The Absolute INSANITY of Formula 1 in the 70s

[@DailyFuelUp]

RIP 🙏🏼❤ Martin Brain (1970) Piers Courage (1970) Jochen Rindt (1970) Jo Siffert (1971) Roger Williamson (1973) François Cevert (1973) Peter Revson (1974) Helmut Koinigg (1974) Mark Donohue (1975) Tom Pryce (1977) Jansen van Vuuren (1977) Brian McGuire (1977) Ronnie Peterson (1978)

[@saulmassey2305]

Very respectful ❤

[@rickrolled7930]

May them be remebered and loved. At least they died doing what they liked, unlike most of us.

[@moonliteX]

Rip senna. The goat.

[@johnjack1355]

@@moonliteX Maybe you could pay at least a little respect to all the drivers that died in the 70's and spare your Senna fanboy bullshit for the appropriate occasion.

[@alimantado373]

@@johnjack1355 Well said. fanboydom is a modern phenomena. Us Traditional F1 fans appreciate every field from front to back.👍 This is not football.

[@Hammer-of-Judgement]

Only real ones know that the thumbnail is from a group b pic Edit: thanks for 54 likes!! Edit2: 66? Thank you guys this is the most I’ve gotten ever Edit3: 253 likes and top comment thanks guys!

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

Yeah it's a complete lie, should be any sort of rally car, not a road course.

[@alimantado373]

Everybody knows that is Portugal 'Fafe' nothing to do with F1 , they should have shown the genuine Nordschliefe jump which was actually in F1, in 60's and 70's.

[@PurpleMonkeyWaffle]

@@alimantado373 Yeah this is pissing me off. What a loser this channel is!

[@Paul_Marek]

Clickbait bullshit

[@Hammer-of-Judgement]

@@alimantado373 is that where the people would lay down in the road just over the crest of the hill to get a picture?

[@mikewoodman7700]

Tom Pryces' death was probably the most senseless F1 has ever witnessed

[@ysgol3]

Yes, he was so so unlucky. Tom was right behind Hans Stuck, and Hans amazingly, in a split second, managed to jink to the right, missing one of the marshals by, he said, about an inch. They'd just come out of a dip in the track and, suddenly, there were the marshals. Tom then had no chance whatsoever, it's almost certain he never even saw the person and object which killed him. As an indication of the impact, the fire extinguisher flew over the grandstand and was found in the carpark!

[@kurtbilinski1723]

Just watched the footage - damn, that's brutal. That said, it really was just very bad luck all around.

[@johnclay3773]

I know that you plucked the factoid about George Follmer being the oldest F1 rookie, but it's NOT like the man had been driving touring cars. He had competed in SCCA racing for the better part of a decade before his F1 debut, had driven the USAC Championship car series from 1967-71 (including 3 Indy 500s) winning once, and had spent 1972 driving Can-Am for Roger Penske winning that series (winning 5 of the 8 races he entered). For those not familiar with Can-Am - it was a closed-wheel/open cockpit series with fewer restrictions than F1 at that point in time; the Porsche 917/10 driven by Follmer had 850 hp in race trim (more in qualifying trim) so for him to come to F1 in 1973 wasn't like someone who barely drove got to jump in the car; it was a "lateral move" to go to a car with less horsepower but open wheel bodywork.

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

These kids don't care about fact, just feelings. George Follmer was one of the most experienced and versatile drivers ever. He would literally take any drive in any series that excited him. And he won, A LOT.

[@ghstcode]

I just want to say thank you to Lance Stroll for continuously putting the FIA safety standards to test in every race

[@afwr209]

It takes a window licker to clean those windows clear for sure. Hopefully daddy Stroll is meeting the payroll.

[@BobbyBoucher228]

Windowlicker

[@johnandrews3568]

HAHAHA so true

[@craigpurdie3528]

Today, it's been 30 years since Ayrton Senna da Silva perished at Imola. I still miss him and will never forget watching the live broadcast when he hit the wall. It's one of those images that you never get out of your head.

[@RUfromthe40s]

the blood from his head spraid the tv camera with the helicopter start to rotates it´s padles or whatever they called them

[@ashlogan2049]

I remember. I was 16, watching on TV from Perth - it was super late at night, I went to bed for school the next day and found out when i woke that morning he'd passed

[@craigpurdie3528]

@@ashlogan2049 Ayrton Senna is someone we can never forget. 🙏❤🏁

[@eldiablo3794]

@@RUfromthe40s No it didn't. Ive watched the entire footage and its on youtube. His blood was on the race track but at no point was his blood spraying around like you're claiming.

[@ralphhathaway-coley5460]

The insanity was even worse in the 50s and 60s before aluminium or fibreglass body panels/shells they sometimes used to use magnesium body panels! Also those older cars with those skinny hard treaded tyres still reached top speeds on the straights were much the same as the 70s cars, but by the 70s the big sticky tyres, wings and very low centre of gravity meant that in the 70s the lap records kept dropping as they could travel faster around the curves than in the 50s and 60s. The disc brakes used in the 70s are so much better than the drum brakes, and the lower weight of the cars meant that stopping distances were so much shorter, especially in the wet, so they were able to hold those top speeds for longer. Much of the safety of modern F1 is down to the tireless work of Jackie Stewart who the deaths of 57 drivers in the period he was racing, and he was insulted and attacked at the time for that work.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Yes! You know very well what you shared.

