Formula One South African GP 1977

[Dietpepsivanilla]

It's not "Da-Pay-A," it was "De-Pie-Yah"

[kzbxvz]

In those days they never ever showed the red flag even if one driver was badly hurt or killed, the show must go on :(

[xJohnx228x]

Can u imagine the new F1 Cars here??? This would be crazy!!!

[MrOneDr]

Looks like a T-Rex

[AIBETTSYIA75]

with the 6 wheeler what wheels turn?? cuz it dosnt look likje any do :L

[12maniac12]

@AIBETTSYIA75 the front four :)

[BobbyRossRacing93]

Before I saw this video I always wondered why didin't the Driver see the marshal now I know.

[fabiooliveira73]

San Marino 1994 and South Africa 1977.

The saddest races in the Formula One's history for me

[nidonWcW]

seems to me that the drivers used to be much more skilled before, coz these days drivers have so many gimmicks and tricks and stuffs to help them

[JuniorRocha23]

Nem botaram direito o acidente de Tom Pryce

[fabiooliveira73]

@JuniorRocha23

Concordo plenamente

[fabiooliveira73]

@JuniorRocha23

é verdade

[Tvimadur]

why the fuck didnt they stop the race when both price and the marshall died?

[IsaacBickerstaffEsq]

It was a different time. In those days people were not expected to live forever; or even necessarily until tomorrow.

Lauda's accident the year before and then this one really did play a major role in getting people to start thinking that things could at least be done a bit better though.

[z0ltanz0ltan]

@Tvimadur Those ancients were fucking crazy bastards!

[niallio77]

The infamous accident 1977

Tom Pryce 0:14

[Nightshape09]

great track...

[gnorm22]

@gjk1980. Not strictly true about the identification of the marshall. The two of them ran across together, the first one being narrowly missed by the car in front of Pryce. Both marshalls new each other as they were working the same post together hence he knew the identification of his colleague straight away.

[gnorm22]

RIP Tom Pryce. Saw him win the Race of Champions in the freezing cold at Brands Hatch in 1975. Definitely a future world champion.

[dude2106]

a 6 wheeled F1 car? what the fuck :) i didn't knew that.

[PeterMayer]

and it's butt ugly too.

[gjk1980]

apparently the two marshals ran across the track without the permission of thier boss. the dead marshals injuries were so bad that they could not identify him properly. it was only when he didn't show up for the meeting that they knew who it was.

[kzbxvz]

March 1977 a very tragic period, first this horrible accident and later the deadliest flight aviation crash ever involving two Boeing 747's and 583 dead.

[33skoalbandit]

Woah! Aren't you edgy!

Faggot.

[Jeano32]

that what f1 was like back then

[Baltmanns]

they continued the race???? omg are they sick

[copperhead29]

thats what I can't believe that after that horrific crash they just kept on racing.

[twolaneblacktop71]

Yes, the race was not stopped like Imola'94 and with no car to pit radio the drivers didn't know what had happened! Niki Lauda was only told the details when he got to the podium. This would not happen today, that's for sure!

[fifokart19]

R.I.P Tom from slovakia ......live for a motorsport

[kraskata2012]

RIPPED, Tom Pryce. I hope you went to a better place. And shame on Lauda for continuing the race.

[twolaneblacktop71]

Lauda was unaware of the seriousness of the accident until he got to the podium,

[twolaneblacktop71]

More shame on the race organisers for letting the race continue. They knew what had happened. How times have changed! (for the better)

[HerbertAckermans]

Imola 1994 was stopped after Senna's accident, but was also restarted and ran it's full course.

[twolaneblacktop71]

Yes, the race organisers at Imola were just as bad. The doctors (including Prof. Sid Watkins) knew Ayrton would not live and I'm sure told the organisers who restarted the race anyway!

[subzero92MK]

that was f1

[SabuPtolemy]

Man, what's up with these South Africans?!

Van Vuuren gets cut in half running across the damn track and the guy at the finish line is ON the friggin' track with his flag while Lauda flies by at 200mph!

Nuts!

[Y00p]

You said it yourself; Van Vuuren was running across the 'damn' track, not looking up or back, or having any thought about cars flying by at 200+mph. Nor did Pryce expect the man to be there, running across the track.

Here, the race has finished, everyone is well aware of it, and Lauda knows the man will be standing there.

