John Surtees leads Jim Clark on his way to a maiden Formula 1 victory at the 1963 F1 German Grand Prix
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Jim Clark’s only second place finish: What happened in the 1963 F1 German Grand Prix?

The 1963 German Grand Prix was held at the Nürburgring and was the sixth round of the 1963 Formula 1 season. The 117th World Championship race has become famous for being the only race in which Jim Clark finished in second position. The two-time world champion dominated the 1963 season, winning seven out of ten…

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Exclusive: Steve Hallam reflects on his time as F1 race engineer for Ayrton Senna at Lotus
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Exclusive: Steve Hallam reflects on his time as F1 race engineer for Ayrton Senna at Lotus

Pit Debrief had a chance to talk with longtime Formula 1 race engineer Steve Hallam, whose tenure included three years as Ayrton Senna’s race engineer at Lotus. From Hallam’s first glimpse, at a tyre test in 1982, it was clear that Senna was going to make a name for himself. Hallam watches Senna from afar…

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