[@WritewheelUK]

Thank you so much for not including an apostrophe when writing 50s and 60s, you know, not like the titles in this video.

[@happyfox711]

You're so right. Why Porsche left, after jumping the fence and plowing through 100 spectators f. ex. Magnesium fires.. Thanx for writing the comment, so I didn't have to.

[@markymarknj]

Stirling Moss, one of the old timers, thought that wearing a helmet was a sissy thing to do! His attitude was that racing is dangerous; everyone knows it; and anyone climbing into a race car accepts that risk.

[@DailyFuelUp]

Sorry to those who have already seen the video, but I had to reupload it due to issues with the previous one.

[@vertermae_]

Still gonna watch for the algorithm

[@brentschmogbert]

What issues

[@jeffjeff4477]

​@@brentschmogbert Seeing the blurry parts, probably that

[@asdf9890]

First I’ve seen it! No apology needed here!

[@mikeportjogger1]

The World has changed a lot. Back then the memory of young men dying flying bombers and fighter planes over enemy territory and other WW2 scenarios were still fresh in peoples' minds. The attitude of acceptance of danger and death took some time to dissipate.

[@thebigpicture2032]

True - racing was likely seen as quite safe compared to the combat most had seen and if you complained I bet some would have seen that as cowardice. Safety wasn’t really a thing in passenger vehicles either. As a kid in the 70’s riding in the front seat, my seatbelt was Dad’s arm reaching over to hold me back. Usually we were in the back seat though and we would lean into the front seat on a hard stop and think it good fun.

[@merkury06]

I remember a driver from the 50s F1 asked how it continued , his response was WW2. Point blank.

[@markymarknj]

EXACTLY! As I said in my comment above, I remember watching a video from the 1955 Indy 500, in which a driver died in a fiery wreck on the backstretch. The race was stopped; the fire was put out; and the mess was cleaned up. After that, the race was restarted like nothing had happened. It was just 10 years after the war had ended, so that attitude was alive and well in 1955.

[@merkury06]

@@markymarknj Same with Le Mans that same year 1955. Huge tragedy, but the racing continued. Also, I've noticed in the last few years much more graphic footage of historic driver crashes are available. When you see they were captured by Pathe and other original sources, you know they were captured all along just not released until recently. Many are quite brutal.

[@markymarknj]

@@merkury06 true.

[@mrdraw2087]

For every lethal accident there are plenty of near-misses. The usage of carbon fiber in the 1980s made the cars safer, but the reason nothing too serious happened in the late-1980s and early-1990s was chance. Imola 1994 was a real wake-up call. Still, even in the more modern times some accidents could easily have ended far worse. Just think of Liuzzi almost decapitating Schumacher in Abu Dhabi 2010 or the start of the 2012 Belgium Grand Prix. We now find it crazy the cars had no cockpit protection back then, but it would take Bianchi's life before the halo was introduced. Without halo we would very likely have lost a few more drivers.

[@fidan2fast]

Open wheel cars COULD do without cockpit protection like the halo as long as issues with safety are approached metgodically, like they were after Senna died... There are lots of car, tracks and stewarding changes that can be made without compromising... The halo is just a half assed solution so the FIA look like they're doing something... And now there are even dumber ideas like wheel covers to reduce spray on wet races and more dumb ideas can follow in the future

[@RandomFabrication]

I understand the safety reasons but that halo is the dumbest looking thing ever made. They oughta just give up and build closed cockpit cars in that case.

[@kugel96]

​@@RandomFabricationhow does smth that protects the drivers life can look dump😂

[@miscbits6399]

What always surprised me was the absolute insistence on keeping the driver's head exposed and massive pushback from FIA every time drivers asked for it

[@SC-yx6wr]

Well done synopsis. Btw, you want to watch the haunting documentary of the 1973 season "One by One" (1974) aka "The Quick and the Dead" (re-released 1978), its truly a gut wrenching experience and difficult to watch with out tearing up.

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Yes. One of the very best documentaries about racing ever.

[@Kualinar]

Remember that there was a time when there was NO wall between the track and the pits. A time when there was no actual pit lane, but just a widening of the track.

[@alimantado373]

50's Monaco was crazy.

[@Kualinar]

@@alimantado373 Same distance as other tracks until the 70's, so, races that lasted for nearly 4 hours. Gear shift stick. Pilots having blisters in their hand from all the gear changes. No down force. Hay balls between the cars and the marina. Yes, it was a nightmare of a race.

[@biotyf4665]

That’s called rally

[@Kualinar]

@@biotyf4665 Back then, it was called F1 racing. Well... Just racing to be honest. The pits where the same for F1, F2, F3 and all other races.

