Jacky Ickx - The Show Must Go On

Civilised, articulate and talented, Jacky Ickx’s early motor racing exploits marked him down as a potential world champion even before he ever sat in a Grand Prix car. But somehow the cards never quite fell in the direction of this charming Belgian driver despite some quite brilliant drives for Brabham and Ferrari between 1968 and 72. The son of the respected Belgian motoring journalist of the same name, Jacky began his career successfully in motorcycle trial events and later raced a Lotus Cortina with great success in saloon car events. He exploded to prominence at the age of 22 when he drove a Tyrrell F2 Matra MS7 with remarkable zest in the German GP at Nurburgring, running amongst the leading half dozen before the French machine broke its suspension. And the rest is history as they say. A great driver and a great character.