On This Day in F1: 06 March

On this day in F1 06 March, is brought to you by TheJudge13 chronicler: Samora Machel

– Andretti wins maiden GP 1971

“My Home” well not really MY home, but the circuit in South Africa whose name literally translates to that in the native Zulu. Kyalami. The opening round of the 1971 Formula One Season is underway. Unlike what we might be used to nowadays though (boy are we spoilt!), Spa and Interlagos aren’t part of the roster (how did they live like that?), some teams have three cars on the grid and the season is only 11 races long (this is just sad). The anticipation is probably greater than what we face now because the last running was about 4 months prior.

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