[@dave-rn7zd]

I remember Niki Lauda's crash that was the first F1 race for me as a kid about 5 or 6. Been a F1 fan from that day.

[@DonLeMerde]

I'm so effing sick of the seemingly endless forms of censorship in media. Boobs, Buttcracks & Bad words are enuf - but blurring out crash scenes in documentaries about racing to keep from upsetting adult viewers is the nth degree of absurdity.

[@Vedh_ThePilot]

If they were to race those 1970s cars in bad rain then that's it 💀

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

They did race in the rain. There were a few drivers that really stood on the gas when it got wet. Your comment is nonsensical.

[@Rosi_in_space]

"nice" clickbait thumbnail , F1 car doing an iconic rally jump.

[@mrgobrien]

yes - but i think they did jump like that in the 1960's at the nurburgring.

[@beeemm2578]

​@@mrgobrien absolutely..

[@lukeskywalker1840]

Thank you to Sir Jackie Stewart for his endless dedication to F1 safety.

[@osmanehtsham-wt4wc]

More than 3 have died since the 1970s if you include Maria De Vilotta and Jules Bianchi. They both died later as a result of injuries sustained in an F1 car.

[@junlannite]

Jules bianchi was born in 89 and died 2015 so he's not on the list o 70s

[@reddeviluk]

That's why he said "since the 1970s" ​@@junlannite

[@jtp2007]

@@reddeviluk No, he said the last 30 years, which goes back to 1994. It is actually 4 deaths though, not 3.

[@aztronomy7457]

Jules was murdered by the FIA by putting a tractor on track. I don’t really consider that an “f1 death”.

[@NekeptasKotletas]

3:14 this is what happens when you don't check what A.I. generated for you. Maria de Villota died from cardiac arrest in her hotel room, yet the list misses probably the most famous death in F1 history, Ayrton Senna.

[@elcharre]

De Villota's death was a consequence of neurological injuries suffered in her F1 testing crash

[@NekeptasKotletas]

@@elcharre which caused cardiac arrest

[@FCN933]

Standing next to a Matra f1 from early 70's once and hearing the fuel tank is situated like a "U" around the driver, with 2mm plate seperating the two. Then turning around and seeing a large photo of Jackie Stewart on the wall literally flying at the Nürburgring 4 wheels coming off the track, really let me realize these drivers were absolute heroes!

[@moniquelee3623]

The 70s = Better F1, Better pilot, Better music, Better culture, Better people. What a time it was to be alive!

[@craiglittle1437]

Cheers Grandad

[@lunchbox1398]

He is right . Today we got sanatized garbage , aka 2h long commercial break . Commercial for corporations and rich kids that are not capable of anything more then pressing 2 pedals in idot proof boats

[@larryt.atcycleitalia5786]

@@lunchbox1398 Yep, I went to Monza last year. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Seeing the old track was the real reason I went..would have loved to see racing on the high banks when NASCAR was still racing on the beach.

[@johnandrews3568]

Fun fact, the FIA allowed driver's feet to be IN FRONT of the front axle until the mid-1980s. IIRC it was a career ending crash for Jacques Lafitte that got that rule changed. Also, while in the 80s, when Gille was killed, the Ferrari 126C broke apart, throwing Gilles, still strapped to his seat, into a catch fence. Also IIRC correctly that race essentially ended Helmet maker GPA's involvement in F1. But on Gilles' death, no one from Ferrari attended his funeral. Ferrari are savage in every decade.

[@ernestscott9244]

Great video but the Jochen Rindt tragedy wasn't just "the car breaking into pieces" a lot of drivers back then was afraid of being trapped in their cars in case a fire breaks out so Rindt only wore 5 out of the 6 harnesses on his belts (the strap from the torso down) to get out of the car easily but when he had his fatal crash at Monza in 1970 during the crash he slid forward and down in his seat and because he didn't wear the bottom strap on his harness his neck got slit by the harness buckle and he became the only driver in all of motorsports to this day to win a championship posthumously so fear of being burned alive did that, plus he didn't like driving Colin Chapman's newer Lotus too.

[@jakubsamoowka7459]

they dismounted aero then too, and car wasn't ever designed to drive without it, good point

[@orgeronm]

@@jakubsamoowka7459 But I read what really caused Rindt to lose control was not instability from lack of dowforce. That Lotus had inboard front brakes to reduce unsprung weight, which required a brake shaft for each front wheel running from brakes that were actually mounted to the tub inside the nose. Like a half shaft but for brakes instead of drive. The right front brake shaft snapped, throwing the car hard left and into the guardrail braking for the Parabolica.

[@gzaos]

Goddam it must have been in a blast being a fan of f1 in the 70s

[@Snotzalotz]

It must’ve been terrifying watching these drivers get seriously injured or die if they spun off.. anyone who thinks that’s real racing and wants that sort of thing back ahead of the safety modern motorsport has needs to reevaluate their lives

[@Loulovesspeed]

"Now a days drivers start using Karts when they are 3-4 years old." Uhh, they have been using Karts to learn their skills for more than 60 years! This practice is nothing new.

