Kessel is not as effectively often called a few of his contemporaries, and he did not rack up any championship factors within the six Grand Prix races he entered, however he was certainly sponsored by Tissot within the 1976 Components 1 Grand Prix along with constructing and getting into his very personal automobile, the Apollon Fly, the very subsequent yr. His involvement locally was completely monumental. He not solely raced, however opened up automobile dealerships across the canton of Tessin and created racing groups round these dealerships. Now his son, Ronnie Kessel, is carrying the torch beneath the banner of Kessel Classics, a Swiss store that focuses on campaigning basic race vehicles in historic races world wide. Ronnie has motorsports in his blood, having been named after Loris’s shut pal and fellow Components 1 racer Ronnie Peterson.
