Yes!” Valtteri Bottas left nobody in any doubt as to quite how satisfying it was to beat Lewis Hamilton to Silverstone pole for the second…Formula 1 celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the World Championship at Silverstone this weekend: where seven decades ago the first points were awarded following the Grand Prix d'Europe. He served the Army Air Corps during WWII as a flight instructor and was left broke with a wife and newborn child by the time he got out.Ken's son, Peter Miles (with an unidentified guest) at the Hollywood premiere of the film. Following the harrowing 1955 Le Mans disaster car crash that claimed the lives of 84 people, the American Automobile Manufacturers Association voluntarily agreed to ban all car racing and cease the development of fast sports cars in 1957. Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966, winning it for the first time, and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up.But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. He should have won it.”Charlie Agapiou, too, remained adamant that his friend was robbed, and pulled no punches as to where the blame lay.“He did exactly what he was told, and at the end, he slowed down on the back chute and all over the place to let McLaren unlap himself. He died two months after this photo was taken while testing a Ford prototype in Riverside, CABy the early 1960s, his exploits had grabbed the attentions of Carroll Shelby (played in the movie by Matt Damon), who recruited him to assist with the development of the AC Cobra - and later, In 1966, Miles won the inaugural Daytona 24 Hours and also the Sebring 12 Hours, sharing a Shelby GT40 MkII with Lloyd Ruby in both cases.And in June, he and Denny Hulme looked set to win Le Mans for Shelby and Ford. Hulme eventually suffered a massive heart attack while driving during a race in 1992 Chris Amon right after his first-place finish of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours raceWhile Ford's vehicles were made for the masses on an assembly line, Ferrari's cars were meticulously built by expert craftsmen and mechanics who painstakingly built every component to an exact science - from the nuts, bolts, valves and pistons that make up an engine to the car's sleek body, thick red lacquer and hand-stitched leather seats. 'Everything drivers did while racing those cars was about saving the brakes. To him, this was revenge by those at Ford who didn’t like him. Whatever the case was, Henry Ford's four-wheeled revenge went on to Up close slow-motion footage of Beirut terrible blastWorker told she could face action for telling people to wear masksBiker confronted after repeatedly removing BLM chalk from sidewalkAnti-masker threatens to hurt store employee in long IslandGRAPHIC: Out of control jet ski kills woman at Mexican beachDrone captures extensive damage after massive Beirut blastInside look at the deadly shooting at crowded block party in DCInside the cruel experiment that separated twins at birthBear breaks into truck and makes off with a picnic basket in ColoradoBystander walks through scene of deadly shooting in DCThousands of bikers show up for Sturgis event despite COVID fearsFord CEO Henry Ford II (second from left) with Ford drivers after their success in Ford GT40 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 19, 1966. win Le Mans again in 1967, 1968 and 1969 - assuaging his outsize ego and creating one of the most iconic cars in the history of racing in the process. 'Everything drivers did while racing those cars was about saving the brakes. Two months later, Miles - at the age of 47 - was killed while testing Ford's 'J-car' at Riverside, leaving behind his wife and son, then aged almost 15.Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the Hollywood film. 'Auto racing was a very different sport in 1966,' said Preston Lerner, author of Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans to Popular Mechanics. It started in 1956 when he approached Shelby to discuss driving for his undefeated Italian team; Shelby declined the offer on account that it paid too little money and Ferrari was offended because he thought that the opportunity to drive for his world class race team should be enough.Born in Texas, Shelby's disarming Southern drawl and 10-gallon hat made him catnip to women. He is considered to be the unsung hero of Ford's 1966 Le Mans victory after working as a test driver for the GT40. Ken Miles is besieged by spectators seeking autographs, and press and photographers wanting to know what happened at the finish. Miles brought the Mk II back in the next lap. Ceding his victory over to the Chris Amon/ Bruce McLaren team also meant that Miles lost his chance to become the first and only driver to win the triple crown of endurance racing events after he placed first at the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring earlier that year.Robbed of his greatest achievement, Miles died two months later in Riverside, California while testing a Ford prototype for the 1967 Le Mans. 'Since the Fords were so fast and they were very heavy compared to Ferrari they wore through brakes faster so drivers were much more concerned about preserving the brakes,' explained Preston Lerner to DailyMail.com. Miles raced motorcycles before he served as a tank commander in the British Army during WWII. It was very wearing on the cars,' said Lerner to DailyMail.com. Both men drove for Ford on different teams at the 1966 Le Mans. But Ferrari's passion quickly paid off and his insanely fast and futuristic designs dominated racetracks around Europe.After the business deal soured, Henry Ford II devoted tons of resources to his new Le Mans endeavor. Shelby was Ford's racing manager at the time and chiefly responsible for the American auto-maker's victories at Le Mans two years in a rowDrivers rush to their vehicles at the start of the 1966 Le Mans Bruce McLaren (right) and Denny Hulme take a break on the race- track. The Deuce needed the credibility and sex appeal that Ferrari had in spades. 'The sport was much different back then.
