Formula One 1973 British Grand Prix start
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nice to hear BRM
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@gnarkillkicksass No, that was Jody Scheckter.
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Was that Roger Williamson spinning off on debut at 2:11?
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@leach1527 If I ever take over Silverstone, not only will that girly, sissy Woodcote chicane be destroyed, but I'll have the curve banked. They'll then enter Copse at 220 mph! ! :-D
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The drivers then had bigger balls than today.....
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@el0375 the "aileron" flying was Scheckter's wing, ripped off because, while others were braking hard all around, his teammate Peter Revson kept his accelerator foot hard on it, slicing through a narrow gap and hitting the appendage. I believe the flying part then knocked off James Hunt's airbox before landing.
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note also what scary at 2.16 with the alerion hitting near the head of that vehicle. fortunately there was no fire as at that time, a pile up of f1 cars at lap one were actually a fuel bomb.
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Such a different era of racing. Drivers really had to be brave back then. Marshals too for that matter.
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I remember the incident well.
Good to see the old Silverstone before it got hacked about in the name of progress.
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I think this guy commentated well. Better than James Allen, for sure
When reviewing footage like this you have to say thank god that nobody got killed (unlike some of the other incidents that year) and that F1 now has so many safety measures in place.
chrishopkins77 2 years ago 7
Jackie Stewart has been by far the fastest, safest and most professional driver in the whole history of motor racing.
stefanorso 1 year ago 3