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'''Elio de Angelis''' (born 26 March 1958 in Rome, Italy) is a former Grand Prix racing driver famous for his appearances in [[Formula One]]. | '''Elio de Angelis''' (born 26 March 1958 in Rome, Italy) is a former Grand Prix racing driver famous for his appearances in [[Formula One]]. | ||
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| + | ===[[1977 Alternate Formula One season|1977]]: [[Ferrari]] and [[Williams]]=== | ||
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| + | de Angelis would begin the season focusing on his Italian Formula Three campaign but would soon attract the attention of Enzo Ferrari, who began considering the young Italian as a potential [[Ferrari]] driver. Making Formula One debut at the non-championship [[XXIX BRDC International Trophy|1977 BRDC International Trophy]], in his first outing for Ferrari de Angelis out-performed team-mate [[Patrick Depailler]] but would have to settle for 3rd behind the [[McLaren|McLarens]] as the Ferraris struggled for pace. | ||
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| + | As the season progressed, Enzo Ferrari began to be disillusioned by Depailler, whom he saw as wasteful of a competitive car and error-prone. de Angelis' good drive at the [[BRDC International Trophy]] put him in good contention for a full-time Ferrari seat for [[1978 Alternate Formula One season|1978]], but he would face competition from [[Gilles Villeneuve]] who had impressed Enzo Ferrari with his drive for [[Kojima]] in the [[Japanese Grand Prix|1977 Japanese Grand Prix]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:00, 14 October 2017
Elio de Angelis (born 26 March 1958 in Rome, Italy) is a former Grand Prix racing driver famous for his appearances in Formula One.
Formula One
1977: Ferrari and Williams
de Angelis would begin the season focusing on his Italian Formula Three campaign but would soon attract the attention of Enzo Ferrari, who began considering the young Italian as a potential Ferrari driver. Making Formula One debut at the non-championship 1977 BRDC International Trophy, in his first outing for Ferrari de Angelis out-performed team-mate Patrick Depailler but would have to settle for 3rd behind the McLarens as the Ferraris struggled for pace.
As the season progressed, Enzo Ferrari began to be disillusioned by Depailler, whom he saw as wasteful of a competitive car and error-prone. de Angelis' good drive at the BRDC International Trophy put him in good contention for a full-time Ferrari seat for 1978, but he would face competition from Gilles Villeneuve who had impressed Enzo Ferrari with his drive for Kojima in the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix.
