A Genius Formula 1 That Germans Feared

Join the membership to fuel this channel on its way:
/ @visioracer
- Patreon -
/ visioracer
- Patreons -
Peter Della Flora
Brendan
Bill
andre surles
Michael Guerin
Crashbandit
John Stuart
EpicSeaDragon
John Johnson
Wilford Brimley
- Disclaimer -
This video is fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is transformative in nature, uses no more of the original than necessary and has no adverse effect on the market for the original work.
- Credits -
“Lancia 037 Pure Sounds - Attilio Bettega and Henri Toivonen in Action” by Barney Ward
• Video
“Lancia Stratos Rally Car "THE BEST SOUND"” by KrisMotorsport
• Lancia Stratos Rally C...
“Lancia Delta HF Integrale Rally Car - Jolly Club” by 8ight
• Lancia Delta HF Integr...
“Vintage Juan Manuel Fangio onboard camera Monaco” by fadedsideways
• Vintage Juan Manuel Fa...
“1955 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix, Alberto Ascari last race.” by Andrea Colombo
• 1955 Formula 1 Monaco ...
“Moss & Collins on Ferrari 290 MM and Lancia D50 (Modena, 1956)” by Carlo Grillenzoni
• Moss & Collins on Ferr...
“Lancia D50 Thompson CT Vintage festival 2016 magnificent auditory delight” by The Vintage Line
• Lancia D50 Thompson CT...
“『The Sound of Legendary Ferrari』Lancia Ferrari D50A” by 2008uenopanda ueno
• 『The Sound of Legendar...
“Lancia-Ferrari D50 Startup” by Geoff Isabelle
• Lancia-Ferrari D50 Sta...
“Lancia D50” by Wheels-and-things
• Lancia D50
“Juan Pablo Montoya driving a Ferrari F2008 F1 car at Mugello Circuit!” by 19Bozzy92
• Juan Pablo Montoya dri...
“Lancia D50 Grand Prix Car” by JimStokesWorkshops
• Lancia D50 Grand Prix Car
“1955 Lancia D50 Formula 1 car at PBIR” by Revs Institute
• 1955 Lancia D50 Formul...
“LANCIA_D50.MOV” by Gian Trava
• LANCIA_D50.MOV
“Lancia D50 Warm up at Jim Stokes Workshops Ltd.” by JimStokesWorkshops
• Lancia D50 Warm up at ...
“Lancia D50's racing in 4K” by Revs Institute
• Lancia D50's racing in 4K
“Death Of Alberto Ascari on The Monza Eni Circuit (1955) | British Pathé” by British Pathé
• Death Of Alberto Ascar...
“Juan Manuel Fangio - Monaco - Ferrari D50 - 1970 - 4k” by Zenarcher48
• Juan Manuel Fangio - M...
“Lancia Ferrari D50 at Silverstone Classic” by Edd5hott79
• Lancia Ferrari D50 at ...
“1954-56 Lancia D50 F1 GREAT & RAW V8 Sound In Action!” by 19Bozzy92
• 1954-56 Lancia D50 F1 ...
“Two rare 1955 Lancia D50's almost wreck!” by Revs Institute
• Two rare 1955 Lancia D...

[@VisioRacer]

Gianni Lancia was born in 1924 and died in 2014. It is an edit mistake, I apologize. Hope you enjoy the video either way, thank you for watching!

[@philipejeuceoututkache]

Hi Visio. There's also a tiny mistake for Vincenzo Lancia. He left us in 1937 not 55 ^^

[@TheSilverShadow17]

The offset mounting of the engine could potentially set off someone's OCD lol other than that it's a awesome vintage racing car

[@Gois83]

Hi VisioRacer. Another tiny detail: Mercedes' chief engineer is named Rudolf Uhlenhaut, not Uhlenbaut. Great video, though, keep up the great work!!

[@dusankocisevic6823]

Poor Gianni is turning in his grave probably…… for Lancia going electric 🙄🙄🙏🙏 SAVE.LANCIA🇮🇹🇮🇹

[@diego646464]

So why is it offset???

[@15DEAN1995]

This car sounds incredible. I really miss how these older lower revving racers sounded. They all sound so gutteral and savage

[@3xeplodng_3agle_studios]

Especially at *_just_* 2.48L displacement!

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

The D50 is one of the greatest 'outside of the box' thinking of that era. I don't know how often the cars would interlock their wheels with each other, but those side pods would surely limit that.

[@driverjamescopeland]

That wasn't the purpose of the "side pods". It was still an open wheel car, and wheel-to-wheel contact would still result in poor consequence. The purpose was to fill the turbulent volume between the front and rear tires, reducing drag at speed... while also providing a convenient space to carry fuel.

