Great Read: Lancia's lost F1 car

Mercurial machine | View in browser FROM OUR ARCHIVE, NOVEMBER 2002 | NIGEL ROEBUCK Great Read: Nigel Roebuck's Legends – The brilliant Lancia D50 F1 car Racer and journalist Paul Frere was born on this day in 1917. A 1960 Le Mans winner, his best F1 result was at the 1956 Belgian GP, second to Peter Collins – both at the wheel of Ferrari / Lancia D50s. In today's Great Read, Nigel Roebuck remembers that remarkable car Seeing it lined up, in the Goodwood paddock at the Revival Meeting, with such as the Dino 246, the 250F and the Mercedes-Benz W196, it struck me again how small is the Lancia D50, how astonishing its impact on grand prix racing must have been in 1954. I had seen the car before, of course, notably over the 1981 Italian Grand Prix weekend, when Juan Manuel Fangio ran some demonstration laps in an original car, and did it with some gusto, I recall... READ MORE PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES FORMULA 1 | MATT BISHOP F1 designer & GP winner — but Jean-Pierre Jabouille could have achieved so much more   Jean-Pierre Jabouille developed Renault's first F1 car, then raced it in its debut grand prix. He became the team's first Formula 1 winner as well. But, writes Matt Bishop, bad luck disguised his even greater potential READ MORE FORMULA 1 | MOTOR SPORT Otmar Szafnauer in talks to join Andretti F1: 'I'd love to help' In this month's magazine Otmar Szafnauer says he's already been involved in talks to link up with the team hopeful to join the F1 grid – and reveals what went wrong at Alpine READ MORE 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