The Things They Said...

“Dodson had the brave little Austin in the lead, and duly came into his pit (for fuel). A mechanic commenced to fill the tank and in a moment everything before the pit was a mass of yellow flame…” Motor Sport’s report of the 1937 British Empire Trophy race at Donington. That was refuelling with churns. Let us hope that the pressure refuelling at this year’s F1 races will prove safer, which was not the case last season.l warned of the fire danger in March 1994 and the Editor did so last month. Fingers crossed, Mr Ecclestone…