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Post by René on Dec 23, 2020 16:10:27 GMT
Here is something quite unique, I think(*), to enjoy during Christmas, if time allows: in this movie we're onboard with Gerhard Berger at the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix, at Estoril, from flag to flag - a race which he (Berger) won. There's no other sound than the Ferrari V12 - and warm-up lap + victory lap are included as well. (*) Sorry on beforehand if this movie has been posted here on RRT before - I suddenly came in doubt about it ...
Youtube link (embedding here is not allowed, apparently): That's a classic Mikael! I know it of course but as with any Xmas classic, you can watch it time and time again!  And what a sound! Forza! |
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Post by Carl on Dec 23, 2020 18:30:27 GMT
Here is something quite unique, I think(*), to enjoy during Christmas, if time allows: in this movie we're onboard with Gerhard Berger at the 1989 Portuguese Grand Prix, at Estoril, from flag to flag - a race which he (Berger) won. There's no other sound than the Ferrari V12 - and warm-up lap + victory lap are included as well.
(*) Sorry on beforehand if this movie has been posted here on RRT before - I suddenly came in doubt about it ...
Youtube link (embedding here is not allowed, apparently):
A great race for Gerhard Berger and wonderful sound! Already the analog gauges had become digital. |
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Post by chrisb on Dec 24, 2020 9:34:13 GMT
wonderful, another overlooked driver in my humble opinion, he could be so quick on a given day, and I can't remember who said it - possibly Martin Brundle - who said he could be as quick 'on his day' as Ayrton or Michael, the trouble was they were always 'on their day' and never had an average day- whereas
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Post by René on Dec 24, 2020 11:29:47 GMT
wonderful, another overlooked driver in my humble opinion, he could be so quick on a given day, and I can't remember who said it - possibly Martin Brundle - who said he could be as quick 'on his day' as Ayrton or Michael, the trouble was they were always 'on their day' and never had an average day- whereas I guess that's the difference between the good and the great Chris.
But Gerhard was certainly very good and could be great on his day. But he also enjoyed life very much and did not take everything too serious. Drivers like Ayrton or Michael were always 100% focussed.
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Post by charleselan on Mar 3, 2021 18:42:30 GMT
I am certain that this film or more accurately edited bits of the film have been posted before, however this is the complete film commissioned by Castrol at the time.
A truly superb film of the 1967 German Grand Prix, probably one of the best films ever of the last season without the blight of wings. The cars that year were wonderful and so very distinct, everyone instantly recognisable.
The Lotus 49's were undoubtedly the quickest thanks to the new Cosworth Ford DFV engine and Chapman's latest chassis, but they ere structurally fragile beasts and no way were they going to last around the 'Ring. I firmly believe that Jim drove with that in mind from the outset, just quick enough to stay in front of the impressive Denny Hulme and the mighty Dan Gurney in the gorgeous Eagle Weslake. Even the delicacy of the greatest could not prevent the Lotus from failing beneath him and Denny & Dan stamped their authority over the rest of the mighty field.
Dan then surged into the lead and disappeared into the distance driving at his brilliant best only to be cruelly robbed of a deserved victory, just think of what he could have achieved that year with some decent mechanical reliability. Denny's win was no less impressive, and that from a man who self confessed to still learning the circuit.
It was also the scene of the remarkable performance in Ken Tyrrell's F2 Matra MS5 of Jacky Ickx, which eventually succumbed to the excesses with a broken front suspension.
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Post by mikael on Mar 4, 2021 14:10:01 GMT
Yet another great Castrol-commissioned documentary: the French Grand Prix 1962, at the fabulous Rouen Circuit. (In two parts.)
Part 1:
Part 2:
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Post by chrisb on Mar 6, 2021 6:30:10 GMT
aren't they wonderful?
the 1967 German GP was a brilliant race where speed and reliability won the day, There is a story behind the Lotus's suspension collapsing, which I can't quite remember exactly, but something on the line of one of the mechanics argued with Colin for beefing up Jimmy's suspension and did so behind Colin's back only for Colin to see it and revert back to the original setting and banished that mechanic to a minor role, he subsequently left and of course Jimmy retired.