[kraskata2012]

They look suicidal to me. The marshall at the finish could have been hit, too. He was inches away from the bolid.

[Troyster21]

How close does the guy at the end want to get to the cars

[SmithersJones87]

That Tyrell P34 six-wheeler is something extraordinary

[schroeder1112]

look at this drifting, this is craziness, that was real racing, but there was one of the most horrible crashes i´ve ever seen

RIP Tom Pryce

[lukemcandrew]

the flag guy is nuts.

[DAH210774]

Terrible accident... I have uploaded qualifying from Imola 94 if anyone's interested...

[ICryOverSpiltMilk]

Thats the one Senna died, can't believe it was that long ago (15 years now). However since this was the last fatality in F1, it shows F1 is now comparitivly safe

[DodgeViperAS]

are there any real photos showing the incident happening?

[krushnoi]

Look at 2:18 the flagman is on the track with cars going full speed! These officials and track workers must have had no training at all, and the flagman could have made it 3 all in a row.

[TheElPajero]

According to some articles I've read on the incident, they were volunteers and most likely didn't have any training at all. Terrible, terrible way to organize F1 races.

[NeOVidas]

did the driver who hit the guy with the extinguisher die?

[motorsportnutter4eva]

Tom Pryce was killed instantly, the fire extinguisher hit him full in the face, they weigh around 40lbs and he was doing at least 170mph, it ripped his helmet off and the chin strap partially decapitated him. The driverless car continued down the main straight at full speed, out of control to the 1st corner where it collided with Jacques Laffite, putting him out of the race.

[NeOVidas]

okay thank you

[egdoh]

yes the fire extinguisher wrenched his helmet upwards and the strap took of his jawbone

:(

[Veeyeye]

SHit!!! The Flag man almost made this already sad day into an even sadder one!!!

[TorgeistLLN]

Its amazing how the guy with the checkered flag is practically not more than 5 feet away from the car blazing full speed. Man, 70's F1 was a death wish. I remember alot of drivers being killed that decade. As cars were getting faster safety was still lagging behind technology. Today F1 is sooo much safer it's not even comparable. That Kubica crash in Montreal a couple years back he would be dead if it were in the 70's.

[hoogestefan]

Yeah indeed.

But still. Although you may argue it's good that safety has taken a great leap forwards, it also takes away alot of the tension.

[motorsportnutter4eva]

At around the 13-14 sec mark is where Pryce collided with Van Vuuren, he must've been clocking 170-175mph. Still don't know how Stuck managed to avoid both marshals though.

[y0utubemetube]

The 6 wheeled Tyrell.The most stylish car ever made!!

[kzbxvz]

And a big failure :/

[y0utubemetube]

not necessarily it had a GP win in the 1976 Swedish GP-in that race the 2 cars finished 1st and 2nd!(Jody Scheckter & Patrick Depailler). According to wikipedia scheckter left Tyrell saying the car was junk.But still it did better than most cars....

[sir62092]

Pryce's accident must be the most gruesome racing accident ever.

[creatyve]

man, the drivers of this era must've had balls of steel.

[therealnorman]

Indeed. F1 had turned into a video game nowadays. No risks, no accidents, no surprises. Also no surprise it is gathering less and less public every year.

[sologoalie121]

wait so the official with the fire extinguisher and the driver of the f1 car that struck him, they both died?

[OboxerU]

Yes. Different angles and video that can be found on YouTube show the official being torn in half. Price was nearly or completely decapitated.

[capiarex]

in this video you can see better but language is italian

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[AlaselSerpentGA]

at the first clip on board the car, i can just see the mearshall with the fire extinguisher infront of me

[Tobiiimnrw]

turns me angry to see how the guy with the finsih flag nearly runs into the winner car, and he allready knows what happend some laps ago..

[Runkleforskin]

@Tobiiimnrw why would it make you angry. and what happened a few laps ago was a few laps ago.

[bobbendeb]

@Runkleforskin Just watch the Tom Pryce Video Tribute to see what happened a few laps before. Due to a marshall running across the track, both he and Tom were killed instantly

[Runkleforskin]

@bobbendeb duh, everyone knows this.

[bobbendeb]

@Runkleforskin Your the one who asked, "Why would it make you angry, and what happened a few laps ago?"

[Runkleforskin]

@bobbendeb dont act like I messed up and try to correct me boy! YAHH mules, back to stacking hay..

