Ronnie Peterson Onboard 1972 Sweden

A short but great footage onboard by the March of Ronnie Peterson at Anderstorp, Sweden, in 1972. Look how he oversteers!

Swedish commentary by R. Peterson.

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• peterson
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• f1
• legend
• anderstorp
• sweden
• sverige
• oversteer
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• formel
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• f-1

[petermelhag]

Ronnie was a better driver than the cars he got to drive. The fastest man of his time, who unfortunately never got to be world champion.

[fzr2]

Physics redifined by Ronnie Peterson, turn left, steer right! R.I.P Superswede!

[TifosiAlonso]

What a driver... He certainly deserved a world championship but he wanst lucky enough. One of the all time greats at F1, his driving style is so perfect only a few others like Gilles Villeneuve or Jochen Rindt drove like that. Thanks for uploading.

[rodriiz10]

sin duda de las mejores manos que han pasado por la F-1. Genio!

[indigoblue555]

to biondetti - yes,that's exactly what I do recall: I guess that marrows' danger was quite predictable even back then,so I still don't know why things turned bad for Peterson: full mistake,little care,fatality.

I'll take a look on the web:may be the cover up is breaking 30 years later.

Greetings from Milan.

[biondetti]

the entire thing begun with the police trying to stop Dr. Sid Walkins trying to get to Peterson... the delays and who knows what else made an already complicated multiple fracture, become worse... my understanding of the actual cause of death was that his own bine marrow got into his blood stream and killed him. while Vittorio Brambila who had a much worse injury survived the accident.... Ronnie would have been a great F-1 WC

[indigoblue555]

to biondetti - HI! I recall a serious debate started next to Peterson death here in Italy,being the Niguarda hospital one of the best in Milan as far as pure know how is concerned.Their standards were abs.average back then.

I also recall a kind of a sudden cover up action...and I still can't say if professional lackings by the medical staff were there or if it we can just talk about fatality.

Greetings.

[biondetti]

cold tires possible, but if you ever saw ronnie come through the woodcote corner in silverstone circa early 1970's you would understand such driving was PURE RONNIE. one of the fastest, yet more conservative drivers ever. the best along the likes of giles villenuve, sirling moss, jimmy clark. a world champion who did not win it. a gentleman, who died at the hands of italian bureaucracy & the failure of medical technology, which could have saved him if better standards had been applied.

RIP

[ACIDTOTAL]

sure dude! also good skill on driving F1 drifting ^_ ^

[thelostlibertine]

Enormous suspension travel on that! illuminating!

[indigoblue555]

Surely driving was so different from today's cars:besides,Peterson's set up was actually very personal. I recall Lauda saying he needed a perfectly balanced car so,he couldn't even have a lap

driving with such a reactive car.

Back to the footage,may be he had cold tires or easily those corrections were pure showing off being the camera car

working. He felt comfortable on dry or wet surface,on the fast lap or in wheel to wheel fight .A brave and skilled top driver:

he deserved the WCT.

[rdtli]

not overstreeing , that s racing in pure style , those were the days