On this day in 1982, a controversial clause in the superlicence application form triggered one of F1's most infamous standoffs – as Nigel Roebuck remembers in today's Great Read, it was all Elio De Angelis could do to ease the tension with sweet music
Denis Jenkinson had Catholic tastes in music, as in much else. If his particular devotion was to traditional jazz – Sidney Bechet was up there with Rosemeyer, Gilles Villeneuve, Senna et al among his heroes – so also he loved to listen to Beethoven. And once in a while something quirky would catch his fancy: 'Song for Guy,' by Elton John was one such.
There is no vocal here, merely a piano solo, written in memory of a motorcycle messenger who worked for John's company and was killed in an accident. For Jenks, this added poignancy to an already haunting tune. I put it on a tape for him with some Bechet, Beiderbecke, and so on, and he soon wore it out...
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