Autosport – 01 August 2019

FINISHING STRAIGHT

FROM THE ARCHIVE

Pietro Bordino (Fiat 804) stops for fuel

and new spark plugs during the 1922

French Grand Prix, run on the 8.31-mile

Strasbourg circuit. Bordino traded the

lead with the Fiat of Felice Nazzaro during

the 60-lap race, and the Italian company

was looking good for a 1-2-3 headed by

Bordino when Biagio Nazzaro (Felice’s

nephew) crashed and was killed after he

shed a rear wheel. Bordino then suffered

a similar issue (all three Fiats’ rear axle

casings were later found to be faulty),

but he was able to bring the car to a halt.

Felice Nazzaro’s victory was hollow.

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