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walked sedately to his Ford GT40, buckled himself securely into his racing harness, and was thus the last driver in the field to start. Ickx’s remarkable action brought him a great deal of admiration and drew attention to the problem of the Le Mans

remember. “I was full of admiration for the guys driving these wonderful machines. At first I stayed with my dad, but then I started to walk around in the paddock and into the pit boxes. Obviously I was thrown out immediately!” Since the race became