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

@@driverjamescopeland I realize that. I've admired this car for decades. I'm just saying that it's a benefit to have.

[@mrspandel5737]

​@@driverjamescopeland Not to mention that the centralized positioning of the fuel tanks meant that the weight distribution and therefore handling characteristics of the Car didn't change as the tanks were emptied.

[@FMAlchemist2006]

Just a correction. Fangio got his 4th title with Lancia-Ferrari. His final title came in 1957 with Maserati and his legendary race at the Nurburgring.

[@patopato9668]

3:35 "Was not disegn to slide"...Fangio: "hold my mate" 😂

[@philiptownsend4026]

Thanks for another excellent presentation. Wonderful cars from a wonderful company in a wonderful country. You have to love Italian engines and car design.

[@johncunningham4820]

I absolutely agree . If only they could make the Bastards hold together.........

[@MilosBrajkovic-rc3ik]

👌

[@acexin406]

Lancia was the only automaker that had no ugly cars. And almost every one of them is a mad engineering experiment. Who doesn't love that?

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

Until the Aprilia anyway,but it drove nice and was innovative and fast for its day.

[@paoloviti6156]

In truth the Ferrari is everything for the Italians but but it was only because of the Lancia that became so famous as it inherited from the technology from the Lancia when it closed down following the death of Ascari. Yes I love too the Lancia...

[@hernanherrero9497]

The fifth title for Fangio was 1957 in Maserati though.

[@haywoodf]

Bravo VR! Un altro capolavoro. The note of the D50's engine, even with flat plane crank, is magnificent!

[@dusankocisevic6823]

One of the best sounding engines of all times in F1🇮🇹

[@mj897]

That honour must go v16 twin supercharged BRM

[@AirsoftReviewArgentina]

you stole my line LOL @@mj897

[@markg1531]

I miss Lancia. I wish they continued making wonderful road, rally and racing cars.

[@kristopherjohnston2216]

Oh man ! The sound of that engine gives me goosebumps & shivers up my back!

[@hoost3056]

Love this car! I remember listening to the D50's V8 for the first time. Just wonderful.

[@acebacker1]

Thank you again for your work Mr VisioRacer. Very enjoyable

[@Terraceview]

Great video Visio. I wish I was alive in that incredible era.

[@joe125ful]

3:02 That is really interesting setup. It looks great but i still love Maserati 250F.

[@PaulG.x]

I'm pretty sure those pannier fuel tanks are just that , tanks , not fuel cells . Fuel cells have bladders and/or fibrous or foam matrices inside them to prevent leaks and explosions in crashes

[@sandgrownun66]

🔥What a genius idea. Vulnerable external fuel tanks. Make the chance of fire even greater than it already was.🧯

[@dadgarage7966]

That engine was designed to make power very efficiently and it does. Maybe that's why it sounds three times bigger than it is.

[@johncmitchell4941]

Jano, right up there with Meyer, Drake, Goosen, Duntov & others ... and before their time(s).

[@michaelguerin56]

Beautiful sound. Great story. Good to be a Patron.

[@Hydrogenblonde]

Stunning machines, tremendous video!

[@zeus-mt7wx]

4:47 the sound is like a F5000 monster V8. Heaven. 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@onetonlandrover]

Beaitiful little car, and what a soundtrack!

[@stephenhenion8304]

This is "By Far" the best video on the D50.! I was born I 1956. I saw these cars as I was growing up, but race tech in the 60s was all rear engine. I love the final footage racing at Lime Rock Park, if I'm not mistaken...thanks again.

[@DonnieX6]

What an incredible machine, and then the sound of that engine! 😁Thanks for another great video!

[@qtrfoil]

11:19 Well THAT was a great save from an expensive mistake by #31

[@rjung_ch]

One heck of a rocket. Cheers 👍💪✌

[@skizzysmith1146]

fabulous sound! We forget, as gradually everything is made ordinary, what we lose.

[@motorv8N]

Fantastic video and visuals and fascinating history lesson - thank you!

[@VisioRacer]

Thank you!

[@Grimm-Gaming]

Idk if i love the highend sound vs the 90s cars but that throttle blip at low rpm sounds brutal and amazing

[@mccrackenphillip]

Morning from viewer 2 From California

[@DL-ls5sy]

3 minutes 05 : the engine acts as stress member and support the suspension mounts. It is true ! It was far before Ferrari 1512 (1964) , Lotus 43 BRM H16 (1966) and of course the famous Lotus 49 (1967) Thank you to say that because it's very important.

