Parting shot: December 2023

October 3, 1965 Watkins glen, US

Grand Prix Photo

October 3, 1965 Watkins glen, US

The very definition of an open paddock. Mechanics tend to cars in full view of the crowds ahead of the US Grand Prix. This would be the final year of the 1.5-litre engine formula and, while Jim Clark had already wrapped up the title for Lotus, BRM’s Graham Hill reigned supreme at the Glen, winning for the third year in a row.