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The Man with the Triple Crown: How Graham Hill Achieved a Unique Record
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- Опубліковано 29 лис 2022
- The triple crown. Monaco, Indy and Le Mans. or F1 WDC, Indy and Le Mans. Either way- Only one man has done it. Graham Hill.
Alonso, Montoya and Villeneuve have come close, but Graham Hill remains the benchmark. But how did he end up with this record? Let's have a look.
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In case people are wondering: 70s flat with storage heaters with dust in them that gets kicked into the air the second you turn them on plus my allergies don’t mix.
Can’t wait to move out and spend a small fortune on central heating. 🤣
I would suggest vacuuming them first...
@@derrickstorm6976 we did.
@@derrickstorm6976 That helps but as a resident of Colorado I can tell you that that doesn't get all the dust.
@@mannacler i recommend water filtration hoovers
Get a heat pump in your new house mate... but you probably knew that
The triple crown is hard to get, but the chance someone gets it again with such a mustache is just zero.
Wait, are you the same Niels that made those Rfactor mods? Because if you are, they are awesome.
@@lucasbailey8878 That is highly likely to be me yes.
Heusinkveld moustaches when? The physics would be incredible!
I did actually buy a set of the sprints this year. Incredible things. Top work Niels!
I remember a couple of years ago, F1 did a word association video with the drivers. One of the words was "classy" to which Sebastian Vettel's response was "Graham Hill".
Vettel, the only driver on the grid to name every F1 champion from beginning to end flawlessly...
You couldn’t be more classy than that mustache
I'd add his teammate, Jim Clark😊
John Surtees was world champ on both 2 and 4 wheels, what a legend!
Stéphane Peterhansel did both car and mc in dakar
@@ThePapaja1996 but not world champ as stated
Yes indeed. Sadly somewhat forgotten today, but Surtees was a very good driver. If he had not gotten pissed off with Ferrari politics he would have had a good chance to win a second F1 world championship in 1966 as the 1966 Ferrari was very good out of the gate at the start of the 3 litre formula. You can watch Surtees' driving ability in horrendous rain conditions in 'Grand Prix' where the aerial footage of the Belgian Grand Prix shows real bits of the race And if he'd been driving a Ferrari at Le Mans that year, who knows, Ferrari might have held off Ford ...
@@twillis449
And the irony was that at the end of the season Enzo finally got rid of Eugenio Dragoni.
Other than that mildly amusing event, I think the only thing more satisfying for Surtees was winning on Enzo's home turf (Monza) the following year in 1967. A victory that was still welcomed by the local tifosi regardless of his (dubious) relationship with Ferrari.
Does not compare, Surtees won seven world championships on two wheels and one F1 title.@@ThePapaja1996
You are right, when Hill won the Indy 500 the result was disputed. The race was sponsored by the American Milk Board or something and it was traditional that the winner was given a pint of milk to drink. Graham turned to Jim Clark and said 'sorry Jim, I've drunk the milk'. Classic.
Dick Dastardly look-alike?... Graham Hill was clearly a great bloke. His interviews were often hilarious. Damon's a top bloke, too
He looked like Snidley Whiplash with a Brillcreame hairstyle.
I regard Graham Hill as the greatest ever, for holding the triple crown and also for what he did at Lotus in '68
I agree, how he kept Lotus together, after Jim Clarkes death was amazing.
It's interesting that Damon did a similar thing at William's in 1994 when Senna died, he held it together and one the Spanish grand prix, 2 weeks later I think? And had a good season.
I agree 100%!
As much as I admire Hill, I reckon Jim would have beaten Graham that year
@@supercededman I agree - and Jackie in 69 too. But the fact is that he wasn't there, this opening the door for Graham's unique achievement. Another question springs to mind - would Jim have beaten Moss had Stirling avoided his terrible crash and got a good car for 1963?
I'd be interested in a video about the controversy surrounding Hill's Indy 500 win.
Pretty wild to think that Graham Hill and Cale Yarborough ran in the same race
They also did three races together in the second season of IROC (The first one to use Camaros.). Cale finished ahead at Michigan and the first Riverside race, while Graham was on top in the second Riverside race.
Hello Aidan: I am old enough to remember the start of the 1966 Indy 500. The crash at the start was so spectacular that a photo ended up on the front page of the main daily news paper where I lived, Perth Western Australia. Stay well and safe.
