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DALTON WATSON However, Ferrari returned at the Austrian Grand Prix with
Merzario behind the wheel. He finished seventh. Three weeks
1973
later, at the Italian Grand Prix, Ferrari entered two cars, for
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Merzario and… Ickx, with the status of “guest driver.” His
comeback was short-lived: after a disappointing eighth place, Ickx
competed in his last Grand Prix for Ferrari. He reappeared at the
final race in the United States in a Williams-Ford. He was the first
and probably only driver to have raced for three different teams
in the same season, Ferrari, McLaren and Williams. Ferrari was
also present in the United States, where Merzario concluded its
worst-ever year, finishing 16th and last.
But in Maranello, major changes were underway. From 1974,
Ferrari once again led the field in the championship. ■
The 1973 model was without doubt the worst
F1 ever built for Ferrari.
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S E A S O N R A N K I N G S
1973
DRIVER RANKING POINTS
1. JACKIE STEWART (GB), Tyrrell-Ford 71
2 EMERSON FITTIPALDI (BRA), Lotus-Ford 55
3. RONNIE PETERSON (SWE), Lotus-Ford 52
4. FRAN‚OIS CEVERT (FRA), Tyrrell-Ford 47
5. PETER REVSON (USA), McLaren-Ford 38
6. DENNY HULME (NZ), McLaren-Ford 26
7. CARLOS REUTEMANN (ARG), Brabham-Ford 16
8. JAMES HUNT (GB), March-Ford 9. and Iso-Ford
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JACKY ICKX (BEL), Ferrari, McLaren-Ford
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10. JEAN-PIERRE BELTOISE (FRA), BRM 9
TEAM RANKING POINTS
1. LOTUS 92
2. TYRRELL 82
3. MCLAREN 58
4. BRABHAM
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6. FERRARI
5. MARCH 14
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