[@currentbatches6205]

2:39 - '53 Studebaker! 6:34 - Requiring a huge ignition lead for the flame front to progress down both sides of those mountains, limiting compression ratio. The 4-valve, pent-roof chamber was introduced far earlier, but it took Duckworth to show its advantages. 7:12 - Twin plugs are a band aid for a miserable chamber design.

[@Polorigolo35]

your content is, and have always been, top notch

[@kornelzielinski7320]

I always look forward to your videos. thank you!

[@dino2400]

Lancia have been the most innovate car builders for decades (and seeing their inventions, perhaps even of all time). So it is almost logical that over-engineering cost them their head in the end. But such spectacular cars.

[@Lancista]

*_Lancia is the Greatest Automotive Manufacturer!_* *_Lancia per Sempre!_*

[@jeanackle]

This was a vry well made video about a fascinating car. Thank you very much!

[@marciocarvalho8975]

Deixa me muita pena saber que uma marca icónica como a Lancia já não existe! Das melhores recordações que tenho na adolescência são os rallyes dominados e ganhos pela Lancia. Outros carros preenchem a minha memória mas desde sempre disse "o meu carro de sonho é um Delta Integrale"

[@mxrz]

The video fails to properly differentiate between the Lancia D50 and the heavily modified Ferrari D50. The cutaway at 3:08 is a short nose Ferrari D50, and the footage at the very end, at Goodwood, is a long nose Ferrari D50 from the 1956 season. The cutaway at 3:08 does not have pontoon fuel tanks like the Lancia D50, as you indicate. Ferrari integrated the side pods into the body work, relocated the rear oil filters to the front of the radiator (which is why even the short nose Ferrari D50 has a longer nose than the older Lancia), and only the exhaust is located inside the side pods, rather than underneath the car. Other important changes, besides the engine: Narrower bodywork, narrower wheel base, longer tail (that's where the only fuel tank is on the Ferrari D50) and Englebert tires instead of Pirelli.

[@mikeg1433]

Interesting how back then, cars were just painted a solid caller with a small logo on the side. I guess it was more about racing and bragging rights than commercial deals back then.

[@adobedirtblues1321]

Very cool video. Great footage and succinct informative commentary. Can somebody correct me if I’m wrong? Is that actually a Studebaker hawk sitting in plain sight at around 2.35?

[@jstewlly4747]

If it had a front wing GAME OVER This car is amazing if ferrari knew to put gas tank in back......man they go hard

[@davidpeters6536]

With the Hamilton move you timed this right. Great video, great sound track.

[@VisioRacer]

There was no timing from my side 😅

[@hugoagogo9435]

@@VisioRacer 😂😂

[@martentrudeau6948]

The car sounds amazing and Mercedes fearing Lancia D50 speaks for itself. That 12% angled engine and drivetrain is still unconventional to this day.

[@TheSlowDude]

Thanks again :-)

[@tobingallawa3322]

Offset differential would result in torque steer at rear end due to unequal length of drive shafts

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

The Lancia D50 was a brilliant and nimble handling car but was tricky on the limit from all accounts. Who knows how great Lancia could have been if they had continued past 1955 but formula 1 is a very expensive sport for big companies with vast reserves of money. They did the right thing by gifting their team & cars to Ferrari for further development and stay in Italy. Vincenzo 's funeral was on Feb.17 1937 not 1955. Good video ,just check some of your dates.

[@christianwestling2019]

Its so bizarre that there used to be parked cars on the streets of Monaco during the race back in the day. :D

[@marcotravaglini5747]

hernanherrero is correct! Fangio conquered its 5th title in 1957 driving a Maserati

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

at the end, a chronometric tach.

[@dcstrng1]

Wow... memories -- as a kid, I had a model of the Ferrari variant (that won lots of imaginary races around my bedroom... 😋)

[@clutchkicker392ison5]

Lol, that D50 sounds like an XL250

[@amaccama3267]

Glorious

[@Iowa599]

Vincenzo Lancia looks a lot like Mario (the plumber, @1:11)

[@Bumphuk]

Vincenzo Lancia looks like the basis for the design of Porko Rosso.

[@matthewalexander2436]

I just love Italian and German engineering.. My Jetta VR6..my E36 M3....need I say more? Nag.. Enough! OH, and my GT Junior! ❤💪❤

[@upsidedowndog1256]

The rules today thwart innovation. Balls of engineers and drivers are cut.

[@MeatballYaro2]

WHAT. A. NOISE.

