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Wednesday
Aug102011

Video of the Week: Stewart, Fittipaldi, and Cevert inspecting the track surface at Zolder

Today, the FIA places heavy expectations on the track owners to make sure everything is up to snuff in order for an F1 race to happen. Back in 1973, the Grand Prix drivers had to bear the burden of ensuring their own safety and threaten boycotts of the races if their demands weren't met.  Here, we see Jackie Stewart and Emerson Fittipaldi complaining that the track was resurfaced right before the race weekend, and that the fresh asphalt was in high likelihood of breaking up.  Francois Cevert is also shown making his views known!  The 3 men in this video went on to finish 1-2-3 in the actual race. Love the period look!

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