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Petrol in the Veins? Or just the Name?
Topic Started: Jul 31 2007, 03:59 PM (372 Views)
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Mrs Shrek,Jul 31 2007
04:17 PM
Apart from the Villeneuve trio, I can think of Hill, Andretti, Rosberg, Scheckter, and Lauda sons who are/were in motorsport. Who else have I missed?

jack brabhams boy(s)
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Mrs Shrek,Jul 31 2007
04:17 PM
Apart from the Villeneuve trio, I can think of Hill, Andretti, Rosberg, Scheckter, and Lauda sons who are/were in motorsport. Who else have I missed?

Alex Brundle and Jolyan (sp?) Palmer race in Formula Palmer Audi.
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Henry Surtees son of John who races in Formula BMW

I think. was in Ginetta Junior last year.
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TheCompleteGuitarist,Jul 31 2007
06:40 PM
Wasn't Button senior a rally driver?

John Button was a rallycross driver, as was Franz Wurz (father of Alex).

Christian Fittipaldi was arguably better than father Wilson, but certainly no match for uncle Emerson.

Pierluigi Martini was more successful than his uncle Giancarlo, who raced a Ferrari (run by Giancarlo Minardi) in the 70s.

Within F1 - other than those already mentioned - you could add Andre and Teddy Pilette (father and son), Jo and Jean-Louis Schlesser (uncle and nephew) and Hans and Hans-Joachim Stuck (father and son).

One good example of the second generation being more successful is Alan Jones, who's father Stan was a notable figure in Australian racing in the 50s.

F1 has at least another generation to go to match the family achievements of the Unsers, Andrettis and Pettys in US racing though.
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I mentioned Winkelhock earlier, check out this video of Manfred Winkelhock crashing an F2 car at the ring.
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Mrs Shrek,Jul 31 2007
03:59 PM
There are a number of drivers in F1 who have followed in the footsteps of their famous fathers/brothers/uncles. Do you think they are there because of family support (both moral and financial support), the famous family name, or does petrol run in their veins?
How many cases are there where the 2nd generation has actually out performed their famous relations achievements?

This syndrome is fairly common in all sports. Mostly it's a question of their childhood. My son spent an awful lot of time in the paddock from about three years old when I was racing and naturally he followed on in my footsteps. I never achieved fame but he was much more successful than me. Undoubtedly in F1 if your father was famous it does provide you far more chances than if you are a complete newcomer.
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In the world of speed, sons have often fit into their father’s racing shoes. Leaving their mark on Formula 1 history, seventeen pairs of fathers and sons have experienced the thrill of racing in different eras

According to this article here there have been 17 father-son relationships in Formula 1 alone, so I guess there are a few more we have missed <think>
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