It’s just 40 days to go until the first Grand Prix of the season at Albert Park in Melbourne, so we’re continuing our countdown of the top 50 F1 drivers of all time. Yesterday we finished our first ten with Rubens Barrichello and today we’re beginning the top 40 with another former Ferrari star; Jacky Ickx. Ickx began his F1 career in F2 cars, entering in to the 1966 and 1967 German Grands Prix at the Nurburgring in Matras backed by Ken Tyrrell. In the 1967 event, Ickx set the third fastest time in qualifying despite the difference in cars between him and the F1 stars. He had to start at the back due to his class of car, but made good progress in the race before retiring....
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