Nina Rindt
Nina Rindt | |
|---|---|
 Rindt (then Nina Lincoln) in 1965 | |
| Spouse(s) | Alexander Hood, 4th Viscount Bridport, Philip Martyn, Jochen Rindt  |
| Children | Anthony Nelson Hood |
| Parent(s) | |
Nina Madeline Rindt (née Lincoln, also formerly known as Nina Hood, Lady Bridport; born 1943) is a Finnish former model, Formula One motor racing personality, and member (by marriage) of the British aristocracy.[1]
She is best known for being the wife, and later the widow, of race car driver Jochen Rindt (1942–1970), who was posthumously awarded the World Drivers' Championship for 1970 after dying in a practice crash the day before that year's Italian Grand Prix.[1][2]
During Jochen Rindt's Formula One career, Nina Rindt was often seen and photographed in the pit lane at Grand Prix race meetings.[1][3] At the end of the 1970 Formula 1 season, when Jochen Rindt became the only posthumous World Driver's Champion, there was no official trophy to be awarded. In November of that year, however, Jackie Stewart, the 1969 champion, presented Nina Rindt with the Champion Challenge Trophy, which was always given to the champion driver.[4][5] According to Oliver Owen of The Observer, "[t]he presentation ... remains one of motor racing's most poignant moments."[5]
In 2011, La Gazzetta dello Sport, an Italian sports newspaper, named Nina Rindt as the most beautiful Formula One wife of all time.[1]
More recently, she has been described as a "secret", "underrated", and "forgotten" style icon,[1][6] and as "... kind of too cool for words."[6]
Additionally, the now-classic Universal Genève Compax model chronograph, an example of which she used to wear trackside, has come to be nicknamed the 'Nina Rindt watch' in her honour.[2][7][8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e O, Darcy (6 October 2020). "Nina Rindt (Lincoln) - Formula One's Forgotten Style Icon | Revised 2024". Rocks Off Magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ a b Riche, Rhonda (24 July 2019). "Woman Of Substance: Five Ways In Which Nina Rindt Is The Original Watch Influencer". Watchonista. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Messynessy (6 September 2016). "Forgotten Vintage Style Icon du Jour: Nina Rindt". Messy Nessy Chic. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Stewart, Jackie (2007). Winning Is Not Enough. London: Headline Publishing. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-7553-1539-0.
- ^ a b Owen, Oliver (7 January 2007). "The widow of F1 star Jochen Rindt receives his champion's trophy". The Observer. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
- ^ a b Duggan, Leeann (22 August 2012). "Secret Style Icon: Nina Rindt". Rookie magazine. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "Found: Tropical Universal Genève "Nina Rindt" Compax Chronograph". Hodinkee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Stockton, Michael (7 May 2015). "#TBT Universal Geneve Compax". Fratello Watches. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ M, Alessandro (28 March 2021). "Is The Universal Geneve Nina Rindt Better Than A Paul Newman Rolex Daytona?". Italian Watch Spotter. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
External links
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Media related to Nina Rindt at Wikimedia Commons