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In 1973, Beuttler achieved his best-ever finish, seventh in the Spanish Grand Prix. "He made up for it with his determination and every time he climbed out of the car you knew he had been at work - he was sweating and his eyes were bulging." Mike Beuttler raced in 28 Grands Prix during his career

"He probably wasn't ready for F1 when he joined, but had a great team of backers," said Phillips. His career was financed by stockbroker friends and in 1972 he raced as a semi-works March driver, with Lauda and Ronnie Peterson as his team-mates at the Canadian Grand Prix. In 1971, Beuttler made his F1 debut at the British Grand Prix in a privately funded March car. "He was quiet compared to Hunt or Mike Hailwood and an incredibly friendly guy, but beneath that was a fierce determination and he took racing immensely seriously," said Phillips.īeuttler got the reputation of being a very rough racer, because he did not like being overtaken and would block anyone who got in his way - and the nickname 'Blocker' was born.

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Phillips met Beuttler in 1970, and got to know the driver well as he competed in Formula 2. His path to the sport began to open up after he had success in the late 1960s in Formula 3 and then moved to Formula 2, most notably winning at Vallelunga in Italy in 1971. As well as Hunt, he faced other world champions in Sir Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda.

"Beuttler did bring a girlfriend and different women to races, perhaps it was a convenient disguise, because it stopped the tongues wagging." Mike Beuttler would often be accompanied by Anne Ries de Loen at races 'Blocker' Beuttler's racing careerīeuttler raced in F1 for three seasons, from 1971 to 1973. I don't think the word 'out' really existed when he was racing.

"Why would Beuttler be out and proud? He wouldn't. "In the United Kingdom, it was only in 1967 that homosexuality was legalised between two consenting adults in private. Matt Bishop, a Racing Pride ambassador and Aston Martin F1 chief communications officer, said: "In the early 1970s, people didn't talk about being gay. The racing world of the 2020s is a very different place to that of the 1970s. "I knew he was gay, but it didn't matter in my world." "Mike gave it absolutely everything on track - he wasn't a natural talent but he worked hard," former motorsport journalist and friend Ian Phillips told BBC Sport. There were no organisations such as Racing Pride, which launched in 2019 to promote LGBT+ inclusivity in motorsport.

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James Hunt, the 1976 world champion, famously had the phrase, 'Sex, the breakfast of champions' embroidered on his overalls and many drivers had reputations for being womanisers. He did so at a time when F1 was an especially macho environment. Starting 19th in Silverstone, fighting his way through the field to finish eighth ahead of experienced teammate Kevin Magnussen, has helped increase his Racecraft by five and Awareness and Overall by two.Then, in late 1988, they learned from his family that he had died in Los Angeles of Aids, aged 48.īeuttler remains the only known gay male driver to have competed at the highest level of motorsport. Stunning performances in Silverstone and Austria, which include scoring the first F1® points of his career, have seen Schumacher’s stats soar. Let’s get into some of the notable rating changes from Monaco to Hungary: This overall rating will go up and down throughout the season based on performance.

Rating: The combination of the previous four ratings.

A driver beating their teammate is also taken into consideration.

Pace: Benefits those who get closest to the fastest qualifying and race lap times.

Real-world punishments will impact the score in this category.

Awareness: The less time spent in the steward’s room will help drivers here.

Racecraft: The driver’s ability to work their way through the pack and finish in a higher position than where they started.

Experience: The number of race starts a driver has over the course of their career.

Once more, David Croft, Alex Jacques, and Anthony Davidson have lent us their expertise to look beyond the algorithms and tweak the ratings to better reflect individual driver performance.Ĭompare and contrast today’s ratings reveal in more depth in our online database here.Īs a reminder, here is how each category is determined:

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The Hungarian Grand Prix marked the sport’s summer break and a perfect time to update F1® 22’s driver ratings.

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Features PC specs Dual Entitlement News Patch Notes Ratings Database About Ratings Features PC specs Dual Entitlement News Patch Notes Ratings Database About Ratingsį1® 22 - Driver Ratings Update The Hungarian Grand Prix marked the sport’s summer break and a perfect time to update F1® 22’s driver ratings