Fenderman
Rooters Reporter
Brian Hart passes away
Brian Hart's engines may not have powered teams or drivers to premier class world titles, nevertheless his contribution to open wheel racing was a valuable one. Powering such teams as Toleman and Minardi enabled them to compete and thus provided the platforms for aspiring drivers to cut their baby teeth in F2 and F1.
Many a time over the decades I rooted for the underdogs if for no other reason than to see and enjoy the occasional upsetting of the establishment apple cart. Teo Fabi's pole at the 1985 German GP at the Nurburgring was the most memorable standing on the sofa moment. A pity about the DNF with clutch failure though!
On the dawn of a new era of turbo-charged F1 power units it is somehow moving that one of the original proponents of turbo engines in F1 should not be around to see it.
Rest in Peace Brian and my sympathies to family, friends and all knew and appreciated him.
Edit: Nice little piece by Gary Anderson here: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112035
Brian Hart's engines may not have powered teams or drivers to premier class world titles, nevertheless his contribution to open wheel racing was a valuable one. Powering such teams as Toleman and Minardi enabled them to compete and thus provided the platforms for aspiring drivers to cut their baby teeth in F2 and F1.
Many a time over the decades I rooted for the underdogs if for no other reason than to see and enjoy the occasional upsetting of the establishment apple cart. Teo Fabi's pole at the 1985 German GP at the Nurburgring was the most memorable standing on the sofa moment. A pity about the DNF with clutch failure though!
On the dawn of a new era of turbo-charged F1 power units it is somehow moving that one of the original proponents of turbo engines in F1 should not be around to see it.
Rest in Peace Brian and my sympathies to family, friends and all knew and appreciated him.
Edit: Nice little piece by Gary Anderson here: http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/112035
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