The Clive James Grand Prix Show - Classic F1 Documentary

[@markbennett9787]

Brilliant Clive James, just the right combination of genuine interest, humour and cynicism that we all used to love him for.

[@comptonsamuel]

Yeah, Clive James was brilliant! Glad to have him as part of my childhood

[@srxt6758]

His F1 season reviews were rly boring... Its like he was commenting a Monthy Python sketch. Made it look like some mario kart show...

[@seany3d]

well said it was great to watch

[@MohamedLamkhizni]

​@@srxt6758maybe cause you are boring life and see evrything is boring lol😂🤣❄️🤡

[@MohamedLamkhizni]

​@@srxt6758OK zoomer

[@cobar5342]

Clive James' wit was very special. That he applied it to F1 was a gift for us

[@johnm8224]

Clive James was an absolute legend. Biting wit and hugely informative. Sadly missed.

[@micsunday14]

He certainly had a unique, funny and insightful take on anything he turned his attention to.

[@michaeldellorso889]

This era of cars were so great to watch

[@mohamedalkaboom]

Its over now. Gone gone gone

[@jetcity18]

I remember this! The 95 season has to be my absolute favourite period of F1; the teams, the cars, the drivers. Awesome to see it again.

[@davidellis5135]

I have never seen this documentary, but it's really fascinating, I don't know if it was ever shown on itv in the nineties , but it's really good I think the late 70s to the early 2000s was F1s golden era .

[@happyhadi22]

This is GOLD, Mr. Clive James, hats off to you sir.

[@simonacuthbert1]

The world is a less intelligent place without a man of the calibre of Clive James.

[@DarcyCrumb]

F1 history. How things have changed. This is fantastic

[@mohamedalkaboom]

Changed for the worse. Far worse

[@rrcsl6366]

Clive was incredible, funny, witty, observant, intelligent and more than that he was just wonderful with his use of the English language and engaging the audience

[@hugoagogo9435]

Wish we still had Clive today. A proper presenter.

[@johnfrench7452]

It was a lot more work to produce a video of this quality back in the days before... well, back in the day. A masterpiece by a master craftsman featuring master craftsmen driving masterfully crafted, state of the art machines.

[@davidphilips5543]

What a treat, great video. Clive James always got it right between being witty and taking the pee. 95 was an interesting year, Barrichelo and Irvine hated each other, the other memory of this year was Murray Walker forever going on and on about how good Schumacher was!

[@mintythemoose]

I remember this from the day. Clive James was an amazing broadcaster, as this excellent documentary presented the world of 1990s F1. How young everyone looked!

[@RSXLad]

Clives use of language related to his subject matter is absolutely incredible. And he makes it sound so easy.

[@Trevisio]

So much better than what we are used to now

[@siwynjones]

If they’d held Grands Prix for journalism, Clive James would’ve had the number 1 on his typewriter season after season. How lucky we were to have witnessed his genius. Great upload, Fifth Gear.

[@micsunday14]

Seconded. Excellent upload. Really glad I got to watch it.

[@65thebluehawk]

A few days after this race at 8 am I drunkenly walked into a large fella on an Adelaide footpath at low speed. Clive laughed it off and helped me on my way. Lovely bloke. Could mix equally wit the top end of town and even me. Thanks Clive.

[@djvycious]

Clive was THE MAN. Dryest humor ever! he and Irvine seemed to get on well.

[@jezzter4293]

OMG the memories, I started working in F1 in 1996. It's not an easy job. This Clive James video gave me the confidence to push on .... for another 17 years in the Sport. RIP Clive James, brilliant human being. Thank you

[@scottamberson8259]

"Bag pipes entertainment instead of torture" Laughed myself to tears! A posthumous 'Thank you' for a great show from this first time watcher.

