I was just listening to the F1 Beyond The Grid interview with Gerhard Berger, who said that it was at this event that he met a guy who introduced himself as Dietrich Mateschitz, and said he wanted to sponsor Gerhard, and once he'd founded his as-yet-unnamed company, he'd give Berger $10,000 for a helmet sticker.
Good job, so sad to hear about the death of Manfred Winkelhock after his crash at Mosport in Canada, what could have been done to prevent that crash? I also believe that the fifth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix in 1982 saw him score his first and only points in Formula One, am I right?
*cough* spoilers *cough* Yeah, though it was odd because as far as I can tell that was about his only major cockup in his Ligier stint; he'd otherwise been a fairly safe pair of hands for them.
More people would have survived the JAL123 crash but the Japanese authorities wouldn't let the American military go to the crash site straight away. Rescuers didn't get there until 14 hours later..
I was just listening to the F1 Beyond The Grid interview with Gerhard Berger, who said that it was at this event that he met a guy who introduced himself as Dietrich Mateschitz, and said he wanted to sponsor Gerhard, and once he'd founded his as-yet-unnamed company, he'd give Berger $10,000 for a helmet sticker.
They're well worth a listen wherever you find your podcasts
Keep up the great videos! History, then great racing history! Love them!
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Good job, so sad to hear about the death of Manfred Winkelhock after his crash at Mosport in Canada, what could have been done to prevent that crash? I also believe that the fifth place in the Brazilian Grand Prix in 1982 saw him score his first and only points in Formula One, am I right?
Great race, that was a pretty savage crash for Andrea de Cesaris, no wonder he was sacked from the Ligier team and replaced by Philippe Streiff.
*cough* spoilers *cough*
Yeah, though it was odd because as far as I can tell that was about his only major cockup in his Ligier stint; he'd otherwise been a fairly safe pair of hands for them.
Don’t forget that this was the race when Niki Lauda decided to announce his retirement from Formula One.
More people would have survived the JAL123 crash but the Japanese authorities wouldn't let the American military go to the crash site straight away. Rescuers didn't get there until 14 hours later..