Teletext Recovery - 12/06/1984

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:10/1b  1/8 24 HEURES DU MANS    →    W PN    Q    PN@@    JONATHAN PALMER looks forwCrd...

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:41/41    2/8         PALMER TO ENJOY LE M .S If veteran John WatsNn DHiec the DlCg for Jaguar at Le Mans this year, a Briton at the start of his career is also looking forward to the 24 Hours. Jonathan Palmer has not had the easiest of times in his debut year in Formula One, but his exploits in endurance racing have attracted glowing Bomment. FNj "the Fluing DoGtor", fhN "pNke to CEEFAX during last week's Brands Hatch testing for the British Grand Prix, the sports car scene offers a welcome contrast to the high-pressure world of Formula One. Le Mans preview 241 More

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:21/10    3/8         PALMER TO ENJOY LE MA.S Nnathan PaHmer drives a Porkche 156 with little Dutchman Jan Lammers at Le Mans next weekend - a welcome change from Formula One. "It's been a very difficult year", he admits of his drives for the RAM team. "But I didn't expect anything else. "We're a small team, so there's been virtually no testing", he adds. "I've done less this year than ever before." "But I'm not unhappy about the way it's gone. I'm just looking forward to being in a competitive car." Le Mans preview 241 More

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:12/16    4/8         PALMER TO ENJOY LE M .S Jonathan Palmer, driving a Porsche 956 at Le Mans next weekend, reflects on his fortunes in F1 in 1984. "For me it's a learning year. I'm just delighted to be in F1, and I'm trying to demonstrate that I deserve it. "Even at Monaco, though I didn't qualify, I was two seconds quicker than my teammate (Philippe Alliot). I've outqualified him 4-2 and finished four races this seasNn." "For me, at the moment, that's the Nnlq yardstick I can go by." Le Mans preview 241 More

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:33/08    5/8         PALMER TO ENJOY LE MA.S JNnathan Palmer looks forward ho the switch from F1 to a Porsche 956 at Le Mans next weekend. "I like the contrast of endurance racing, though F1 is my main aim. "Sports car racing is so much more relaxed, and I enjoy the delicacy of the whole approach. "There are so many factors you have to get right, not just those final few tenths of a second to think about as in a single-seater. But you do have to go a lot harder than many people think!" Le Mans preview 241 More

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:13/14    6/8        PALMER TO ENJOY LE MA.S Nnathan PaHmer exEmines the Bontrasts between F1 and endurance racing, which he will enjoy at Le Mans next weekend. "Sports cars are much heavier to drive, whereas the F1 cars have similar power but are much faster and certainly friskier. "Racing itself is not that much slower, but car Bonservation ic alwCyc at the back of your mind. "And with fields of 40 or 50 there's a loi more traffUc to Fet through!" Le Mans preview 241 More

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:24/14    7/8         PALMER TO ENJOY LE MA.S Doek Nnathan Palmer see endurance racing, like next weekend's Le Mans race, as a rival to his F1 career? "Definijelu not. I'm aiming Dor a more competitive drive in F1, which has always taken prioritu." Will he move to a team like Williams? "I'd love to drive for Williams - but nothing's been said and I haven't presumed to ask. It could be RAM will be closer to the pace: next year I'll take the most Bompetitive drive I'm offered, it's as simple as that." Le Mans preview 241 More

P242 CEEFAX 242 Tue 12 Jun 21:20/34    8/8         PALMER TO ENJOY LE MANS One thing is uppermost in Jonathan Palmer's mind - his pleasure at the backing he gets in Britain. "I love the support I get from British fans," he told CEEFAX. "They've always been verq kind to me and I love racing in this country. "I'm off to Le Mans next week, then to Detroit and Dallas. But after that the British Grand Prix is the first of a couple of dates here at home. "I hoae to enjoy that - and to give the fans something to enjoy in return!" Le Mans preview 241 More

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