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F1 sleepover protest lore:
South African Grand Prix - 1982
Involved: all drivers
In 1982 all drivers locked themselves into one shared hotel room and refused to drive at the South African GP as a protest against clauses on their super licence contracts.
Not even their teams managed to get them to leave the room, only one photographer was allowed inside.
There are photos of Alain Prost sharing a mattress with Gilles Villeneuve, and Patrick Tambay saying “If those two have kids after this tonight I might as well retire now.”
Elio de Angelis played the piano.
Niki Lauda was sharing a bed with Patrese
Someone next to Rosberg was snoring until Villeneuve put a blanket over him.
They were just having fun.
In the end Balestre and Exclestone (the people in power) agreed to all the changes they wanted and it was enough for the drivers to head back to the track
