Formula One's INSANE & HOT Dallas Grand Prix

[@kenmograd2009]

Ayrton Senna, frustrated that he hit a barrier on Lap 47, told his race engineer “I can’t understand how I did that. I was taking that corner as I did normally. The wall must have moved somehow.” After Senna persuaded his team to check the barrier in question, they discovered that it had indeed moved between two and four tenths of an inch onto the racing line because of a previous crash.

[@fluffskunk]

True F1 lore.

[@jbj7599]

​@@fluffskunkthe stuff people will believe lol

[@mickangio16]

His story and he's stickin' to it!

[@ariefmuhammad3850]

Hearing Darian going nuts in 9:16 make me laughing my ass of. Great job as always

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

5:30 yep, Ken has done IndyCar races, Trans-Am Series races, IMSA races, and so on. A motorsports reporter who has mainly done NASCAR! Rest in Peace, Ken!

[@FlashoftheBlades]

The same can be said about Mike Joy, whose resume includes IMSA races on ESPN and Fox Sports Net’s F1 coverage from 1998 to 2000, with 5-time Le Mans winner Derek Bell joining him in the booth and Peter Windsor in the pits, barring any scheduling conflicts.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@FlashoftheBlades and Mike called some IndyCar races as well on SPEED Vision (I believe) and on CBS! The resumes for Mike is pretty much next level!

[@sharpbleydz500]

Darian's biggest enemies 1. Jason Jacoby 2. J.J. Yeley 3. The frickin' 98 car in the 1992 Mountain Dew 500 at Hickory 4. The frickin' carcassed remains of Derek Warwick in Dallas 1984

[@cseabrook3]

98 car at the 92 Mountain Dew 500?

[@jessiehenry5405]

@@cseabrook3 yes

[@sennadesillva]

@@jessiehenry5405 Thank you. This has been the most informative comment I have ever read on this channel.

[@FlashoftheBlades]

@@cseabrook3 For what reason?

[@Coolbreeze0988]

9:17 bruh the tone change had me sent 🤣

[@NoHacksTSR]

That yelling hurt my ears. Rip ear bud users. Why the hell are you yelling like that ? This video isn’t up to your regular quality. Sorry but this is disappointing .

[@NormalAustin]

GET IT OFF THE TRACK!!!!!

[@slayori.designs]

A little unknown fact: the reason Keke Rosberg was relatively unbothered by the heat was that he had a water cooled skull cap.

[@SiVlog1989]

Stefan Bellof is a candidate for a "Gone too Soon," video. In the very wet Monaco Grand Prix of 1984, while remembered for "the arrival of Ayrton Senna," it also featured an even more impressive drive by Bellof. German driver Bellof was driving a car even less likely to challenge for wins than Senna, a naturally aspirated Tyrrell. He had just barely made the grid when his team mate, a certain Martin Brundle, crashed heavily in qualifying for that race, meaning that not only would Brundle be unable to race, due to a concussion (he had no memory of making his way back to the pits and when asked by his team if he was okay to drive again, he asked which race track is it) but Bellof took the last starting slot on the grid. By the time the race was stopped, Bellof was up to third and closing on Senna in second. Why isn't it shown on the record books you may ask? It had nothing to do with what Bellof himself did wrong, but the Tyrrell team were retroactively excluded from the entire season of 1984 by not only running their cars under weight, but they topped up their cars weight with up to 140lbs of Lead Shot. Though he was denied any points he scored in 1984, as part of the exclusion, those in the know knew that Tyrrell had an equally exceptional talent in their midst. 1985 was a better year in that he was actually allowed to keep his points, scoring a best finish of 4th in Detroit, but on September 1st that year, tragedy would strike. At the same time as he was competing in F1, Bellof was also competing to a high level in Sports Car Racing, including winning the Sports Car World Championship in 1984 and setting a lap record at the Nurburgring Nordshleiffe that stood until 2018, and on September 1st 1985, Bellof unfortunately met his end. While competing in the Spa 1000KM, on the 78th lap, Bellof was racing Belgian driver (former Grand Prix driver and Le Mans legend) Jacky Ickx as the pair approached Eau Rouge. The two touched at the bottom of the hill, sending both cars into the barrier to their left, but Bellof's car got the worst of it. After hitting a secondary wall beyond the tyre barrier, Bellof's car caught fire. Although the fire was extinguished and Bellof was extracted from the car within 40 minutes, he was pronounced dead at hospital. He was only 27 years old

[@AutoRockinRacing94]

Welcome to 80s F1! Where cars can be left as is, even if it's inconvenient and dangerous.

