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John Surtees passed away on March 10, 2017: the day he became champion with Ferrari… 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” Classic Ferrari for sale. However, two F1 have crossed Atlanti well
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Hilton Leon
10/03/2026 at 02:24 a.m.
Note the Citroen ID 19 next to the Ferrari.
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 ...