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John Surtees would have celebrated his 91st birthday: the day he became Ferrari champion… without wearing red
The white and blue NART dress used by John Surtees at the end of the 1964 season. Photo Ferrari
The photos of the 1964 United States and Mexican Grands Prix are surprising. We cannot distinguish the “Rosso” Ferrari. However, two F1 crossed the Atlantic well, for John Surtees and Lorenzo bandini. They are adorned with white and blue, the colors of the North American Racing Team (NART) which oversees their
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chris.tak@hotmail.fr
12/02/2025 at 09:32 a.m.
"Ferrari have always driven in red" ... are you sure? Didn't Miami 2024 see Blue Ferraris, precisely in homage to NART?
Yves-Henri RANDIER
12/02/2025 at 05:12 a.m.
Indeed, with some blue facings at Miami 2024 but red largely dominated there while there was only white and blue at the end of 1964 at Watkins Glen and Mexico City
Yves-Henri RANDIER
11/02/2025 at 03:27 a.m.
An end to the 1964 Mexican GP almost as dramatic as Abu Dhabi 2021 between Bandini pushing Hill to push away a competitor from his teammate "Big John" Surtees in the race for the title, before letting Surtees pass - without radio instructions at the time! - at the very end of the race to take 2nd place, far behind the winner Dan Gurney but synonymous with the world title. The team instructions are therefore not new ...