The Matra 670 number 12 with white facings is the top car of the Matra team. It is equipped with the MS72 engine and is entrusted to the most exclusive crew at the start, Beltoise / Amon who are the big favourites. Recalling their 1971 retirement, after 18 hours of wasted effort, Amon told Beltoise, "If we have to retire this time, let it be as soon as possible." He does not believe so well!
The Matra 670 number 12 with white facings is the top car of the Matra team. It is equipped with the MS72 engine and is entrusted to the most exclusive crew at the start, Beltoise / Amon who are the big favourites. Recalling their 1971 retirement, after 18 hours of wasted effort, Amon told Beltoise, "If we have to retire this time, let it be as soon as possible." He does not believe so well!
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Jean-Pierre stopped at the bottom of the Dunlop descent, near a marshals' post. The fire was quickly contained, the driver lifted the hood and could only assess the damage. Terribly disappointed, he returned to the pits to the boos of a crowd as stupid as it was cruel. Beltoise paid as much for his unjustified reputation as a wrecker as for his boisterous statements about the 24 Hours . It was later learned that the damage was due to a connecting rod bearing assembly defect. Ironically, it was the spare engine from number 12 that would allow Chris Amon to take pole position at the French Grand Prix three weeks later.
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