Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Some would’ve seen him running trackside towards the car.Can't watch it, because it requires me to log into YouTube, which I never do, but I suspect that it'll be the same horrifying footage as used in the aforementioned Grand Prix; the killer years. And I think that drivers concentrating on the job of driving very quickly would only get a glimpse of the car and see a driver trying to put it out, and they wouldn't see a lot in those tiny rear-view mirrors. IIRC, Purley was right behind the Williamson car and saw it happen, which is why, to his enormous credit, he jumped out to try to help.
Many would’ve seen his car parked up and Roger’s car burning.
Anyway. I’ve heard many arguments over the years, and it just doesn’t sit easy with me. Sadly, in much of motorsport, and despite drivers being sat with up to 22 gallons of petrol next to them, help takes far too long to reach them. And as we found out recently, a driver can be penalised for trying to help (George Russell).