The race for victory
The
series finished in Japan,
But
there was more to the story than that,
You’ve
won more races than anyone else,
Given
your sport a following on and off the track.
A
hero to millions of spectators,
They
go and follow your every move,
You’ve
lapped everyone up to third place,
Found
that sweet spot they call the groove.
Hitting
that old German track,
You
had a good series lead,
Had
the championship in the bag,
But
that still remained to be seen.
Dry
tyres on a wet surface,
Is
never the best combination!
Crashing
hard on a tricky corner,
That
was when you encountered this unexpected situation.
You’re
nearest rival won well,
Taking
points away as you were on the road to recovery,
No
ones to say he wouldn’t have done it anyway,
But
we’ll have to put that down, as something that we’ll never see.
Gave it all you had on your return,
Given
a standing ovation,
You
might’ve lost your crown,
But
that’s the hazard of your occupation.
The
race for victory, we thought you had it won,
From
the outside looking in, it seemed to be a stroll in the sun.
The
race for victory, took a turn for the worse I fear,
You
said your life was more important, and you’ll have the title back next year.
All
in the race for victory!
F1 1976 - Niki Lauda v James Hunt
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