He’d probably waited years for a GP
at Brands Hatch, but when the track
finally hosted a world championship
F1 race in 1964, it was all a bit too
much for this spectator and he
decided to have a sleep instead.
Quite how hemanaged it, withthe
cars so close,remains a mysteryDruids... “the hairpin”, as it
was always referred to by
commentators, was negotiated
after an uphill braking zone. It
was a slow corner in an F1 car,
but a difficult one nonetheless and
caught out many drivers, including
John Watson in 1980Jim Clark leads the field through
the eloquently named Bottom Bend
on the opening lap of the 1964
British GP. The hill leading down
to the corner, and the corner itself,
were both renamed in 1976 after
the driver whofinish ed second to
Clark in this race, Graham HillFor a number of years at the
British GP the traditionwas
that the driver who claimed pole
position was rewardedwith 100
bottles of champagne, and in 1966
the prize went to Jack Brabham.
The Aussie then proceeded to win
the racecomfortablyIt wouldn’t be a British Grand
Prix without a performance
by the Red Arrows, weather
permitting of course. It’s the one
thing that is guaranteed to stop
proceedings, as it did in 1982
when everyone’s gaze switched
from track to skyGP RACING APRIL 2020 91He’d probably waited years for a GP
at Brands Hatch, but when the track
finally hosted a world championship
F1 race in 1964, it was all a bit too
much for this spectator and he
decided to have a sleep instead.
Quite how hemanaged it, withthe
cars so close,remains a mysteryDruids... “the hairpin”, as it
was always referred to by
commentators, was negotiated
after an uphill braking zone. It
was a slow corner in an F1 car,
but a difficult one nonetheless and
caught out many drivers, including
John Watson in 1980Jim Clark leads the field through
the eloquently named Bottom Bend
on the opening lap of the 1964
British GP. The hill leading down
to the corner, and the corner itself,
were both renamed in 1976 after
the driver whofinish ed second to
Clark in this race, Graham Hill
For a number of years at the
British GP the traditionwas
that the driver who claimed pole
position was rewardedwith 100
bottles of champagne, and in 1966
the prize went to Jack Brabham.
The Aussie then proceeded to win
the racecomfortably
It wouldn’t be a British Grand
Prix without a performance
by the Red Arrows, weather
permitting of course. It’s the one
thing that is guaranteed to stop
proceedings, as it did in 1982
when everyone’s gaze switched
from track to skyGP RACING APRIL 2020 91