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Hans Herrmann, Jo Siffert & Jochen Mass
Three generations of sportscar superiority
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Only a handful of racing drivers are among the best in both single-seaters and sportscars, Stirling Moss and Jacky Ickx being two of the most famous examples. Many Grand Prix greats merely dabbled with sportscars, and when they did have full parallel careers, such as the incomparable Juan Manuel Fangio, they couldn’t fully get to grips with the fendered machines. The other way around, many of history’s sportscar greats were Grand Prix drivers as well – only just not that good. Hans Herrmann, Jo Siffert and Jochen Mass represent three generations of two-timing drivers who shone on occasions in Grand Prix racing but were kingpins in Porsche’s huge success in sportscars. |
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Rear View Mirror
Volume 7, No.4/5
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In a combined no.4 and 5 of his Rear View Mirror column Don Capps zooms in on the difference between history and nostalgia, and wonders whether the ambition of researching and recording motor racing history is best served by journalists, publicists and enthusiasts. He also digs into the pre-war Mercedes paint-scraping fairytale once more, having been unpleasantly surprised by the new Mercedes GP team's resuscitation of an ever so persistent Neubauer myth. |
What's new?
- 1989 F1 season - So close to a different ending, by Henri Greuter
- Second life - Identity changes in Grand Prix racing, by Mattijs Diepraam - Updated with BMW/Sauber and Toyota/Stefan additions
- Trevor Taylor, Peter Arundell & Mike Spence - Would you be my number two?, by Mattijs Diepraam
- Rear View Mirror, Vol.7, No.3 - The Jacob Cohen Complex, by Don Capps
- The dominators - Modern-day F1 cars that ruled the roost, by Henri Greuter
- Penske-Mercedes PC23-500I - Mercedosaurus Rex at Indianapolic Park, by Henri Greuter
- Poachers turned gamekeepers, part 8: Encore – from Ferrari International Assistance to FIA’s Intrepid Adversary, by Mattijs Diepraam


