Wednesday, June 23, 2021

François Cevert

       In François Cevert's biography, there is a strange, and apparently genuine, story. One day in 1966, a clairvoyant predicted, among other events, to his wife at that time, that he would not live until his thirtieth year. 

Those unfamiliar with motorsport might well mistake him for a movie star seeing his photos or watching his videos. François Cevert had everything going for him, fate smiled on him, or at least that's what everyone had the impression of… until that fatal day in October 1973, or on the circuit where he won his first and only victory in Formula two years earlier, he found a tragic end, when he was just 29 years old ... 
 
 
 Left too early like many adored heroes who have lived to the full, Cevert did not however correspond to the archetype of the young daredevil who burns his life at both ends. On the contrary... 

 
Emerging from the shadows
 
by Kieran Roberts Art
 
 Available here on GPBox



 
Francois Cevert 1973 Helmet Tyrrel F1      
 
by GPHelmet
 
 Available here on GPBox




Francois Cevert – Victory at the Glen
 
by Jage Owen F1 Art
 
 Available here on GPBox
 






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