Wheel Men...Drivers of the Lotus 49

[Lou Drozdowski]

A bit late on commenting, but Lou's post from July 2022 of the 49 I dont think is Jochen.  The gloves, and goggles dont look right.  I did a google image search and I think it's a modern photo (taken in 2013).

Yes, another look and the gloves are a dead giveaway...

[My S1]

I have to pipe in with my favorite historical Lotus photograph done by Jesse Alexander.  Clark and Chapman conferring after a test drive for the Belgium GP in '62.  The way that they were able to analyze the handling of the car and then dial it in was what made them the perfect team.

Check out Alexander's remarkable book "Driven".  An amazing photographer.

[Lou Drozdowski]

Today, 9/5/70 we remember the sad passing of Jochen Rindt...RIP

[BDA]

RIP Jochen… Sadly he is mostly known as the only posthumously crowned F1 champion.

[Bainford]

RIP Jochen.

[Lou Drozdowski]

Wilson Fittipaldi...His passing today at age 80 will leave a legacy very few F1 fans will understand. Less famous perhaps because of his brother Emerson, but because of his collaboration in starting the career's  of future legends.


https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/april-2005/80/no-sugar-no-beer-no-fizz/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=Zoho%20Social&fbclid=IwAR2bxT0WSsdZLvmGwql1eOHRJtcNLpEx_MYuAI8FRITuA6eETL6ktmpdzQM   

[BDA]

I remember the Fittipaldi F1 team as a sad embarrassing blotch on Emmo’s career, but then I didn’t know the stature of the members of the team. It would have been really interesting if the money had been available to realize the potential.

[Lou Drozdowski]

He would have been 88 today...Jim Clark

[BDA]

March is a pretty big month for F1 drivers (Mario and Jim at least).

RIP Jim Clark