Formula 2

Le Mal Aimé

Elio de Angelis? Discret, taciturne. Vous ne le verrez que peu souvent parler de la pluie et du beau temps avec ses confrères transalpins. Réaction de fils de bonne famille?

The Unloved

Elio de Angelis? Discreet, taciturn. You won’t often see him talking about the weather with his Italian colleagues. Is this the reaction of a son of a good family?

Elio, dove vai se la Lotus non ce l’hai?

La telefonata di Colin Chapman lo aveva raggiunto il martedì sera, quando gi stava preparando la valigia per Imola. «Elio – gli ha detto il padrone della Lotus – domenica prossima non corriamo…

Motoring News Interview

Born with the proverbial silver spoon in his mouth as the son of a wealthy Roman building contractor, Elio de Angelis made up his mind from an early age that he should carve his own niche in the world…