Royal Automobile Club honours Bob Dance, F1's greatest Chief Mechanic
At yesterday evening’s Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards held at a glittering celebration in Pall Mall, London, motorsport legend Bob Dance was honoured as the recipient of the club's Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honours an individual who has, in the opinion of the Club, made an outstanding contribution to British motoring history and heritage, or to the British historic motoring and motor racing movement, across many years.
Bob was unable to attend the award ceremony in person yesterday and requested that Chris Dinnage who worked alongside him at Team Lotus and Classic Team Lotus for many years, accept the award on his behalf. Those who attended last night’s Royal Automobile Club Historic Awards celebration experienced a very special moment when they watched the video of Bob receiving his trophy at Classic Team Lotus earlier in the day and recounting some wonderful memories of his many decades with Team Lotus. See the video here on our YouTube channel.
In the history of Formula One – which celebrates its 75th anniversary next year – 34 different drivers and 15 different constructors have been crowned World Champion. And of those, Team Lotus people and cars won six drivers’ titles and seven constructors’ titles.