Ferrari 312B: Where the Revolution Begins Page #3

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to become one of

the best drivers in the world.

Enzo Ferrari liked Clay very much

because he reminded him of drivers

that he had loved.

Regazzoni is a man who speaks little

who has a nice smile

and who is above all not

a piantagrane

that is to say

he doesn't cause problems.

To have a man who was supportive towards

the mechanics and drank Lambrusco.

He was almost Italian

because he was a Swiss from

Canton Ticino who spoke Italian

with a natural congeniality.

Looking back at your life,

would you say you're satisfied?

Are you happy, have you, in short,

reached your goal and your ideals?

I never had the ambition

to get into Formula 1.

Of course today I'm really happy

and I must say that

I am doing pretty well.

Regazzoni arrived

and he was relatively unknown.

He immediately showed himself

to be fast

and in tune with the atmosphere

of that particular Ferrari.

I think the best drivers of today

are Rindt

then there is Brabham always

with the first ones, Stewart...

At the next roundabout,

take the third exit.

Stefano!

You can't give it a telling-off like that!

You are right.

- Because the pistons will go to hell.

The engine can't keep on running,

give it a little more fuel.

But he must have fuel, not him.

It's not a solution.

Every time you use it

the piston could seize up.

Do you know him?

- Him? No!

Did he stop on the circuit?

The battery.

When I stopped,

it turned off immediately.

But the engine can't keep running,

can't you see, Jesus Christ!

It is a 12-cylinder. That one is an 8-cylinder

and keeps running on its own without a problem!

This one doesn't run

and neither will it start.

OK, is it turned off?

Anyway, a Formula 1 engine

needs to last!

The engine isn't right.

It sounds wrong.

We must ensure that

the pedal doesn't go back.

Turn it off.

- And it remains accelerated.

Let's see if changing speed resets it

so we have an idea

if not, we must try...

Now go ahead, give it a try...

- Let's do a trial run.

Now I put it back as before.

If it seems OK,

let it do a few laps

so we get an idea about the car.

If it stays accelerated,

I come back in.

Yes, because we put it

as it was before.

Can I go?

- Go!

Maybe there's a problem

with the mechanical pump

or with the valve.

- Not with both, no.

The valve.

- The valve

because there is some dirt

or something.

But if he does five laps, we can

understand what's wrong with the car.

We can talk about it...

- Yes.

You can take a look...

How is the car handling the track?

It has a constant understeer.

I fear that rolls a bit on the rear

which makes me want to harden

the rear bar a little.

Wait, this'll make you laugh.

I came with this.

Yes.

I won't tell you the racket I hear,

but they forced me to put it in.

Why?

- I got this one deaf ear.

Then we used to work like now.

- Sure!

No ear protectors, nothing.

In acceleration it goes down and when

I let go, the pressure goes back up.

There is almost definitely something wrong

with the carburation.

I don't understand why.

Someone must have made

an imperfect carburation.

They were supposed to try this thing,

but they didn't.

Why doesn't this pump push?

You do everything

you can to do your best

and you realise that it's impossible.

We should have thought about it.

I blame myself.

I can see that this system

doesn't work.

Because if he says...

- Davide?

If he says that the electric petrol

pump shoots like this...

I can't hold it with the finger.

- ... not even making one bar!

Excuse me...

- Tell me, Mauro.

Can you see how it's flat? This is one of

the reasons why the accelerator keeps blocking.

I don't think so. It's a sheath made

out of steel, it can't be crushed.

It's the first time I've seen it done

in this manner in this car.

Never seen it done like this in all my life.

OK, but this here...

- It has a seat that...

Look, this is flat.

Mauro, even pliers can't crush

the sheath.

Excuse me, try to open

the accelerator if you can.

It gets stuck.

- Well then, what can you tell me?

No, Mauro...

- You have to put it underneath!

As soon as I let go, it turns off!

What happened?

There is a big problem.

That carburation problem,

the accelerator that did not go

the fuel system that did not work

has taken out a valve.

The car does not move anymore.

The problem is that

we don't have time.

We have less than 20 days.

It's pointless for him to take the cam,

just send back the engine.

He must do two cams,

he already knows what I mean.

We have to pull it out of the car

and send it to Novara.

There's not much time.

The car does not move anymore.

Now you're telling me that

you haven't done those things.

You did not check valve clearance.

I told you ten times.

Excuse me, I just wanted to say that

at Paul Ricard, we ran out of time.

We went against the piston,

that's for sure.

We are up to our neck in it.

Yes, I'd even say, we are in deep sh*t.

So, I won't say anything anymore

because we would only lose time.

I realised that I can't know

what happened.

Let's not talk about it anymore.

Then, you have to mount

the engine now.

1:
17.

Can you tell me if you have oversteer?

Huh?

- Do you have any oversteer?

No, there is...

With stiffer springs you have the impression

that it is easier to drive.

I have to go to the office.

Stefano, I will send you everything

he tells me in the car

even while Paolo is driving.

But he said our work there

hasn't solved the problem yet.

Gaetano, look, first and last.

So if it rains we have to loosen

the shock absorbers in extension

front and back.

It won't rain.

Did you race with this car

many times?

Yes, because cars back then

lasted a long time.

We made many changes.

He, however,

has completely rebuilt the car

because he had to remove

all the pumps.

He is one of the original drivers

of the car.

Do you know what he'll make you do?

He'll make you drive!

He'll put a helmet on you.

Those times are gone.

All we want is to do well,

by which I mean, get to race.

Look, Derek Bell...

No, but Stefano now says

that we must be very careful

because he is starting

to have other ideas.

This is the original, sister to the other

in case you need some spares.

It took him eight months to build it.

Now is the time

for the Series F cars.

The F1 cars that marked the period

1966 to 1972.

They already got down on the track.

For them the reference time

is that of Katsuaki Kubota

already a highlight in the previous

session in the other series

here with the Lotus 72, 1971.

The weather is on the

drivers' side this morning

but as we know the meteorological conditions

here in Monaco are often unpredictable.

After only three laps, qualifying

sees Katsuaki Kubota in the lead

followed by Stuart Hall

and in third place the Ferrari 312B

driven by Paolo Barilla.

Until now their timings

are 1:
36 for Kubota's Lotus

1:
40 for Hall

and 1:
41 for Paolo Barilla.

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