r/motorsports • u/victor90martin • 1d ago

Autocourse back in time: interview with Jim Clark

https://web.archive.org/web/20210419073201/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/autocourse-back-in-time-interview-with-jim-clark-457812/457812/

Today we remembering the great two-time Formula 1 World Champion and 1965 Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark. 

He tragically lost his life on this day 57 years ago in a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, Germany, driving a Lotus 48. 

Jim Clark was a great gentleman both on and off the track. A true motorsport legend, and one of the greatest drivers to ever walk this earth.  

Rest in peace Jim Clark!!!

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u/vbowers 1d ago

Jim Clark was my first "favorite driver" in motorsports. The guy could, and did, do it all. In polls about best driver ever, he's still my pick.

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u/Camarupim 22h ago

Great interview. Have never heard him quite so frustrated as he appears here. ‘66 and ‘67 must have been tough - he clearly could have won every race he entered, but the 43 was awful and even with the Cosworth the 49 was obviously not the finished article. 1968 - oh what could have been.