Monza 1957 - Italian GP

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Luigi Musso being interviewed in the Paddock at Monza

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Mike Hawthorn and his Ferrari

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The Ferrari Team

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Vanwall

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Tony Vandervell talks with Dennis Jenkinson at Italian GP 1957. They are looking at Tony Brook's Vanwall.

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The Paddock at Monza 1957. Musso talks to Peter Collins, Tony Brooks talks to Katie Moss and the girl who became his wife.

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Vanwall at Monza 1957

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Stewart Lewis Evans in front of Vanwalls at Monza 1957

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Stewart Lewis Evans steps out of his Vanwall at Monza 1957

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Stirling Moss with his new wife, Katie Molson, and his Vanwall at Monza 1957

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Harry Schell and Count Johnie Lurani inspect the Vanwalls at Monza 1957

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Mike Hawthorn looks on whilst a photographer is told off for going topless.

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Hawthorn leaves the pits. Monza 1957

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Stirling Moss with David York at Monza 1957

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Hawthorn checks on the opposition at Monza 1957

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Luigi Musso leaves the pits. Note the change made to Hawthorn's Ferrari's air intake. It was converted back for the race. Monza 1957.

Lovely stuff Cub, as usual.
I'm so grateful to you for sharing this treasure with us.
Do you know the drivers of the 2 Maser 250Fs in the background of the Stuart Lewis Evans' picture?
Thanks a lot

Lovely stuff Cub, as usual.
I'm so grateful to you for sharing this treasure with us.
Do you know the drivers of the 2 Maser 250Fs in the background of the Stuart Lewis Evans' picture?
Thanks a lot
No.6 was Jean Behra and no.24 was Jo Bonnier

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Godia Sales Francisco's Maserati at Italian GP 1957.

No.6 was Jean Behra and no.24 was Jo Bonnier

After deeper research, I found that the Scuderia Centro Sud entered 2 Maser 250 Fs , for Bonnier (ret.) and Masten Gregory (4th).
Jean Behra wasn't driving the blue/white 250F (which is in my opinion Gregory's car), but the experimental 12 cylinders version of the 250F as he was entered by Officine Alfieri Maserati , i.e. the works team.

Behra was in no 6; Gregory was in no. 26 a blue and white Maserati, which is the one here; and Bonnier was in no 24 the silver one with Swedish blue and yellow stripes - this may have been the car raced by Hermann in Germany, where presumably it was silver.

I love the background detail in these photos. Has anybody noticed the pit numbers in that photo 16, 16 bis, 18 thus avoiding the 'unlucky' (to Italians) number 17. The same as the British 12a for 13.

Love that photo of Musso leaving the pits! :)

Not being released into the path of another car, of course.