1962 in colour with Dan scoring that memorable win, I am noticing some other clips being made available, so hopefully there will be some more new ones, but what a marvellous circuit, a real test
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Post by charleselan on Mar 6, 2021 17:49:14 GMT
I have viewed the 1962 French Grand Prix film from Rouen quite a few times over the past few years, last evening i watched it again in which it was posted on YouTube by a contributor as a complete film. Wonderful film of an era that captured the imagination of a young motor sport enthusiast.
At the time only very few photographs were available in magazines (Motorsport and Motor Racing) plus the excellent end of season book that reviewed the racing year also by John Blundsen's "Motor Racing" publication. So I had little idea of what the Rouen circuit was actually like, the contemporary photographers tended to specialise on certain well trodden locations. This film with its intro' that showed an onboard lap that is incredible and shows a circuit that must have rivalled Spa, and judging by the drivers comments in this film it must have been an instant favourite.
Although Jim Clark gained pole position in his Lotus 25 he was never a pace setter in the race as he experienced serious handling issues at the front of his car, and eventually this manifested itself into a broken front ball joint which put him out of the race. His team mate Trevor Taylor who was having his first race in a Lotus 25, which in fact was Jim's original car, had a dire race which so typified his season of mechanical issues and crashes that were none of his making. His race ended in a huge accident as he crossed the finish line, where due to the stupidity of the local gendarme who blocked half the finish straight and thus unsighted the drivers fast approaching over a blind brow, Trevor tail-ended Maurice Trintignant's car which was running at approx 40 mph slower than the factory Lotus 25.
I really recommend that everyone should read a review of the 1962 season to see what a truly horrendous year Trevor Taylor had in what was his first full Grand Prix career. No wonder the poor guy had a loss of confidence, and that basically ruined what should have been a great F1 career.
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Post by Carl on Mar 7, 2021 0:22:22 GMT
Yet another great Castrol-commissioned documentary: the French Grand Prix 1962, at the fabulous Rouen Circuit. (In two parts.)
Mikael, That was a great race and a real treat to watch. The superb Castrol film held my attention from start to finish. Thanks!
Cheers, Carl
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Post by Carl on Mar 7, 2021 1:12:50 GMT
I have viewed the 1962 French Grand Prix film from Rouen quite a few times over the past few years, last evening i watched it again in which it was posted on YouTube by a contributor as a complete film. Wonderful film of an era that captured the imagination of a young motor sport enthusiast. At the time only very few photographs were available in magazines (Motorsport and Motor Racing) plus the excellent end of season book that reviewed the racing year also by John Blundsen's "Motor Racing" publication. So I had little idea of what the Rouen circuit was actually like, the contemporary photographers tended to specialise on certain well trodden locations. This film with its intro' that showed an onboard lap that is incredible and shows a circuit that must have rivalled Spa, and judging by the drivers comments in this film it must have been an instant favourite. Although Jim Clark gained pole position in his Lotus 25 he was never a pace setter in the race as he experienced serious handling issues at the front of his car, and eventually this manifested itself into a broken front ball joint which put him out of the race. His team mate Trevor Taylor who was having his first race in a Lotus 25, which in fact was Jim's original car, had a dire race which so typified his season of mechanical issues and crashes that were none of his making. His race ended in a huge accident as he crossed the finish line, where due to the stupidity of the local gendarme who blocked half the finish straight and thus unsighted the drivers fast approaching over a blind brow, Trevor tail-ended Maurice Trintignant's car which was running at approx 40 mph slower than the factory Lotus 25. I really recommend that everyone should read a review of the 1962 season to see what a truly horrendous year Trevor Taylor had in what was his first full Grand Prix career. No wonder the poor guy had a loss of confidence, and that basically ruined what should have been a great F1 career. John, A great race and wonderful circuit. Like you, I had to depend on photographs for partial insight at best, the famous hairpin across cobblestones being my only image of Rouen for years. Dan Gurney fit well in the sleek Porsche 804 and only appeared "lanky" when he emerged victorious  John Surtees' early pace reinforced my sense of the loss to motorsport caused by uneven access to competitive machinery. Big John and il commendatore should have both cooled down and Eugenio Dragoni been fired. The amazing incompetence of the local gendarmes was so close to tragic  Was that the combative Innes Ireland fighting someone in the crowd? Cheers, Carl
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Post by charleselan on Mar 7, 2021 16:30:22 GMT
Following on from that outstanding Castrol film of the 1962 French GP at Rouen I then viewed a really good posting on YouTube by two young French lads that took an in depth review of the circuit as it stands today. Although young lads they had a great understanding of the history of the sport and included some superb clips of contemporary film which obviously included much of the 1962 event.