An old saying is that the best sports team/player of all time is the one you were cheering for when you were 12. As it happens 1962 was that important year for me and the dashing G Hill was my guy. Throughout the '60s I followed his career and grew to appreciate him even more. Not a naturally gifted driver like Clark, Stewart and the like he always had to work for whatever success he had. I came to think of him as "Graham Hill --The working mans World Champion"
When I was a small boy and first aware of motor racing, Graham Hill was my hero. Jim Clark was probably the faster driver but Graham had that old-fashioned charisma. I can still remember the devastation I felt on reading the headlines when he died.
Do John Surtees next! Talk about unique records: Six MotoGP championships and an F1 title.
They were 350 and 500 cc world titles but just as important
Even though I love the story of John Surtees and he was a thoroughly decent person evidently, his titles need to be put into context. He won his first largely as a result of Geoff Duke's absence, then unreliability of his Gilera - he clearly wasn't the fastest rider in 1956 but got the championship win : definitely not in 1957 when he didn't. After 1957 after rival teams withdrew, he was the only factory team rider other than the BMW riders, who weren't really competitive, and the titles flowed. In F1 I'm not sure he was ever clearly the best, but had good periods and possessed a certain craft. Like Brabham, had a clear technical base too.
Seven.
Graham Hill really was like 007 of F1 with a moustache
Worth pointing out that Smiths instruments supplied speedometers for almost every car in the UK at the time, so working there gave you a great idea of how every car engine in a very vibrant industry worked. They also made spark plugs and were later into aerospace instruments. Perfect for 60s racing were engine power was king.
They were massive, I can recall every clock in my grandmother’s house being made by Smiths.
The Smiths site is now GE Aviation and close to where i live, my wife worked there when she left school making watch springs and later, head up displays for aircraft such as the Harrier and Jaguar.
I prayed to the Goddess of motor racing that Alonso never won the Indy 500, because he did not deserve (in the least) to be level with the great gentleman sir Graham (yes, I have just knighted him). Hill was so elegant, suave, eloquent, articulate, funny, and incredibly fast too! The fact he was teammate of the world's most amazing driver of all time, Jim Clark, made some people think he was a 'lesser' driver, but nothing could be farther from the truth.
A mind blowing stat about Graham Hill is that it he held the record for F1 laps completed/races finished until 1990!!
Loved Graham Hill’s appear on Grand Prix movie. I always feel he had the look of a WW1/WW2 fighter pilot; though a Grand Prix driver of the 50/60s isn’t far off with risks involved.
In rugby, you get the Triple Crown of all the British & Irish teams, then if you beat France too, you get the Grand Slam (not sure what it is with Italy now). So imho, Graham Hill got the motorsports Grand Slam.
He always reminds me of the archetypal bad guy in an old black & white silent film, the sort who'd tie the pretty lady to the railway track lol. Betty put up with a lot of his naughtiness, but from what I've read, he was loyal to her, he was just incorrigible.
He was a massive legend and in my mind, he still is. And it has _nothing_ to do with my fangirling over Damon (much 🤣).
Btw, definitely would love you to do a vid on Surtees. As you said, a very underrated but epic racer.
In the Six Nations the grand slam is beating all other teams, you don't get anything special for beating the three other British & Irish teams and France, but the Triple Crown is still a thing.
Didn't better lead the Wife's club that was instrumental in assisting F1 widows?
Another great video, Graham is sadly overlooked. He also drove twice at LeMans in the Rover BRM gas turbine car. Maybe you could do a video on that as well. Keep up the good work.
Gas turbine + hybrid seems like an enduro match made in heaven.
Now I know why I haven't worn a mustache in thirty years... there can be no competition against Graham Hill.
Epic as his mustache was, i would say Harald Ertl is the winner hands down.
I've read somewhere that Graham always preferred the definition of Monaco, Indy, and Le Mans rather than the F1 championship. That way is was about competing for 3 races rather than two races and a Championship.
Not true. He's on record (TV interview) saying it is the F1 championship, Indy 500 and Le Mans. It was always about prestige... And they're the most prestigious trophies you can win in each discipline.
@@rupertpupkin9630 thanks for the correction.
A record that will never be equalled for Graham's wins in F1,indy and Le man's.
