16 July 1983, so the 13th round. Senna only outqualified Brundle by 0.04seconds!
1965
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Incubus
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Even Guy Ligier doesn't seem too upset at Hunt and Lauda using his car as a bench... Funny thing is, if Hunt had a reputation as the most temperamental driver in F1, then Guy Ligier was definitely the most temperamental team boss around. Didn't he once boot a sidepod to smithereens in front of his chief engineer to prove him his design wasn't rigid enough? 
Incubus
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Spa 1964, post-checkered flag.
Dan Gurney and Jim Clark musing on their disappointments that day. Gurney ran out of fuel while in the lead and Clark was forced into a late pit-stop for extra water to cool his over-heating engine.
When this picture is taken neither men are aware that G Hill was himself forced to retire 2 laps from the end. And Clark is about to be told he has in fact, won the race.
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Olivier
Race Winner
It's kind of hard to believe is a post checkered flag picture. Look how immaculate their overalls look like ... are we sure this is not pre-race?
Incubus
Champion Elect
It apparently is, though. I was more or less reproducing the caption accompanying an identical picture in Alan Henry's "Brabham: Grand Prix Cars".
This following source would also tend to confirm it: http://lat.mediastorehouse.com/1964-belgian-grand-prix-dan-gurney-and-jim-clark/print/7698051.html
I don't think they really came out of races in mucky overalls anymore by 1964, Olivier , the cars they drove back were already starting to have well-enclosed cockpits by then.
This following source would also tend to confirm it: http://lat.mediastorehouse.com/1964-belgian-grand-prix-dan-gurney-and-jim-clark/print/7698051.html
I don't think they really came out of races in mucky overalls anymore by 1964, Olivier , the cars they drove back were already starting to have well-enclosed cockpits by then.
Brazil 83
Blog Zbod
Podium Finisher
How long after you'd shut off that engine before you'd be willing to rest your marriage tackle so close to the exhaust?
France F1 mafia circa Estoril 1989 ....
Prost, Dalmas, Arnoux, Grouillard, Raphanel, Gerard Ducarouge, Alliot ....
Incubus
Champion Elect
It would be interesting for carry out a bit of detective work on this to establish when exactly was that picture taken, but I wouldn't really know how to go on about it? 
These are good points Olivier and Blog Zbod , but we have to remember these were mere 1.5L normally-aspirated engines, in an era that had by far the least powerful engines in the history of F1, with the lowest revs and less than 190 hp or so. The cars were equally light and rear tyre wear on a track as fast and flowing as Spa would have been non-existent in those cars.
Also, are these spots of dried mud on the tarmac right underneath that Lotus's gearbox, or oil that's oozed out of it?...
These are good points Olivier and Blog Zbod , but we have to remember these were mere 1.5L normally-aspirated engines, in an era that had by far the least powerful engines in the history of F1, with the lowest revs and less than 190 hp or so. The cars were equally light and rear tyre wear on a track as fast and flowing as Spa would have been non-existent in those cars.
Also, are these spots of dried mud on the tarmac right underneath that Lotus's gearbox, or oil that's oozed out of it?...
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