[@medler2110]

I think the point was a lot of todays driver start really young in karting, but in the 50's 60's 70's many didn't start until much later, normally when they could work themselves to fund their racing.

[@Loulovesspeed]

@@medler2110 - Don't know your age, but I have been following road racing for many, many years and I must completely disagree with you here. prospective pro drivers, especially F1 drivers, learned quickly that Kart racing/driving was the best way to hone their skills needed to be competitive in road racing full size cars. It was particularly effective at sharpening their reaction times, a critical skill required. I'm not saying they all started at 3-4 years old, but once they or their parents realized they had a skill and desire for racing, they couldn't get the lads into Go Karts fast enough. Even after they were old enough to compete in full size racers, they continued to keep their skills sharp by driving Karts in the off season. That is still true today.

[@marguskiis7711]

No one was even injured due the notorious Jody Schecter crash 1:35. McLarens were über-safe even those days.

[@andreasandremyrvold]

Back when death by crash had a yearly expectancy at least 1 driver per year.

[@mikepalmer1971]

Those old time racers of all types were a different breed. It seems many had a death wish.

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

About 1 per month was killed in the late 60's --early 70's, till Jackie Stewart's efforts began to pay off.

[@HATECELL]

If we still had the 70's safety standards and safety consciousness today, most of the drivers on the current grid would either be dead or have permanent injuries preventing them from driving. If we had the safety technology of the 70's but the safety consciousness and exoectations of today, the cars would ve limited to 50hp and several tracks from the current calendar would be downright banned

[@mischavanasperen3063]

"The cars are too big, the cars are too heavy, the rules destroy the sport" No, it ensures the driver has a chance of survival in case of mayhem.

[@user-yk4gd1fl4z]

whilst also wrecking the show, Every action has a consequence my good man.

[@AJ-dx6bn]

​@@user-yk4gd1fl4z this ain't a football ⚽

[@lunchbox1398]

They destroyed it already. F1 is not a sport for over a decade now. It is a joke .

[@scottdelong1]

I was on the inside of the Hairpin when Koinigg crashed. Denny Hulme had blown his motor, leaving gallons of oil on the slowest part of the track on about the ninth lap. It was fascinating to watch the best drivers in the world deal with the situation. A flick of the wheel, a quick 360 on the grass, and then, with contemptuous ease, go blasting down the track, losing but a few seconds. But Koinigg appeared to freeze at the wheel. The team said suspension collapse but I saw no evidence of this. He didn't brake, steer, or even get off the throttle. He drove straight into the barrier and the small front wheels and the low nose of the time parted the lower barrier, only to be stopped by those huge rear tyres. Poor gut was decapitated. I can still edar it- a dull THUD. Corner workers rushed to the car and then everything s l o w e d down. They threw tarp over the cockpit and the car remained in situ for the rest of the race. I don't even think there was a local yellow flag. Times sure have changed. Yeah, it was more dramatic when it was a true blood sport. But young people shouldn't die for sport.

[@hfsartanddesign2031]

If you really want to highlight the dangers of the former F1 years, don’t Blur them. We viewers are no minors.

[@tomlion0116]

Tell this to KZbin. It's a Reupload!

[@AJ-dx6bn]

KZbin regulation

[@stevenmason1674]

Agree, in any case all the blurred crashes are widely available elsewhere including here on YT without any censoring

[@Oakeedokee7]

I know what happened with Tom Pryce, I don't need to see a horrendous crash to understand that safety regulations needed to change.

[@hfsartanddesign2031]

@@Oakeedokee7 I fully understand your point. It’s not for bizar sensation to see those images again. Just for the sake of awareness of the dangers that accompanied motorsport in those days. I was a fan of Tom and the Shadow team. Was 25 when I witnessed the deadly crash of Stefan Belof at Spa.That horrible day, the mood among the fans around the track, the dead silence, I’ll never forget.

[@paxwallace8324]

And yet George Folmer is considered one of the Fastest Can Am drivers period. That was at a time when Can Am was definitely faster than F1.

[@jeffreymorris11]

Excellent coverage of the topic. A standout documentary!

[@frankhoward7645]

You gave him some credit, but I don't think you gave Jackie Stewart the credit he deserves.

[@stephenbrown4211]

And no one mentions Louis Stanley’s contribution to safety; mobile med centre, research into better extinguishers and started marshal training

[@jakubsamoowka7459]

I doubt he is aware of full story to give sir Jackie credit he deserves, it needs much much deeper getting into the subject

[@RUfromthe40s]

Jackie Stewart is a reference to all that like automobil competitions

[@lunchbox1398]

Safety was cancer to f1 . We should not be grateful to any of those rich pansies that succeed in turning F1 into golf

[@robertknight5429]

Follmer drove a Shadow. Arrows did not exist in 1973. They broke away from Shadow end of 1977.

