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When Honda's first driver was thrown in at the deep end
©TheCahierArchive Ronnie Bucknum was born on this day in 1936, but what was the American's claim to fame in Formula 1? Well, Ronnie was Honda's very first driver when the Japanese manufacturer entered Grand Prix racing in 1964 with its immaculate white RA271. However, fewer drivers experienced a more unusual and surprising entry into Formula 1 than Bucknum. At the time, the Californian held some good credentials garnered in sports car racing, but they still appeared meager to justify a graduation overnight to fully fledged Grand Prix driver status. ©TheCahierArchive The fact that Ronnie had never even sat in an open-wheel race car, let alone raced one, appeared to be of no importance to...
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