[@austinemms9772]

Do you know how hot 150 degrees Fahrenheit is? It’s 65.5 degrees Celsius! If you win a race in that heat, you shouldn’t just win a trophy, you should get to own the damn track!

[@sundaxe10]

ok and your point is? nothing?

[@austinemms9772]

@@sundaxe10 I’m just saying how insane the feat of racing in that heat is for all of the drivers involved. And that’s before getting into how hot an F1 cockpit can get during a race.

[@testpilotian3188]

@@austinemms9772that was the track surface temperature? No?

[@Dreded100]

That was the track surface temperature.... The video clearly showed the air temperature was "only" 100 degrees. Texas gets ridiculously hot in July, but not 150 degrees hot.

[@speedhunter7156]

​@@Dreded100You do realize that 150°F track temp will radiate off of the asphalt and back up into the car right??? So engine, transmission, tires, your body all take that extra heat as well

[@megumei044]

8:42 HUH HUH HUHhhh had me absolutely dead 😂

[@jc1424]

iconic Darian line "GET OFF THE TRACK! GET OFF THE TRACK!" lives on

[@chrisguardiano6143]

A fun fact about this race is that it was aired live on CBS which was very rare at the time as only the races that were aired on ESPN were aired live. In addition to ESPN, ABC, NBC & CBS all aired F1 races but on tape delay during this time period & only showed the beginning & end of the race while they aired other sports in between. The only exception to this was if a race was held in the US in which case they would show the race live. The main reason why F1 had so many TV partners during this time period was because like NASCAR before the 2001 TV deal, F1 basically let the tracks (or GP organizers in the case of street circuits) decide who would air the GP that weekend. For many of them doing a deal with one of the "Big 3" TV networks in the US was not worth it due to the tape delay aspect & decided going with ESPN (even though it was a cable station) was the better option in terms of getting revenue from TV ratings. By 1988, the majority of tracks had deals with ESPN & Bernie decided to simply give them the full rights to F1 which they held until 1997 when SPEED/Fox Sports Regional Networks (today Bally Sports) got the rights.

[@davelikesbacon]

Rumor has It Warwick's car is still sitting in that turn

[@Ultimate23Dragon]

My knowledge of Formula 1 is limited, but this to me solidified Nigel Mansell as probably the toughest driver in F1 history. What many don't realise is that darker clothing retains heat more than lighter clothing _(Know this from experience)._ So his firesuit would have retained even more heat within it on top of the very hot day. A lot of modern drivers today wouldn't be able to handle it. So imagine all that on top of pushing a car. Thinking about it typing my thoughts out, I've come to the realization that Nigel is extremely lucky to not go through what Kasey Kahne has.

[@shadowgt-bc1xk]

He was tough but a nightmare to work with and complained about everything at lotus he complained at Ferrari he was so convinced they were favouring Prost that he retired and even when he came back to Williams he tried to ban the reserve driver from the Williams garage because he was afraid he’d take his seat

[@aldouscoroza]

Holding an F1 Race in Texas in the Brutal Summer Heat and at a Track with one of the most Horrible Layouts ever was a Recipe for Disaster in 1984

[@ppaauull3854]

chat gpt ass reply

[@fluffskunk]

Dallas in 1984 100% had the capacity to make this a night race under artificial lighting, but no one had done such a thing for a street track before, it wasn't even a thought. Heck, they didn't even get a crane to remove cars like Warwick's Renault.

