DNF Saturdays vol-268 brian redman belgium #Spa 1968 #F1

Brian Herman Thomas Redman (GBR) (###Cooper Car Company), ###Cooper T86B – BRM P142 3. 0 V12 (RET)

On the seventh lap Brian Redman went off the circuit when his suspension failed and he crashed into and over a concrete barrier and into a parked car. His #Cooper caught fire but Redman escaped with a broken right arm and a few minor burns.

1968 Belgian Grand Prix, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

DNF Saturdays vol-267 embassy hill gh1 spain 1975 #F1

(Rolf Stommelen’s) Embassy Hill GH1 – #Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Right from the start, the drivers who were members of the Grand Prix Drivers Association were furious that the barriers were not bolted together properly. Thus, they went on strike.

Most of the sport’s major players refused to take part in practice. Jacky Ickx was not a member of the GPDA, and one of the few marquee drivers who did practice. Track staff worked overnight to fix the barriers, and to make sure everything would be fixed in time for qualifying on Saturday, some of the teams (more…)

DNF Saturdays vol-262 francois cevert netherlands 1973 #F1

Albert François Cevert Goldenberg (FRA) (Elf Team #Tyrrell), #Tyrrell 006 – #Ford-Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 (finished 2nd)

Driving by the wreck of Roger #Williamson’s car (which had crashed when he was going through the high speed esses, his car caught fire and he eventually died due to the fire, despite the fact that he wasn’t seriously injured by the crash itself).

1973 Dutch Grand Prix, Circuit Zandvoort

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