Close finishes

Brogan

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1969 Italian Grand Prix

1[sup]st[/sup] 1:39:11.260
2[sup]nd[/sup] +0.080
3[sup]rd[/sup] +0.170
4[sup]th[/sup] +0.190

 
1971 Italian Grand Prix

1[sup]st[/sup] 1:18:12.600
2[sup]nd[/sup] +0.010
3[sup]rd[/sup] +0.090
4[sup]th[/sup] +0.180
5[sup]th[/sup] +0.610

 
1981 Spanish Grand Prix

1[sup]st[/sup] 1:46:35.010
2[sup]nd[/sup] +0.220
3[sup]rd[/sup] +0.580
4[sup]th[/sup] +1.010
5[sup]th[/sup] +1.240

 
What a pity that these classics have been trumped in terms of 1-2 closeness by Schumi & Rubinho messing around at the end of the 2002 USGP.
 
Not forgetting Austria 1982

1st De Angelis (RIP)
2nd Rosberg +0.050

Everyone else at least one lap behind but it only takes 2 cars to make a motor race.

 
And unfortunately we have been stuck with him ever since :whistle: Also what was the largest ever F1 gap?
 
What do you want to bet that with the racing as it is we might see a few dramatic finishes. I'd love to see a drag race for the finishing line to take a win.
 
Wow, this takes me back. That was my first post on the site.:o

Welcome to the site, Fat Bloke, have one of these complimentary moustaches.:moustache:

What do you want to bet that with the racing as it is we might see a few dramatic finishes. I'd love to see a drag race for the finishing line to take a win.

Did you see Sutil outdragging Perez to the line just behind Vettel in Turkey?
 
On Bridgestones he could go round the outside of that corner, 0.6 seconds after the guy he was following.
 
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