Ronnie Peterson

[Steven Roy]

Ronnie gives one reason not to sit on the grid with your visor open.

[cosworth151]

LOL! That's a good one!

[Dare]

LOL! That's a good one!

one driver was Ickx,did you know the other driver

[Steven Roy]

I know his face but I can't think who he is.  When I first found the clip I intended to post it with a comment about the difference between drivers then and now.  Can't imagine any three of the current lot sitting beside a pool relaxing. 

Maybe Alonso, Piquet and Ralf

[Dare]

read to the right of the vid and it said
it's Mario Andretti,sure didn't look like
him to me

[Steven Roy]

It's Mario.  If you go to www.andretti.com and follow the links to Mario's photo album and you will find pictures of him looking like that.  It must have been very early in his F1 career.

[Dare]

It's Mario.  If you go to www.andretti.com and follow the links to Mario's photo album and you will find pictures of him looking like that.  It must have been very early in his F1 career.

It makes sense,Peterson and Mario were
teamies and from what I've read close friends

[Steven Roy]

This video is a few years before 1978.  Mario made his GP debut 10 years before that and Ronnie two years later.  I would put this vid at around 70-73.

One of my favourite Ronnie stories was writen by someone in Autosport around the 1978 season.  The journalist was sttanding in the paddock when Ronnie cycles up.  They have a discussion about how things are, what Ronnie thinks will happen that weekend etc.  After about 5 minutes the journo realises that Ronnie's feet are still in the pedals.  Balancing a static bike took so little effort that he could hold a relaxed and funny conversation without the journalist realising he was balancing the bike at the same time.

[cosworth151]

That is Mario in the video. I didn't notice him the first time. Guess I was looking over Ronnie's shoulder!