Francois Cevert - The Destiny Of A Prince (Part 3)

[RogerTurk]

f1, the power and the glory ... nice tribute.

[jmidanfr]

François Cevert was THE idol N°1 for me. He died when I was 10 and it still remains one of the worst things I felt in my life.

[sbkarmen]

wow what a beautiful team paring! only wish all teams behaved like these two!

[rocktenniscat]

Jackie and Francois: Definitely "Brothers in Arms" like the Dire Straits song: "Through these fields of destruction...Baptism of fire....in the fear and alarm you did not desert me, my Brother(s) in Arms...."

[replyzy]

IM CRYING MY A** RIGHT NOW WAAAHAAA!!!!!!!!!!

[indio77777]

A true racing gentleman, rest in peace Francois.

[mouloudo]

@FPVandotherprojects are you crazy put them on dvd if you have it, for the familly, for the fans, for history you cant destroy that

[salvadorfazio]

@FPVandotherprojects I hope 1 day you decide to show us those pictures, maybe in the very near future...thanks in advance.

[yipikayee]

@salvadorfazio what pictures did FPVandotherprojects have? he deleted his comment..

[mouloudo]

@yipikayee pictures of the actual crash

[Skinnyuser]

6:20 what is that music?

[manolo2276]

ho incominciato ad odiare la F1 quando ebbe l'incidente Williamson,auto incendiata ,nessun pilota si ferma alle richieste di aiuto di un loro collega amico che stava morendo nelle fiamme,FIORENZO

[travisboys]

Salut Francois !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[travisboys]

Salut Francois !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[samyom73]

There is something quite special about his death. The morning before the crash, he told Jo Ramirez that he was going to drive the car number 6, chassis 006, Cosworth engine 066, in October the 6th. I red that few years ago, and seeing this video those words appeared again in my mind.

He should have been the 1st French F1 world champion. Repose en paix.

[meursault48]

This script is utter nonsense...

[georgeamarante]

i saw the picture on google that fearbeforefearbefore mentioned

thank god its in black and white because if ot wasnt we would be able to see all the blood in the ground because some of his waist were showing too

[blackdoog777]

there is a video of how his fatal crash/accident happend? cause i really want to know how this happend

and Francois Cevert always will be the best in tracks and out of them

[fearbeforefearbefore]

It happened at the Esses at WG - Jackie took the corners in low 3rd gear, Francois in high 2nd - this made the car jumpy through that section, and the Tyrrell had a short wheel base already, so it was always an accident waiting to happen on that part of the track. Francois lost control (some say he clipped the kerb), glanced off the right armco and rolled, hitting the left armco with the left wheels in the air and the right side wheels on the ground.

[fearbeforefearbefore]

The car and Francois were, all too literally, cut in half. The best we can say is that it happened quick, and as an amateur racer, I'll take that over asphyxiation or burning to death any day of the week. I should add that there are rumors that he had vomited in his helmet, and that could have caused the crash. If you go to Google Images, you can find a pic (thankfully in black and white) of the accident, and his legs in the mangled wreck.

RIP Francois. Number six, never forget.

[salvadorfazio]

@fearbeforefearbefore I saw that picture, but the image is so bad I can not see where is Francois and what is the car on that picture, the only clear thing are Francois legs out of the wreck.

[mouloudo]

@salvadorfazio I read taht françois was cut in half :s

[BoberMcBoberson]

Wow, the racing and whole feel of the sport was just so much more epic back then. I still love today's F1, but I just feel there was more Love, and respect in it back then. These guys went out and did there thing knowing, that if they had an accident at speed they were pretty much dead. That takes a different type of person than I feel most of today's drivers are.

[quietandaction]

hey it was 36 years ago , my memory isnt what it used to be, but I still remember that accident and I was there, yes you are right it was during qualifying, but strange somehow my memory of the tragedy is it being at the end of the race,

[quietandaction]

I was there at watkins glen to watch that race and I remember that accident as I recall it happened near the end of the race and I think his head was decaputated as he crashed into a guard rail this maybe the reason why jackie stewart faught so much for race track safety regulations.

[csykes23]

You recall incorrectly. He was killed in qualifying, and was not in the way as you (irrespectively) described, but he was killed instantly under unnecessary circumstances and as Jackie puts it 'was the final straw', thus beginning his serious request for safer circuits, now that he had retired.

[punkr]

I am wondering. What was the extent of his injuries from the crash that killed him?

[heinedenstore]

i did some investigation on that one...Tyrrell had come to grips with the worst accident ever to affect his team. The wrecked car had been taken to a garage in the village of Watkins Glen. Someone would need to check it over. 'Ken asked Roger, Roland and me if we would go over and take a look,' said Ramirez. "We needed to know if anything had failed on the car and caused the accident. I have never seen anything like it. The mess...it was just awful. Parts of Francois were still there."

[marcrichiger]

He had an serious head huge injury and other inner body injury. His car was cut in half by the impact..

Terrible..

RIP François

[Camerameister1]

@punkr They were fatal. Is that not enough?

[dasubo]

I was born in 1975 and I watched first race when I was 8 years old. My uncle was often speaking about this wonderful man and he is personification of racing driver. Today drivers in F1 should learn from him how to be a real man, not pussies! Fathers in pits...bizzare

[Wantnova]

It is a special moment to watch this and this year i will travel to his grave! Some Flowers from a well nown place of him!!

[jbcranberry]

Happy Birthday, Francois. A teary and heartful hug from a big fan. Love you forever.

[Guimengo]

I don't know how many times I've cried once the video hits 5:53. Ken's words, François' actions... I was born in 1985, completely missed him by a lot but I've followed F1 since I can remember. François is my 2nd favorite driver only behind Senna, I've searched the internet for everything on him since 2003. Thank you for this.

