Adrián Fernández competes within the Historic Grand Prix in Monaco

Mexico Metropolis. The automobile with which the legendary Pedro Rodríguez as soon as received in Components One touched the pavement of Monaco this morning, greater than 50 years after that triumph in Belgium (1970).

The BMR that Rodríguez used that season was dusted off to compete as soon as once more; This time on the Historic Grand Prix, an occasion that brings collectively vehicles from a lot of a very powerful eras of F1.

There, Adrián Fernández, former Mexican driver in IndyCar and Nascar, took the automobile this Friday that made his compatriot shine.

Holder of the BMR after a current buy from a collector, Fernández completed sixth in free observe. The tricolor recorded its greatest lap in 1:41.240 minutes in class D, the place vehicles with F1 fashions race between 1966 and 1972. Michael Lyons, together with his Surtees TS9, clocked the perfect time (1:35.828) of the session.

Fernández, by competing on this occasion, is paying tribute to Rodríguez, the primary Mexican to realize a victory within the premier class of motorsport. Many years later, Sergio Czech Pérez achieved it on this part (2020)

With the BRM, from British Racing Motors, Pedro Rodríguez took his final victory in F1 in 1970, a 12 months earlier than his dying. That 12 months, with the identical automobile, he additionally achieved second place in the US Grand Prix.

Tomorrow the exercise will proceed with the {qualifications}, whereas on Sunday the race will happen.