1972 British Grand Prix Early Laps Jacky Ickx and Emerson Fittipaldi

[012237rdt]

I was lucky enough to be there for friday paractise and the race sunday. Stewart dumped his new model Tyrell at druids in afternoon practice and stalked off like it was all the cars fault. Come race my impression was Icxx was just giving driving lessons to Fittipaldi and Stewart. Icxx split the Ferraris oil tank around miday and Stewart and Emmo traded the lead acouple of times till Emmo took it for good right near the end Exciting race But... I thought Icxx lost more than Emmo won it

[FATHEROFTHREEKIDS]

i suspect emersons sideburns would breach safety regulations in the modern world of F1

[Elbrusbase]

EMMO FITTIPALDI!!

[ExtreemMazdaDriftr]

When men were real men

I saw his Ferrari fust this past weekend at Laguna Seca and boy can it scream. Almost shattered my eardrums so loud

[schnitzelThis]

PRÜLLER!!!!!!!

[flaperke]

Give us back racing! Lose the electronics and carbon-fibre brakes, this is how it should be!

[bluemoon95]

26 cars started this race.

[jscharpf]

How many cars were in that field?

[vuilnisbak40]

these men are real hero's

[mixxmexx]

fucking hell, give us back racing----rockn'roll!!!!!!!!!!­!

[marshja56]

Is that an elephant near the grid?

[creatyve]

lmao, the starting grids back then look so hectic!

[ThePresidentBush]

My God totally epic! Brands is/was the best track on earth. So much variation. A drivers track.

[LUNATIC75]

Superb quality.

Looked like a nice day at Brands Hatch.

[leach1527]

Great stuff. I was there that day - hard to believe it was 38 years ago as I write. Such a shame that the GP never went back to Brands after 1986. A great circuit with one of the most challenging corners on any circuit anywhere in Paddock Hill Bend.

[jonnymv94]

@leach1527 And don't forget Hawthorn's and Dengle Dell :)

[leach1527]

@jonnymv94 Indeed. I used to love standing at Clearways and can clearly remember that first lap excitement as the cars disappeared onto the GP loop and you waited with baited breath for them to reappear under the bridge. You could here the noise growing as they came through Stirlings and then accelerated toward Clearways in a crescendo of noise.

[truczan1000]

Jacky Ickx is the best in the world

[LesPlatt]

Ah, the JPS Lotus 72, a racing car of rare beauty. They don't make 'em like that anymore!

[T1carus]

i love how wide the tires where

[alebatte]

unbelievable quality!