[DLFerrariFan]

Wow, you are probably one of the first people around my age that does not say "Hamilton" is their favorite. Obviously you actually know about racing. Senna was the best.

[cally999]

I was very young when Jim Clark died, but that affected me immensely. My next favourite drivers were Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart, and when Jackie said Francois was going to be the next world champion, I watched intensely. Then all our dreams were smashed.

[odannyboj]

The life and memory of Francois Cevert prove a it's not points or a title that determine whether a person is a true champion. Merci, Francois

[TheFerretMenace]

I wasn't born till 1986 and I've just cried at that :(

[kfs025]

i get choked up every time i see it.he was a great and realistic racer.

[Guimengo]

Happy birthday :(

[finalmind]

At the Glen in '73 Cevert new that Scheckter had signed for Tyrrell.Tyrrell had not offered him a contract and he did not know Stewart was retiring.He had rejected a very lucrative offer from Ferrari to stay with Tyrrell for '74.Jackie should have told him he was retiring.

[CevertTyrell]

He actually had been signed to Tyrell until 1975. After he turned down the Ferrari offer Ken Tyrell signed him for another 2 yrs in hope that he would with the bigger pay offer stay and become World Champion with Tyrell. He signed because despite having to deal with the annoying Scheckter .. He saw and knew he was above that. He was hungry to win and ready to take the 74 Championship...He would have to I think to guess had he lived. Miss you always Francois.

[smithy787]

This is rubbish, he had committed himself to Tyrell and was being groomed to be the No1 for the following season!

[CevertTyrell]

I said that read it properly. I said he HATE THE IDEA OF SCHECTER DRIVING AS HIS TEAMMATE....NO DRIVING FOR TYRELL!! He was very much for and with Ken Tyrell and the team. I saw him the last time in 1973 in Italy. He was already so excited about the next season... Happy where he was. If only....

[smithy787]

I was replying to finalminds comment sorry!

[zeroelus]

To Hannuff and whoever made this video: Thank you. It is a very nice documentary, truly appropriate for a prince. Some say that it is unfortunate that he didn't fully realize his potential, but it was so clearly there even those of us who weren't born in time to see him know about it, it's just a shame the record books won't show numbers to back this.

It's people like him that makes racing a beautiful thing that captures peoples' imagination.

[paulyoung68]

si è proprio JO RAMIREZ!

[yellowscotch]

Is that Jo Ramirez that's being interviewed at 4'31" (-ish) ?

[nedercondor]

Danke mein Freund...

Thank you my friend for this beautiful

tribute to François Cevert...

I remember, in france, it was a thunderclap,

I was young, but I still remember very well,

it was also a loss of a gentleman...

As if it was yesterday...

Merci mon ami.

Frédéric

[Zen404]

I still miss him so much, imo he would have been world champion 1974 and maybe several more. Such a tragic loss. We miss you Francois. RIP

[joe744]

maybe i,m wrong but i think its destiny written even before a person is born. so cevert destiny was that but i as i said maybe im wrong and..who knows he couda be like emerson or niki lauda in the 70. still remains a mystery

[topski100]

'3 years to be good'. I agree, so are we entering an era of Hamilton domination?

[malburgfilms]

Such a beautiful song that plays in the 6:30

someone knows the name of it?

really beautiful...

[Avgerinos83]

Francois was a great driver,a future F1 champion.But the best thing on him was his character.He was a genuine guy..And this more important because we don't see drivers like him today..

[fzr2]

I agree, very fast, film star looks, charisma to spare, a product like Lewis Hamilton just doesn't compare. Was a different age though.

[maybrook1]

There's no doubt, he would of been the next Jackie Stewart. RIP Cevert.

[grandemello]

Strange... strange how much I could feel myself close, close to this man who passed away before my birth... Cevert RIP

[Hannuff]

I know exactly what you mean and feel the same.

[LeMasseBattenti]

Me too...

[lordaraujo]

cevert tinha uma carreira promisora.

[reynard89]

He looked very very quick on the onboard footage. He would have been world champion almost certainly.

[boelin]

I remember my father opening the living room door saying: François Cevert has crashed, he is dead. Being swedish, i followed Ronnie of course, but my immediate feeling was "Oh no, he would have been the next world champion" He was just so solid and he had the charisma of a Champ. I will never forget him.

[culbuteur3]

MERCI..fin tragique pour un champion du monde 1974 en puissance ..

[jgmusa]

I still remember his accident. He was one of my favorite drivers at that time and I felt very said when he died. The video was very well produced and is an enormous tribute to Francois. Thank you for posting it.

[sylvinus33]

c'est vraiment dommage qu'il n'y ai pas de version française!!

[CevertTyrell]

Francois was very special.......While he was learning from the best his own star shone through. He caputred hearts where he drove mine inculded. This is a fitting tribute to a Beautiful Man, who left us all way too soon..Our hearts saddened still that he wasnt here longer, RIP Francois. Still Missing you.

[SabuPtolemy]

Thanks for posting this - a great tribute to a great, genuine man and one of the biggest talents F1 racing has ever seen. It's so sad he never got to fulfill his promise. R.I.P., Francois.

[VonTripps]

Cevert, what a kind and genuine man. Perhaps a little too genuine, it's said that he wore his heart on his sleeve. He was just too nice! What a shame for such a man to die such a horrible death. I know that no F1 driver deserves to die but Cevert out of all of them, most of all. His death was immediate and he didn't suffer. His body was horribly disfigured, almost dissected just above the waist. It was enough for Jackie Stewart to be repulsed by motor racing from that moment on.

[FM77]

superb video....what a fine fellow.