F1
52 years ago… the 1971 Italian GP, the closest finish in F1 history!
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If this event is to be marked with a milestone, it is not only because of the identity of the winner, but also because of the shower of records broken on this occasion, that of the smallest gap between the first two still holding today.
In 1971, Monza was devoid of chicanes and was the fastest circuit in a championship already played out in favor of Jackie Stewart. The Scotsman, however, refuses the No. 1 assigned to him, out of respect for his friend Jochen Rindt, who died in these places a year earlier. Fearing Italian justice, Lotus is only represented by Emerson Fittipaldi's 56B turbine, entered under the enigmatic Worldwide Racing banner.
On the other hand, Matra is returning after having made the imp
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05/09/2023 at 07:42 a.m.
The era of the “big” Monza without the speed-breaking chicanes!! Difficult to imagine such a close finish today with the forces present