I'm good friends with Elton Julian. I spoke to him about this accident right after the fact. He said he did nothing different from the previous lap. Didn't lift off to let him pass (as some one asked), didn't brake earlier, didn't block, nothing different....
Elton won the next race at Thruxton with Marcel's name on his visor and dedicated the victory to him. They were good friends and he learned a lot from him. He said there was no doubt Marcel would have made it to the top. None!
The Autosport tribute 20 years afterwards was really nice BTW.
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