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Five iconic Italian Grand Prix wins
- Updated: September 1, 2016
After the thrills and spills of Belgium comes another F1 ever-present in the form of the Italian Grand Prix at the iconic Monza circuit. We cherry-pick five historic races ahead of this Sunday’s action.
Stirling Moss 1956
While Moss picked up his third win in his F1 career, this race was all about the title race between Juan Manuel Fangio, his Ferrari team-mate Peter Collins and Maserati’s Jean Behra.
The Argentine held an eight-point lead heading into the final round at Monza, but his title bid looked over when his car broke down.
With Behra also forced to retire, Collins had the perfect opportunity to clinch the championship. He, quite remarkably, did not take it. Instead, Collins came into the pits and gave his car to Fangio for him to finish the race in second and win the title instead.
Why? Because Collins thought his team-mate deserved it more than he did. An incredible act of sportsmanship.
John Surtees 1967
Even though the history books show that Surtees was the winner, just like 11 years previous it was another driver that provided the memorable moment.
Step forward Jim Clark. A flat tyre on lap 13 left the two-time world champion going from …
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