The Grand Prix of Belgium at Spa last Sunday was one of the most dramatic motor races in the world championship series. No one looked like touching Dan Gurney in his Brabham-Climax, who had made the lap record look rather silly and, apart for a brief period when John Surtees (Ferrari) took the initiative, led the race from start to lap 29.
The Brabham pit was caught napping when Dan called in for some petrol two laps from the end and there wasn’t a drop to be had. Graham Hill thereupon seized the lead and Bruce McLaren fell heir to second place, ahead of Jim Clark, who had been delayed by a 30-second pitstop on lap 28. Gurney’s 40s lead over Hill had now dropped to over 30s behind the leader.
