Although not a Rally or Strato's Driver he was a True Legend of Motorsport
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Although not a Rally or Strato's Driver he was a True Legend of Motorsport
A sad loss. From a time when motorsport was much more dangerous, but also full of real characters and a lot more interesting!
Yes a great loss and a surprise - although must admit I haven't seen him in the Mercedes F1 pits for a while. Not sure what he died of - he was a youngster at 70!
If we can't make an exception for Niki Lauda, then who?Quote:
Originally Posted by Bernard
he had a lung transplant last summer because of the after-effects of the smoke/petrol inhalation during his accident in the 70s. This now explains why he didn't repappear at Mercedes after the expected timescale.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stratos Fear
I loved his determinedly non-corporate dress sense and straight talking. Top man in a sea of corporate line-toers.
Indeed Chris. A rare beast these days.
We've lost one of the last true greats.