Andretti tried and Alonso tried.
Henri Pescarolo was not intially happy to be paired with Graham in 72, but Graham put in a great stint overnight and in the changeable conditions changed his mind, the #15 car was the only 670 to use the short tail, the #12 had tried it in practice though.
Graham's successes at Monaco are testament to his great mechanical sympathy.
Alonso could still very much win Indy
It seems like Henri kept at it (LeMans) even after the age when he was bothered that Graham was washed (but I could be wrong).
Stephane Peterhansel has won in three disiplincens to enduo and dakar in both car and mc.
sebastien buemi has a tripple crown to formel e le mans and endurse racing
@@ThePapaja1996 Not really, one of those is a race and two are championships.
The fact that all these years later this feat still stands as Graham's alone just shows how versatile a driver he really was.
I think the closest person who could match it might be Montoya if he gets a decent seat at Lemans.
Alonso i think is very close to and Stéphane Peterhansel
@@ThePapaja1996 I dont know much about indy but it seemed to me so much about getting lucky with the strategy and the crashes that it felt more like a lottery. Ofc you need tons of skill but the field is so close and the pace so identical that these factors are requirements but dont get you to the front. That wasnt too enjoyable to me so I didnt watch it a lot. Id appreciate it if someone more familiar with the race shared their perspective. But from my POV Alonso has the second hardest part ahead of him.
Id say getting a seat in a race winning F1 car is the hardest. Its a lot easier to get into indy or le mans, mainly because these events allow more cars than in the usual season for extra space for foreign drivers. Imagine the monaco gp with 30 cars.
Mario andretti
I think Mario came pretty damn close. Got a 2nd? at Le Mans
The most versatile driver of all was Mario Andretti. He came very close to winning Le Mans.
Mario in fact holds another triple crown that no driver can match and never will..
F1 WDC, Indy 500 winner and NASCAR Daytona 500 winner.
He was a true gentleman racer. A giant in this sport.
Hi Aidan, how about a article on Jim Clark and his last ever championship win, the Tasman Series in 1968???
Guys like Graham Hill and Surtees are overlooked by those that proclaim this or that driver is the best. Graham is an all time great. He could drive and win in every form of motor sport.
How is he not at 100k yet😢 so deserving of it
Any clip of Graham talking is TV gold, he was so hilarious.
You mentioned Dick Dastardly - I read that the DD character's look in Wacky Races was deliberately based on Graham's!
Personally I like the '3 races' definition of the Triple Crown - Monaco, Indy and Le Mans, but what the hell do I know - in an interview very shortly before his death (it's here on UA-cam) Graham said the F1 Championship was the 3rd leg, not Monaco.
His drive in the dark in the rain at Le Mans was apparently incredibly brilliant and was what won them the race. Pescarolo, great gentleman that he is, has said on film that he apologised to Graham after the race for having doubted his ability because of his age and his still injured legs (from which he never did fully recover. When asked late in his life whether he suffered pain he replied 'Only when I stand up' - a typically wry but clever Graham reply).
For me his 1968 Championship is his greatest achievement, both in the face of the shatteringly traumatic loss of Clark, and, even greater I think, for the way he somehow managed to achieve the delicacy to win in that so quick but so fragile Lotus.
For me, there was nobody better than him - nobody, before, then or since, has come close to matching his staggering combination of immense and unique achievement, astounding physical courage and wonderfully hilarious humour. Not even close!
Thanks for great work!
Aidan, could I suggest you do a similar profile on John Surtees? I think that he may have been the genuine GOAT seeing as he translated his skills on those awful 2 wheeled things into the majestic and gentlemanly (!) sport of F1. Well, it'd make a good video anyway!!
Thinking about it, why didn't Rosberg have a go at this after 2016? He could definitely have got a top drive at Le Mans. Indy would have been harder but if done post Le Mans, a good drive should be possible
Before Silverstone in 1975 I visited Hethel and then Lotus F1 headquarters. I was just a fan, but Peter Warr, who had broken legs from a road car crash, let me look around as three cars were being prepared for the British Grand Prix.
Before leaving I went to thank Mr. Warr, and I noted the photos of all the Lotus F1 cars and drivers behind him on the wall. I told him I thought it was a shame Graham Hill hadn’t retired, and he asked if I was going to be at the race.