[bobbendeb]

@Runkleforskin No one is suggesting You messed up, 2 months ago in the posts for all to see, you asked a straight forward question. This was in response to a post 2 years previous by Tobiimnrw. Since your post 2 months ago, no doubt you have found the answer to your own question. Shame I put a response for you, cann't please everyone.

Still a tragic loss of two lives, and one of the greatest disasters for F1.

[metubeony0utube]

the last white car at the start of the race at 1.06 is Pryce's car.

[y0utubemetube]

what's with the negative rating on my comment?-that's what really happened you ungrateful negative rating ogre.Grrrrrr.

[metubeony0utube]

wow cars had on board cameras in 1977!I thought they were just something new from like 15 years ago.

[JIM6001]

Fucking Unbelievable!!!!!!!!

Pryce killed by the fire extinguisher!!!

[kzbxvz]

Back then the races was seldom red flagged no matter the magnitude of the accidents.

[AyrtonSennaGODsPilot]

i posted the tp crash and when you see depailler fly up the back straight ver very fast it showed just how pryce and the marshall had no chance

did you know that as they were running across hans stuck (in front of pryce) passed in between the marshalls!!!

[telhs12345]

omfg your sentences does not make any sence! learn speaking english stupid

[AyrtonSennaGODsPilot]

whats wrong with my comment?

i only missed the y of very??

what don't yuo understand

[Nerdnproudofit]

Actually GODsPilot's comment made perfect sense while ironically you made two typo's.

[Joe22300]

Does anyone find it weird how at about 1:20 there is a crow encircling the spot where Van Vurren And Pryce would later be killed

[upkidget]

i seriously doubt any bird would circle about the pit straight of an f1 track! i know a seagull has been hit by a car at daytona but that is right by the beach... i think it's just a big bit of plastic or similar.

[DC322]

The 70s were a dark decade for Formula One back then.

[andrestui]

TOM PRYCE AND AN OFFICIAL ARE KILLED!!

[FlavioCapimba]

First win of Lauda after the Nürburgring crash, seven months ago.

[agentolshki]

proper f1 cars. loved the 6 wheeler when i was a kid...

[bufbarbnaby]

We saw the six-wheeler at Riverside. As well as a car with a huge rear-mounted suction fan !

[BicchiereNellaBirra]

In the early years of motor sports several accidents used to involve the spectators on the banks too. Tracks were slaughterhouses!

[Ruthin2007]

Currently working on a project to have Tom honoured in his spiritual hometown of Ruthin in North-East Wales. The TOM PRYCE MEMORIAL FUND has been raising funds to have a lasting memorial instituted - your support would be appreciated.

RIP Tom Pryce and Frederik Jansen van Vuuren

[y0utubemetube]

nice gesture,I'm surprised it wasn't done sooner.

[ferschwanstain]

What a tragedy an official and Tom Pryce killed!!!!!!!!!!!!. F1 1977

[andrestui]

What a tragedy an official and tom pryce killed!!! 1977 f1 Thats the worst crash in f1 history!!!!

[FutureGohanFan]

No there been worst crash and it horible to speak of.

[koaik]

The officials who crossed the road were two boys at the age of 18 !!!! the boy who died was the second one crossing the road, he made 3 circles in the air after he was hit and his was hiting the ground at each spin ! the worst accident in the history of F1 !

[webdemarcio]

Koaik, I read somewhere the first marshal (the one who survived) was 25 years old. And he looks much older than 18 on the video with the other point of view of the Ambrosio Shadow of Enzo.

[koaik]

it could be, my italian friend said that the story teller in the italian version said that the boy was 18 !! how ever, it's just sad

[ferschwanstain]

That is one or the worst crash in motorsports history,

Tom Pryce died doing what he liked. No driver has died driving a formula 1, he was death and he was driving!!!!!!!

[BlackpeopleLOL]

Why did Jansen van Vuuren cross the road?

[metubeony0utube]

so he could get to the other side.

[watchika]

Because Renzo Zorzi's Shadow (Pryce's teammate) suffered a fuel leak and caught fire so two marshalls were supposed to cross the track and put out the fire, but Van Vuuren was struck by Pryce.

[XKim1X]

Patrick Depay? :)

[watchika]

Patrick Depallier

[BlackpeopleLOL]

Kalami.