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Originally Posted by Steve Wilkinson
So it was Lotus versus Ferrari, Italy versus Germany and the crowd were on the edge of their seats.
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Were't Lotuses made in England?
I hadn't heard of the last lap incident you describe. Rindt was 0.9 seconds ahead at the end of lap 49 and 0.7 ahead at the end of the race. If Ickx did take the lead during the 50th lap he must have lost a lot of time somewhere. most reports said that Rindt had a lot in hand throughout the race and could overtake the Ferrari whenever he wished.
Of course, we don't really know the truth because Denis Jenkinson was watching a Formula 2 race at the place where the Grand Prix should have been.