Formula 1... Well, Maybe Former 1
With Formula 1 on 'vacation' for a few weeks, there are still some things going on, but one of the most interesting can only be
described as a 'blast from the past'. The Grand Prix Masters race held at Kylami, South Africa - which I personally think is one of the best circuits on the planet - includes some names that can conjure up the good old days of Formula 1.
Nigel Mansell led from start to finish, fending off Emerson Fittipaldi for the first ever Grand Prix Masters victory; Riccardo Patrese was a distant third, ahead of a squabbling pack led by Andrea de Cesaris.
The most interesting part of the whole weekend was probably that Andrea de Cesaris (who was affectionately known in his F1 days as Andrea de Crasherous) actually brought a car home in one piece - news in itself. The list
of names competing incorporated some of the more famous of days gone by. One can only hope that this series grows, and in a perfect world, such would run as a support race to a regular F1 race in the near future.
Results from Kylami:
1. Nigel Mansell Team Altech 30 laps, 2. Emerson Fittipaldi Team LG +0.408secs, 3. Riccardo Patrese Team GPM +20.662secs, 4. Andrea De Cesaris Team Unipart +21.700secs, 5. Derek Warwick Team Lixxus +21.853secs, 6. Hans Stuck Team Phantom +23.201secs, 7. Christian Danner Team Unipart +24.118secs, 8. Eddie Cheever Team Altech +32.205secs, 9. Jan Lammers Team LG +32.778secs, 10. Eliseo Salazar Team Golden Palace +43.419secs, 11. Rene Arnoux Team Golden Palace +1 lap, 12. Patrick Tambay Team Lixxus +1 lap, Rtd Jacques Laffite Team GMF accident, Rtd Stefan Johansson Team Phantom spin. (Dns Alan Jones Team Golden Palace injured - replaced by Salazar)
With Formula 1 on 'vacation' for a few weeks, there are still some things going on, but one of the most interesting can only be
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| The Grand Prix Masters race, held at Kylami, South Africa, includes some names that can conjure up the good old days of Formula 1. (Photo GPM) |
Nigel Mansell led from start to finish, fending off Emerson Fittipaldi for the first ever Grand Prix Masters victory; Riccardo Patrese was a distant third, ahead of a squabbling pack led by Andrea de Cesaris.
The most interesting part of the whole weekend was probably that Andrea de Cesaris (who was affectionately known in his F1 days as Andrea de Crasherous) actually brought a car home in one piece - news in itself. The list
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| Some of the biggest names to have ever raced in F1 are involved in the GPM series, such as Alain Prost shown here prior to his Monaco Grand Prix win in Ferrari livery during his former glory days. (Photo: Schlegelmilch) |
Results from Kylami:
1. Nigel Mansell Team Altech 30 laps, 2. Emerson Fittipaldi Team LG +0.408secs, 3. Riccardo Patrese Team GPM +20.662secs, 4. Andrea De Cesaris Team Unipart +21.700secs, 5. Derek Warwick Team Lixxus +21.853secs, 6. Hans Stuck Team Phantom +23.201secs, 7. Christian Danner Team Unipart +24.118secs, 8. Eddie Cheever Team Altech +32.205secs, 9. Jan Lammers Team LG +32.778secs, 10. Eliseo Salazar Team Golden Palace +43.419secs, 11. Rene Arnoux Team Golden Palace +1 lap, 12. Patrick Tambay Team Lixxus +1 lap, Rtd Jacques Laffite Team GMF accident, Rtd Stefan Johansson Team Phantom spin. (Dns Alan Jones Team Golden Palace injured - replaced by Salazar)