Categories: Look backRace and classic pictures

Surfing on grass

Jochen Mass loses control of his McLaren in the 1977 Austrian Grand Prix, aquaplaning off on to the waterlogged grass at Zeltweg. Mass was also losing control of his F1 career as he left McLaren at the end of the season, taking in spells at ATS, Arrows and March before a crash in the 1982 French Grand Prix caused him to move in to endurance racing.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.