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Lost bet

11. Aug 2022 
by Pierre Van Vliet
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At the 1974 South African Grand Prix, Bernie Ecclestone played poker with John J. Goossens, the representative of Texaco in Formula One, and his loss at the cards game meant a free sponsorship for the American petroleum company on the pretty Brabham BT44. A fair player, Mister E. applied the Texaco stickers himself on the cars’ bodywork (picture below).

As fortune smiles to the audacious, next day Carlos Reutemann took the first victory of his career for Brabham, with the Texaco logo, easily visible (picture below).

Source: DR

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