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45 years ago, Jody Scheckter became champion with Ferrari: "When I won the title, I felt relief"
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“When I won the title, I felt relief”Before the first title of Michael Schumacher in red at the turn of the 3rd millennium, the South African was the “last Ferrari world champion” for 21 years.
Julien BILLIOTTE
AUTOhebdo deputy editor-in-chief. The feather dipped in gall.
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Yves-Henri RANDIER
09/09/2024 at 04:22 a.m.
A point that Jody Scheckter forgets to mention: in his youth during the sixties, Ferrari had almost no notoriety in his native country, South Africa, unlike Alfa Romeo, which partly explains the fact: - that he had no apprehension or fear in signing with the Scuderia - and that the pressure of being the Commendatore's driver had little impact on his driving and his life in red!
Yves-Henri RANDIER
29/01/2024 at 11:34 a.m.
The only South African to become F1 world champion at a time when South Africa had its own national F1 championship which was held at circuits in South Africa, Rhodesia and Mozambique and had introduced sponsorship in motorsport with Team Gunston, a means found by tobacco producers in Rhodesia to circumvent the boycott organized against the regime in force at the time!
YVES HENRI RANDIER
29/01/2023 at 04:55 a.m.
Great gentleman unfortunately without a successor in his native South Africa! His sons Tomas and Toby did not have the talent of their father... you had to see him attack at the wheel of his R8 Gordini modified by the trainer Alconi from Johannesburg on all the circuits of South Africa, Rhodesia , Angola and Mozambique.