[@gradywilson9213]

I was at Watkins Glen when Francois Cervet was killed. The Glen was one of the worst kept circuits in Formula 1. During the off season anyone could access the track, they had this wooden barriers across the track at various points, that was it. I took my bicycle, and rode the whole track, stopping at the barriers, lifting my bike over it, and then myself. If I remember correctly the barriers were between 4 to 5 feet high, nobody stopped me, there was absolutely no one there. If I had gotten hurt, I probably wouldn't have gotten any help, no one within ear shot of my cries for help. I grew up in near by Rochester New York . Yeah it was bad all over.

[@RUfromthe40s]

remenber when the cars took flight? but the cars were driven manual gears it was a risc but what a thrill. I was only a rallye driver in the 70´s but it makes one feel alive due to the near death experienced several times and when the car jumped and we only saw people when the car dive, somehow in seconds they disapear but the heart in your mouth feeling stays, i´m talking about Portugal in the north, mountain gravel roads with a sea of people everywhere, my escort RS1600 was hard never broke ,still have it at home

[@GloBear801]

Thought I was going insane until I saw you say it's a repost lol still going to watch

[@DailyFuelUp]

Hahaha love your support mate ❤️

[@inhumanmusic1411]

One not mentioned in the video is the crash at Monza in 2000 that claimed the life of a fire marshal via a flying tire. After that, they had the tire tethers.

[@NotYou9311]

Formula One has simply gone insane. Not regarding safety - they have made tremendous strides forward in that, thank goodness. But, the endless, mad rush toward speed at all costs...coupled with reliance on technology to fix everything...is just crazy. Formula One was about the greatest driver(s) in the world. Now, it is about technology uber alles...as if tech is something to be worshipped. Bloody twaddle. This is why my favorite era in F1 was the early 60's, during the 1.5 litre Formula. Then, it was really about DRIVING- being smooth and precise - because one didn't have much brute force upon which to rely. Granted, the cars were NOT safe. But, at least it was about FINESSE. Now, it's only about brute force, combined with space program-like reliance on "blessed" technology.

[@Doc_-_Savage_1]

Real drivers: Stewart, Chevert, Hulme, Follmer, Olliver, Revson, DONAHUE, and so many more.....the drivers today might as well be holding a slot car controller in the stands. The cars are abominations.

[@AJ-dx6bn]

I actually liked the current F1 ,it's more safe and has a high tech

[@davdodavdic3797]

Completely agree with you. Imagine puting this young drivers today to the old ways. I wonder how many of them are true racing souls. They would change diapers in pit stop lane :)

[@devilsoffspring5519]

It's auto racing, it's SUPPOSED to be an endless, mad rush toward speed at all costs! And modern F1 cars need a hell of a lot of driver skill to compete. Don't believe me, go try it :)

[@seantheberge5456]

Dont forget the F1 cars of the early 60's were the most Technologically advanced cars of their day. Would you prefer the cars were never made any better? Dont get me wrong I love the old F1 cars too, they are amazing machines and very beautiful. Given that only a handfull of people in the world can drive the new F1 cars competitively, "FINESSE" is still very much a part of the skillset.....

[@simonfunwithtrains1572]

What other sport would accept such a callous regard for the safety of the participants. Can you imagine a football match where two of the players are killed because Other players were allowed to wear really sharp spikes on the bottom of their boots? I'd rather be bored than see someone dead long, live safety over gruesome spectacle.

[@Snotzalotz]

I wish people had this view on motorsport but sadly they’re rules by nostalgia and hate change so they’d rather see drivers brutally killed in horrendous ways in front of their families and fans.. those people are sick.

[@eldiablo3794]

The 1970s era of F1 race cars was like its version of the Group B era of WRC in the 1980s when it comes to pushing the limits, crazy car designs, dangerous for even the spectators, legendary drivers, and wild west mentality of practically having no rules.

[@grafkrapfen4906]

Why that thumbnail man

[@alimantado373]

Your here. just like me😄

[@berendnap596]

The image of tom hitting the 19 year old something i will never get out of my head such senseless deaths

[@musicman7982]

I actually got into F1 in the 60s, but the 70s had great moments. The worst part was the shortening of tracks.

[@twinturbo8304]

Why is it blurry? Is that on purpose?

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Yes is on purpose. He was/is worried about YT Admin demonetizing or outright blocking his video if he showed dangerous reality.

[@johnsteele5295]

Brilliant. Well written; well edited; thoroughly enjoyed. Fantastic 14 minutes about 1970s F1 world. A sincere thank you to the creator sirs & madams involved.

[@marguskiis7711]

There were two main problems with 1970s F1 cars. First, they were just very fragile and disintegrated very well due any impact. . McLaren built the very strong and safe bodies for their cars from 60s onwards. Thats why McLarens have been the most safe F1 cars all the time. Second, their fuel tanks were mostly besides the driver, not behind the driver (like later). Every side crash caused explosion. Lotus 72 and McLaren M23 had fuel tank behind the driver and it wasn`t so dangerous.

