Ferrari 312B: Where the Revolution Begins Page #4

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Then he bought another one

with which he won

the Italian Go-Kart Championship in 1976

and then in '79 he moved from go-karts

to Formula Fiat Abarth

then Formula 3.

He had an almost perfect race.

Together with his partner Klaus Ludwig

they won the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

It was a glorious victory.

Le Mans especially then

was considered a historic race

of global significance.

It was one of the most important

events of the year.

A racing driver is always a racing driver.

And when he lowers the visor,

he acts like a racing driver.

There will be ten and ten.

There's a lot of people I don't know.

Let's start it up and do some quick fixes.

We need to do some laps.

First we need to get it started.

Now even the fuel pump...

We detach this.

- Yes.

However, with both of them up.

- Yes.

On the first lap,

I pull this one down.

No, you need to do it as you're going out.

- As I'm leaving...

Because the problem

is that if you go down to the minimum

without the fuel pump,

it switches itself off.

He wants us to hear it.

He did it for me and for you.

So, you're going to put in the return springs

and use them in the same way as the others.

I think it's the pedal that stays down.

We will take a look at it.

Can I tell you something?

You have the return springs that

don't work when you close the throttle.

I think it's the pedal that stays down.

No-one has ever used the return

springs in that position. No-one.

Shall I go?

- Go. Connect the pump.

Four?

- OK, go.

Does it stay accelerated?

Then I'll attach the return springs...

Now we have a leak, get out.

However, compared to before

from the little I can tell

it sounds much improved by ear

but it's a different thing

to be inside the car.

Yes, no, it's that you can't drive it.

Let's take off the starter.

I don't know if we can get another lap in

as the track was booked until 1pm.

We have it until...

- 1pm is now.

Stefano must take a look at the leak.

Davide?

- Tell me.

Come here so you can see it better.

We have to take the gearbox off.

So, Stefano, how is it going?

- The entire car has to be dismantled.

Two laps to hear if

the accelerator is OK?

No, it is not worth it.

I took off the starter

and a glassful of oil came out.

No, we might burn the engine,

basically.

Let's dismantle the car.

- Alright.

When you assemble a racing car

and put it on the street

it's not a given that it'll all go fine.

There's no guarantee.

You know if we had two years,

the oil seal

would not bother me,

but we have two weeks.

The first half of the championship

is animated by the rivalry

between the Ferrari of Ickx

and the Lotus of Rindt.

On the difficult Monte Carlo circuit

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