Ronnie Peterson full Anderstorp onboard lap 1972

Here's an onboard lap from Ronnie Peterson around Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, the year is 1972 and the car is the March 721. So far this is the only full onboard lap I've ever managed to find from Peterson, so enjoy!

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• Ronnie
• Peterson
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• incar
• F1
• march
• anderstorp
• scandinavian
• raceway

[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!!

[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

[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 !!!

[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

[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

[mackinl]

R.I.P.  superswede

[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,

[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 !!!

[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.