Carlos Reutemann’s daughter to reclaim her father’s F1 title

42 years after the competition, The controversy was revived because Ecclestone himself confessed to the maneuvers he carried out at that time in the documentary called “Lucky!”, broadcast by the Star + signal.

Reutemann He reached the last date with the greatest number of chances of being champion, but in that race in the American city of Las Vegas he finished in eighth position and was surpassed by one point by Nelson Piquetpilot of Brabham, the team that belonged to the top leader of the category, Bernie Ecclestone.

“After the first day of practice it was obvious that the drivers were going to have problems with all the neck pain. Carlos spoke with the masseuse who was in the pits. I went to see this person and after a financial discussion, they decided to favor to Nelson. We won the 1981 championship and it was the end for Carlos, who stopped racing shortly after.”Ecclestone noted.

Given this, Cora Reuteman express: “I already knew that. Not only what he confessed about the masseur, but something much more serious, that the Brabham was not suitable for running due to ground effect, which was prohibited. Later, there was also the issue of the tires that were changed, that motorsport people know it”.

In radio statements, he added: “Williams was fine with Michelin, he switched to Goodyear on Bernie’s orders, which was supposed to be fine. Williams had never tried Goodyear before. There you can see in the championship that the performance drops. The cartel in Brazil, a lot of things were added. Obviously, dad is the 1981 champion.”.

Furthermore, he revealed: “The day before dad died I sent Bernie an audio asking him to be honest with my father and to tell him before he left that he was the true 1981 champion. Unfortunately the next day he died and was left in the air I never imagined that it would have significance as well as now. Bernie told me that anything I needed I could ask for. I asked him that, to tell the truth. He did it publicly, which is much better.”.

In this sense, the woman remarked that one of her objectives is to give the title to “Lole” and that it is “a fight for the truth.”

Carlos “Lole” Reutemann was a racing driver from a very young age, since he started at the age of 23 in Improved Tourism and after passing through various categories, he ran for a decade in Formula 1 between 1972 and 1982, where he was part of 144 competitions, of which he won 12 and was on the podium 45 times.

The former national senator for Santa Fe and former governor of that province died at the age of 79 on July 7, 2021, after leading an extensive career in motorsports and politics.