[@terrygoyan]

I'm surprised that the video never used the Group B nick name, The Killer B's. What an era. Michelle Mouton took her Audi group B car to the Pikes Peak time trials. There she proceeded to annihilate the all time record. I don't know how long the record was held by her but I believe it was over a decade. Amazing cars and drivers.

[@wawaron1407]

Nice vid Mate! These past guys are heroes surrounded by idiots, uncompetents and gridy slow learner... You should do one on the motorbike too " Continental Circus". Safety first for sure and if some find watching races boring, they can go on any track (tracks not road) and try there chance against the chrono...

[@GrantThompson-ml1cf]

Fake thumbnail

Yup, the crowd is from a very famous rally jump.

[@BluenosedMarsh]

And AI voiceover too.

And fake sounds.

[@TanvirAlif]

Bangladeshi roads in 2024 are still less safe than those F1 in the 70s. They way those bus drivers overtake, the lack of seatbelt, airbags etc in cars plus putting bullbars for disabling crumple zones all add up to a very unsafe traveling experience. Writing with an injured thumb. There are other more serious injuries but the finger is touching the keypad so yeah. I hope to see a safer system worldwide.

[@justanotheropinion-tp6vg]

I was at Watkins Glen in 1974 and Koinigg went off the track at the carousel directly into the armco. just off to my right All they did was come and cover up the car with a blue tarp, the race didn't even pause and kept going until the finish.

[@metacosmos]

70's F1 was so crazy because the decade was very crazy too, with a lot of sex, drugs and rock super bands and everybody believed he was a superman. However many f1 drivers fought to turn more safe the 70's f1 already at that time, and the street tracks were forbidden and safer tracks such Paul Ricard were built. Nowadays the tendency is to forget the improvements of the 70's and to come back to the dangerous street tracks such Albert Park.

[@cpp170]

I'm not sure where you sourced the visual at 3:13 (list of drivers killed in F1) but a HUGE omission was Ayrton Senna.

[@gfig515]

An F1 car jumping at a rally stage in Fafe, Portugal, during the 80's, is not the best way present the video. Too bad we are way seeing too much of these clickbait thumbs.

[@Roddy556]

It's really unnecessary. I am sure it's done just to rile people up

[@hittrewweuy7595]

Races back in the day were way better , if a bad accident happened they would barely put a yellow flag and kept racing , nowadays is awful, the smallest fender bender and they put a 2 hour red flag , I liked the old days much better

[@mikewhite1500]

Yes, and I can see you in the Coliseum with your thumb down. Stay in your old days please as the world has left you way, way behind.

[@AJ-dx6bn]

Of course did you not see 52 men died

[@mrgobrien]

8:14 - i've not seen the movie rush so i don't know if that is in it - but that is vitorio brambilla seemingly just inches from spinning into james hunt at the 1976 japanese gp - a collision would've handed the title to niki lauda.

[@aceventura5398]

NASCAR once allowed drivers to do engine repairs on the track while the race went on around them

[@giorgiodelmoro406]

love the thumbnail. brilliant

[@briangibbs518]

The '60s and '70s were a very different time. I started work in the building trades in the early 70s. There was little to no safety on job sites back then. Nothing like today's rules and safety equipment. We had a Man Up and Get R Done mentality back then. I remember many thought Jackie Stewart a coward. I understand now we were wrong and made our companies wealthy. But that was the time

[@RenoLaringo]

”The complete lack of safety in the 70’s”.... this guy is out of his mind. F1 has always been one of the most rigorous about safety, whatever decade we’re talking. None of those pilots would have survived any crash if it wasn’t the case. It’s mostly the materials and technology used today which made F1 even safer.

[@TheOfficialOrbitz]

Great Video as always

[@DailyFuelUp]

Appreciate it mate ❤️

[@truescotsman4103]

The Tom Sneva crash changed the way they regulated the chassis safety.

[@zbee-nah-lah]

the thumbnail is just a pic from a group b rally with an f1 car photoshopped on it

[@carlcushmanhybels8159]

Correct.

[@FoxyWT245]

thank you so much for blurring senna's crash

[@SRFDriver]

3:16 Umm, your table missed the fourth one. I probably don't have to tell you who's missing.

[@markvisconti4507]

And they were allowed to accelerate, brake, and shift however they wanted with no time penalties...like f-n crazy talk. Now, everyone gets a gold star, a trophy, and a teddy bear.

[@Worklikeyoushouldbe]

Mankind always learns the hard way...

[@mickrise]

That most horrific death you mentioned was of Roger Williamson, not Roger Williams.

[@beeemm2578]

I cant believe it took so long to get a halo. Its such a complete, obvious no brainer.

[@locuszin]

Finally... I missed your voice man😂😂

[@DailyFuelUp]

Hahahah I missed you too mate 😉

[@backseatbroadcasting2356]

I like the Group B thumbnail lmao

[@alimantado373]

Fafe Portugal.

