As Brenda was establishing a life in Modena Ferrari was recovering from a fallow couple of years following the Carlo Chiti-led walkout of 1961, with Surtees taking the 1964 world championship and charismatic team-mate Lorenzo Bandini fourth. I wondered who the hell he thought he was – he was just a driver like any of the others.”, She won’t admit to having favourites, but some drivers figure larger in her stories, especially those she’s still in touch with – Arnoux, Scheckter, Tambay, Alesi. Behind her dark glasses (shades of Enzo’s shades) Vernor, now in her early eighties, is precise, quick to reply, quick to dismiss when the subject is something – or someone – she dislikes. While Modena remains her home, the factory is no longer her place. Mario Andretti finished second to maintain a share of the Championship lead with Reutemann. Once I wrote a telex and he said ‘move that here and put that there and when you’ve changed it bring it to me at the Cavallino [restaurant]’ – he always had his lunch there. Through both his periods in F1, his driving was characterised by elegant stylishness, all economy of effort and fluidity, which matched his belief it was the driver's job to work as hard as possible on the technical aspects of the car, to make it work for him, and let it do the work. I’d never seen such She is more forthright about Michael Schumacher, who in the 2000s brought such astounding success back to Maranello. “Quickly. If we had a press conference, he would want the whole thing transcribed on Sunday; he would never personally thank me, but on Monday I’d find a present on my desk – a watch, for instance.”, Did he ever admit a mistake? To access your subscription or free account. “No. Send it’. We put our recorders away but not before catching her lament. René Arnoux never grows up. “And then there was ‘Lulu’ [Lodovico Scarfiotti]. Carlos Reutemann Another of the big-name nearly men in F1 is Reutemann who on his arrival in the sport was already being compared to five-time … Very sad news indeed. After concluding his Formula One career, Reutemann has moved into Argentine Politics where he was elected as Governor of Santa Fe in 1985, a position he held until 1995. I stayed with John a few years ago and he was still saying, ‘Your Mike this, your Mike that.’ He wouldn’t speak to Mike.”, Brenda, on the other hand, had a soft spot for Parkes, despite another scary trip. The Brabham was beautiful to look at, but its Alfa Romeo engine was uncompetitive, and Lauda began to lose interest in F1. Later, in his disarmingly frank autobiography, he admitted he had been so scared he could hardly drive. That was Mike…”, We’ve talked much about the Scuderia’s pilots as we consume our host’s chicken salad. 1 James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda's (Daniel Brühl) on-track rivalry was bitter and hard-fought. I thought, ‘You miserable bugger’.” And Alain Prost? Carlos Reutemann … They’re getting worried. To come back from his horrific injuries to not only race again but to win two further titles was nothing short of superhuman. But he is an all time great. It was the move that made his career. You can sense toughness, the steel that let her stand up to one of Italy’s grandest men. We – an MS quorum of self, Simon Arron and proprietor Edward Atkin – meet over lunch in the sun-filled garden of one such marque enthusiast in North London as Brenda pauses on her way to the States, and the questions flow. I’d see these bits of F1 and sports cars at the back of the factory and think ‘My god, they must be nuts’.”, On politics, Vernor’s take is this: “You never knew which party he followed. From then, he largely combined running his new airline Niki - founded in 2003, after the sale of Lauda Air to Austrian Airlines in 1999 - with an analyst's role on the German TV channel RTL's F1 coverage. The Brazilian and Argentine media were always trying to stoke up trouble between us – I was a proud Brazilian and Carlos was a patriotic Argentine – but the truth was that we liked and admired each other greatly. Bored with 1960s life in Croydon – “I hated Croydon. It’s time to find out some secrets about the Old Man himself, about his vague wartime life, his unclear political affiliations, the firm’s opaque finances. "I said then and later that I had conquered my fear quickly and cleanly," Lauda wrote in To Hell And Back. “Having three older brothers in a house of five men,” she says, “I had to learn to defend myself”. I’ve written a book all about the drivers – My Boys. He said ‘Humph. The atmosphere chilly, amid Lauda's fall-out with the owner and distaste for his new team-mate Carlos Reutemann, Lauda stayed