Dallas saw one of the biggest farce in F1 history in 1984.
Keke Rosberg kept his head cold in the horrors of Dallas in 1984. AOP
F1 has always been a hit in the American market. Just like this year, there were two races in the U.S. in the 1984 season as well.
Dallas was driven for the first time. When the Formula One arrived in the hometown of a super-popular TV show at the time, everyone was the first to notice the circumstances.
The heat readings that hurt 40 celscius absorbed the juices from everyone. In F1 cars, the drivers were like in a sauna.
Everyone can try what it feels like to sit there overalls and helmet away for a couple of hours without the possibility of cooling off.
The track broke
Rosberg kept his car tightly on the road, while the asphalt crumbled into the road. Zumawire / MVPHOTOS
The sun did not give anyone mercy. Not even on the track.
Even after the first laps, drivers report the track is literally cheating under cars.
The race hosts tried their best to patch the track whenever it was not driven, with meager results.
Even patching the asphalt with concrete did not eliminate the problem of crumbling.
In addition to the heat, the track was broken by heavy CanAm supercars. The going games of the weekend side race grinded the asphalt even worse.
The track’s unofficial lap record was run in the CanAm race. It says a lot about the conditions of the F1 race.
Tappohelle
Drivers wanted to cancel Sunday’s Grand Prix, but an F1-series beaker Bernie Ecclestone did not agree to this. He wanted to offer a paid show to paying customers.
It was decided to shorten the race by ten laps and bring it to an early start in the morning so that the temperature does not get too high during the race.
Despite precautions, 40 degrees were measured during the race.
The race went exactly as feared. The track continued to crumble, and even the slightest getting lost from the driving line knew the immediate distance to the concrete wall.
As many as 18 drivers interrupted the race. 14 of them left the game in the middle of the run.
The crumbling heat and crumbling track require temperance and iron skill. That’s what Keke Rosberg found.
As others collapsed, Williams’ Finn waited for his time as a Lotus driver Nigel Mansellin behind, eventually pushing past the British and winning the race.
Mansell’s brazen blocking attempts received harsh criticism from Rosbeg in an interview with Iltalehti after the race.
– He drove like a pig, Rosberg rumbled, reaching the cover of Iltalehti the next day.
Head cool
Mansell finally froze to sixth. The mustachite Briton tried to push his car to the finish line, but Helle took the win and the Lotus driver crashed, fainting to the ground.
With the podium, Rosberg got a kiss himself From Sue Elleni.e. the actor Linda Graylta.
When everyone else was after the race, the very end of the Finn was like a file.
The explanation was found in an ingenious insight.
– Keke’s secret weapon in the terrible heat of Dallas was this cold hat. It worked with liquid cooling and keeps the brain clear in the scent of the fight, Iltalehti presented Rosberg’s cooled helmet hood with pictures.
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