It has become a given that a driver’s main rival is his teammate and I have been pondering when this idea emerged. There have been instances of teammates being very close friends and the late Chris Nixon celebrated the bond between Mike Hawthorn and Peter Collins in his superb book, Mon Ami Mate. Moss and Fangio were friends, while Fangio had been mentored by his rival, Achille Varzi. Luigi Villoresi mentored Alberto Ascari who, in turn, took Eugenio Castellotti under…
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