Which driver had a white helmet, with the dollar sign drawn on one side and the writing “this space to let”?
After studying in England, Jochen Rindt went back to Austria and found all of his friends again. With Helmut Marko, he decided to attempt a racing career, first with Simca Monthléry and then with an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI, both gifts from his grandparents. He debuted in F1 with a Brabham: he withdrew.

At only 22 years old, Cooper offered him the contract of the second driver, at the side of McLaren. His debut in the top category was on 1st January 1965, in South Africa. He had a disappointing season in F1, but he won, partnering with Masten Gregory on Ferrari NART the 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 1966 the Cooper improved and his skills stood out, he finished third overall, in the final classification. The car didn’t match up with the competitors and Rindt went first to Brabham and, in 1969, to Lotus. At the Spanish GP, he stopped due to his spoiler breaking, fracturing his nose. He started off a polemic with Chapman, asking for spoilers to be abolished, and not long after, the CSI reduced their size.

With the revolutionary Lotus, he won 5 GPs and he ensured a good advantage. He won the world championship posthumous on 4th October, after his tragic death one month earlier, on the Italian racetrack. Prior to the Italian GP, he had announced that he would have retired after winning the world championship. Stewart said about him “He’s one of the most honest men I’ve ever met. Without subterfuges, hypocrisy and compromises.”