European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse January 1981 the stars and stripes Page 25 Emerson Fittipaldi on victors stand by Randy Barnett racing Roundup brazils Emerson world driving Champion in 1972 and announced recently that he is retiring from the now the brazilian was the boy wonder of racing during the 197075 Era when he won a total of 14 grand prix his first Victory coming in october of 1970 at Watkins the while every first Victory is memorable to a Fittipaldi win that Day at Watkins Glen was especially so because at Only age he had taken Over As team Leader Fate brought that about with the death of the Brilliant Jochen Rindt at Monza a month who had won five Gas for Lotus going into the fatal italian grand became posthumous world Champion in discussing that first Fittipaldi said afterwards in an interview with the stars and stripes that i had a lot of and i just believe i had it was so great to win for Lotus and for Jochen but if Sochon had been driving that he would have won by two Fittipaldi was modest and he re Mains so preferring to let his deeds on the worlds circuits speak for his Tal the soft spoken brazilian came to England in april of 1969 after racing go formula vees and sports cars in his native he was sensational from the winning the British formula 3 Crown with ease in then entering formula 2 in Fittipaldi drove f2 Lotus cars that and Lotus Boss Colin Chapman quickly signed him for some formula 1 the brazilian Ace made his grand prix debut in july of 1970 in the British round at brands Hatch where he impressed everyone by finishing seventh in an out dated team Lotus the German grand prix came next and Fittipaldi took fourth again in the old after rinds death at Monza in Fittipaldi became team Leader with the the new Lotus and he established his stardom with the Watkins Glen he remained with Lotus through the highlight of his Lotus career being his world championship in he finished second to Scotland Jackie Stewart in and won a total of nine grands prix for Chapmans Lotus Fittipaldi left Lotus to join the Mclaren organization for the 1974 and his Success Story he won the world title that year for his new team and he finished runner up the next season to Austria Niki during his two years with Fittipaldi won five grand prix always driving with Elan and at the end of 1975 and at the top of his he shocked the racing world by announcing that he was leaving Mclaren to form his own Brazil Ian racing from that time his Star began its descent working with his brother Wilson also a up Driver during the 197075 Emerson tried hard but the cars were never in five years of racing his own his Best finish was a second place in the brazilian up of by the end of the 1980 it was obvious that driving and winning were no longer the main Fittipaldi had gone wingless for far too although retiring As a he will continue with his brother to Field the racing Drivers for the 1981 season to be Keke Rosberg of Finland and Chico Serra of South african race plans speaking of the 1981 there May be an armistice in the fisa Foca War see Story from on this but the Foca teams announced last week that they have entries ready for the South african grand prix on if things follow As originally the South african race at Kya Lami circuit will not count As a world championship round the fisa teams not and theres still no word on what these teams will use for entered provisionally for the South african race Are the Williams team with world Champion Alan Jones and his teammate Carlos Reutemann Brabham for Nelson Piquet and Hector Rebaque Tyrrell cars for Eddie Cheever and Jeanpierre Jarier Mclaren for John Watson and Andrea Decesaris Fittipaldi cars for Keke Rosberg and Chico Serra ats cars for Jan Lammers and Marc surer arrows for Jochen mass and Siegfried Stohr ram March car entries for Ricardo Patrese and Elisio Salazar and an Ensign for Derek missing the provisional lineup will be Renault Rene Arnoux and Alain Alfa Romeo Mario Andretti and Bruno Ferrari Gilles Villeneuve and Didier and Talbo Ligier Jacques Laffite and Jeanpierre the Argentine grand prix the race originally set to open the 1981 world championship season has been postponed by the originally scheduled for then moved to the race has now been postponed to april and Many think it will never be held at officials Are now speculating that the world championship one that will bring both Foca and fisa teams together will take place at Long on March the grand prix while mondays meeting at Modena May change the scene the results from those talks Are anything but especially with fisa chairman Jeanmarie Balestre not involved in the Ferrari hosted get one can Only Hope that the entire act comes together and Monte Carlo rally reminder we discussed the Monte Carlo rally at some length last so heres just a Brief reminder on saturdays 10 Start at bad where 31 