[@tonic8945]

That engine sounds angry

[@blandrooker6541]

Just looking at those tires makes me sweat. I imagine anything over 100MPH on what I assume to be skinny bias ply tires would be sphincter puckering. Now, I'm remembering my first taste of European racing in the 1970s at Nurburgring as a child, which I much prefer over the Indy and NASCAR that we have in the US.

[@TheTVDL2000]

the DOB mentioned for lancia's Founder and his son cannot be right. 1881 birthday of the founder and 1891 birthday of the son.... so founder had his kid at the age of 10? ..... i highly doubt that and wiki says: 16 November 1924 - 30 June 2014 plus if you look at Vittorio Jano and Gianni Lancia next to eachother at 1:27 you can CLEARLY see Vittorio is significantly older. so i think dates for vittorio were used for Gianni his dates by mistake.

[@VisioRacer]

Yes, those dates were not checked by myself and I am sorry about that. Gianni was born in 1924 and died in 2014. Reason: those animations are copy-paste between each other and from time to time I don't check every little detail thoroughly enough. Really sorry!

[@davidaugustofc2574]

​@@VisioRacer I mean, I don't know how many people work to make these videos, but I see they're released every seven days, I feel like there should be an hour or so to check it everything is correct.

[@VisioRacer]

@@davidaugustofc2574 Except the thumbnails, all the work is done by one person, me. I do check the videos prior upload, but I am only a human and I do mistakes for which I apologize.

[@TheTVDL2000]

@@VisioRacer dont let this get to you, you make good content. 1 mistake, who cares. You are only human.

[@zevilaga]

Good video, but the title is missing a word. :D

[@invalid9801]

Viewer 161 from Atlanta

[@mozeskertesz6398]

I wonder if it could have been even more successful with 4-valve heads.

[@TomCrockett-bl1gp]

Hersey chocolate and Red Bull for the win.😂

[@kenmilne2379]

U wont hear that sound again !! ❤🤘🤘

[@MartinHarvey]

Vee engines were pioneered surely in the 1930s by Auto Union and M-B?

[@VisioRacer]

Lancia introduced a narrow angle V4 and V8 in 1922. Sure, the D50 was not a pioneer of a V8 in general, it was the first bird among F1 cars to grab the technology and the rest of history with Cosworth DFV era and later 2.4 V8 is a widely known story.

[@Dogman36]

is this the only customer chassis Ferrari ever raced?

[@mrspandel5737]

No, it was a works entry. Ferrari basically bought the entire Lancia F1 Team including engineers when Lancia went bankrupt in 1955. They also made some quite significant changes to the design as well.

[@90FF1]

Viva l'Italia!

[@krasimirkaramarinov]

Back then car makers - We need to make something unique from others! Now: Omg let's follow electification at any cost and be blank...

[@foreverpinkf.7603]

Bella machina.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

🙏 Lancia family must be very proud of their many Champion Cars their Lancia Motorsport had developed over the decades ... FIAT should revives the Lancia in the new EV Lancia Delta Integrale Evo >>> The sustainable Lancia going forward ... 🌷🌿🌏💜🐉🇮🇹

[@Radio-Loud]

Lancia was born in 1881 and his son in 1891?

[@VisioRacer]

No, that's a mistake. I did not change the years and are the same as Jano's. Very sorry about that. Gianni was born in 1924 and died in 2014.

[@Mach5Johnny]

Such a crying shame that Lancia doesn’t make cool sporty cars anymore.

[@MilosBrajkovic-rc3ik]

Agree!

[@dusankocisevic6823]

SO TRUE……….. SAVE.LANCIA🇮🇹🙏❤️

[@adobedirtblues1321]

How bout that Studebaker at 2:30?

[@Spiegelradtransformation]

Outside of the Box is not generally best.

[@JohnSmith-rw8uh]

someone who pronounces lancia properly

[@losmilitantesdemilei5259]

❤

[@TheDrAkira]

Juan Manuel Fangio #1 ♥

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

He was also a big influence and friend of fellow south American Ayrton Senna.

[@1toonhead]

Hear that monster raw, sorry kiddos your electric cars will NEVER sound as cool as these old girls.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

What is a 'Visio'?

[@VisioRacer]

A nickname

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

@@VisioRacer Thanks but that still makes no sense. A nickname for what? An old Microsoft product? Dude.. I've been subscribed for like 8 years and the VisoRacer thing has always had me totally baffled. It's sorta weird.

[@VisioRacer]

@@CathodeRayNipplez Once, Citroen had something like VisioDrive in their ads. I used that, later modified to VisioRacer during the NFS World playing and for some reason I decided to make a channel with such name. Later, when videos were becoming popular, I decided to stick with and here I am. Does not make a lot of sense, but it is just a nickname. Does not need to make sense.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

@@VisioRacer Righto then.