[@GarryMcGovern]

Ahhh man, I was at this one! I was backpacking at the time and arrived in Oz in April 95: one of my best 'claim to fames' was that I was at the last GP in Adelaide and the first GP in Melbourne (actually ended up at 2 GP's in Melbourne, as the company I got a job with got my visa extended, so stayed in Oz for 20 months!). Damn, this is mad.... I cannot believe this was nearly 29 years ago...... where the hell did it all go???? (Oh, and I'm now 52, just in case anyone was wondering!! 🤣🤣)

[@rowan6207]

That’s awesome 🙌

[@1greenMitsi]

'The world you grew up in no longer exists'

[@Mogzilla86]

old git

[@sorenstirling8795]

Pure class, the ultimate Aussie

[@BenR-wh8dv]

The 90's were the "golden years" of F1 imho. (and I'm very grateful that I was there to witness them) Great to see and hear Mr. Clive James in his optimal form as always!

Aye, very true. The last great days of the sport!

[@justinwalker4475]

clive james was brilliant i loved his show

[@dmg8530]

brilliant documentary, thanks for uploading this!

[@fydrautha]

Clive was an absolute savage! One of the best ever to cover the sport.

[@samuelgarrod8327]

He was a television journalist, he never 'covered' F1 .

[@MrSniperfox29]

@@samuelgarrod8327 He did three of the season reviews in the 80's

[@MizzesB]

We miss you Clive James......well I know I do. Legend.

[@dalyjuice24]

Thanks for posting. Clive James is the consumate entertainer. His love for F1 always shines. And showcasing Adelaide is a bonus for me.

[@tobysemler]

James was a first class writer, journalist, comedian and entertainer. He could make interesting even something as dull as cars driving around fast. Thanks for the upload.

[@GuentherSteiner92923]

Since when was cars driving around fast "dull"

[@tobysemler]

@@GuentherSteiner92923 Not sure if serious...

[@SouthCoastLimited]

Thanks for posting - how I wish we in little old Adelaide still had the F1 GP 😪 greets from South Australia.

[@knight2425]

I used to go to the Adelaide race and have been to the Melbourne but Adelaide had so much more than Melbourne, the track was better, the atmosphere was better but more importantly the racing was better

Melbourne is so dull. Street circuits are always amazing and it's such a shame it got abandoned.

[@MrNinjaFish]

Clive James, one of the greatest Australians of all time possibly. He did the reviews for 82, 84 and 86, all reccommended. Also did a wide variety of telly programmes for god knows how many years.

[@DelKshares]

His 86 review is hilarious

[@nathanwilliams2152]

@@DelKshares- I loved his ‘82 review, especially the one of the German Grand Prix that year, when Piquet and Salazar came to blows

[@FranciscoFJM]

His season reviews are the best ones from the 80s, the rest are awful

[@MrNinjaFish]

@@FranciscoFJM 81 and 87 were reasonable. But Clive was just leagues above the rest. I'd pay for a statue of him

[@TheKievKen]

And don't forget the excellent one he did with Stirling Moss, where he had to learn how to drive a car, and then race it in Australia. It's here on YT.

[@alistairmills7608]

I was there standing on the corner of the corner of Flinders and Hut Street photographing with the Italian F1 photographer Rossi. It was sickening when we heard that Mika Häkkinen had crashed and was struggling for life.

[@BurtSampson]

this is a really, really good bit of video.

[@petesmitt]

Hakkinen was dying before intensive care specialists at the scene did a tracheotomy to allow him to breathe, as the base of his skull had been crushed; at the hospital, Mika received a new Australian medical technique that kept oxygen flowing to the brain after a significant head injury; this allowed him to fully recuperate.

[@-BuddyGuy]

Yes they called it a brain pump and when they pumped the gas through his brain it allowed his brain cells to recuperate and eventually begin talking to each other and when they did the first thing the brain cells realised as a collective (or brain if you will) was that brain pumps are a good idea and if you don't use one at the appropriate moment you could wind up brainless. Now Hakkinen and his brain live a full life together and the only sign anything medical was ever done are two small in/out ports on his skull, some pipework, and a brain inspector that follows him around everywhere.

[@micsunday14]

​@@-BuddyGuy lolol

[@meilstone]

Amazing how he became a two-time F1 World Champion after being so close to death. Senna wasn't as lucky... But he had already become a legend before.

[@Rallyman2222]

That specialist who kept him from dying on the scene was the legendary Sid Watkins.

[@petesmitt]

@@Rallyman2222 Wrong; there were 2 local doctors onsite who saved his life. The first was Jerome Cockings, an intensive care specialist. The second was Stephen Lewis, a neurosurgeon.