Yes!” Valtteri Bottas left nobody in any doubt as to quite how satisfying it was to beat Lewis Hamilton to Silverstone pole for the second…Formula 1 celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the World Championship at Silverstone this weekend: where seven decades ago the first points were awarded following the Grand Prix d'Europe. He served the Army Air Corps during WWII as a flight instructor and was left broke with a wife and newborn child by the time he got out.Ken's son, Peter Miles (with an unidentified guest) at the Hollywood premiere of the film. Following the harrowing 1955 Le Mans disaster car crash that claimed the lives of 84 people, the American Automobile Manufacturers Association voluntarily agreed to ban all car racing and cease the development of fast sports cars in 1957. Ford dominated the Le Mans 24 Hours race in 1966, winning it for the first time, and taking all the podium places with its updated MkII and stellar driver line-up.But instead of euphoria on the podium, Chris Amon and Bruce McLaren, who were classified first, were strangely subdued. He should have won it.”Charlie Agapiou, too, remained adamant that his friend was robbed, and pulled no punches as to where the blame lay.“He did exactly what he was told, and at the end, he slowed down on the back chute and all over the place to let McLaren unlap himself. He died two months after this photo was taken while testing a Ford prototype in Riverside, CABy the early 1960s, his exploits had grabbed the attentions of Carroll Shelby (played in the movie by Matt Damon), who recruited him to assist with the development of the AC Cobra - and later, In 1966, Miles won the inaugural Daytona 24 Hours and also the Sebring 12 Hours, sharing a Shelby GT40 MkII with Lloyd Ruby in both cases.And in June, he and Denny Hulme looked set to win Le Mans for Shelby and Ford. Hulme eventually suffered a massive heart attack while driving during a race in 1992 Chris Amon right after his first-place finish of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours raceWhile Ford's vehicles were made for the masses on an assembly line, Ferrari's cars were meticulously built by expert craftsmen and mechanics who painstakingly built every component to an exact science - from the nuts, bolts, valves and pistons that make up an engine to the car's sleek body, thick red lacquer and hand-stitched leather seats. 'Everything drivers did while racing those cars was about saving the brakes. To him, this was revenge by those at Ford who didn’t like him. Whatever the case was, Henry Ford's four-wheeled revenge went on to Up close slow-motion footage of Beirut terrible blastWorker told she could face action for telling people to wear masksBiker confronted after repeatedly removing BLM chalk from sidewalkAnti-masker threatens to hurt store employee in long IslandGRAPHIC: Out of control jet ski kills woman at Mexican beachDrone captures extensive damage after massive Beirut blastInside look at the deadly shooting at crowded block party in DCInside the cruel experiment that separated twins at birthBear breaks into truck and makes off with a picnic basket in ColoradoBystander walks through scene of deadly shooting in DCThousands of bikers show up for Sturgis event despite COVID fearsFord CEO Henry Ford II (second from left) with Ford drivers after their success in Ford GT40 at the 24 Hours of Le Mans on June 19, 1966. win Le Mans again in 1967, 1968 and 1969 - assuaging his outsize ego and creating one of the most iconic cars in the history of racing in the process. 'Everything drivers did while racing those cars was about saving the brakes. Two months later, Miles - at the age of 47 - was killed while testing Ford's 'J-car' at Riverside, leaving behind his wife and son, then aged almost 15.Matt Damon and Christian Bale in the Hollywood film. 'Auto racing was a very different sport in 1966,' said Preston Lerner, author of Ford GT: How Ford Silenced the Critics, Humbled Ferrari and Conquered Le Mans to Popular Mechanics. It started in 1956 when he approached Shelby to discuss driving for his undefeated Italian team; Shelby declined the offer on account that it paid too little money and Ferrari was offended because he thought that the opportunity to drive for his world class race team should be enough.Born in Texas, Shelby's disarming Southern drawl and 10-gallon hat made him catnip to women. He is considered to be the unsung hero of Ford's 1966 Le Mans victory after working as a test driver for the GT40. Ken Miles is besieged by spectators seeking autographs, and press and photographers wanting to know what happened at the finish. Miles brought the Mk II back in the next lap. Ceding his victory over to the Chris Amon/ Bruce McLaren team also meant that Miles lost his chance to become the first and only driver to win the triple crown of endurance racing events after he placed first at the 24 Hours of Daytona and 12 Hours of Sebring earlier that year.Robbed of his greatest achievement, Miles died two months later in Riverside, California while testing a Ford prototype for the 1967 Le Mans. 'Since the Fords were so fast and they were very heavy compared to Ferrari they wore through brakes faster so drivers were much more concerned about preserving the brakes,' explained Preston Lerner to DailyMail.com. Miles raced motorcycles before he served as a tank commander in the British Army during WWII. It was very wearing on the cars,' said Lerner to DailyMail.com. Both men drove for Ford on different teams at the 1966 Le Mans. But Ferrari's passion quickly paid off and his insanely fast and futuristic designs dominated racetracks around Europe.After the business deal soured, Henry Ford II devoted tons of resources to his new Le Mans endeavor. Shelby was Ford's racing manager at the time and chiefly responsible for the American auto-maker's victories at Le Mans two years in a rowDrivers rush to their vehicles at the start of the 1966 Le Mans Bruce McLaren (right) and Denny Hulme take a break on the race- track. The Deuce needed the credibility and sex appeal that Ferrari had in spades. 'The sport was much different back then.