cars leave the ramp in the Kur Park by the Casino eight other european cities also will Host total entry for this years Monte set at 259 top Drivers leaving from bad Homburg include Sweden Bjorn Wal Degaard in a for escort Hannu Mikkola of Finland in an Audi Quatro Anders Kullang of Sweden in an opel Ascona Germany Jurgen Barth in a porsche Turbo and Klaus also of in a Toyota the Monte Carlo this years event the ends on Ferrari hosted confab automakers work ouf formula 1 Compromise Italy a a Compro Mise for staging a single world formula 1 championship this including both Loyal and rebel was announced after a 12hour meeting of formula 1 makers in the Headquarters of the Ferrari racing team Here monday a Ferrari spokesman said tuesday that a commission of formula 1 including representatives of Alfa Romeo and will meet within the next few Days to develop a final document that should put an end to the controversy pitting the sanctioning body fisa against the formula one constructors association Enzo who presided Over the Modena meeting attended by officials of Alfa Wil Liams and said he was confident the world championship will begin the commission will set Ferrari and we have High Hopes that fisa will ratify our Ferrari also announced that the 1981 program will include a new the grand prix of san named after the Independent Republic situated in the apennines above the san Marino grand prix would be held on May 3 in the site of last years italian grand the grand prix of South originally scheduled for 7 and entered Only by teams supporting will be rescheduled and will count toward the world sources said after the Modena South african officials said that the race will be held on the original 7 Date come hell or High Ferrari did not give additional information about the 1981 expected to include at least three events in the United states at Long Las vegas and Watkins Ferrari emphasized that the formula 1 makers agreed on one major principle fisa will keep ruling the technical organization of formula 1 while others will handle the financial representatives of the loyalist teams Talbo Ligier and Toleman did not say if the general agreement reached in Modena provided abolition of skirts from racers this the ground effect whose ban was strongly opposed by Lotus and was among the rulings that triggered the it is implicit that there were conces Sions by both a Ferrari source he did not of Raider suit likened to Domestic fight judge warns of trial dangers los Angeles a a Federal judge monday told the parties in the bitter antitrust suit involving the Oakland raiders that their Case is similar to a Domestic squabble and should be settled out of in Many this Case is somewhat Akin to a Domestic relations and they Are Best disposed of by accommodation rather than especially when dependents Are said circuit court of appeals judge Harry whether they like it or some of the parties in this litigation will be living to Gether As a he it would be Best if some of their tensions can be ironed out to bring Harmony to future rela if the Case goes to he the results could be i thought that this squabble could end up causing permanent damage not Only to the group the National football league but the individuals pre Gerson i Hope maybe that self de Struc Tive mechanism wont be set in to although attorneys seemed to have Little Hope for a settlement before the 9 trial Pregerson said i am going to continue to press for the los Angeles coliseum seeking a replacement team following the los Angeles rams move to and the raiders Are suing the nil for alleged antitrust at Issue is an nil Rule that three Quad ters of All the leagues team owners vote in favor of any franchise the league voted 220 last March against the raiders proposed the suit claims the the rams and the san Diego chargers conspired to Block the raiders move to los Pregerson met last tuesday with the principals in the Raider managing general partner Al Davis and nil com missioner Pete to try to resolve the there was Little that the two parties could we see no realistic Prospect to Rozelle said most of the attorneys in the courtroom monday insisted the trial should begin As scheduled to avoid interfering with the 1981 professional football but rams at Torney Joseph Cotchett told the judge the february Date is he recommended a trial Date in March or Pregerson said he would consider the Portland keeping sports a Portland the University athletic he said he state president Joseph Blumel said monday expects to make a specific decision on the the University will continue intercollegiate no conference football program by the end of the he said the University will try to keep football at approximately the same level As we have f we i vol i i Blumel told a meeting of the Oregon sports writers and sportscasters that he College san Francisco at has reached those conclusions in a study of notre 2