I was fascinated to see some beautiful full colour film of the 1957 GP from which we have often been shown those wonderful images of El Maestro Fangio in the now iconic "four wheel drift" in the gorgeous Maserati 250F. Those super fast downhill bends in which he produced this stunning bit of driving are truly terrifying to behold, even when looked at in these current times. I believe they were the series of curves in which the very brave David Purley said he had to shout and scream into his helmet to gee himself up, something like he had done in Aden when in war with the paratroopers. He also used a similar technique when taking some similar bends at the fearful F3 meetings held at Chimay.
I bet Jimmy Clark didn't do that, just super calm precision and a super natural talent. It was interesting to note that in the Castrol film Jim actually loved Rouen even though it had many similarities with Spa which he hated.
The horrific accident suffered by poor Jo Schlesser is unfortunately shown, well the aftermath which in this day and age is unfathomable. Seeing the cars continue racing through the burning wreckage and some drivers taking to the grass verge to avoid the carnage, it really was a different age and pretty barbaric when viewed by current day standards.
Anyway I have attached the young French lads film which is well worth watching, it had English subs.
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Post by charleselan on Mar 15, 2021 13:31:07 GMT
There always seems to be something new appearing on YouTube that is such a delight to watch. I have seen some wonderful films over the past week that have come to light which I will seek out and post later, one a lovely Castrol film of the 1952 Rally Of Great Britain which was superb.
However here I am posting a great short film of the 1969 Mexican GP which has just come to my attention, good colour and remastered at 60fps. The early laps are fascinating watching JYS in the Matra MS80 taking his customary lead but being harried relentlessly by the impressive Jacky Ickx in his Brabham BT26. Jacky Ickx got stronger and stronger as the '69 season progressed and was a constant thorn in JYS' side. JYS ultimately slipped back to fourth place and the ever strong Denny Hulme turned in another superb drive to eventually win, and to the delight of Bruce McLaren, from the young Belgian.
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Post by charleselan on Mar 20, 2021 19:44:42 GMT
Here is another little gem that I chanced upon last evening. It is a Pathé News offering of the 1967 British Grand prix from Silverstone. Really excellent quality black and white film and some superb driver close ups before and after the race, plus some excellent but quite brief footage of the action. Look out for a very young Ron Dennis holding a pit board for works Cooper driver Jochen Rindt, he didn't look too happy back then either  . So amusing to see how un-PC everything was back in those days with shots of glamorous young ladies and a comment or two from the narrator that would be frowned upon today. |
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Post by chrisb on Mar 21, 2021 15:52:17 GMT
isn't it wonderful, what it must have been like to have been there, I keep hoping for more clips, especially of 66 and 67 and I do suspect there are more availble but someone has cottoned on to the fact that nostalgia is a money maker
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Post by charleselan on Apr 9, 2021 17:05:27 GMT
Last night while sifting through YouTube I had brought to my attention a superb little film of the 1939 Donington Grand Prix. I had not seen this before and to be honest i had little idea that the original Donington circuit was like it appeared at that time. It was more like a classic road circuit with large wooded areas and a very narrow and challenging track with undulations and even a place where the cars actually became airborne (I had seen photos showing this previously).
The crowds for both the 1939 and earlier events were positively huge, and just the well known chestnut palings separating them from the tracks grassy run off areas.
Also hugely impressive seeing the cars being driven with such gusto, power sliding out of bends and many a car going off track. I do recall an elderly chap I worked with back in the 1970's who was a motor sport enthusiast and excellent photographer telling me of his trip to the 1939 event and the one thing that stayed with him was the alcohol fuel used by Mercedes Benz and Auto Union cars. He told me that as the cars passed by under the tree covered parts of the circuit he could not breath due to the fumes, that must have been some mighty potent fuel.
The first film here is of the 1939 event won by Tazio Nuvolari in his Auto Union.
The next is a somewhat strange film, or should I say "trailer" to what is a longer film available from Duke, and this has a small bit at the end featuring Bernd Rosemeyer winning the 1937 event in his Auto Union. The colour footage is from the film shot by George Monkhouse that I mentioned in another thread a while back.
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