Clay Regazzoni: a Tribute
Last Friday, at the age of 67, Clay Regazzoni was killed in a road car accident on the Italian motorway, leaving behind a mourning sport that will always remember him for his courage, integrity, and speed. Adam Cooper pays tribute to the Swiss driver with a lengthy interview first published in Motor Sport magazine a year ago, and including extra unpublished quotes
When news of Clay Regazzoni's death broke on December 15, it came as quite a shock. Amid the rubble of my office was a pile of business cards, and on top, for no special reason, was Regazzoni's. It had caught my eye that very morning, and his name had registered in my mind.
Regazzoni came from a different era in so many ways. A few years ago, Eddie Irvine - the only F1 driver of note who, like me, was born in 1965 - made an interesting observation. When we were young, he said, racing drivers were men. And these days, they're boys.
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