Kyalami heat

Jackie Stewart, sitting in his new Tyrrell 001-Ford (nice Bernard Cahier picture-above), with Ken Tyrrell standing next to him, in the Kyalami pits. The Scot scored his seventh pole position and 24th podium with second place at this 1971 South African Grand Prix.

The 1971 South African Grand Prix was held on 6 March 1971 and was race 1 of 11 in the Formula One World Championship. It was expected that the 12-cylinder cars would be dominant over the V8 Ford Cosworths, as Ferrari had won four of the last five Grand Prix in 1970, and they had a strong line-up consisting of Mario Andretti, Clay Regazzoni and Jacky Ickx, the 1970 runner-up.

In the race, the heat took its toll on many frontrunners and Andretti took his first Formula One career victory (picture-below), driving a Ferrari 312B, which was an emotional moment for the American of Italian origins, while his teammate Regazzoni finished in third place behind Stewart.