Reportagens do Motorsport Formula 1 67

[Artur Nunes]

Podem vê-los aqui :cheesy:

não deixem de ver 2 videos no report de Nurbugring. :racer::fixe::1a:

Sobre o Ring, reparem na grelha...



Formula one:

#3 Jim Clark (Lotus-Cosworth V8) 8:04.3
#2 Denny Hulme (Brabham-Repco V8) 8:13.5
#3 Jackie Stewart (BRM H16) 8:15.2
#10 Bruce McLaren (Eagle-Weslake V12) 8:17.7
#9 Dan Gurney (Eagle-Weslake V12) 8:17.7
#7 John Surtees (Honda V12) 8:18.2
#1 Jack Brabham (Brabham-Repco V8) 8:18.9
....
e os tempos dos F2 que corriam ao mesmo tempo (eheh, como os GT e os nGT...)


Formula two:

#29 Jacky Ickx (Matra-Cosworth FVA) 8:14.0
#24 Jackie Oliver (Lotus-Coswoth FVA) 8:34.9
#22 Alan Rees (Brabham- osworth FVA) 8:39.8
#23 Jo Schlesser (Matra-Cosworth FVA) 8:40.6
#27 David Hobbs (Lola-BMW) 8:46.2

Grande tempo do Ickx não?... com um carro de 200 hp...

e as explicações para tal...

McLaren was delayed in the paddock as his fuel-injection metering unit was not working properly, and Graham Hill was busy adjusting his Lotus to his liking and "sticking pieces of bungy all over the place " to quote Chapman; in consequence neither driver put in a full lap. The others eventually set off on the full circuit but times were dreadfully slow and no-one seemed very well prepared, even the Honda which had been at the circuit all week. Some idea of how unprepared the Grand Prix teams seemed to be was indicated by Ickx doing 8:27.5, which was the fastest time for a long while, and this in a Formula Two car.

Eventually some semblance of order began to appear and Hulme did 8:25.4 and Surtees improved on this with 8:25.0 but none of the practice was very inspiring and a lot of drivers were finding their cars air-borne for longer than was comfortable, either because the suspension adjustments were wrong, the cars were going faster than last year, or they had just forgotten that the Nurburgring is not a flat aerodrome circuit!

Nobody among the Formula Two runners could approach the time of Ickx, who had been using his knowledge of the Nurburgring and his courage to embarrass most of the Formula One entry and it was obvious that the combination of the small, light and manageable Matra chassis with 200 of Cosworth's horsepower was an ideal combination for the circuit, so that a lot of corners could be taken on full throttle whereas more powerful cars were having to be driven on part throttle with more caution. Added to this the Tyrrell Matra was well prepared and running right whereas most of the Formula One cars were not running properly or were not handling properly, but progress was being made, though time was running out for there only remained the Saturday morning practice session.

De qualquer forma, era um grande piloto, mais um (como Moss..) a quem um titulo assentava melhor que outros... iniciativa e acaso... :suspicious: