I'd say there was a fair amount of skepticism at the time about whether the Internet held any promise. And of course I felt that it did.

Many drivers including Surtees and Brabham were convinced that the crash was caused by a deflating rear tyre and were adamant that it was not a driver error- simply because they believed Clark was not capable of making such a mistake. He lost an entire lap while having the wheel changed in the pits. About 17 laps into the race with the rain coming down harder than ever Clark had not only lapped the entire field except for Bruce McLaren but he was almost five minutes ahead of McLaren and his Cooper.

The Times placed Clark at the top of a list of the greatest Formula One drivers in 2009. At the time of his death he had won more Grand Prix races (25) and achieved more Grand Prix pole positions (33) than any other driver.