit. Whether it was a mechanical failure, or the car’s setup or even driver error we will never know for sure but we lost a star who was to become the only posthumous F1 World Champion.
Winners of the 1965 Le Mans 24 Hours: Masten Gregory and Jochen Rindt... Image Unavailable, Please Login
I was at Le Mans that year, when factory Ferrari and Ford faltered, and the win went to a private team. Years later, Ed Hughus claimed he also drove the car at night ...
