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The crashed cars of Wilson Fittipaldi (#30 Fittipaldi FD03-Ford Cosworth), James Hunt (#24 Hesketh 308-Ford Cosworth) and Brian Henton (Lotus 72E-Ford Cosworth)
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Was this the craziest British Grand Prix ever?

Fifty years ago, the combination of track surface, rain and some interesting ‘strategy’ caused chaos at Silverstone. This is the story of the craziest British GP

Whose team could change four tyres the faster? Ken Tyrrell and McLaren’s Teddy Mayer had £600 riding on it.

The former’s crew – a gun guy at each corner, a jack man at either end – was said to have gone sub-10 seconds during practice. The latter’s squad was reported to be using insider Indycar knowledge: spring-loaded captive hub nuts.

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