Why tradition when everything is better today!
It's hard to believe, but it's a fact. During the preparations for the start of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the blue Gulf-Ford GT40 suddenly forced its way through the crowd. Without being noticed in any way, the winning car from 1969 rolled down the start-finish straight without prior notice.
But it got even better, because also in the car were the winners at the time, 6-time Le Mans winner Jacky Ickx (74), chauffeured by his team colleague at the time, Jackie Oliver (77).
They waved a little and so the track announcer said in passing that the two gentlemen were also there and then it was on with the current racing scene and silly questions such as "do they want to win today" or "what are their tactics for the race" ...
The winning pair from exactly 50 years ago drove off in the Ford and were not seen again.
Why the star preparation for this traditional event is not also used for historical purposes is absolutely incomprehensible to me. Instead, there was the expected start-finish Toyota one-two victory, even if it wasn't the faster car that ended up in front, as the order was changed shortly before the end of the race. This was the result of a mysterious sensor spook???, which reported a false puncture and led to a second pit stop. As it would not have been possible to change all four tires immediately, number 7 lost its lead and had to settle for 2nd place.
Sad, sad for my Japanese friend Kamui Kobayashi, who had already fallen out of favor with Sauber and who really deserved this success.