[@johngeren1053]

It's a good thing that Forghieri was designing Ferraris rather than Enzo, if the quote about aero is accurate. Ferrari actually fitted the first free standing rear wing in F1 at the 1968 Dutch GP.

[@NRSRACINGNETWORK]

that thumbnail was from group b

[@AdrusFTS]

man, thank you for removing the footage of the 1977 south Africa accident

[@rickrolled7930]

I watched the full recording in what was probably 360p quality because yes. Usually i'm not traumatized by these kinds of stuff, i can take someone get hit by a car on screen without having any issues afterwards, but i must admit that was gruesome when i first watched it. Got stuck in my head for a couple good hours. However, that was fully on the marshall. You can't run across a track with cars going flat out and expect not to get hit. Idk what was he thinking.

[@AdrusFTS]

@@rickrolled7930 exactly what happened to me, and yeah, it was his fault

[@vince065us.2]

Thank God for Sir Jackie Stewart's campaign for safety improvements in racing.

[@chaoszombie9995]

Aviation is much like Formula one in the 70s.. nothing changed until tragedy strikes :( may the departed forever rest in peace 🥺

[@geoprancer]

why did you take slap’s insanity of group b rally video and make it about F1 in the 70s, same with the thumbnail. You just replaced the 037 with a f1 car

[@paularnold1930]

The FIA and eccelson didn't care Jackie Stewart had to campaign for years for basic improvement like doctor and medical facilities

[@medler2110]

It was Bernie Ecclestone who got Prof Sid Watkins in to F1 to improve and standardise the medical treatment of drivers at circuits. He also helped push for other safety improvements, also without the money his deals brought into the sport there would have been little pressure on circuits to improve, but the threat of losing of a lucrative F1 race focused their minds.

[@kazutoriyama5142]

my prediction for the future of F1 : we'll remake old F1 like (weight, length, etc.) and the pilots will control them in a simulator who control the car at a distance. So no need for safety, and we will resolve overtake problem and step up in ingieniery.

[@billrichards3415]

Not to mention Mark Donohue’s crash/death is a total lack of disrespect… He and a field marshal died in 1975 during a practice lap in 1975 at Austrian Grand Prix.

[@pitbullfamilydog6134]

These heros lost their life to create a safer environment for the future of f1 racing. Thats why their names will be forever remember.

[@FranceFamily-ef9pg]

i love your content😁

[@DailyFuelUp]

Appreciate the support mate ❤️

[@timomomomo969]

The best thing about this era is that it forced drivers to unite and insist on proper safety measures. Some of these guys died unnecessarily because the track medical facilities were nonexistent. People like to talk about what a badass Niki Lauda was for getting back into his Ferrari while still recovering from a horrific crash. Well - read his book and you’ll realize he doesn’t wear that like a badge of honor; his pride came from (among winning) forcing change and getting F1 and the teams to treat their drivers justly. Courageous survivors like Stewart and Lauda forced F1 out of the dark ages. Unfortunately, some “fans” still watch racing for the accidents.

[@andrewmeadows2596]

Struck Price on the helmet 😂😂

[@caieramachado4830]

Ayrton Senna 1st of May, 1994. Imola.

[@jbrown7403]

It really is pretty amazing that SO FEW drivers died in the 70s. RIP. True gladiators, all!

[@AmericasChoice]

The drivers knew the dangers and drove accordingly, there was a lot more respect between drivers in those day because they had to trust each other because of the risk involved...

[@alistersutherland3688]

The 60s were pretty bad too. Often there were no barriers, run-off areas, or even armco. Like at the old Nurburgring where they were literally racing through the forest with trees lining each side of the track. It is Jackie Stewart who really got the ball rolling on safety. Not just for the drivers, but also the marshals, spectators, as pit crews. He received mountains of criticism at the time, from fans but mostly and most vociferously the press, who started calling him as well as some other drivers cowards for wanting to ensure they could get out of a car if it caught fire, and that there be fire extinguishing systems on board. It's not as if rabble in the press were ever going to face the possibility of burning alive in their cars.

[@jimnasium452]

Interesting clip on the Lauda crash. Looks an awful lot like footage from the film Rush.

[@kr79071]

Great cars, great sound, great tracks, great danger and great daredevils as drivers. I would take the motorsports of those times any day over the soft shadow of a sport it became over time. Sadly motorsports is by far not alone with that development.

[@Snotzalotz]

Yeah let’s go back to when drivers were being split in half and burning alive in cars because it was “entertaining” to the fans.. if you think that way you have real problems.. things evolve.. get with the times and shut up.. seriously can’t stand think idiotic view on modern motorsport like there’s somehow no risks and people just want to watch drivers risk their lives like it’s some sort of fight to the death.. it’s a sickening viewpoint.

[@kr79071]

@@Snotzalotz May be sickening to you, to me those are the origins of the sport and I do have a real problem with the "evolution" that has taken place and brought the sport away from those origins. Danger was the first thing that attracted me to motorsports as a kid. Those drivers back then were proper daredevils, which today can almost only be found in motorcycle road racing. The drivers in top divisions today mostly are overpaid Instagram models who bitch about every bit of danger they're exposed to. When I'd "go with the times" I'd denounce everything I appreciated about this sport and other kinds of sports as well. The safety fetishism is all-encompassing now.