I said, yes, I’ll be there. “Is Graham Hill going to retire?”
“Look out for an announcement by Embassy”.
“Will it be about Graham Hill’s retirement?”
“Just be on the lookout for an announcement.”
So when I saw the planned announcement by Embassy, I showed up . . . and I was present when Graham Hill retired at Silverstone in 1975 . . .
I was there too, he did a lap of honour in his car when he announced his retirement. i was also at Silverstone in 1971 when he won his last F1 race in the lobsterclaw Brabham BT34.
Hawthorne probably doesn't get mentioned for the way he and Peter Collins managed to siphon off team winnings away from Luigi Musso. Plus, and admittedly it might seem unfair but, being pictured smiling after winning Le Mans after that horrific crash isn't going to enamour you to a lot of people.
I think given that Graham was dubbed Mr. Monaco (the original one at that) and the only one to do all three of the triple crown is what gives him his mark. In that sense he's done more than enough to garner his niche in motorsport.
Damon is genuinely a good dude
Graham Hill was like the Sterling Moss of motorsport, fast and very dapper.
To me, Graham looked like the hero spitfire pilot.
Congrats Damon and Niko, your fathers are proud !!!!!😊
A cool follow up would be to look at those who’ve won the triple crown in sports car racing.
IIRC Graham had dabs in ‘Speedwell engineering’ and him and the late John Sprinzel would race A35’s in the 1 litre class and Frogeyed Sprites
Graham is one of my all-time favorites, I love to study everything about his racing career. One of a kind who certainly showed an example how to live your life to the fullest - back in his days and even by modern standards.
I never knew Cale Yarborough entered Indy races until this video. I came for the "glory days of F1" history, but got a bit more besides. Very nice.
Many drivers used to 'cross over' between series.
Don't remember the name, but there was a driver that would drive Indy then do the World 600 that same day.
If anyone has not seen it Michael kaisers movie called “speed merchants” shows the 1972 world sports car championship through the perspectives of several different drivers including Vic Elford. They go into it from that year’s 24 hours of Le Mans.
I still have a vision of Vic Elford in an open face helmet driving a BRM P160 in Germany in 1971. R.I.P. Vic.
Be interested for you to do a video on why Montoya is your favourite. I recently started watching highlights again and realised what a star he was and how much I liked him!
Nice Video Aidan! The London Rowing Club which his helmet colours are based off is a few kilometres from where I live.
I never really paid attention to 60's F1 racing, turns out you can learn a thing or two. Cheers Aidan
That's why he is the GOAT of motorsports.
From May 1966 until June 1972, Hill won the Indy 500, the WDC (again), LeMans and the Monaco GP (twice).
73 months to accomplish what no other driver has ever done, nor will probably ever do.
Honourable Mentions go to Mario Andretti (Indy, WDC, Daytona 500, WSC) and A.J. Foyt (who won the Indy 500 and LeMans during a 3-week period).
As a Canadian, I wish that Jacques Villeneuve had put some effort into winning LeMans in his post-F1 years while he was still young.
With the addition of several manufacturers into the top class in the WEC, I wonder if one of the teams will put Montoya into a potential race winning car at LeMans in 2024 or later. Even having him in the top class for the race would be a huge publicity boost for the manufacturer, the team and the sponsors.
It should be referred to as the "quadruple crown". F1 crown, Monaco GP, Indy 500, and Le Mans.
Mario Andretti is close too. Obviously he is a name everybody knows and hasn't won the Triple Crown by either definition, but you could concoct a handful of Triple Crowns from things he did win:
4 IndyCar Championships
1 Indy 500 Win
1 Daytona 500 Win
1 World Driver's Championship (No win in Monaco though)
1 Class Win at LeMans
1 Win at the 6 Hours of Daytona (precursor to the Rolex 24)
1 Win at Pikes Peak
3 Wins at 12 Hours of Sebring
What Mr. Hill did is considered a Grand Slam in my book. It was during an era where racers had to be versatile.
For the record,Chris Amon co-won LeMans in 1966 with Bruce Mclaren.He also co-won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1967,and won the Tasman series in 1969.
Lotus Gonna Lotus !!
More good stuff ad thanks
Great & interesting video 👍🏻. Graham Hill also raced the first Jaguar E-Type convertible racing car. It is looked after by the J.D.H.T. up at The British Motor Museum at Gaydon.
