Hill never won the British GP. The closest he came was spinning out of
the lead in 1961. (?)
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Graeme Nash
Hill never won the British GP. The closest he came was spinning out of
the lead in 1961. (?)
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Cheers!
Graeme Nash
Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..
Mario Andretti
Jacques Villenueve
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> Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..
> Mario Andretti
> Jacques Villenueve
> ed_
> The GPLEA
> www.gplea.org
> > > Another clue: He is a notorious late braker in GPL :)
> > "zipping along first lap at Monza...hehe passed a bunch, moving
> > up through the pack...nailed the Lezmos just flying down
> > the back straight....I can see the leaders up ahead...all I
> > have to do is.....OH GAWD NO! IT CAN"T BE! I PASSED
> > HIM BACK AT THE CURVE GRANDE! DEAR GOD IT'S
> > THAT AWFUL WHITE HONDA! I MUST MOVE OVER, I
> Yup,I even took to running a Honda too in the hopes that team spirit would
> keep him from running me over in the Parabolica. Third lap in...CRASH!
> not the primary driver you're nothing :)
> > G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
> > The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.
> > Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..
> > Mario Andretti
> > Jacques Villenueve
> > ed_
> > The GPLEA
> > www.gplea.org
> Problem is, Jacques hasn't tried for La Mans (yet). If he does and wins,
I'd
> want to get him in a stock car as soon as he's done playing in F1. If he
can
> win Daytona, then AJ will have to shut up.
> > G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
> > The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.
> > Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..
> > Mario Andretti
> > Jacques Villenueve
> > ed_
> > The GPLEA
> > www.gplea.org
> Problem is, Jacques hasn't tried for La Mans (yet). If he does and wins,
I'd
> want to get him in a stock car as soon as he's done playing in F1. If he
can
> win Daytona, then AJ will have to shut up.
I do like to paraphrase A.J. though, thus:
"What happened out there? I hit his goddamned car, that's what happened out
there." - Dennis Vitolo
kfg
> > > G.Hill is the only driver to win the "triple crown":
> > > The Formula 1 WC, Indy 500 and Le Mans.
> > > Afaik, only 2 "active" drivers are close to match this accomplishment..
> > > Mario Andretti
> > > Jacques Villenueve
> > > ed_
> > > The GPLEA
> > > www.gplea.org
> > Problem is, Jacques hasn't tried for La Mans (yet). If he does and wins,
> I'd
> > want to get him in a stock car as soon as he's done playing in F1. If he
> can
> > win Daytona, then AJ will have to shut up.
> A.J. will never, EVER shut up. Not even after he's dead.
> I do like to paraphrase A.J. though, thus:
> "What happened out there? I hit his goddamned car, that's what happened out
> there." - Dennis Vitolo
> kfg
MS
> > I'm more impressed by the only man to have won the world championship on
> > both two wheels and four wheels.
(If somebody ever remembers the incident in IRL)
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> Nope, he has never touched anything else then open-wheelers in his racing
> career.
kfg
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"Mike Donnelly Jr" wrote
Mario Andretti...
it though.
Yep.. if Mr. Andretti get the big one in the bag, he will go one better than
Mr. Hill.
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