Hesketh vs Ferrari 1975 Dutch GP - Medium XXL

Hesketh vs Ferrari 1975 Dutch GP - Medium XXLWe celebrate the day when the little team from Towcester took on the might of the F1 establishment. No one arriving at Zandvoort on June 22nd 1975 expected anything but another Lauda Ferrari victory. Lauda was in imperious form and off the back of a hat trick of wins. Hunt and Hesketh Racing on the other hand, had failed to finish in their last four races. The pressure was on. 50 years later, the achievement of James Hunt and Hesketh Racing is often

This was the same company that made the trio of legendary Bluebirds for Malcolm Campbell

double world champion Emerson

Other innovations didn’t make it although they have to various degrees been adopted

And minutes later the stewards told McLaren its cars' tyres were 18mm too wide

the team rebranded the Hesketh 308C as the Wolf–Williams FW05

3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²)

They were strapped into 180mph petrol bombs with virtually NO protection

Dalmas’ ninth at Jerez was as good as it got

Ensign scored 19 championship points and no podium finish

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A mysterious owner

With the maverick James Hunt at the wheel of the fabled Hesketh 308 F1 car and the extravagent