These days it’s very rare for any team to show up at the first race of the season with a car that is considerably faster than all the rest. But that’s exactly what Shadow did at round one of the 1975 world championship in Argentina, when the DN5 driven by Frenchman Jean-Pierre Jarier surprised the more-established runners by claiming pole position with a quite remarkable turn of speed. Sadly, the Frenchman’s car succumbed to a minor but ultimately significant technical issue on the warm-up lap and so he was denied the chance to prove his superb practice pace. Thus when the field assembled in Brazil two weeks later - following an obligatory period spent relaxing in the...
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