John Surtees podcast
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- John Surtees has a lot of fans. That much is clear from how many questions and good wishes were submitted when we announced we were recording a podcast with him.
He's also amazingly sprightly and his memory is far better than mine. At the end of the podcast below I fired a completely random question to him about racing around the streets of Madrid in the late 1950s and within a matter of seconds he was into a story about the crowds and Francisco Franco sitting in a dangerous place. Astonishing.
We talk through the 2016 Motor Sport Hall of Fame shortlist (below) and John gives his view on who he'd like to see victorious in each category. What's more, we take as many questions as possible.
The shortlist, as voted for by you, is: Formula 1 - Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth, Gilles Villeneuve, Professor Sid Watkins, Sports cars - Derek Bell, Brian Redman, Pedro Rodríguez, Motorcycling - Joey Dunlop, Mike Hailwood, Valentino Rossi, Rallying - Richard Burns, Sébastien Loeb, Hannu Mikkola, US racing - Dan Gurney, AJ Foyt, Roger Penske.
Here's what Il Grande John had to say...
John Surtees was truly a towering talent during the deadly 'Golden Age' of motor sport. The only man ever to win World Championships in both motorcycles and cars, he must be included on any reasonable short-list of the all time greats.
One of Surtees nicknames was 'fearless' and with good reason. He probably had bigger balls than the current F1 grid combined. Sadly he was one of those drivers who didn't make the best of choices in cars. Colin Chapman offered him a Lotus drive at the beginning of his F1 career, and if he had joined Lotus who knows how many more races he might have won.
Really chuffed to have my question answered by the great man, met him at Goodwood last year, a true legend and a real gentleman.
Wow !! This was just brilliant. John Surtees has certainly earned his place in heaven. What a total legend. His opinions were so interesting & right on the mark. Bless him !! RIP JS. Rx
I've see numerous interviews with John and what always amazes me (like with Murray Walker) is their incredible memory of events. I can't remember what I did last week sometimes! haha
great is thrown around too often. it fits this gentleman. Bless up JS
I love that he is now able to laugh at the failures of the past. True maturity.
Great show!
Always a fascinating interview.