Great Read: Roebuck remembers Lorenzo Bandini

Ferrari's brown-eyed boy | View in browser FROM OUR ARCHIVE, OCTOBER 1997 | NIGEL ROEBUCK Great Read: Lorenzo Bandini – Nigel Roebuck's Legends Lorenzo Bandini tragically succumbed to his injuries from a crash at the 1967 Monaco GP on this day. As Ferrari's number one driver for that Formula 1 season, the Italian was on the verge of greatness. Nigel Roebuck recalls the charming Scuderia pilot in today's Great Read Johnny Servoz-Gavin rather shook everyone at Monaco in 1968. Subbing for an injured Jackie Stewart, he qualified Ken Tyrrell's Matra second, behind Graham Hill's Lotus. An archetypal '60s figure, Servoz-Gavin is a forgotten man now, but that weekend he was the talk of the paddock. In the race he took an immediate lead, but clobbered the guardrail at the chicane and soon the damaged Matra was out. A year earlier, though, the consequences of his mistake would have been very different. When Lorenzo Bandini ran wide in the 1967 race, straw bales, not guardrail, awaited him. "Nothing," Bandini's team-mate Chris Amon said, "got a car upside down quicker than straw bales..." READ MORE ADVERTISEMENT Superb selection of classics heading to Race Retro with Silverstone Auctions Silverstone Auctions return to Supercar Fest for a Sale of Iconic and Classic Cars on Saturday 20th May as the official auction partner! This year, it will also incorporate a Sale of Ferraris in association with the Ferrari Owners' Club GB. Over 100 outstanding iconic, classic and collectors' cars, as well as over 100 items of memorabilia and watches, will go under the hammer as part of the thrilling event. The catalogue is truly superb; with highlights including the truly unique 2000 TVR Cerbera Speed 12, a 1996 Ford Escort Cosworth Lux with just 76 miles on the clock and the 1979 Ford Escort which was Russell Brookes' Manx Rally Winning Car. You can now view the catalogue in full and register to bid now. If you cannot attend in person, you can register to bid online, by phone or via commission. VIEW LOTS SHOP PROMOTION Bestsellers: Motor Sport shop Formula Helmet: The Glorious Years of Formula 1 Helmets (1969-1999) Clean Sweep | Lorenzo Bandini – Ferrari 330P3/4 – 1967 | John Ketchell | Limited Edition Print Phil Hill: Inside Track | Phil Hill with Doug Nye | Book | Hardback Ferrari 1960–1965: The Hallowed Years Twice around the clock | Le Mans 100th Anniversary | Motor Sport Magazine | Collectors' Edition Shell Replica Tin Sign Share this newsletter: Stay up to date  Update your preferences to select the content you wish to receive.   UPDATE NOW  Unsubscribe | Privacy Policy. Motor Sport magazine, 18-20 Rosemont Road, London, NW3 6NE Company no. 05471049, Vat no. 871 544 60