It's been 30 years since François Hesnault's F1 debut (25/03/1984)
Posted Mar 25, 2014, 4:27 PM UTC
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Mark your calendars guys, this is a monumental day.
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Maybe François Hesnault-himself is behind posting this here... o.O
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An icon of our time.
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I didn't expect to see a Hesnault post on here!
A very interesting man. By no means a great racing driver, but he lived (and continues to live) a unique life. I think his accident rather spooked him, and he made the right decision to walk away from driving. Given his connections, and sponsorship, he could have easily stretched his career on for another 3 or 4 seasons had he wished to.
Here is a very good article about him (even if it is from 2005) from Joe Saward. http://www.grandprix.com/gt/gt14821.html
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I spent the last few years reading on every Formula 1 driver. I wanted to be able to know who each were....This guy went right over my head.
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His expression is the same as mine.
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Gone but... er.... forgotten. Still in the world of F1 this guy still manages to hold some records. Last third team driver to participate in a race (with the other two team drivers) and first to drive with an onboard camera on his car...
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Well, Fangio drove with a camera. Does that count?
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Well of course. Anything Fangio did, counts... but one cannot help feel that Fangio's camera was not an onboard TV camera... probably a film snap type camera with limited film. Then again the cars were such lumps it may have been a Mitchell 35mm with 1000ft mag.
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"I was worried he would run into me. So, I did not go for a gap."
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It's been 29 years since François Hesnault's retirement from F1. Never forget.