Ronnie Peterson full Anderstorp onboard lap 1972

[deltaframes]

that car looks like a handful.

[thenicedudejay]

i just love when he is "drifting" @0:58 ! handles that big March like if it was a go-cart:-D

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0:56

Wwow, that´s driving, great !!!

[mackinl]

R.I.P.  superswede

[505197]

That car needs to be snugged up some, it's way too loose for my taste. People say loose is fast, well watch their hands today, they ain't driving loose if they can help it. It's nice to see the suspension working too, I swear they look today as if they are running solid struts in stead of suspension. It's nice to watch Ronnie drive, he was good, shame he died so young.

[maurizio864]

great quality !!!

[allen2096]

Sideways everywhere

[djh29971]

Peterson was going to McLaren in 1979, which was a dog of a car. So had he survived he would of had no chance of being WDC, even with his talent.

[McLarenMercedes]

@djh29971

That is if he even stayed with McLaren for 1980. Who knows, maybe Williams would sign him alongside Jones? Also, let's assume he stayed in McLaren all the way to 1982 (Heck Jacques Laffite was older than him and he still raced in 1986), and had the car John Watson nearly won the title with (I consider Peterson better than Watson).

A driver of his talent could probably be driving for Brabham, Williams or even Ferrari in 1980-1982. Watson got his McLaren seat, imagine Peterson there..

[McLarenMercedes]

@djh29971

I have a feeling Peterson's raw speed would have come to its right in the early 80's turbo era.

[L0D48]

its nice to see these videos, i wish i was born to watch these guys race cause theyre the real deal, formula one form the start till Senna's years were all about skill, from then on its all about technology, which is probably why i dont watch F! nowadays

[F1FanTVbybeeDUB75]

Good ol Ronnie. RIP bud.

[Nereofrariz21]

KaragounisG13, I agree at 100% with you

[Waitingforriki]

Ronnie was a driver who, when the car was good, was untouchable!A huge shame he was cut down in his prime at Monza..His driving style was similar to that of Jochen Rindt who was also killed at Monza..Ronnie would have gone on to win the world championship without a doubt..Why the fuck was Andretti number one driver in 1978?! I've got Andretti's autograph but it doesn't mean much compared to Peterson's..He WAS the man!!Rest in peace Superswede!!

[Nereofrariz21]

Chapman fixed that Ronnie, in 1978, had to be the 2nd driver.

Odd decision, I mean, British team have never done such things

[Waitingforriki]

@Nereofrariz21 You would be amazed at what British F1 teams have done in the past to try for world championships.. or F1 teams who were based in Britain for that matter.. Let's just say that driver safety was not on the list of priories.. not by a long way.. It is better today but still is ruthlessly competitive.. just read the Nelson Piquet debacle at Renault !! Rx

[hutuguru81]

@Waitingforriki ronnie was the man! but andretti was a master at set up/testing, which suited the colin chapman/lotus mindset. ronnies skill and natural talent far surpassed that of most drivers of the 70's, but skill alone does not win chapionships. it was said that peterson would drive to suit the car, instead of creating a car to suit his driving. with his skill he would simply drive around a problem rather than fix it.

[SilentMantis85]

@Waitingforriki it's a shame he didn't win any word championship, but the monza accident would stop his carrer anyway, no pilot can be a winner with an half leg...R.I.P Ronnie

[maladsyko]

@Waitingforriki : cause andretti developped the 79 project ! & he was more reliable and ronnie not good at setting up a car. his driving style wasn't adapted to wingcars neither. It's as simple as that.

[krotma]

@Waitingforriki - Ronnie and Colin Chapmans relationship was never good. Mostly because of arguments arising from Chapmans stubborn refusal to update the Lotus 72 used by Petterson during his first stint at Lotus 1973-75. In 1978 Ronnie found himself without a seat and as Lotus needed contructors points, Chapman had to take him back. But he still disliked Ronnie and the contract he forced him to sign explicitly forbade him to compete with Andretti in any way,

[Waitingforriki]

@krotma Wow.. I never knew things were so bad between Chapman & Ronnie !! Thanx for the info there my friend.. I shall look into that more in the coming weeks.. I was stunned he wasn't given the number 1 seat in Lotus..particularly as Ronnie had already been a Lotus driver 'and' had won Grand Prix races for them.. sounds like Chapman treated him pretty bad.. I think he was pretty mercenary with his drivers except for maybe Jim Clark.. who ironically died behind the wheel of a Lotus!! RX

[lolul85]

a lap time around 1:30 thats faster than most modern cars and this was 72... :O :O :O :O awesome vid thx for sharing =)

[KaragouniSG13]

awesome vid, f1 was so much better these old days..

[Sickc0]

@KaragouniSG13

manny people died

[Sickc0]

@KaragouniSG13 alot of people died though

[renat1nh0]

magic!