{"id":738890,"date":"2021-03-03T08:44:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-03T08:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/?post_type=issue_content&p=738890"},"modified":"2021-06-09T11:57:04","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T10:57:04","slug":"us-grands-prix-1980-82-you-were-there","status":"publish","type":"issue_content","link":"https:\/\/www.motorsportmagazine.com\/archive\/article\/april-2021\/166\/us-grands-prix-1980-82-you-were-there\/","title":{"rendered":"US Grands Prix 1980-82: You were there"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Long Beach wasn\u2019t the most scenic circuit, but racers race hard regardless. Michael Harris<\/strong> attended US GPs in 1980, \u201981 and \u201982 and was able to capture some candid images of the drivers<\/h4>\n
\n \"Colin\n
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It\u2019s 1980 and Chapman poses with his drivers, but smiles vanished when Mario Andretti and Elio de Angelis were out by lap 12<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

\n \"Rene\n
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In 1980 Rene\u0301 Arnoux and his turbocharged Renault were leading the title sprint, but a puncture relegated him to ninth place and damaged his championship hopes<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

\n \"Didier\n
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It\u2019s 1981 and Didier Pironi looks pleased to be ready for his first race in a Ferrari, but the car would let him down as his fuel feed failed after a healthy battle for fourth place<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

\n \"Elio\n
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Pits-eye view of Elio de Angelis wiggling into his Lotus 91 for the 1982 race under team manager Peter Warr\u2019s watchful gaze<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

\n \"Gilles\n
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Unlike the previous year, Ferrari had a poor 1980 at Long Beach: a discontented Gilles Villeneuve only finished 10th<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

\n \"Jochen\n
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In the doorway of the team motorhome Jochen Mass feels the heat, with his Arrows racesuit rolled down<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

\n \"Roberto\n
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Roberto Guerrero\u2019s hair was worthy of note in the 1982 event, but not his performance: the Colombian\u2019s Ensign-Ford qualified midfield but spun off on lap 27<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

\n \"Mario\n
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Mario Andretti faces his fans in 1981, ahead of his first race for Alfa Romeo. He would thrill the home crowd with a hard-won fourth place<\/p>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n

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