Being a dedicated student of the arcane (or having entirely too much time on my hands), I once calculated that in the entire history of Formula One, from its inception in 1948 to present day, only nine drivers ever managed to compete in three successive decades. They are Harry Schell, Graham Hill, Bruce McLaren, Jack Brabham, Dan Gurney, Mario Andretti, Nelson Piquet, Riccardo Patrese, and Pete Lovely. That’s right. Popular vintage racer Pete Lovely not only drove in Formula One,…

Pete Lovely behind the wheel of the Lotus 16 during his and the car’s maiden Grand Prix outing at the 1959 Silverstone International Trophy. Note the makeshift taped-on numbers so that he and Graham Hill could both qualify in the only operational car.