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Very apposite. You've been over on TNF , if I'm not mistaken.
A few reflections...
The informality of it all - the dog wandering about, the spectators helping to push Castelotti's Lancia back to the pits whilst the race goes on, the cafe patrons watching from behind the mighty strength of a straw bale.
Castelotti passing the pits during a very wet practice, about 1 metre from the mechanics.
The water-filled ditch on the outside of La Carriere - death in waiting if you slide too wide.
Farina yet again being referred to as a doctor - he had a doctorate in engineering I think, although I know he liked the title. (Did you see him break into a smile on the pit counter before the race? That's a first !)
My memory isn't what it was - has Eau Rouge been "straightened" in modern times?
Paul Frere being so smooth and fast for a "part-time" driver.
Wonderful times. Five years later, and Bristow and Stacey were killed, and Moss and Taylor badly injured, all at the same meeting. And six years after that, Jackie Stewart had a meeting with fate, and things were never the same again.
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