Matra V12 F1 Jacques Laffite onboard practice at Monza 1978

[@dougheizenrader2280]

I saw the Matra with Jacques Laffite at the Long Beach Grand Prix in 1976. We were stationed at the end of the long back straight, just at the braking point. The sound was otherworldly. All the Cosworth powered cars would come by sounding like, well, Coswworth V8's. Deep throaty rumble. Next came the flat 12 Ferraris. Beautiful, smooth, sounded like a well oiled sewing machine. And then, the Matras! An absolutely ear splitting banshee howl you could ear the full length of the straight. I literally laughed out loud every time they went by! Tingles up the spine! I will never forget that sound, and I have never heard anything its equal since!

[@fabiorocha]

Ganhou apenas um campeonato... Merecia mais!

[@nickplenzick2602]

I had the privilege of hearing the Matra V12 in the 70s at Watkins Glen. I'm sure I lost some of my hearing to that motor and it was worth it. If only F1 sounded like that again !

[@pegaso3terminator75]

Those where the days 12V engine gitanes sound make my day ♥️♥️♥️

[@pellenyberg]

That was F1. Not todays sewing machines. RIP Ronnie! You are stil number one.

[@Pate440]

Han skulle ha blivit världsmästare om han körde nutidens bilar.

[@jeanjacquespotherat6651]

Grand pilote trop vite oublié, Matra V12, marque trop vite oubliée, la grande époque des talents français en F1.

[@1983dmd]

Bien dit!!

[@AmericasChoice]

I didn't forget him. Many others haven't either...

[@MrJeepsters]

Jacques Laffite était, de loin, le plus intelligent et le plus sensé des pilotes français de F1.

[@guitariste47]

This vid is like a dream

[@markeyhendrix]

What a glorious sound ❤

[@csabavarga1974]

The Best Engine Sound,in the World.

[@sugarnads]

I was a renault and Alain Prost fan, but I loved Jacques Laffite. He was awesome. And the Ligiers were beautiful.

[@schmikeMS]

Merci mr Laffite !!!

[@gillesV1227]

This is one of the video new F1 fans should watch just to understand what they are missing

[@bernou840]

un pur regal .merci pour cette melodie et revoir j laffite fait encore plus plaisir.

[@gregbennett4254]

That is a real race car

[@djpalindrome]

Nothing can equal the howl of the Matra V-12

[@Alejandro-yw5ue]

Tremendo sonido ese Matra, y Lafite que piloto merecia mas !!!

[@michelf.5219]

Juste énorme le son de ces moteurs. Quelle nostalgie même si je n'ai pas connu cette époque. C'était vraiment du pilotage et du talent pur, sans aucune forme d'assistance. Et les pilotes avaient du mérite de risquer leur vie chaque week-end de course.

[@jeanpierrebenoist8348]

Raaahhhh la mélodie du V12, ça prends aux tripes !!!!!

[@makototanomura7410]

jラフィーさん、本当に名ドライバーでした。

[@robertturtle]

2:55 The stand on the left side of the straight before the Parabolica, the best view in F1 in my opinion

[@paulbugoni2846]

Was there in 86

[@alfaromeofanclubedinburghuk]

1978

[@terrystevens5261]

@@paulbugoni2846 Was there in 75.

[@robcrockerracing5020]

I'd think the original grandstands outside the second Lesmo curve (more of a sweeper back then) would have been awesome

[@Mic89000]

Magnifique Jacques Laffite ♥ sur la Ligier Matra ‍! On voit sortir devant lui Niki Lauda & John Watson sur Brabham Alfa Romeo ‍🙋‍🏁

[@ferruccioperego4579]

Il "vero" circuito di Monza, punto e basta! La prima variante e le due curve di Lesmo mi fanno venire in mente troppi bei ricordi. Il pubblico ammassato, no non ce la faccio, mi viene da piangere.

[@pascalpinte7241]

Oui, coco un fabuleux pilote de plus sympathique, avec de la personnalité, j'aime bien aussi sa fille, du talent aussi

[@cassiosilva1340]

Wonderful! 🏁

[@gimmeshelter1969]

Wow, that is mechanical music at its best!

[@horizonandsky8989]

A really absolutely Dream Car!!!!!

[@alfaromeofanclubedinburghuk]

Oh yes. Love it too

[@AlainMialet-o6j]

Quel son fabuleux ❤

[@5packplus2]

They ran essentially the same Matra engine at the 24 hours of LeMans in that period.

