Alan Henry's obituary of José Froilán González reminded me of a film I directed for British Racing Motors (BRM) in 1989. Along with Stirling Moss, Richie Gin- ther, Jackie Stewart and Damon Hill, González joined us at Donington Park to c...
Alan Henry's obituary of José Froilán González reminded me of a film I directed for British Racing Motors (BRM) in 1989. Along with Stirling Moss, Richie Gin- ther, Jackie Stewart and Damon Hill, González joined us at Donington Park to celebrate the British Formula One team. For our cameras he was reunited with the supercharged V16 BRM, a car he had driven in 1952 and 1953 alongside his compatriot Juan Manuel Fangio.These two brought a measure of success to this controversial machine that, with its immense power, was notoriously tricky to handle. González was delighted to be back behind the wheel, so much so that even when we were not filming, he would continue lapping the circuit at racing speed. If the car had had headlights, I'm sure he would have kept going well into the night. The sight and sound of that day will live long in the memory.Motor sportFormula Oneguardian.co.uk © 2013 Guardian News and Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
