Any way, the 1982 Austrian Grand Prix shows once again how a race could develop itself without pit stops. De Angelis was driving relatively slowly at the end of the race because he almost run out of fuel. With refuelling, as done by the Brabham team in that same race, De Angelis would had driven on normal pace to the finish line.

The 1982 season really is one to remember, despite the dramas. Most races were decided by on-track passing. John Watson even won in Detroit after starting in 17th position and overtaking no less than three drivers in one lap somewhere in mid-race! And who will ever forget the last three laps of the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_DDAzAjxM4

What a fabulous circuit the Oesterreichring was. Shame it is still not on the calendar. Nice to see clean racing too. No one blocking move from deAngelis near the end. He simply ran a clean line all the way.

Max should be utterly ashamed of himself for allowing the one (Schumacher) blocking move rule to ever see the light of day.

I’ve added the Austrian race in and deleted the San Marino one as it wasn’t actually one of the ten closest (the gap was 0.366 seconds). Here’s the video of the San Marino race for those that want to see it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deOcapJG8y0

Thanks Pingguest!