[@AgendaPeterenJudith]

What a classic! Just getting damon and michael together next to eachother at the high of their rivalry! And then asking "damon what do you think of michael?"😅

Cut to a thought bubble from Damon with him strangling Michael as per Homer strangling Bart 😂

[@jctheU.G.SafariBigGamecat]

Clive James was awesome 👌 ❤

[@leoa4c]

If you can, please download this video before KZbin removes it. Clive James' videos keep getting harder and harder to find.

[@krazykkarl]

Do you know how to download? I don't know how

[@tj_enju]

In 1996, we just had what seemed like hrs n hours of f1 racing, this was a nice overview

[@adamclark-lynch6068]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for sharing!

[@stevetackett581]

Top notch F1 show. Fascinating. I’m a fan of many years and I learned some interesting bits from it

[@RogueCylon]

Clive James was the Everyman, great in his time.

[@johnnyd.9501]

More of this please!!

[@dct1]

Yes !

[@slowerthinker]

This was just brilliant. Only the presence of Murray Walker or Margarita Pracatan could have improved it.

[@MoonSafariFilms]

As a recent F1 fan this is a fantastic time capsule

[@jamie7539]

This is fantastic. A trip back in time 👏🏻

[@jackiechan8840]

Thanks for sharing 5th Gear

[@jackmiller-johnston8689]

6:27 "they'll go on accelerating until they melt". Perfect description of an F1 car

[@Ingens_Scherz]

Clive James. How I miss him!

[@joeandrews7329]

Clive narrated the 1984 and 1986 F1 seasons. From Joe. X

[@RealSweetTom]

Thanks for uploading this.

[@laszlocarreidas9548]

Remarkable uplaoad, thanks!

[@Feta_Cheezz_Montgomery_Burns]

Make the 90s Great Again.

[@mrmeg01]

Clive you where a brilliant presenter

[@thelittlehooer]

"A piece of modern sculpture, propelled by buring money" Clive James brought a touch of class to F1.

[@cryptout]

Great! Loved the insights and the humor.

[@ilovelimpfries]

Watching this in 2024 is wild. This was my childhood.

[@MrSniperfox29]

It's funny, after spending 10 minutes saying how Hill and The Michael would come together, it was The Michael and Alesi who did instead as Hill walked off with the win

[@superbrit3845]

This was when F1 was F1 and not the bore parade racing that we watch today with cars that are twice the size of these back in the 90's.

[@RaymondvanGelderen]

Thanx fifth gear. I enjoyed it very much. Memory lane.

[@blazing_saddles]

27:13 Eddie Irvine says he ignores the glamorous women....I almost choked on my Martini!

[@NicotineRosberg]

As a person who is pretty well versed in English literature, I greatly appreciate this. Never heard of him but I like his style of presentation

[@grahamduncan2843]

Haven't seen this for years!

[@jimmymiddleton1307]

Clive was so good.

[@knight2425]

This era is what got me into F1 and I used to regularly attend the Adelaide Grand Prix, racing today isn’t as entertaining as it was back then I for and the sport has suffered. I might be biased but the Adelaide track was also one of the best in the world and had everything to test the car and driver and gave for great racing where as if you compare it to Melbourne which took this race it’s dull and boring

[@leoa4c]

A Clive James video??? I better save it before KZbin gets rid of it.

[@chrismartin5662]

great vid. thanks for posting.

[@T12RLM]

Really cool. Ive never seen it before 😊

[@goosex3644]

omg that schumi and damon hill interview was so funnny. this whole documentary is poetry

[@donlunn792]

Great Documentary when F1 was fantastic. Not so much now.

[@TheKievKen]

DC so young! Looking like the guys of today.

[@carlosvv5594]

You’ll really miss this era of f1. Its genuine racing, hype is organic, everyone is pushing for advancement of technology and you can really say its the pinnacle of motorsport. Nowadays its all funfare, too much gimmick and the off track happenings is more exciting than the racing itself 😂😂😂

[@mohamedalkaboom]

The Americans took over Formula One. Whatever they touch turns to shit💩

[@jasyamaha]

How good was that. Those where the days.