Thank you for this program.
Indy & F1, & therefore by default Monaco, are basically open wheel, but Le Man isn't. I've often wondered if there could be a Triple Crown sort of title for Tin Tops. e.g. Daytona, Bathurst & Spa... &/or Nurburgring. If anybody is wondering who could be considered, Chas Mostert has won Bathurst & Daytona, & what hasn't been won by Jacky Ickx is a short list. Will you accept this challenge Aidan. Who's the greatest Tin Top Driver?
Please do a video on Graham Hill’s class win in the targa florio.
Can I just say that seeing Graham’s head being almost level with the top of the roll hoop in the thumbnail is absolutely terrifying!
Watch Golf then
Great stuff as always. How about a video on Alesandro Naninni?
John Surtees did the impossible. No one will ever do it again.
Why impossible?
@@stephenscholes4758 Can you imagine a formula one driver riding a motorbike competitively, they might scratch a toe or disturb their hairstyle. Surtees did it when the isle of man was a part of the world championship on bikes. If Rossi did not get a go in a season of F.1. who will?.
awesome video
Another great episode thank you. My mother worked for Mr Chapman and I remember meeting Hill when I was a kid it was very quiet at the time it's already remember this is Indianapolis. I do remember Brabham though he was funny he would play with me and my sister
My mate John R was his golf pro at Hendon
Back in the day(I'm of that age...) I must admit that my rightly earned admiration for Mr.Clark tended to fog my perception of the astonishingly talented guys who were racing.
Mr. Hill: forgive me!
I won't bore you with a complete breakdown of the list...we all know who is on it...Mario..James...Chris....John...Jack...John...A.J......Dan....
Jackie.....Juan Manuel....Carroll....
well, you can fill in the in the blanks...they, and countless others, created the sport we all so love.
Thank you, Mr.Hill!
"He retired from the race with a half shaft failure in lap 69"
Waits for 'nice'..........
Still waiting
My younger step brother and I watched the 1966 Indy race at the Fox Theater in Atlanta. Great drama.
I remember that place
They were supposed to show the 1969 race but didn't, don't remember why. Think they showed BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID instead.
I was rather piffed off
Hill climbing:
Nicely done sir 👏👏
I can add a bit to the 1966 Indy 500 story. Stewart told Hill he had won the race, Hill responded "No way Mate, I drank the milk!" History of Ford Motor Racing 1901-1967
Uh, JustinAH that would've been Jim Clark. Jackie's car retired from the race- Stewart pulled over in the grass on lap 192 , and was officially black-flagged on lap 198. Clark had spun twice (on laps 64 and 82 [3 complete spins]) hence the confusion with Al Unser's car. Clark was scored in 2nd but was probably leading on lap 147. Al hit the Turn 4 wall on lap 161. The official lost sight of Jim Clark's car in all the confusion.
Indianapolis 500 Chronicle by Rick Popely with L. Spencer Riggs, Publications International, Ltd. 1998.
@@davidparker8221 Thanks for the correction it's been a while since I've read that book, a fascinating read. Borrowed that book from local library in early 90s
@@JustinAH No problem! All race fans are considered friends by me...Unless they route for Kyle Busch in NASCAR🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Kidding, well a little...
I'm not sure how many Kiwi's watch you but it would be awesome if you did a New Zealand vid, McLaren, Amon, Hulme...
To be clear, on why the 1962 Monaco GP qualifying was so confusing, the race director gave 11 drivers automatic places and every one else had to qualify with only the top 6 of the remaining drivers being allowed to race with the grid being limited to 17 cars. Thus we left with bizarre things like Jo Siffert posting the 13th fastest time and not qualifying, but someone like Tony Maggs being nearly 4 seconds slower and racing.
Not to mention, Riccardo Rodríguez (a guaranteed started) withdrew after qualifying, but they didn't "promote" any of the drivers who DNQ'd into the race.
I think reliability might have improved a bit over the eras in f1.
Hill and Stewart also ran a brm turbine car at lemans while they were teammates. I'm not sure what year but the film is on here...somwhere
1962 South African win was in East London
One of the few records in motorracing still unbroken.
