Jochen Rindt was outstanding as a racing car driver. In a poll among 200 F1 drivers and officials past and present he hit #14 in the ranking of the all-time greatest F1 drivers despite his career being cut short so tragically. He very likely would have become a multiple World Champion had he lived. R.i.P. Jochen Rindt.
You can literally walk between the two crash sites in a matter of seconds. Awful coincidence or dark fate? Added to Rindt’s throwaway comment about becoming champion or dying with Lotus, it feels more like the latter…
I imagine that’s something that stays with you over time. His heat victory was also his last win and if I remember rightly, that weekend also saw the debut of the first ever Tyrrell Grand Prix car.
Agreed, which is why I said they were ‘effectively public roads’ - for a race track it was much more akin to road racing, especially given its length and the difficulty of marshalling such an expanse of circuit
Story telling at it's finest, thank you....
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Jochen Rindt was outstanding as a racing car driver. In a poll among 200 F1 drivers and officials past and present he hit #14 in the ranking of the all-time greatest F1 drivers despite his career being cut short so tragically. He very likely would have become a multiple World Champion had he lived. R.i.P. Jochen Rindt.
Rindt is among a group of drivers who've won Le Mans and the F1 world championship.
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WAYMINT, Taffy Von Trips was Jochen’s hero?! I find the fact that he exited his life at the same spot virtually Von Trips did astonishing.
You can literally walk between the two crash sites in a matter of seconds. Awful coincidence or dark fate? Added to Rindt’s throwaway comment about becoming champion or dying with Lotus, it feels more like the latter…
Best driver ever ❤
I saw jochen in his last race the 1970 oulton park gold cup
I imagine that’s something that stays with you over time. His heat victory was also his last win and if I remember rightly, that weekend also saw the debut of the first ever Tyrrell Grand Prix car.
So Graham Hill survived because he didn't have his seatbelts on and Rindt died because his were 'kind of' on? Talk about the fickle finger of fate!!!
Not exactly ! 5th point of seat belts was not fixed by Jochen . And he slided in the cockpit ........
Was a strange thing to do for someone so bought in to driver safety, but I understand the motivation was a fear of being trapped in a burning car
He wasn't German
He was born in Germany and maintained his German citizenship throughout his life. He raced on an Austrian licence but never became an Austrian citizen
@@WhenF1WasReal Thank you for the clarification. I have been misinformed and I am grateful for you taking the time to reply. Many thanks.
The original nerburgring doesn't run along any public roads it's a purpose built race track.
Agreed, which is why I said they were ‘effectively public roads’ - for a race track it was much more akin to road racing, especially given its length and the difficulty of marshalling such an expanse of circuit