[@prestonbacchus4204]

The fans were really at risk back in the old days, for sure. It was crazy.

[@msawyer269]

Anyone know whats going at 2:32 I know that this isn't the 77 tragedy, but still this is very scary

[@mikeb5372]

It's hard to watch this visually. So much is blurred and editing is such a constant borage of short blips that it's almost nauseating

[@cdjhyoung]

You spent far too little time discussing the contributions of Jackie Stewart for fighting for the lives of the drivers of Formula One. He organized driver boycotts at some circuits to force removal of demonstrative safety issues. He did that in Can Am having a large tree removed from the run off area of a turn by getting the drivers to boycott the Sunday race. The tree was removed and was the site of a major two car accident that would have more than likely killed the two drivers if the race had been held with that tree in place. He was also instrumental in the development and forced adoption of safety helmets and fire suits. The race organization, owners and builders had zero interest in the safety of the drivers. They nearly considered them disposable. Stewart fought hard to change that. We all have a favorite driver. John Young 'Jackie' Steward is mine.

[@jakubsamoowka7459]

A lot of things are correct for a short video, but the deeper you go, the more often you are wrong and you quote random facts to the previously stated thesis. Johen Rindt's example, this car was designed with aero in mind, and for the monza they removed the spoilers to have less aerodynamic drag, the car was mega unstable because it was not how it was conceptualized, e.g. his teammate did not want to drive this configuration - you are right that safety was not something they were worried about, but why did the accident happen? Here the sequence of events and logic already contradict BTW lighter cars today may be safer than what we have, before 2010 they weighed less than 600 kg. The impact force and subsequent effects are due to kinetic energy and momentum, mass here does not help, just the opposite

[@adamspevack8939]

with the idea that young men as young as 17 can handle a F1 car then to me they are not hard enough to drive, I watch your excellent video on the crazy rallying and your comment that the drivers brains/eyes could not keep up with the speed of the cars thus could have tunnel focus thus the danger....F1 to me should be like that, I remember Nigel (Mansell) often absolutely knackered after a race and now, if the cars were really as challenging as that with modern safety - then that is how I see F1 should be.

[@RichardMcLaren]

Well, that just demonstrates your complete lack of understanding of modern F1 cars.

[@adamspevack8939]

@@RichardMcLaren fair enough that's your view...but for me the cars are on a knife edge and that it is a challenge to extract every ounce of skill to drive them, separates these drivers from the most of us, if a 17 year old can drive one, then maybe this is not the case....anyway if I had my way, I would have the cars shape wise, closer to those in the 60's with the modern protection where they were smaller and because of i.e thinner tyres and less downforce, they could drift and slide the cars and 2-3 abreast so the older circuits still were relevant ,,,but that is me and my understanding, yours is fair enough, but different..hey ho, the fun of being audience and knowing what is best from the view of an armchair watcher...

[@Snotzalotz]

You think f1 should be so fast and uncontrollable that drivers are physically unable to drive the cars safely? 17 years olds can drive f1 cars because they spend their whole life’s in single seaters being readied for f1.. not because they cars are easy to drive.. the cars were much easier to drive back in the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s because they were less technical and more like a go kart than todays f1 cars, they were just a lot more dangerous and has little safety features.. you need to be able to control todays cars while having to go at insane speeds to actually corner them .. so your comment is completely wrong and idiotic.. but people hate change and are ruled by nostalgia.

[@richmanwisco]

As Senna's death was the wake up call for F1, it took another 7 years before NASCAR finally got religion after it lost its most famous driver, Dale Earnhardt. Part of NASCAR's problem was that there was a culture that dated back to the 50's about how drivers were these grizzled old moonshiners who couldn't be bothered with safety gear. Earnhardt himself eschewed the full face helmets that were becoming commonplace. Ironically, his helmet would contribute to his death at Daytona.

[@Racers-Setup-Guide]

To say the drivers back then had little experience compared to now is ridiculous to say. The F1 drivers of the 1960s and 1970s tended to have far more experience racing in many different series and cars. Multiple drivers took a step backwards moving to F1 from series like Can-Am, where the rules were the cars had to have four wheels and fenders, and were faster than F1. Hell there are modern drivers who have made it to F1 with way less experience

[@christophemartin699]

Frenchman Jo Schlesser's death in 1968 had many of the ingredients mentioned in this video. Obsolete track, way to dangerous for fast cars (Rouen-Les-Essarts), age and F1 experience of the driver (Schlesser was 40, was an experienced racer but it was only his first Grand Prix onboard an F1), and to top it off, insanely dangerous car that was not properly tested and that had a magnesium body (Honda RA302). John Surtees refused to drive it, so Honda managed to find a poor soul willing to risk his life. Shameful.