Though the sport may look and feel different, Collins was taken 60 years ago this week by forces that still drive today’s racers
After driving his Mercedes-Benz to a commanding and unexpected victory in Hungary on Sunday, Lewis Hamilton emerged to a mixed reception from the grandstands. Ferrari fans can sometimes allow their loyalty – currently to Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton’s chief rival, to become distorted. More seriously, some people just don’t like to see a helmet being removed to reveal the corn-rowed hair, nose stud and earrings of a four-times champion who does not conform to the old European ideal of a grand prix ace.
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Written by Richard Williams
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/30/peril-pizzazz-f1-peter-collins-lewis-hamilton under the title “Peril and pizzazz unite tragic F1 ace Peter Collins with Lewis Hamilton | Richard Williams”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
