Hunt didn't know Lauda had stopped. He drove like a man possessed, fighting the elements, fighting the car. He was leading, but as the track began to dry, his tires turned to mush. He started slipping back. Third place was slipping away. He needed that spot.
Constructors’ Championship: Ferrari (83 pts) beat McLaren (74 pts).
When the flag dropped, the field roared away in a spray of mist. Lauda drove into the pits after just two laps. He unbuckled his helmet. "My life is worth more than a trophy," he said, effectively retiring from the race and the championship. It was the ultimate rational decision, a defiant middle finger to the madness of the sport.
Hunt didn't know Lauda had stopped. He drove like a man possessed, fighting the elements, fighting the car. He was leading, but as the track began to dry, his tires turned to mush. He started slipping back. Third place was slipping away. He needed that spot.
Constructors’ Championship: Ferrari (83 pts) beat McLaren (74 pts).
When the flag dropped, the field roared away in a spray of mist. Lauda drove into the pits after just two laps. He unbuckled his helmet. "My life is worth more than a trophy," he said, effectively retiring from the race and the championship. It was the ultimate rational decision, a defiant middle finger to the madness of the sport.