Jim Clark, now with nothing to lose, drove a lights-to-flag victory. It was his third win of the season, matching his win count from the previous year. He had done everything a driver could do.
Jack Brabham wanted a third title. He was the master strategist. But Hulme was the tortoise to Jack’s hare. While the Lotuses broke, and while Jack made mistakes, Hulme kept the car on the road. He amassed points with the consistency of a metronome. 1967 formula 1 season
The season began with a shifting of the tectonic plates of motorsport. The previous year, Jack Brabham had won the championship with his own car—a historic feat. But for 1967, a new monster arrived in the paddock. Jim Clark, now with nothing to lose, drove
1967 F1 Season: The Year Lotus Found Wings (and a Third Pedal) Jack Brabham wanted a third title
The story of 1967 is often remembered as the "What If" for Jim Clark—a tragedy of unreliability. But it is also the story of Denny Hulme, a reminder that in Formula 1, to finish first, first you must finish. It was the last year of the 1.5-liter formula's innocence, a season of gladiators in open-faced helmets, racing on circuits that offered no forgiveness.