[@blooregart]

Fangio did not achieved his fifth and final championship with Ferrari in 1956, it was achieved on 1957 with the Maserati 250F!!!!!

[@aeron-mw7ofs]

👍👍

[@Spiegelradtransformation]

This Racings Are just for Entertainment.

[@rus0004]

I've seen three or four different thumbnails for this video in the last 24 hours. Wtf is going on with youtube?

[@VisioRacer]

It’s called A/B testing and allows it to test the thumbnail performance. Sadly, the worthiness of the video being pushed by the algorithm further is determined by its popularity and the thumbnail is a key part of that. Sorry, it is necessary. It only lasts a few days tops, often just 1-3 days

[@rus0004]

@@VisioRacer Fair enough. I've noticed many popular channels doing this. I thought I was crazy at first. Also, is it weird that I read your reply in your voice?

[@VisioRacer]

@@rus0004 That’s perfectly naturally. I do that sometimes with other people too

[@rus0004]

@@VisioRacer Guess it means I'm human after all. 😁 Thank you for your reply. Keep up the good work.

[@gearhead9828]

Uhlenhaut, not Uhlenbaut. Great video anyways.

[@blakedawson2129]

did you see the Studebaker?

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

Yes.

[@kd23se4]

Uhlenhaut :)

[@samsongihoul3298]

Alberto Ascari left ferrari because enzo was a cheap MF, cheap being synonymous with the ferrari brand, and enzo had no respect for him. enzo never had respect for anything except himself and Mussolini... Ascari leaving for Lancia and having a better car, did not sit well with enzo. This whole thing of Lancia having to sell what was the best car at the time was all arranged by enzo. And it is not clear how Alberto had his accident either or if it was sabotage. Lancia was clearly threatened and HAD to sell to ferrari. Like always ferrari copied and took all the credit for another persons work. ferrari is a sh*t brand. The best cars to have been made in Italy were by former Ferrari employees or by people who were insulted by enzo ,or his cheap cars. Even a tractor manufacturer made a better car. ps yes the omission of capital letters in the words enzo and ferrari were done on purpose.

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

You are right on the money. The Lancia company and family were loved and respected in Italy and we're the most innovative and progressive. When Lancia went bankrupt in 1955 and gifted the team,engineers and cars to Ferrari it was to keep it in Italy . Enzo was a poacher of talent and ideas and did not treat people well. The tractor maker did make better cars.

[@user-nj1ob8ht3p]

new to me, thanks, although sometimes i ve the feeling that such leaders often need to be mfers...like steve jobs and so on

[@LBrawn]

Hey KZbin the Germans don't fear.

[@jamesengland7461]

The quote was accurate.

[@user-nj1ob8ht3p]

😂

[@LaLaLand.Germany]

His Name was UHLENHAUT not baut. And he didn´t fear shit, Lancia the least.

[@VisioRacer]

Look it up, I did not make the fear thing up

[@user-nj1ob8ht3p]

relax

[@guypehaim1080]

It's pronounced: LAN chee ah.

[@user-nj1ob8ht3p]

😂 nope, LÁN CHAA

[@guypehaim1080]

Not according to the proper Italian pronunciation.@@user-nj1ob8ht3p

[@Alex-qr2st]

This movie would be even better with a narrator who can pronounce Hungarian and Italian names and had no accent in English.

[@VisioRacer]

Thanks for the feedback

[@DonnieX6]

Lol, comments like this always tell you a lot more about the commenter than the video itself...very sad indeed, Alex😉

[@simonalexandercritchley439]

English is not your first language,but is OK to understand and you say Lancia properly. A lot of legends in this video including the D50.

[@toeroterdoom]

Nice story. That strange alsmost computerized voice is a pity

[@VisioRacer]

Almost computerized? The first time I am hearing this

[@jamesengland7461]

​@VisioRacer ignore the trolls.

[@voornaam3191]

Man, why is English so hawd? Kew-meets-an-awe-ah is too much. Finally somebody who can pronounce Lancia, his Italian is fine, but WHY does he try it in English? I really don't understand that. It takes so much, not to give up. Please please please, switch to Italian, this English is too hard to my ears.

[@VisioRacer]

Switch to Italian? What do you mean?

[@christophermikrowelle7093]

Thumb down because of voice.

[@jamesengland7461]

Thumb down because of your ignorant comment.

[@adobedirtblues1321]

You’re just too stupid uncurious to understand

[@headshot6959]

Your accent is too thick.. You are hard to understand.