22 years ago the farewell of the great Vittorio Brambilla
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22 years ago the farewell of the great Vittorio Brambilla
Twenty-two years ago, on May 26, 2001, Vittorio Brambilla left us. He was cut short by a heart attack. A great one, the Gorilla of Monza, as he had been nicknamed by British journalists: at first they were ironic because they said he was able to unscrew a bolt with his fingers, but then they grew more and more fond of his courage and his driving style, which was particularly effective in difficult conditions.
On August 17, 1975, at Zeltweg the gritty Brianzolo made his masterpiece by winning, in a comeback, the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix. He accomplished this in the pouring rain, with the single-seaters constantly skidding on the slippery asphalt.