[@KevAlberta]

Amazing

[@GBURGE55]

I always go back to watching this DVD (yes I still have a player) to view as escapism to the past of my childhood racing fantasy.

[@alain46]

What DVD is it where there's commentary from Mario Andretti? I have Lap of the Gods but that's with Murray Walker.

[@GBURGE55]

@@alain46 my copy of Lap of the Gods has this very narration by Mario Andretti.

[@guitariste47]

I am old enough to have seen a french gp with these type of cars

[@philippem4400]

c était monstrueux à l'époque !!!!!

[@freitas32100]

Isso sim é motor de F1 raiz!!!

[@oldtimer7635]

Fantastic, thank you! : )

[@stuartharrington2126]

Music to my ears 😊xxx

[@johntate5050]

They sounded so much better than today's car and I love the non-existent safety regulations at the start with everyone hanging off the yellow sign lol.

[@martinvestergaard6707]

completely agree. and for me its also the mechanical engineering instead of the more digital modern engineering.

[@markatkinson9963]

I don't think you would if you were in the cockpit

[@heyhags5583]

The sign, I believe from everything I've ever read about Monza, is located off of the track premises. I saw the fans do the same thing to a Pepsi billboard and the description stated that it wasn't within the boundaries of the track. So while the race organizers probably (maybe?) would have prohibited it, it was then up to the local police to enforce any safety measures regarding the climbing of signs. And in all seriousness, they were probably fans too, and I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if one or 2 of those people worked for the police dept. That's Monza, baby

[@RogerioMotta1234]

The equilibrium of car ..perfect 😮

[@malachiasnonato1307]

Acho que foi o último MATRA na F1. Saudades e....................ARREPIOS!

[@bastiancooper-queen1849]

Formidable and amazing, much than today....

[@aureliobrighton1871]

He makes it look easy and fun. At one point in the top revs the engine seem to turn one bank backwards creating that beautiful metallic high pitch friction noise. Like a wheel or prop going so fast it looks as if turning very slowly. Or a Fender DeLuxe on full gain with steaming tubes. J.L. was such a funny man and superb driver. The car extremely beautiful. The Ligier effort fantastic. Merci beaucoup 😊

[@Inazuma68]

That engine blew your ears off. Alfa was also great. By the way he is following Niki Lauda in the No 1 Brabham Alfa

[@t3hgir]

2:00 the acceleration is insane here relative to the car in front

[@MrPizzababy79]

@t3hgir One of the most powerful engine of 70's

[@stefanhopf]

Great escape into 1970s racing !

[@5packplus2]

Oh, I remember those V12s from the late 60,s and 70,s. You could hear them all around the track, including all gear shifts.

[@bigjumpalan7417]

A l'époque je trainais souvent à Magny-Cours et j'ai eu la chance de les approcher, pilote et auto. J'étais étonné de voir le repère sur le compte-tour à 14 000t/mn. J Laffite au rétrogradage envoyait le moteur à ce régime, les ressorts de soupapes était évidemment en conséquence.

[@kimmosalonen5381]

Good engine and Great driver

[@MaistoHelix]

In a sense, at the Time, it was the best package.. But things were different in those Days.. As far as the Matra engine, it was absolutely fantastic and reliable,.. And that sound, especially when shifting back and on breaking, quite special. It sounds like 12 moped engines running at the same Time :-)

[@tem0079]

Current F1 cars are a joke compared to the cars of the 70's, 80's & 90's

[@indyracer56]

However they don’t kill 2 or 3 drivers each year, so there is that.

[@xxxxghostxxxx2052]

@@indyracer56 Sound don't kill driver.

[@razorsharp8549]

Cars don't kill drivers.

[@0Harriz0]

Don't kill. Drive

[@J2540-]

Drive kill don't

[@rodrigonascimentoiasi800]

Excelente ®️👍

[@danielepassoni2151]

Una f1 e piloti che non esiste più purtroppo.

[@malachiasnonato1307]

vdd os 3 já faleceram. Andreas NIKOLAUS Lauda, Patrick Depalier, John Watson. w

[@glozano28]

Effing Awesome..! That was Formula One.....! Manual gearboxes.. Just brilliant.

[@tonyv4256]

C'est Beau.

[@Stephane-y3y]

Énorme ❤❤❤❤

[@JimK1rk]

Alfamale behind the wheel! Balls of steel.

