RIP Jean-Pierre Beltoise

[MartG]

Former F-1 driver died today

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Beltoise

[911Gary]

MartG said:

Former F-1 driver died today

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Pierre_Beltoise

Icon proper old school.
RIP

[Eric Mc]

Sad to hear. My favourite image of JP, winning his one and only GP in appalling weather at Monaco in 1972 -

[RichB]

Sad to hear. In these days when we get used to people living well into their 90s 77 seems too young to pass away.

[red55]

Yes,sad to lose another one. 1972 Monaco was the last win for BRM as well as JPB's only F1 win.

[Tony2or4]

This photograph was printed in the Classics & Sportscars obituary for Beltoise:





Does anybody know which circuit that was?

[Revhappychappy]

Tony2or4 said:

This photograph was printed in the Classics & Sportscars obituary for Beltoise:





Does anybody know which circuit that was?

Mulsanne Corner at Le Mans

[Tony2or4]

Revhappychappy said:

Tony2or4 said:

This photograph was printed in the Classics & Sportscars obituary for Beltoise:





Does anybody know which circuit that was?

Mulsanne Corner at Le Mans

Right, got it now, thank you.

It's a relatively unusual angle - I don't think I've seen photos of Mulsanne corner from that direction before. They always seemed to be taken from the outside of the corner, with the cars coming towards the camera and turning in towards the left from the photographer's point of view.

Edited by Tony2or4 on Thursday 22 January 23:25