[@Limegreenedragon]

This was the 80's and night racing wasn't a thing yet

[@SiVlog1989]

For all the heat that day in Dallas, it isn't the hottest race in F1 history. That honour goes to the 2005 Bahrain Grand Prix. On race day, the air temperature was 42.6°C (108.7°F) and the track temperature was a whopping 56°C (133°F). Although in the 21 years (at the time) since the Dallas Grand Prix, drivers have come on leaps and bounds in terms of fitness and ability to endure the heat, nonetheless, there were still drivers who desperately needed hydration afterwards or even during the race (Mark Webber, for example, had a bottle of water passed to him during one of his pit stops). Even race winner, Fernando Alonso, remarked about the heat, saying "it was probably the hottest race I've done in my career". This race played a factor in the decision to switch the race to a night race from 2014

[@fluffskunk]

For anyone wondering why Prost would just pull over and get out for a puncture, F1 at the time only payed points for positions 1 thru 6. In that miserable heat, suddenly finding himself out of points contention, there was nothing to race for. Also he's a bit of a dick.

[@anttisalmi242]

Knowing Rosberg, he was probably more eager to light up a cigarette than getting something to drink...

[@NASCARDOG9]

9:15 LOL 😂 BFM you are the best Motorsports KZbinr

[@TexasNightmare24]

The summers here in texas could turn a 2 hour race into a endurance race somehow

[@TheLIMREPORT]

The race that ended Martin Brundle's career. This was his Johnny Herbert. Imagine if he was fit, he could have been world champion and not just the guy doing the grid walk. He pushed Senna more than any other driver in junior formulae. Probably was better than Mansell and Warwick at the time.

[@brandspro]

How did it end his career when he was racing in F1 for a decade after this?

[@unlimitedricepudding7826]

@@brandsproThink he meant that after the crash, he was never the same driver again. There’s a few drivers in F1 specifically who seemingly “lost it” after returning from injury

[@r7coo]

He was as good as Bellof & of course he nearly won in Detroit.

[@LucasOliveira-tt2ll]

1984 was quite a quirky season, lots of races of attrition, lost points, controversy and the championship decided by half a point. Also interesting to see that Ghinzani his sole 2 points in his career as a backmarker

[@jdhaase1417]

A new side of animation out of the narrator. Great history on F1. I’ve been a race fan since mid 60’s but wasn’t aware of the sack smoker race in Dallas. Doesn’t look like those cars ever saw that kind of heat.

[@JakeFromFarm243jdbalXD0-2gNhsC]

I love every single one of your videos, they're always so interesting to watch and very informative and entertaining. Never stop, keep it up, and I can't wait for the next one

[@FlashoftheBlades]

Incredibly, this isn’t the only race meeting to take place at Addison Park. A shorter version of the track that F1 raced on served as the site of a Trans-Am race in 1988. It was either the second or third race of the season and was significant for Hurley Haywood winning in an Audi 200 Quattro, the first win for an AWD system in such a major production car race. Even though this race was held earlier in the year, Haywood said that the track was very slippery. He basically cruised for much of the race, looking after the car and staying out of trouble. Because of the AWD, he could put the car anywhere he wanted to and get away with doing just about anything that nobody could do in the predominantly RWD field. If they did, they would’ve crashed.

[@LawrenceW78]

Whenever I talk about bringing a NASCAR street race to Dallas, people often point this race out to me as to why it isn't possible to do a street race in Dallas ala the Chicago street race

[@willengland7336]

9:15 RIP Headphone Users

[@isthatrubble]

if they hadn't had the support races and had made it a lit night race, the track might have been okay and the heat not as bad. wouldn't have solved the track design problems but it would have been better than nothing.

[@senorsoupe]

Chris Econimaki's shorts on the broadcast were one of the biggest crimes of the race lol. Also this was the last points finish for Osella. (And the only points they ever scored where there was a full grid)

[@earnshaw5]

You should do the official f1 season review dvd commentary, really enjoyed your sarcasm 😂

[@jefferyrobertson7520]

Could Imagine IndyCar Racing At Dallas Fort Worth Texas Fair Park Street Course From The 80s And Early 90s Thanks For Uploading

[@jessiehenry5405]

Formula 1 race in Dallas wasn't going to Work like you trying to get out of 1993

[@fluffskunk]

I'm such a fan of William Honda's racing team.

