South Africa runs 2 hours ahead of GMT. Bearing in mind the Europe viewing figures, Grands Prix generally like to get going in the early afternoon. This race was broadcast live as part of BBC1's Grandstand on that Saturday afternoon.
Fleetwood Mac, the ending.outro from "The Chain", taken from their 50-million-copies-sold, cocaine-and-divorce-fueled album "Rumours" (1977) - which also has "Don't Stop [Thinking About Tomorrow]" and "Go Your Own Way"on it. "The Chain" is the only song ever credited to all 5 members. John McVie and Mick Fleetwood weren't songwriters but they came up this bass line and accompanying guitar, which they tacked onto the end of the title song (even though it sounds more like an intro).
to reply to logom0: i should imagine the present government of SA are not big F1 fans, its one of the less savoury aspects of F1 that noone in the sport ever boycotted a SA gp during apartheid, the grand prix was never run afterv the end of white rule. To their credit the BBC never used to show this race, kylami is a top circuit though, in those days ecclestone was boss of Brabham, AND FOCA. Did you know he entered the Monaco gp 1958 as a driver but failed to qualify!
@mercerallison
South Africa runs 2 hours ahead of GMT. Bearing in mind the Europe viewing figures, Grands Prix generally like to get going in the early afternoon. This race was broadcast live as part of BBC1's Grandstand on that Saturday afternoon.
krakenwave 7 months ago
@ronnycnc
Fleetwood Mac, the ending.outro from "The Chain", taken from their 50-million-copies-sold, cocaine-and-divorce-fueled album "Rumours" (1977) - which also has "Don't Stop [Thinking About Tomorrow]" and "Go Your Own Way"on it. "The Chain" is the only song ever credited to all 5 members. John McVie and Mick Fleetwood weren't songwriters but they came up this bass line and accompanying guitar, which they tacked onto the end of the title song (even though it sounds more like an intro).
krakenwave 7 months ago
@mercerallison F1 ran there in 1992 & 1993 IIRC
drlargepants 9 months ago
Title song?
ronnycnc 1 year ago
@NewYankee01 Used to be a MASSIVE circuit, Spa is too near i guess and too good to compete with Zaandvoort now.
alzeNL 1 year ago
@IqbalM I ever thinked was 1977 First time not 79
RedhotIta1 1 year ago
Was this the first time the BBC used the chain for its F1 coverage?
IqbalM 1 year ago
oh hang on obviously i was wrong about the bbc this would have been on way after my 1979 bedtime!
mercerallison 2 years ago
to reply to logom0: i should imagine the present government of SA are not big F1 fans, its one of the less savoury aspects of F1 that noone in the sport ever boycotted a SA gp during apartheid, the grand prix was never run afterv the end of white rule. To their credit the BBC never used to show this race, kylami is a top circuit though, in those days ecclestone was boss of Brabham, AND FOCA. Did you know he entered the Monaco gp 1958 as a driver but failed to qualify!
mercerallison 2 years ago
That is Bernie Ecclestone!
Why dont they do the formula grandprix at south africa anymore?
logom0 3 years ago