at Ferrari in 1977 only long enough to clinch the title, and pulled out of the final two races before a move to Bernie Ecclestone's Brabham team for 1978. It just felt surreal.” The year after, Alan Jones – “he was mighty quick and also very amusing out of the car” – delivered Frank his first drivers’ title with Carlos Reutemann assisting in delivering the constructors’ championship, too. As Brenda was establishing a life in Modena Ferrari was recovering from a fallow couple of years following the Carlo Chiti-led walkout of 1961, with Surtees taking the 1964 world championship and charismatic team-mate Lorenzo Bandini fourth. The most beautiful eyes I’ve ever seen. Lauda admitted he was "panic-stricken" - feelings rooted in his crash - but later said he regretted the decision. He put a new definition on the word 'courage'. Lauda leaves his second wife Birgit, their twins Max and Mia - born in 2009, two sons from his first wife Marlene Knaus - Mathias and Lukas, and a son - Christoph - born from a third relationship. “Ferrari is not the same. The storyline had something for everyone - the ascetic Austrian racing driver-cum-engineer, renowned for his clinical approach and lack of emotions, driving for Ferrari; the handsome, playboy Englishman bon vivant for McLaren. The legendary Italian team had been in the doldrums in 1973, but were about to start a strong recovery under the management of the brilliant Luca di Montezemolo. “Most drivers were cool, they needed to be cool, but I saw him crying after accidents four or five times.” “He was touched and moved by these things,” says friend Carlo Gancia, “because everybody liked him and he made friends around the pitlane.” Feb 25, 2020 - photographs of Carlos Ghys´ biography, part 16 = «CARLOS REUTEMANN» In the past nine Grands Prix he has never occupied lower than the third row of the starting grid, has led many events, and has collected three dominant victories. Along with Brawn, Lauda played a key role in the signing of Lewis Hamilton to replace Schumacher at the end of 2012. Acerbic Australian Alan Jones and politically astute Argentinian Carlos Reutemann were paired together at Williams in 1980 and ’81 – a time when the team had finally became a potent force. On the other hand – “I remember sewing a Ferrari patch on Andretti’s overalls and he didn’t even say thank you. Carlos Reutemann, posing with Marie-Jeanne. “Monday morning was Monday morning, as usual. Lauda leaves his second wife, Birgit, and their twins, Max and Mia. I took it, he chucked it in the air screaming. Then he rang and said ‘come and work for me’. Whenever the team lost a race on Sunday, you’d walk in on Monday and there would be silence everywhere. 'The most courageous act of any sportsman' - tributes paid to 'legend' Lauda, Listen: Lauda discusses Nurburgring crash. [Sporting director Marco] Piccinini and Piero came into my office and stuck up a huge poster of Alboreto. RIP Niki. She knew all about it because often it was she who passed on that invitation, she who arranged their interview with Enzo Ferrari. If a customer complained, he’d want to know why. After a three-month trial I was still there, doing his translations, the F1 telexes to FOCA and team heads.” She worked alongside two male secretaries, one handling Ferrari’s personal affairs, one administrative tasks, but her language skills put her closer to the real centre, looking after drivers and working with Franco Gozzi in the press office. The accident ended the notorious Nurburgring's time as a Formula 1 circuit. He also had two sons, Mathias and Lukas, from his marriage to Marlene Knaus, and a … It just felt surreal." Only Brenda isn’t playing. The year after, Alan Jones - "he was mighty quick and also very amusing out of the car" - delivered Frank his first drivers' title with Carlos Reutemann assisting in delivering the constructors' championship, too. You wouldn’t believe some of their luggage when they came back.”, Care to tell us? “They were all my boys. So much so they had next-door rooms that weekend in Japan and, on race morning, with Hunt in bed with a girlfriend, Lauda goose-stepped into the room and barked out: "Today, I vin the Vorld Championship.". Some said he was socialist, others felt he was something else. "Lying in bed ruminating about the 'Ring would have finished me," he said. In the 70s every race was an event, now F1 is just a procession. He seemed to be embarrassed by it. He divorced his wife Zulema Yoma and expanded the Quinta de Olivos presidential residence with a golf course, a small zoo, servants, a barber, and even a buffoon. One evening Ingeniere Ferrari” – Vernor never called him