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Guardian F1 article that induced tears
Mar. 17th, 2010 06:11 pmBut will probably leave even most fans dry-eyed ;)
Thrilling Sight of Those Magnificent Men in their Timeless Machines - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/mar/16/formula-one-richard-williams
Basically, they did a parade of champions before the Bahrain GP. But, and this is what makes it special, they were all in their original cars (or as close as humanly possible). 18 of the 20 twenty surviving champions were present and accounted for.
It's taking willpower not to quote the entire article, but here's a few selected excerpts:
>>And then there was Damon Hill, his Williams FW18 attended by three of the team's mechanics who worked with him in his championship year of 1996: Dickie Stanford, Bob Davis and Colin Watts, observing the old protocols of start-up procedures and tyre warming before releasing him on to the track. "I used to think that this was the roomiest Formula One car I'd ever driven," Damon said. "I wonder why it doesn't feel like that now."<<
He had his mechanics with him. While I was, and remain, a Schumacher fan, I <3 Damon Hill.
>>Behind his Rothmans-liveried car, a Lotus 49 in the Gold Leaf colours – the late Graham Hill's car from 1968 – slid to a halt and out stepped the tall, slender figure of 19-year-old Josh Hill, Damon's son and Graham's grandson, and about to embark on his second season in Formula Ford.<<
>>of the 11 title holders no longer with us, several were commemorated by the presence of their machines, such as Alberto Ascari's Ferrari 500 and Juan Manuel Fangio's Mercedes-Benz W196, the latter driven by Mika Hakkinen, who was powered to his two championships by the German company's engines.<<
And that would be the point where I lost it quite spectacularly. I really must get along to the Donnington Racing Car Museum one of these days, because I'm in love with those cars so very much.
Thrilling Sight of Those Magnificent Men in their Timeless Machines - http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2010/mar/16/formula-one-richard-williams
Basically, they did a parade of champions before the Bahrain GP. But, and this is what makes it special, they were all in their original cars (or as close as humanly possible). 18 of the 20 twenty surviving champions were present and accounted for.
It's taking willpower not to quote the entire article, but here's a few selected excerpts:
>>And then there was Damon Hill, his Williams FW18 attended by three of the team's mechanics who worked with him in his championship year of 1996: Dickie Stanford, Bob Davis and Colin Watts, observing the old protocols of start-up procedures and tyre warming before releasing him on to the track. "I used to think that this was the roomiest Formula One car I'd ever driven," Damon said. "I wonder why it doesn't feel like that now."<<
He had his mechanics with him. While I was, and remain, a Schumacher fan, I <3 Damon Hill.
>>Behind his Rothmans-liveried car, a Lotus 49 in the Gold Leaf colours – the late Graham Hill's car from 1968 – slid to a halt and out stepped the tall, slender figure of 19-year-old Josh Hill, Damon's son and Graham's grandson, and about to embark on his second season in Formula Ford.<<
>>of the 11 title holders no longer with us, several were commemorated by the presence of their machines, such as Alberto Ascari's Ferrari 500 and Juan Manuel Fangio's Mercedes-Benz W196, the latter driven by Mika Hakkinen, who was powered to his two championships by the German company's engines.<<
And that would be the point where I lost it quite spectacularly. I really must get along to the Donnington Racing Car Museum one of these days, because I'm in love with those cars so very much.
