From 1975 to 1977, the Österreichring was the place for F1 underdogs. The brilliant drive of Vittorio Brambilla (March) in the rain at the Austrian Grand Prix was overshadowed by a serious accident in the warm-up. American Mark Donohue’s car rolled over, and he died two days later in hospital. As a consequence, the famous Hella S curve was installed to make the Österreichring safer. A year later, John Watson’s debut victory followed, and in 1977 Alan Jones climbed to the top of the podium for the first time. A humorous side note – as nobody had expected Jones’ debut victory, there was no score of the Australian national anthem to follow at the awards ceremony. Instead, the band played Happy Birthday.