anything but Ingeniere or Mr Ferrari – “invited us to dinner up in the mountains. Number One! There was a guy keeping up with him which annoyed him, so he switched off his lights and kept going at full speed in thick fog. Once it was pointed out to him that, owing to the rule that says the original start of a race does not count if there is a restart, he had not officially taken part in the 1976 German Grand Prix. José Carlos Pace (October 6, 1944 – March 18, 1977) was a racing driver from Brazil.He participated in 73 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting on March 4, 1972. Tiger Woods won. It was Ferrari’s mother who said Piero must work in the business, the only woman the Old Man was frightened of. Yet he returned to racing just 40 days later - finishing fourth in the Italian Grand Prix. When I worked there we were small, we were a family. For a better experience, keep your browser up to date. Lewis…, A Miami Grand Prix will join the F1 calendar from next year, after the long-running project to race in Florida was finally agreed. Rubbish, this man provided the greatest comeback in sport. With the Old Man there were certain things you did and didn’t do. She must have made an impact, though it was not until the 1970s that the connection crystallised. The playboy versus the rat: the story behind Rush. 1976 is all a bit of a blur - only young - but the Lauda/Hunt battle and the crash is as vivid as the scorched grass and water shortage. The end of Lauda's driving career, though, did not mean the end of his links with F1. ALAN JONES AND CARLOS REUTEMANN. In 1974, Lauda lost out on the title to McLaren's Emerson Fittipaldi only through inexperience, but that was the precursor to dominating in 1975 in the now legendary Ferrari 312T. It was not spectacular, but it was certainly effective - as proved by Prost himself, and Jackie Stewart, who shared a similar approach and won a further seven titles between them. A true champion in his own right, a racing driver through and through, partner to one of the great rivalries in F1, backbone to the current highly successful Merc team of today, and a total legend. Fast, skilful, calculating, and above all, brave beyond comprehension. Q+A: Argentina's Peronists, divided but dominant as ever. And you never argued with the Old Man.”. Crisp comment – then “don’t put that down”. 08-may-2020 - Carlos Reutemann(ARG) and his wife Mimicha Belgian GP, Nivelles, June 4 1972. . “So after a while the Old Man decided he wanted a telex from each of them so he really knew what went on.”. “There’s nothing to say; he never talked about himself, to anyone.” That may be entirely true, but at another point she relates “The Old Man said, ‘I took you because you are like the three monkeys: hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil’.” You get the sense that if a rival team had tied her up and interrogated her for secrets, they’d have got nothing…, There are flashes of illumination: that Enzo liked opera but never took a holiday; that he dressed well in British clothes; that he watched the televised races from Fiorano with Sergio Scaglietti, his best friend; that he never talked about Dino, the loved son lost to muscular dystrophy in 1956 at the age of 24; that the perpetual dark glasses were no public affectation. “I did everything for them, packed their bags. He was a singular personality, brusque and matter of fact, but with a wicked sense of humour and independent mind. A true legend; one of an ever-decreasing group of sportsmen and sportswomen who command respect just by entering a room. Lauda had been warning for some time that the circuit was too dangerous for F1. I remember driving back from Brands Hatch in an Imp and it was foggy in France but he wouldn’t stop. It didn't bother him, he said, and if others felt differently, that was their problem. Zdroj pinu motorsportimages.com. “I was at Le Mans in 1966 when it all happened. An F1 icon left us today, but like so many before him, Lauda’s name will forever be associated with this sport. By the final round in Japan, Lauda was only three points ahead, and when raceday brought torrential rain, he pulled out after two laps, saying it was too dangerous. In 2001, Lauda took charge of the Ford-owned Jaguar team, only to be sacked at the end of 2002 along with 70 other key figures when the performance failed to improve. And in early 2013, he became a 10% shareholder in Mercedes, at the same time as Toto Wolff took on 30%. He stayed for one more year, 1985, when he was uncompetitive but still managed to win in the Netherlands - holding off a charge from Prost - before finally calling it a day for good, aged 36. They put Mike [Parkes] in John’s place so then he had it in for Mike. Some have suggested that Ferrari spoke English but concealed it; Brenda scotches this. People talk about Tiger Woods winning the Masters as the greatest comeback in sport. The swiftgate scandal broke out in 1990, as American investors were damaged by a case of corruption, and asked for assistance from the United States' Ambassador Terence Todman. How did the team handle those? He did take care of the family, though.”