1968 Mexican GP Highlights

Review by Gordon Wilkins

[@Azza0105]

Graham Hills comment about the past racing compared to the then now times are just as relevant today as they were back then.

[@glenntobiasson6607]

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[@roydrink]

The more things change, the more they stay the same…😂

[@joeywirt7953]

I was just about to say the same thing.

[@marguskiis7711]

Full face helmets invented by Gurney and debuted in British GP 1968 became pretty popular already at the end of season I see.

[@asd36f]

Great footage of the high-mounted rear wings mounted directly on to the suspension that were later banned after the 1969 Monaco Grand Prix.

[@asd36f]

@Flame Resistant Troll The first qualifying session at Monaco used the high-mounted wings - they were then banned. All qualifying times were scrapped and the process of qualifying recommenced.

[@momoloco99rh]

Why they are specifically banned?

[@asd36f]

@@momoloco99rh the downforce was too much for the wing supports, which would collapse

[@davidb6576]

Thanks for this upload. What a window to racing fifty years ago, and how much concerns are still the same - aero, cost, risk. Thankfully, driver loss is now very rare, and may it remain so!

[@mrrolandlawrence]

some great interviews with the pubic. a awesome snapshot of a moment in time.

[@Malibu1515]

3:40 I believe that young girl might have been a Jim Clark fan. Regardless, whoever it was broke the poor girl's heart.

[@mellilore]

9:05 "not anymore" pretty tells the story :-(

[@voongnz]

Man.. what a great era for New Zealand F1, Bruce and the champ Denny Hulme in the McLarens & Chris Amon in the Ferrari! Hopefully we can see Liam Lawson and Louis Sharp in F1 together some day soon. And also a constant stream of other kiwis continuing to dominate Indy, WEC, Super Formula, Super GT, FE.....whatever else with a motor.

[@litreocola6447]

Wow people were complaining about the current state of f1 even back then, nothing’s changed

[@f1_headassery]

It’s seems like someone’s “good ‘ol days” is another persons “this isn’t as good as in my day” lol

[@miguelelgueta5830]

literally there are videos of people in the 1950's complaining about how the racing wasnt good anymore and that pre-war races were a lot better F,1 fans will never stop being weird lol

[@kevinhuber8723]

Wonderful! Thank You for posting.

[@ysgol3]

GREAT ! Thank you. What a time it was, as the guy at the beginning indicates, in every race back then a fatality was, if not expected, anticipated. And what a poignant comment by the unmatchable Graham at the end.

[@lameduck3630]

The 68 Cooper was a great looking car especially in that colour.

[@kayholmes7920]

Wonderful stuff!

[@HugoBSmith]

The best times of formula 1 in my city of Mexico was unfortunate the change of the original layout omitting three of its best curves what was the best of all time currently the same emotion of those times is not experienced..

[@michaelsparks1265]

When the drivers were still gentleman, not the walking fashion parades of today

[@caligulaalpra2626]

9:09 can we bring that hairstyle back please

[@caligulaalpra2626]

@Flame Resistant Troll :'c

[@Demun1649]

Graham Hill, "I'd like to live to a hundred", then he goes and flies a cheap aircraft! Sad. Great to see my hero, Bruce McLaren, doing so well.

[@Tina.Di.Napoli]

Who the fuck even cares about your Spiritual outpourings? People like you shouldn't be allowed to use the internet. Now go, it's nap time granny

[@marguskiis7711]

The orange McLaren team is doing great now.

[@marguskiis7711]

Yep, avoiding the amateur aviation Graham would celebrate his 100 quite soon. Maybe Damon will do it...

[@Demun1649]

@@marguskiis7711 No! It isn't. It isn't the Bruce McLaren Motor Racing Team. It is owned by corporations, has no time for innovation, no time for involvement in real motor racing, just the car pilots who steer a car, that is controlled by the techs and mechs in te pits. Brake balance, fuel mixture, tyre pressures, everything is controlled by the pit crews. That is not motor racing. And, from my past frequent visits, there is no one as decent, and nice, as Bruce was.

[@marguskiis7711]

​@@Demun1649 Ok, the original McLaren team (Meyer, Kerr, Coppuck) last until 1981 when Ron Dennis Project 4 was renamed to McLaren aftet series of business deals. Yes, it is not the same team but a international company named after McLaren.

[@bellsong11]

"Do you have a favourite driver?" "...not any more..."

[@Zero_Ninety]

RIP whoever her favourite driver was.

[@ysgol3]

@@Zero_Ninety Jim Clark I bet.

[@Zero_Ninety]

I was thinking the same.

[@douglaswaite9574]

maybe Bandini

[@marguskiis7711]

"GP is not exciting like it was" -- nothing changes...

[@GamingGareth2000]

Did Mexican TV air the Mexican GP at any stage between 1963 and 1970?

[@pacofermex]

Yes, I remember that clearly

[@marguskiis7711]

Strange to think 4wd F1 car seemed quite an idea in 1968.

[@SnowDogRedSectorEh]

18:29 sadly he'd only live 7 more years to be 46.

[@fortsonre]

Nice Hanhart chronograph at 9:29

[@jazzydave8453]

How dangerous it was, a lot down to the circuits, safety not paramount-but to see the cars drifting and now we watch scalextric

[@Juary27]

8:05 WWE superstar John Cena has a time machine ?

[@Eeter26]

Questions for the men: ”what do you think of auto racing?” Questions for the women: ”W O U L D Y O U H A V E T H E S E X Y T I M E S W I T H A N F 1 D R I V E R???!?!?”

[@stevehidalgo1107]

JAJAJA thats the spirit "I would like to be under" LOL

[@lesterbeedell9725]

I’d sooner have it as it was then, much better

[@RallyeRacin9]

10:36 Tracklimits

[@bafata1978]

What 😳 an old vidio

[@starguy2718]

From 1968: making it 55 years old, to be exact. Nothing gets past you, does it? 😄😄😄

[@nikolatesla7983]

Bad edition at the time...great footage, script, etc etc but interviews and details run while the race is going on - in fact, you hardly understand they were racing , warming up or just training...i ts not surprise TV udience was not catch at the time...and ends abruptly, credits and so...terrible job..

[@Afaramas]

Shamefully sexist questions to the female interviewees from Barry Gill. Honestly it was a different era but really, instead of asking them would they marry one of the drivers ask them if they would like to drive the cars themselves. Great footage though, but cringeworthy commentary.

[@MiguelTyson]

If you understand it as history, instead of the current standard of society, you might find less recoil in observing.

[@starguy2718]

Tell us you're woke, without telling us you're woke.

[@ralphmillais5237]

😴😴😴😴😴

[@stuartbritton4811]

Women have had their way for over sixty years, now. It's time the tables turned.