I was in college in Indiana when Hill won the 500. The 500 was a huge thing for Indiana back then. The whole ritual of practicing and qualifying, as well as the race itself and awards ceremony were televised state wide.
You may not know how conservative Indiana was back then, it still is for the most part. It was more overt then: billboards told us we must get out of the UN or risk falling under Satan's dominion, and celebrated the John Birch Society (look it up); it could be dangerous to be anything other than a white conservative christian, and nobody admitted to sex.
So, at the awards on TV, Graham gets up for a little speech , and starts off with a joke.
"There's a new contraception pill just available you put it in your shoe and you go limp."
Dead silence. Half the people at the banquet had no idea what the joke was, the other half were appalled I loved him ever since.
Love it
Sounds like Graham, he was always cheeky
That is the Graham Hill we remeber, very funny guy at times. he would not fit in in todays sanitized F1 paddock.
From what I've read and heard, Jim Clark actually won the Indy 500 in 1966, but the records don't say that. Helio Castroneves has, IMHO, only 3 Indy 500 wins. Paul Tracy won. The records don't say that either. But haters gonna' hate, hate, hate...
the H16 engine that BRM invented did win in the back of Jim Clarks lotus in usa 66
This was a V16, tried in the 50s
@@AidanMillward but you would think tried it once why do it again
The H16 and V16 are totally different concepts.@@alexlazebat839
If I saw an ad charging 20 quid for a lap in a formula car....I'd go broke very quickly.
Haha, Binotto, you called it.
Not much us mentioned about Graham Hill? Are you kidding? He was the first F1 driver I ever heard of, back in the late 70's, just after he died, when I was just a little kid... in Canada where Gilles Villeneuve was a rising star and Hockey is the only "real" sport in the media.
My mate lives in Manitoba, his name is Graham Hill, he also has a son called Damon. he took me to my first F1 race at Silverstone in 1971. it was the last race Graham Hill won in a F1 car. been a fan ever since.
Mario Andretti came oh so close.
9:48 - I though i saw a mullet.
Henri Pescarolo.
I hope Alonso wins Indy sooner than later. I bet he does, too.
Always a Huge fan of Fred
Villeneuve finished 2nd at Le Mans with Peugeot - the closest anyone ever got to G. Hill.
I think Mario finshed 2nd at Le Mans also.
@@brianlisk6142 You are correct!
Hill snr is Britain's coolest F1 champion. To those who don't know much about him imagine him as a human Jaaaaaag.
Aidan, did you went on a one week vacation to the Caribbean or some God forsaken sunny place?
Jeeezzz, I feel so depressed, it has been 2 weeks since I have seen the sun... and no, I do not live in the UK.
If only AJ Foyt decided to compete in F1. Who knows what he could’ve accomplished. He won Le Mans in 67 and by then was already a 3 time Indy 500 winner.
Now that would have been interesting indeed.
I have enjoyed watching the 70s grand prix on YT. Also found a segment between Stirling Moss & Jackie Stewart if anyone is interested. About 20 minutes in - ua-cam.com/video/lGZuuzR2ITI/v-deo.html
Tbh Hawthorn was a mad lad who may have triggered the 1955 Le Mans disaster by sheer recklessness. Surtees was just really private despite being at the track all his life it seems.
Hill was big on parties and all over TV. He was such good milage even the BBC seemed to ignore the fact he regularly swore on television. There’s no-one quite like him in racing today, think a combination of Fernando Alonso & Romain Grosjean on-track, ruthless & innovative with the on-camera wit of Jimmy Broadbent albeit with wider appeal. A real one-off, unless Jimmer makes it to F1 😹
I still find it hard to believe Damon came from Graham
He is much more like his mother Bette. i met her once at Silverstone. lovely lady who sadly left us in 2017 at the age of 91.
Okay well, you’re forgetting that Fernando Alonso actually won the Indy 500. Except Honda happened. And team management resting on their laurels happened. And the incorrect shade of orange happened. And Fernando’s ego happened.
Alonso wasn't a guarantee to win that 500.
Alonso never won the Indy 500. He was running strongly until his engine blew. Then he made the biggest mistake of his career. Pissed Honda off. There is no coming back from that. Ask Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi.
