Monday 27 October 2008

Phil Hill - Ferrari 246 F1 - Reims 1960



Pen & ink on white archival stock, digitally coloured, 9"x 6" © Paul Chenard 2006

Phil Hill started with Ferrari in 1956, he was driving sports cars, and quite successfully at that.

In 1959, he got his break in F1. In 1960, he won his first Formula 1 race, driving the 246 F1 at Monza. It happened to be the last front-engined F1 Ferrari win, too.

Of course, in 1961, he became Formula 1 World Driver Champion in a Ferrari 156 F1 "Sharknose".

A brilliant man, and brilliant racer.

2 comments:

rob ijbema said...

love these simple straight to the point statements paul,
lots of feeling!

Automobiliart.com said...

Thanks Rob, I wanted to show his focus and determination in that beautiful car ...