[@LucDesaulniers1]

The time when half of the car was an engine…

[@AmericasChoice]

Nothing sounded like the Matra V12

[@RobertRedford77]

At the 2024 Imola GP, best sound was a 1973 Fittipaldi and Senna's 1993 V8 McLaren

[@bertrandjean9460]

Fallait l'entendre à Monaco

[@robertbrouwer9131]

There are trees at the Variante Ascari W.T.F. 😅

[@kalasnikov80]

Is that Mario commenting?

[@russellking9762]

F E A R S O M E ...!

[@filipborin555]

Aerodynamics doesn't matter just powerful engine and go straight ahead as fast as you can tyres fuel and other shits really don't matter.

[@riccardocorradini2581]

Classe pura, se tocchi il cordolo ti si gira la macchina

[@crusherbmx]

WOW!

[@annoyingpleb3383]

oh my god man is this the very race Peterson died? BTW the Matra sound is heavenly

[@Boxscot49]

Yup it is

[@GDH1981]

He overtakes Peterson at around the 2 minute mark

[@denishoulan1491]

I thought that when I saw the title.

[@brakecompo2005]

Trackside trees on the inside of Ascari! Grandstand on the edge of the track on the outside of the second Lesmo! Although we are in a much less interesting era of F1, safety has come on quite a bit. Indeed, poor Ronnie Peterson was to die on race day.

[@wilsonpavanelli]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@carlin2235]

2:01 Lafitte los huevos que habia que tener para manejar semejante maquina y salga de costado asi en la practica y luego acelerar a casi 300 kilometros.

[@klepetar]

it[s a great video.. i alwas watch it ever time now and then.. unfortunately, this is the grand prix where ronnie peterson had a fatal accident at the start.. some dummy had waved the start flag before checking if all the cars were stopped..

[@fredericlegall690]

pilotage humain à 100%. aucune aide à la conduite. sonorité pure avec boite manuelle.la f1 actuelle est sans saveur je ne la regarde plus depuis 20 ans.

[@lalala-he1qy]

Aujourd’hui aussi il n’y a pas d’aides sur les F1 actuelles

[@fredericlegall690]

@@lalala-he1qy pour vous :limiteur de vitesse dans les stands , position de l'aileron , bouton de réglage du comportement du véhicule en course , bouton de patinage de l'embrayage , bouton de gestion du moteur, boîte séquentielle ... ne sont pas des aides à la conduite ?

[@lalala-he1qy]

@@fredericlegall690 Pff … alors : Limiteur de vitesse dans les stands : Oui bravo quelle aide qui change tout, aucun pilote d’aujourd’hui arriverait à rouler à la vitesse extraordinaire de 80kmh seul Position de l’aileron, tu parles du DRS comme d’une aide au pilotage? Réglage comportement de la voiture : C’est la balance de frein qui est ajustable Encore faut il pourvoir bien paramétrer son volant en conduisant ce qui parait tout de même un peu plus compliqué que passer une vitesse manuelle Embrayage : aucune aide ici et surtout que la pedale est remplacé par un bouton, essaye donc de le faire avant d’en parler comme une aide Gestion moteur : je crois que tu as oublié que les F1 font quasi 1000ch donc même avec le mode le plus faible, elle reste bcp plus puissante que tes F1 d’il y’a 20 ans Et pour rappel, il y a 20ans les F1 étaient équipées de suspension active et anti patinage lol

[@fredericlegall690]

@@lalala-he1qy je ne communique pas avec les gens qui se permettent d'agresser les autres sous couvert d'un pseudo alors que tout débats ou avis sont possibles.

[@SchlomoSion]

@@fredericlegall690 Dans les années 70-80, la position de l'aileron était également réglée avant de prendre la piste. Un aileron, qui empêche la voiture de décoller est donc aussi une aide à la conduite, avant les années 60, il n'y en avait pas. Les voitures actuelles sont certainement plus faciles à conduire, mais les vitesses ne sont pas comparables non plus à celles de l'époque. Quant aux pseudos, pas la peine devoux exciter, si mon pseudo était Frédéric Lagalle, pensez vous vraiment qu'il s'agirait de mon nom réel? Qui de nos jours est encore assez idiot pour exposer ses véritables coordonnées sur le net?

[@gregoryh9442]

Don’t mind me. Just going to get comfy on the face of this billboard!

[@gillesgnd4885]

AT this Time, frenchies know how to do good engine's. After Renault have had good time, and all of the technicians and mechanics where replaced by computers....