[@Matt.m6]

How dare you mock the legend that is Murray Walker

[@didgereemedia194]

Would you ever consider a video about an Australian event? Perhaps an Australian Grand Prix, maybe the 1992 Bathurst, Peter Brock or other topics? I'm a viewer from Australia BTW

[@AlonsoRules]

The Monaco GP that year was even worse than Dallas but that one wasn't dropped from the calendar. 40 years later, Monaco is still on the calendar.

[@stevenkilsdonk2046]

It's interesting to see a patch of silver on the top of Piquet's helmet. I bet it's trying to reflect the sunlight to keep his head cooler, the same way some sportscars will chrome the roof even today.

[@aaronlewellen5]

Wtf!! Talk about giving it the old college try, straight passing out pushing that car wow major props!!

[@TheLIMREPORT]

Poor Nigel. Yup this was a farce. Can you do the old Vegas circuit?

[@C-WiL]

Great Video

[@Mclarenboy100]

7:56 You've missed out a horrifying little tidbit about this clip of Huub Rothengatter retiring from the Grand Prix. His car sprung a fuel leak, jettisoning petrol into his cockpit, and that combined with the insane Texas heat forced him to rush to a spectator stand to get them to pour water over his, ahem, ~nether regions~, as there was quite the burning sensation thanks to the heat + the fuel.

[@solecreator4844]

@11:13 I saw in a other video that the broken cars couldn't be lifted off the track, because the Dallas track wasn't suitable to do so.

[@crystalracing4794]

That looked fun... especially for Nigel Mansell

[@Syntax_E770R99]

f1 before COTA

[@master-kq3nw]

This was dangerous track no overtakes

[@jok3r906]

Check out the Vegas race that took place in the parking lot of the Ceasers Palace parking lot...

[@ray.shoesmith]

GET IT OFF THE TRACK!!!

[@alaricbragg7843]

Should have been held at night under floodlights.

[@codyC423]

@8:40 don't do my boy Murray Walker like that

[@Hammerhead547]

You missed one of the most interesting stories from this race: When ayrton senna crashed out he went back too the garage area and got balled out by his team principal for wrecking the car, senna's response was too simply say that "the wall moved" which made his boss "positively incandescent with rage". So when they went out to get the car after the race ayrton came along armed with a tape measure and it turned out he was indeed correct, the force of another car's impact had moved the concrete block approximately 5/8th's of an inch into the racing line and the rear tire of his car had clipped it causing him to spin and crash out.

[@SaberToothLawnTigers]

What the heck, I just watched the re cap of this race last night 😅

[@Jasongilliar]

Hell yeah awsome dude

[@toyland12]

I watched that race 40 years ago today on TV.

[@ic3man]

12:22 I thought Tyre that was ai for a second

[@ic3man]

10:39 a thinner Tyre did not “give Alain the edge.” If you get the joke, good for you.

[@redfox_84]

"Carol" Shelby 🤦‍♂

[@e93sports80]

Nice!

[@747withnobump]

14 Seconds bruh im here.

[@ald1144]

Well, at least F1 learned its lesson about holding races in cities with brutal summer heat. Oh wait.... Phoenix, Arizona 1989... in JUNE. You gotta be kidding me!

[@sleepysxb7710]

dallas, tx mentioned lets goooo 🔥🔥🔥

[@williamseaman176]

9:15 GET IT OFF THE TRACK!

[@silicosick]

HEY WHY IS THAT CAR STILL ON THE TRACK

[@master-kq3nw]

Beacuse in the 80s nobody move cars from the track

[@stampede122]

@12:23 LOL!! perfect fit!!

[@cseabrook3]

It was 90 with an expected high of 104

[@marguskiis7711]

I like the using music of british band Alan Parsons Project.

[@isaachernandez2592]

Hey i go to that state fair every year.

