1971 Italian Grand Prix - Monza - Highlights

[Warlock67]

Too cool. This is the reason I became a race fan.

[brader5]

R.I.P Peter Gethin

[HamPaula]

RIP Peter

[mrpetemate91]

r.i.p peter gethin.

[stressmaker2000]

those cars were sliding in every corner. Amazing skills what those drivers had in that time.

[Konquistadoren]

RIP P. Gethin

[baclightning]

Thanks for posting this. Amazing finish!

[apexspeed1]

Just got back from the pub and heard the news. RIP Peter.

[mcmcnair97]

RIP Peter

[danb1990]

Just heard the news that Peter Gethin has passed away, RIP

[jonnyspa27]

I wish there was a camera at the Curva Grande and the Rossia Kink. There's essentially 'dead air' until they get to the first Lesmo. Classic footage to be sure though. Thanks for sharing!

[JCCyC]

There wasn't even a Variante Ascari! I thought that one was older.

[offitcock]

its quite boring without commentary

[leone7227]

I wish that Monza were chicane-free to this day.

[philipphilip99]

A career highlight for the great Peter Gethin - setting an average speed record for F1 that wouldn't be bettered until 2003 by Michael Schumacher.

[vonwegen100]

Don't forget that Lotus was not there--the team was still under investigation for Jochen Rindt's fatal crash in 1970. Emerson Fittipaldi was there, driving a privately-entered Lotus 56 turbine, in one of its rare starts, but they had to leave the Lotus 72Ds back in England, otherwise the Italian authorities would've confiscated them.

[pezzyy99]

great fight and great victory for BRM...

[Dalton2709]

At that time, the F-1 was really exciting but also very dangerous.

[finalmind]

Francois & Ronnie upstaged by that old baldy guy....lol....Peter was a journeyman but didn't he drive a great race

[shazmeister2005]

Sad thing is the drivers these days could not drive this closely for lap after lap without crashing..... Vettel only needs to try once and he takes someone out...... :D

[achwhat]

bernie used to drive then was manager bought brabham in 1972 i think he know more than all of us put together , cool oldy race btw

[mixxmexx]

@achwhat for your info: this is the mother of all slipstreamers - fastest monza race ever on this faster track configuration.

[assmasterj]

lol most of the cars wernt even stationary at the start (:

[guldmane]

The greatest formula one Grand Prix ever.

One only fault: Ronnie Peterson was beaten by 0.01 sec (my strictly personal view).

Mr. Ecclestone would never get this. Cars were overtaking constantly....it was a really long time ago.

[mixxmexx]

this is the mother of all slipstreamers - fastest gp ever

[slungbungdungclung]

I don't see a single chicane!

[Dalton2709]

Eso era F1 !

[ssssroryssss2]

Jesus!!! That slide at 22seconds!! :o

[DaiJonesful]

Brave brave brave, rather foolhardy young men.

Thank you for posting.

[RvE1985]

it is very nice

[dralontube]

Amazing, of course. They had no pit-stops, it was 1:18'12 for 55 laps with over 240 km/h for these five guys. They had balls.

[Holden308]

@dralontube Especially now when you consider that at the speeds they could get at places like Monza, a high speed off usually was something you didn't walk away from.

[Speeder76]

This is an amazing video. It's awesome that in those days, overtaking was so easy, and incertanty was the motto. This is a real treeasure!

[pezzyy99]

Thank you phcac, thats Formula 1, where are the great Teams BRM, Lotus, Tyrell today??

[dralontube]

What a race. As far as I know, the fastest race ever, Gethin scored average speed over 240km/h!!! First five cars within 0.6 second.

[patko1610]

thats amazing even today

[apache20201]

apache202 - this video is exactly why I no longer watch formula 1, how many times did the lead change place!! they get excited about 1 car overtaking in modern F1 here its balls out driving from start to finish.... no amount of clever graphics and commentary can make up for the fact that the racing is just not that exciting anymore!

[DaiJonesful]

@apache20201 Hi, you have a point. But F1 is still a sport that requires balls. Personally, I look at those who died, and really, we should be happy it is no longer like this. Families die after the death of a father, and so there is no real glory. We should be grateful for the joy these men gave us, and value it for what it is. But really, we cannot ask men to do this today for our own entertainment. Although I do really understand your comment very much. Super brave men driving on tail pipes.

[mixxmexx]

@DaiJonesful like bullfighting