[@Gambit8319]

Heavenly sound... very long braking zones it seems... unless he was going easy

[@tcrutch65]

The term banshee describes the sound

[@chadmoodley3497]

The trees look very dangerous at ascari could easily drive into them

[@nickcook7408]

Trees aren’t dangerous, but driving a car into a tree can be. The best way to avoid driving a car into a tree is to keep your eyes on the road.

[@AmericasChoice]

@@nickcook7408 unless something breaks...

[@MrTiti]

i have a very good idea. why not halve the engine? we can make a V6 Turbo and only need 1.6 liters.

[@trainman42dude]

Mario Andretti narrating

[@wildwillmor]

What is this clip from?

[@TheColinChapman]

Monza, 1978 Italian Grand Prix, Jacques Laffite, warm-up-lap on sunday morning.

[@pcollins1000]

The young guys in today’s F1 who complain about ‘dangerous’ moves by other drivers would soil their pants in one of these cars.

[@JeanGuiducci]

Commentaires de MARIO ANDRETTI

[@UTD1958]

Another dark weekend in the history of F1….

[@alfaromeofanclubedinburghuk]

Unfortunately yes.

[@JohnnyTheMonkey]

Anchor bolts and rebar should be installed prior to the pour, or else be inserted before the concrete has taken its initial set. Way too late in this video, the concrete is stiff.

[@danieldravot341]

The voice-over is Mario . . .

[@rogerwilliamson7161]

Vive la France!

[@Quokka57]

W-O-W !! The sound of REAL racing cars. A V12 - Matra or Ferrari... I don't care. Six of one, half a dozen of the other. Pure Moozik to my ears either way 🎶 And cars you had to DRIVE. Manual gearbox, no engine mode/diff split/fiddly other cockpit adjustable sh*t. Just get in, drive fast, and shut the f*ck up. REAL racing by REAL Pilots. Forget the eF1 cars that sound like glorified Hoovers these days. Yanno... they trot out an "old" V10 at the Melbourne AUS GP for demo runs every now and then. And the entire crowd runs towards the fences to see what is making that incredible RACING sound... like... WTF *IS* that?!?. Oh... to hear a Matra or an Enzo at full lungs one day would be ever sooo sweet. It's not just a sound - it's FEELING you never forget ❤

[@fepatton]

These guys sure didn’t hang about on their outlaps, did they? 😂

[@little-wings-Mirko]

I have a piston from that engine

[@alfaromeofanclubedinburghuk]

@@little-wings-Mirko I would love to see it . You should make a video.

[@lambo723]

la ca cause !!!!! une sur le volant l 'autre sur le levier!!!!!! ah ce v 12 matra !!!!! allez a Romorantin l 'ecouter le voir le sentir !!!

[@albertrstygerparkin]

Yikes. Brave man.

[@thijsstevens82]

The weekend that peterson died

[@karentubbswhite1117]

youtube.com/@tonyv4256?si=ZsX-hObEvGeTN7Je 0:30

[@spruntil6297]

Pas de direction assistée pas de freins assistés pas de boîte séquentielle pas d’anti patinage ça c’était du sport !

[@HolidayRambler.Admiral]

Can Italians even remember having the freedom to just hang from a sign to watch a race without 6000 Karen's arresting them all?

[@heyhags5583]

You think you've heard all there is too it, then 3:10 happens...

[@fabiofabio6459]

Scuderia Ligier.

[@stanleybaker3870]

Brilliant car's Brilliant sound Brilliant driver's but today utter wank with the people who have killed this great sport with there B.S washing machine's best ever commentator M.W who was the final peace to make it utter Brilliant Bring Back the old car's mega v12s Back take away all the B.S technology car's now are to big to ugly & to heavy & take away the stupid petty rule's a sport I once loved but not anymore 😞😢 K.R.O 💙🇺🇸

[@fiorenzobrambilla8482]

Ma vuoi mettere quei tempi... ci si arrampicavano o sui muri. Ma guardate il video noi ragazzi con in tasca 4 lire... eppure vedavamo il gp di Monza ... si entrava al buio di notte e si dormiva nei sacchi a pelo... Dio mio ... ma perché è finito tutto x colpa dei soldi.. 😢😢

[@おーじぃー-z8r]

１０００。頂きました。

[@dennisyoung4631]

It sounds *HUNGRY.* It wants to GO!

[@philt8800]

for a moment there I thought i was in a computer game

[@JAM4IT2]

Soon they will be buzzing around electrical 😂

[@joshuadavis862]

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