[@BMK500]

You want chaos? May I suggest the 2017 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

[@Skaloody]

When I saw that stranded car on the track for the first time in this vid I was like "huh? whys it still ther-" "GET IT OFF THE DAM TRACK"

[@brandensimmons653]

I've never seen so many cars left and not picked up

[@El-Berto]

I think Texas was one of the richest states during the 80s becuase of oil or something....(I only remember tgis because of the Friday Night Lights book)...maybe this was a reason too?

[@reachforthetop9]

That was perhaps a reason, but Formula One was trying everything it could (read: threw all its spaghetti at the wall) in the 1980s to try and make the American market work. While Watkins Glen is viewed nostalgically by many F1 fans today, the track was in very bad repair, lacked many safety features like modern medical facilities, sufficient run-off, or secure barriers (RIP Francois Cevert & Helmutt Koinigg); it lost its race after 1980 by going bankrupt instead of paying its sanctioning fees. Caesars Palace was a money-losing farce loathed by drivers and teams. Long Beach had established a reputation as America's answer to Monaco, but its promoter switched to the equally popular (but cheaper to sanction) CART circus instead. Detroit's 1980s circuit around the Ren Center (vastly different than the current Detroit track) was inane, bumpy as hell, and nearly as hot as Dallas; the race later switched to CART and moved to a new street layout on Belle Isle. Dallas was, well, (gestures to video). A New York Grand Prix around the World's Fair grounds at Corona Park was stillborn in 1985 and never revived. And finally, the Streets of Phoenix would have been too cramped for more than 20,000 fans, although famously so few fans actually showed up in 1991 (the last US Grand Prix until 2000) that the Grand Prix was allegedly outdrawn by a local ostrich race.

[@shoey6123]

The only F1 face with a McDanald's in show

[@jbj7599]

Drivers didnt strike in 05, they werent allowed to race

[@sportsfan09yt]

except 6 cars

[@andypowell4702]

Track layout was weird, still 100x better than any Tilke track. Brutal heat was the issue but ill take some unpredictable outcomes and surprises over anything F1 has shown as "racing" over the last decade. Just watch the first two laps of an F1 race and you're good cause now you know who won.

[@sportsfan09yt]

9;16 if mazepin didnt do that instead of this i wonder what would

[@SportsDudeBS_]

Racing in Dallas has and will always be a disaster unfortunately

[@master-kq3nw]

Only one grand prix

[@DC322]

Even worst than the Detroit F1 street circuit. COTA was eventually built years later and is a legit F1 circuit.

[@Doseofrandomweekly]

👇Like if you like f1

[@danlowe8684]

If you had invested $500 in Climate Credits in 1984, you would be a multi-billionaire today.

[@jedistys]

Keke Rosberg \o/ - Torille

[@master-kq3nw]

One of most craziest race ever 😅 🌞 piqet said i dont who will fall apart before drivers track or cars, la fitte go in pyamas on practice Early morning ,,115 f mansel push car on start line ,,,this track were so dangerous walls too clase unforgettable race

[@iracingdriver9]

darian, it is pronounced key-key, not k-k

[@jbj7599]

That bothered me!

[@TheNewChevyRoll48]

When in doubt just leave the car where it stands. What could possibly go wrong?

[@NoHacksTSR]

You made fun of Warwick for messing up a corner but it was his suspension failing. Don’t give false information man… doesn’t make you look good

[@testpilotian3188]

Nigel could have had a fantastic acting career, but he choose motor racing instead.

[@charliewakely8585]

Nice video. Two very minor points, not to criticise but just in case you end up doing another 1980s F1 video. It's Williams not William, and Keke (as in Rosberg) is pronounced "Keckie" not "KayKay". Good video though.

[@jaylagaskins5049]

😱😱😱😱😱❤❤❤❤❤

[@handsomedevil4928]

Marty Robbins

[@BardelystheMagnificent]

Marty Robbins

[@nembokid19]

Bro using f1 to make more views

[@brandspro]

Would have been a much better video without the cutesy commentary. No need for it. Just tell us what happened.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

That Williams was an ugly car and Rosberg said it was a pig to drive.

[@kevinwilliamson9905]

Fart stink salad