In the race itself, Brabham ran out of petrol on the very last lap. Wanting to get the car out of the way, he freewheeled into the forecourt of a filling station. Like all the commercial premises bordering the circuit, it was closed for the day. But suddenly, to his surprise, a man leapt out of the kiosk, gesturing his willingness to help. With a few litres in the tank, Brabham was able to resume his run to the chequered flag in seventh and last place.

After showing promise at Surtees, Pace joined Carlos Reutemann at Brabham during 1974.

The Brazilian demonstrated his talents early in 1975 with Gordon Murray’s iconic BT44B, winning his home race in round two and taking pole next time out in South Africa. A lack of development hurt Brabham as the season progressed, but Pace still finished a solid sixth – with Reutemann third – in the final standings.

As Reutemann started to lose interest in the Alfa Romeo-powered BT45, Pace picked up the cudgels in 1976. Reliability was poor, but Pace’s attitude pleased the team and boss Bernie Ecclestone was convinced he was a future great.

The revised BT45B would prove to be more competitive in 1977 and Pace finished second in the Argentinian GP season opener, but he would not live to fulfil his potential. Pace was killed in a light aircraft crash in Brazil that March.

“If Pace had lived, I would not have needed Niki Lauda,” said Ecclestone in Alan Henry’s book Brabham: The Grand Prix Cars.

Ronnie Peterson clinching his 2nd victory. Österreichring, 1973

I just love the silouette of a mid-90's F1 car.

early to mid 90s are the best looking cars IMHO

every single discussion about best looking F1 cars always ends back here