Dear Nigel,
Please clear something up for me. You knew both Jenks and Jochen Rindt. Can you tell my why Jenks didn’t believe Rindt would ever win a Grand Prix? He said he’d shave his beard if Rindt ever won and I remember a picture of Jenks sans beard in Road & Track years ago. Maybe I have the story mixed up because Jenks seemed to have such an eye for talent. Most books about that era mention Rindt’s natural ability and speed. Was Jenks really that dismissive of his talent?
Craig Lightcap
Tag: Jenks
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Jenks’s problem with Jochen…
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How Prost achieved perfection
Dear Nigel,
I confess to being a huge fan and admirer of Alain Prost, both as a person but also for his driving technique. Former team-mates Eddie Cheever and Keke Rosberg speak in amazement at how he managed to be so quick and smooth without them really understanding how or what he was doing. And former engineers, including John Barnard and Patrick Head, speak in awe of how easy on the car he was.Have you ever been privy to information or been told first-hand exactly what Prost did differently and where it was he made up so much time? Was it under braking? Was it through certain types of corner?
I would be fascinated to know, as in-car footage of Prost doesn’t reveal the secrets to his technique.
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The drives of my life
Dear Nigel,
As we know, Denis Jenkinson was a very experienced racer, both as a sidecar passenger and in his navigating of Sir Stirling Moss on the Mille Miglia. My questions are, have you any competition experience, which drivers have you sat alongside, and do you consider yourself a ‘sporting motorist’?
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Mechanics, Monaco and memories
May 19th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 8 Comments
First, a note of thanks. Last week I was talking about mechanics – you know, the guys who get all the messing around and none of the credit. I was hoping that a few of these chaps would get in touch and, guess what, they have.
So my ‘Mechanics Tales’… Read more -
Barcelona – all Greek to me
April 30th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 4 Comments
I try to avoid being on holiday during a Grand Prix weekend. That’s not always easy once the European season gets underway, as you will appreciate.
Looking at the diary in February I quickly came to realise that the summer was going to be busy, Motor Sport having put my… Read more -
The future’s bright
February 1st, 2008 | Gordon Kirby | 1 Comment
I couldn’t be more delighted to join Motor Sport magazine at a key point in the magazine’s long history. Under the fresh leadership of my longtime colleague Nigel Roebuck I am sure we will be able to make a fine magazine even better.
As Nigel says, we take pleasure in… Read more -
Watching and waiting
January 30th, 2008 | Rob Widdows | 4 Comments
The passage of time means different things to different people. For a geologist, two hundred and fifty million years is a long time. For us motor racing nuts, seven weeks is a long time. That’s how long it is until the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. And it seems more… Read more
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