Alonso dident win the Indy 500, he retired. He's won Monaco and Le man's 24hr
he didnt win, he was at a very good spot with p7 i believe and 20 laps to go (when the indy 500 starts to be a different race) and then the engine gave him a no no
Yeah, Hondas were popping off right and left that year. It was like Russian Roulette. And yes, even when they had a deal put together w/Andretti to try again, word came down/up from Japan --VETO!
Interesting to look at others who years ago have come close to the Indy, Le Mans, F1 World Champion 'triple crown.' Clark was close with a third at Le Mans; Phil Hill lacked the Indy win; Foyt didn't do F1; Rindt needed Indy; Mario had a third at Le Mans (I think); Mike Hawthorn needed Indy; Emerson FIttipaldi needed Le Mans; ................... any others?
I was going to say Ickx but he could only do second at Le Mans.
What do you do for fun Aidan? 🏎🏎
I do feel that any F1 races cant count for the "triple crown" anymore.
ANYONE can build a car to race at Le Mans or Indy. F1 is a completely closed series now only 10 teams allowed and only limited drivers allowed.
We need a new 3rd race for a current crown. I'm in the US so I say Daytona. another race anyone can enter.
Any driver good enough can get into F1. what you really mean is American drivers seem reluctant for whatever reason to tred that well beaten path to obtain a super licence. There is a reason that F1 is considered to be the PInnacle of motorsport.
The America triple indy 500 Daytona 500 & Daytona 24 hours AJ FOYT
It's not as prestigious, and only Americans might care about it, but AJ Foyt's "triple crown" is more unlikely, winning the Indy & Daytona 500s and LeMans. It's much more likely for a Monaco GP or F1 World Champ to win LeMans than a Daytona 500 winner. It's not even very likely for a driver to drive in both the Daytona 500 & LeMans in their career nowadays. I remember Jeff Gordon talking about wanting to try LeMans, but lots of drivers "talk:" about stuff like that, but nowadays no one ever does it. Foyt, of course, won LeMans before he won Daytona, so he was a LeMans winner winning Daytona, not the other way around. (Andretti also won a "triple crown" of his own, winning Daytona, Indy & the F1 World Championship, which is really something that can never, ever happen again. Villeneuve raced all three, but never had a ghost of a chance at Daytona.)
My hero, Dan Gurney has come close. No F1 championship, but he's done something no other American has done...win an F1 race in a car he built. Won LeMans, second at Indy, and the winner was driving one of Dan's Eagles
@@philgiglio7922 Not too many guys of any nationality have pulled off that trick of winning a GP in their own car, and it's something that can also never happen again. I know Brabham did it. I don't know if McLaren ever did. Gurney won a GP and a NASCAR Cup race, which is a rare double not too many guys have pulled off. Andretti and Montoya did it. Probably one or two others, but can't think of them now. Maybe we'll see Daniel Ricciardo do it one day.
Is it me, or does Graham sorta look like Dick Dastardly, he’s got the chin, the moustache, the racing career.
I have no idea if Hanna Barbera productions based that character on Graham, but it did first appear in 1968. maybe someone can tell us.
I think max could. He has said he wants to do other things. Lewis has stated hes not wanting to do to indy.
I feel that Lewis is an F1 specialist, it is everything to him. And as you say, Max gives off vibes of not being around in F1 for many years. I'd like to see Seb do other things now that he can, I really hope he does.
@@philiptownsend4026 seb, Alonso, hulk in a car for the 24hr!
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In the USA for F1 (before Liberty) we had David Hobbs (Steve Matchett & Bob Varsha) when NBC Sports was taking the World Feed except for COTA when they'd actually attend & broadcast. Hobbs would mention John Surtees every chance he got. While Surtees didn't have a triple crown, he had a double - that nobody else had achieved. I'd wager we'll have another Triple Crown winner, before anyone beats the Surtees Double and it doesn't even have a catchy name as far as I know. Mike Hailwood was the only other man who even came close.
Hobbs was an excellent commentator with a great sense of humor.
Got rather piffed that Hobbo didn't say a word after Chris Amons death...and he had raced against him
@@philgiglio7922 I guess he was carrying on about clag ;o Him or Varsha either one. Maybe they were counting on each other and it never happened. I have no idea obviously.
There's another triple crown. The Indy 500, Le Mans and Daytona 500. Achieved by AJ Foyt
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Sir Jackie Stewart made that exact same comment