Spa 1991, is it still possible?

Thirty years ago, a neophyte discovered driving a Formula 1 car and climbed to 7th place on the grid. A feat which one might wonder if it does not definitely belong to the past…

Published on 31/08/2021 à 13:00

Jean-Michel Desnoues

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Spa 1991, is it still possible?
What happened in the Ardennes in 1991?

On this last weekend of August, the F1 doesn't know it yet, but she is experiencing an event that will mark her history with a hot iron and decide her destiny for the next twenty years. At the wheel of a competitive Jordan 191, but dependent on a financially exhausted micro team, a young German driver only known to those in the know works miracles on the track. The small world of F1 is picked up cold by this protégé of Mercedes qui rongeait jusqu’alors son frein en Voitures de Sport et attendait sa chance. Pour être là, il a menti à Eddie Jordan, le patron du « baby team » éponyme plus intéressé par les 150 000 livres déboursées par la firme à l�

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