Classic F1 cars from the ’70s and ’80s in action at Paul Ricard (Pictures)

9th November 2009, 7:00 by Keith Collantine 18 Comments »

An ex-Martin Brundle 1985 Tyrrell in action at Paul Ricard

An ex-Martin Brundle 1985 Tyrrell in action at Paul Ricard

The last round of this year’s F1 season coincided with the final event in the 2009 Historic Formula 1 championship.

Philippe has kindly shared some photographs from the race at Paul Ricard in France. They include various great cars from the 1970s and 1980s from the likes of McLaren, Williams, Brabham, Lotus, Tyrrell and more.

It’s strange to see these old cars racing at a very modern venue – indeed, one most of them would have raced on before it was upgraded into the super-slick new facility it is today. Still I can’t help but wonder why the Historic F1 championship gets a French round but its big brother doesn’t.

Have a look a Philippe’s pictures below and see his blog for more.

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