. Sad what a legend. I had a whale of a time. In a recent poll this website published they asked what is the greatest comeback in sport of all time? An F1 legend! Tayshan Hayden-Smith trialled for academies all around the country growing up, before unexpectedly finding a new passion after the Grenfell Tower fire. Lauda - leading the World Championship, having won his first title a year earlier - suffered third-degree burns to his head and face that left him scarred for life, inhaled toxic gases that damaged his lungs, and received the last rites in hospital. Between them, they won six races in 1980, securing Frank Williams his first constructors’ crown, with Jones taking the drivers’ title. Gilles said ‘You’d better come with me as I don’t know where it is.’ It was a narrow twisty road up in the mountains and he drove like a madman. It was a privileged post and it went not to a Modenese signorina, not even to an Italian, but to a girl from Croydon who in time would become the mother of the racing department. And if they did something wrong I put them in their place.”, Did the Old Man criticise her? She was hardly a motor sport fan. “He said ‘one of these days I might employ you’. It was one of the bravest acts in the history of sport. “No. A truly extraordinary racer. The old world of the autocrat was vanishing; the web’s threads still led to the centre, but fewer twitches disturbed that dimly-lit den. Dragoni and John had an argument, Dragoni phoned The Old Man and John walked out. He used to bang on my door at 2am, asking me to help him cover his tracks – I’d be shaking blonde hairs from his sheets. He was a naughty boy. In 1982 the racing team moved out of the venerable old works to a modern facility at Fiorano circuit; it was also the year Gilles Villeneuve was killed. He returned to Austria to run his airline, Lauda Air, full-time. In the mix. Rush. BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina’s Nestor Kirchner, who died last week, worked incessantly behind-the-scenes to win his wife… Get the latest results and headlines sent straight to your phone, find all our Formula 1 coverage details with our Live Guide, sign-up to our newsletter and learn where to find us on online. The compelling narrative of that season was effectively the kick-start for F1's current global popularity. But in January he was diagnosed with pneumonia and taken back into hospital in Vienna. "Lole" was never a driver to stand in the spotlights so very little has been written on his person. I don't mind admitting to being somewhat affected this morning. 3. But I was respected because I did things for everybody, including the mechanics, taking them cakes and beer during an all-nighter. Unfortunately he’s very naïve and he gets into the wrong company who lead him astray…”, And then there was Gilles Villeneuve, who scared the hell out of her in his 328. Lauda carried the scars, including a mostly missing right ear, for the rest of his life and always had a matter-of-fact approach to his disfigurement. I said ‘Listen, if a car comes the other way we won’t be here tomorrow.’ ‘Oh, I’m enjoying myself!’ ‘I don’t care, stop this bloody car, I’m getting out’.”, On another occasion Gilles burst into the works, exclaiming, “Bloody car, the brakes don’t work.”, “I sent the car to the experimental department,” says Brenda. “Lorenzo was a lovely guy.” Carlos took the lead at the halfway mark from Ferrari team-mate Gilles Villeneuve, when Gilles crashed, and won by 11 seconds. When a footballing great dies some chump comes on and says 'never heard of him'. To use comments you will need to have JavaScript enabled. Carlos Alberto Reutemann (born April 12, 1942) is a former Argentine Formula One racing driver who competed in the sport from 1972 until 1982. "That was a lie. But he will be remembered most for the remarkable bravery and resilience he showed in recovering from a fiery crash at the 1976 German Grand Prix at the fearsome Nurburgring. “Lorenzo was a lovely guy.” Brenda recalls, animated. Cold, wet conditions greeted the drivers on Friday, and to the delight of the locals the Michelin-shod Ferraris of Carlos Reutemann and and the typically spectacular Villeneuve comfortably set the pace as other drivers spent time investigating the new circuit’s rather muddy run-off … He had a photo of his wife which he’d lay flat at such times, then when he picked it up he’d say, ‘You know I love you.’ I was in Monte Carlo when he died [following a crash in the 1967 GP] and said I’d never go back there. My wife will kill me!’ They were good times. So glad this is not a football HYS. Piero is technically very skilled but was never allowed to show what he could do. When Niki Lauda is mentioned, she says “I like Niki. He was also a pilot and successful businessman, who set up two airlines and continued to occasionally captain their planes into his late 60s. I said ‘I did exactly what you said’. He’s always the same, a heart of gold. 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And the first time I saw Carlos Reutemann I couldn’t talk. The latest news, updates and more straight to your inbox. In 1993, Montezemolo offered him a consulting role at Ferrari, though that did not last long into the management of the team's new boss that year - Jean Todt, who went on to mastermind the dominant Michael Schumacher era. Another sad day for F1 - so many legends have passed away now, Lauda, Hunt, Senna, Clarke, Surtees to name just a few With Charlie to keep order - what a race they will be having now ! The circuit, around the Hard Rock Stadium…, In the late '90s Tyrrell were a racing family out of time, out of place, but still in F1 – Mika Salo recalls the endearing last days of a grand prix institution, The scenery was spectacular, but few spectators would have been able to pull their eyes from the thrilling duel through Barcelona’s Montjuïch Park, which ended with Jackie Stewart claiming the…. Carlos Alberto Reutemann (born 12 April 1942), nicknamed "Lole", is an Argentine former racing driver who raced in Formula One from 1972 to 1982, and later became a politician in his native province of Santa Fe, for the Justicialist Party, and governor of Santa Fe in Argentina. Reutemann totaliy destroys the confi-dence of his feilow opponents. When you lose somebody, there’s nothing you can do to bring them back, is there?”, If that sounds hard, it’s the realism of racing. 75BE-C022 Bernard Cahier congratulates Brabham's Carlos Reutemann, Belgian GP Zolder 1975 - 1975, Belgium, Zolder, Formula 1, Reutemann, Carlos, Press, Journalists, Cahier, Bernard 75BE-Dep01 Patrick Depailler in pits in the Tyrrell-Cosworth 007, Belgian GP Zolder 1975 - … “Half an hour later they rang and said it was ready. “You see the drivers every day – they’re just people, neither hot not cold…” Drivers such as Bandini, Arnoux, Scheckter, Villeneuve, Tambay, Alboreto, Mansell – just people. Clay Regazzoni, who was killed in a road accident on his way to the Bologna Motor Show on Friday, was the archetypal tough-guy race driver. RIP Nikki, the comeback king and a true legend. Lauda's crash and awe-inspiring recovery only added to the frisson. But as he aged, more direct control passed to his subordinates; imported design skills supplanted home-grown; drivers negotiated harder. If I told everything they’d shoot me. God, the things they did. That was all. So he began his Formula 1 career two years after I did, and finished it two years after I did. She’s cagey about the new regime after Enzo’s death, but the impression is that she felt the talents of Piero Lardi, Ferrari’s illegitimate son, were overlooked as Fiat increased its dominance, though he has stated in this magazine he did not want to head the firm, and has proved a valued diplomat as vice-president. Ilustración De Coches Autos Y Motocicletas Coches De Carreras Coches Deportivos Película Top Gun Pilotes Mundial De Campeones Fotos. The storyline had something for everyone - the ascetic Austrian racing driver-cum-engineer, renowned for his clinical approach and lack of emotions, driving for Ferrari; the handsome, playboy Englishman bon vivant. He again finished fifth in 1976, but Ferrari replaced him with Carlos Reutemann. Más información... Los usuarios adoran estas ideas Rest in peace, Niki. You didn’t go and see Mr Ferrari; you just closed your door. So he sent me the document and instead of putting ‘Brenda Vernor, care of Ferrari’ he put ‘Ferrari, care of Brenda Vernor’. Carlos Reutemann made his Formula 1 debut in 1972, and retired from racing in 1982. At the Canadian Grand Prix, the penultimate race of the 1979 season, he got out of his car part-way through a practice session and told Ecclestone he was retiring, saying he was "bored of driving around in circles". 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