Olivier
Race Winner
It seems that you guys are right. I've found a few sources that confirm this was taken after the race. Very intriguing photograph nevertheless
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It seems that you guys are right. I've found a few sources that confirm this was taken after the race. Very intriguing photograph nevertheless
Incubus
Champion Elect
Or to call him by his full name: Hector Alonso Rebaque. 
Every time the name of Hector Rebaque is mentioned it makes me think of the farce that was the 1981 Argentinian GP. I read about it quite a bit, it was possibly the most obvious way of bending the rules ever devised, when the FISA imposed the 6-centimetre rule. No part of the moving car was allowed to stand lower than 6 centimetres from the tarmac surface. So Gordon Murray simply devised a hydraulic device so that the car would very visibly scrape the tarmac with its skirts when it was moving, but would automatically raise itself to the required height before the mandatory ride height tests.
The Brabhams were subsequently so much quicker than anything else at that race it was almost comical. Piquet won the race without even trying, but it really was when Rebaque effortlessly passed Prost and Reutemen during the race than the uproar really kicked off and the entire paddock launched a series of protests (while simultaneously working at devising their own version)...
Every time the name of Hector Rebaque is mentioned it makes me think of the farce that was the 1981 Argentinian GP. I read about it quite a bit, it was possibly the most obvious way of bending the rules ever devised, when the FISA imposed the 6-centimetre rule. No part of the moving car was allowed to stand lower than 6 centimetres from the tarmac surface. So Gordon Murray simply devised a hydraulic device so that the car would very visibly scrape the tarmac with its skirts when it was moving, but would automatically raise itself to the required height before the mandatory ride height tests.
The Brabhams were subsequently so much quicker than anything else at that race it was almost comical. Piquet won the race without even trying, but it really was when Rebaque effortlessly passed Prost and Reutemen during the race than the uproar really kicked off and the entire paddock launched a series of protests (while simultaneously working at devising their own version)...
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I'll give you one guess..
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And here's the "Ironic." image that goes with it...
Incubus
Champion Elect
Mephistopheles , presumably this was taken before the race rather than after it?....
Yes there was only one point between them in Schumachers favour...
Olivier
Race Winner
Incubus ... I have a confession to make. I wanted to be sure so I dared to ask Dan himself - via email of course - and to my amazement he answered!!!Olivier , I've just realised you posted that very same picture on this thread's page 2. Are we getting to the age when we debate the same things over and over again and forget about them each time? And has anybody on here seen my zimmer frame?
He confirmed the photo was taken after the race... "It was after the race ... I ran out of fuel while in the lead ... Jimmy won! Dan".So it's settled ... I was wrong ... but it feels so good to be wrong
Incubus
Champion Elect
From that same race:
The sort of thing that could only have happened to Jean Alesi...
Monza that year was the one track where the Ferrari with their V12 engines was as competitive as the Williams and Benetton. Berger had been in the lead but Alesi's quick pit-stop saw him jump to the lead. The incident between Hill and Schumacher had cleared the way for should have been an easy one-two for the red cars.
Then Alesi's onboard camera suddenly detached itself on the straight leading up to the second chicane, flew straight into the path of his team-mate's front suspension, wrecking it on the spot.
Remnants of Alesi's camera's electronics began interfering with his car's own electronics, sending wrong instructions to the brake cooling system.
Jean began lapping slower and slower, smoke gathered around his right rear brake disc, and he was left to retire with a stuck wheel. Herbert won his second victory.
Like I say, the sort of one-in-a-million freak thing that could only happen to Alesi...
The sort of thing that could only have happened to Jean Alesi...
Monza that year was the one track where the Ferrari with their V12 engines was as competitive as the Williams and Benetton. Berger had been in the lead but Alesi's quick pit-stop saw him jump to the lead. The incident between Hill and Schumacher had cleared the way for should have been an easy one-two for the red cars.
Then Alesi's onboard camera suddenly detached itself on the straight leading up to the second chicane, flew straight into the path of his team-mate's front suspension, wrecking it on the spot.
Remnants of Alesi's camera's electronics began interfering with his car's own electronics, sending wrong instructions to the brake cooling system.
Jean began lapping slower and slower, smoke gathered around his right rear brake disc, and he was left to retire with a stuck wheel. Herbert won his second victory.
Like I say, the sort of one-in-a-million freak thing that could only happen to Alesi...
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