[@danjo911]

Wonderful

[@Herman-zc7te]

Fantastic

[@Guitarmalade]

They done write em like this anymore.

[@sonicstep]

22:53, Niki's thoughts; One day you'll realise..

[@Atr3ju]

To brzmienie silników jest znacznie lepsze niż w dzisiejszych bolidach.

[@sonicstep]

19:43, typically $50 to 70million for a top team. His budget $25,000,000 (that was way back then).! No wonder he was struggling.

[@Strawberryhill405]

Absolute genius

[@morturiom9651]

4:10 this guy sounds like a big schumi fan

[@joshuabernal7099]

Great video, they def don't make like this anymore

[@Jack-gj3hb]

The most praise adelaide has ever gotten in history

[@araifinn7436]

".. Like any other circus it leaves a circle on the grass."

[@hamzterix]

Decades-long F1 fan and never knew Mika had a serious brain injury. As a Shumi fan, I now have even bigger respect for Hakkinen.

[@carlobalzer3238]

Brilliant good old days Michael schumacher greatest f1 drivers all time

One of, not 'the'.

[@Vokieeeee]

Gosh ! Those Drivers are so Young in this Video ,lol !

[@42DBH]

Drive to survive 1995

[@brunomandusaga]

22:17

[@VinayakPande53]

James was chiding Schumacher for not apologising for his on track collisions in 1995? Uh, two of those collisions were clearly Hill's fault - Silverstone and Monza.

[@jamesstewart1794]

And Adelaide 1994

[@fly5155]

Schumacher isn't British, so everything's his fault.

[@MrSniperfox29]

@@fly5155 Clive James wasn't British either

[@fly5155]

@@MrSniperfox29Clive James lived in Britain for 57 years.

[@mohamedalkaboom]

Umm…champions don’t apologize, they win. The opposite is true of non champs

[@MufflerShop]

35:50 "In Australia, bag pipes count as entertainment instead of tortue" :D

[@brunomandusaga]

8:14

[@whateverrrrrr123]

Miss those real men racing

[@johanboes1]

Fantastic, better than modern f1 that's so boring last 12 years

[@mohamedalkaboom]

Formula One is dead. At least what we knew Formula One to be. Glamour, sexy and dangerous. Those were the end of the golden F1 era

[@blakenormile6880]

George Harrison at 36:42 😮

[@fly5155]

Great documentary. Also another in a litany of examples British journalists completely absolving British drivers of accidents they cause. Ah, a tradition unlike any other.

[@MrSniperfox29]

Only Clive James wasn't British....

[@fly5155]

@@MrSniperfox29He lived in Britain for 57 years...

[@Wizerud]

An American who can’t even understand the age old dynamics of Aussies and Brits who would never apologise for each other. A tradition unlike any other.

[@fly5155]

@@Wizerud4:23, "So far he's come into high-speed contact with Damon three times this season, and he hasn't apologized once." Sure sounds very apologetic toward Brits there, like he's attributing blame to Schumacher for Hill's skill issues. Next I'll be told Hill isn't British either. 🤣

[@audreyperrin320]

Damon has got very old looking when u see this David coulthard looks the same only he has gone gray in 2024

[@blairdunn2175]

Knocks any DTS episode out of the park.

[@FranciscoFJM]

How exactly is this even comparable to DTS

​@@FranciscoFJM What's DTS?

[@FranciscoFJM]

Drive to survive

[@Jesus_H._Tap-DancingChrist]

"The rewards of a racing driver" Shows three pretty sexy women.

[@augnkn93043]

THE former fiancee of David Coulthard last night spoke of her split with the Scottish Formula One driver. Speaking from the Monaco apartment she shared with Coulthard, Andrea Murray, 23, said: ''I do know that David is with someone else now.'' Miss Murray, who was speaking as her former fiance failed to finish at the San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, said: ''I am going to throw myself into my photographic career, which is starting to take off.'' She declined to say why she was in the Monaco apartment, when she had been reported to be in Britain with friends. It will only fuel rumours which abound on the Formula One circuit that her split from the 26-year-old Scot, was far from amicable.

[@joshuabernal7099]

Shumi " I go walking with my dogs , my wife " lol