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[@sarahelizabethrose9654]

Michele Mouton has one of the best rally quotes I've ever heard "man or woman we all shit our pants when we get to the next turn"

[@MKitchen75]

yes , that is a great rally quote.. and so true

[@Kris-fl2sv]

Absolute legend !! But I'm surprised they didn't mention anything about her at Pikes Peak. Granted its technically a 'hill climb' as opposed to a 'race', but a little harsh not to recognise her stunning drives there and overall outright wins.

[@marks7197]

The exact comment I was about to make as soon as I finished watching... Glad someone beat me to it!

[@jemand4656]

Agreed!!!! On Pikes Peak She ballet danced the HELL out of that Audi 5000 Turbo!!!!!!!!

[@kevinkennedy6774]

Pikes peak one of her finest drives

[@nirfz]

Not sure if there's a good video explaining the great story with her both starts there, but i do agree it's something that has to be mentioned.

[@bitronic6706]

"granted it's technically a hill climb as opposed to a race" i mean, she was a rally driver, and pikes peak is a yearly thing opposed to the wrc's rounds, so you might even consider it a bigger feat than her rally accomplishments.

[@davidgoodchildcouk]

The woman is a flat-out legend. I honestly thought I was living in the future watching her win rallies in the Quattro, and her grace and calm in the face of the chauvanist clap-trap spouted by my (until then) "heroes" like Röhrl and Vatanen was a real lesson in respect and admiration. I don't care how gifted a driver you are, be respectful to your opponents...

[@kayzenl7911]

Röhrl admitted later as it was really not cool.

[@russcattell955i]

My 1st wife & I in the 80's were competing in club events, I was the co driver. Her heroine was Michelle Mouton.

[@davidgoodchildcouk]

@@kayzenl7911 He did, yeah, and kudos to him for doing so, but that was later - how must it have felt to her at the time to know her peers didn't respect her, and just because she was a woman? I just think they should have welcomed her; perhaps we'd have more women in motorsport now if they had...

[@np1pvst515]

Nobody remenber the race of champions ? en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Race_of_Champions

[@rickseifert5139]

Well said mate and spot.

[@StanleyKubick1]

I always remember that shot of her half-smiling, sitting calmly in her Quattro. So many people were openly hateful towards her, but she always seemed to take it in stride. What a legend and what an ambassador for motorsports.

[@user-pt1ow8hx5l]

Turned 13 i januar of 1981. To me she was magic. Still is.

[@user-ek7sb9pl7h]

I saw her at the Goodwood festival of speed hill climb many years after she had retired where they reunited her with the Audi. She took off like her pants were on fire and was already sideways at the first corner. The tarmac was ‘guidance’. A legend.

[@davidivers6261]

Is that the year she finished ahead of pretty much everyone (including a few F1 cars) in the rain, when asked about the men being slower she said "yeah, I don't know, i think they have no balls" lol

[@user-ek7sb9pl7h]

@@davidivers6261 I believe so.

[@martinwagner6344]

Great legend... You should also react to Sabine Schmitz attempting to beat Clarksons time around the Nurbergring in a van on Top Gear

[@axlm.808]

Michele's nickname during her racing career was "the black volcano" because of her black hair and her seemingly calm yet explosive temper She wasn't afraid to talk back when someone provoqued her Like when Bobby Unser talked ill about her win against him at Pike"s peak hillclimb and she reportedly responded "If you have the balls you can try to race me back down as well."

[@richardhoyau936]

Le jolie volcan noir je précise.. un jour pendant la concentration des pilotes avant le départ d une course j' ai vue les pilotes masculin être dans leurs bulles et le regards concentrer pendant que Michèle mouton elle . ce mettait du gloss et ce refaisait une beauté elle était hors norme cette fille et en plus française

[@Tiger313NL]

Funny too cause miss Mouton won Pikes Peak in '85, and set a record time.

[@SeekTheTruthForYA]

Another fact about Mouton. She took the Quattro to pikes peak and set the record on it. I forget his name, but a pretty famous racing driver was furious that he lost to a woman. And Michelle just said "If you had any balls, you'd race me down as well." She is the most badass racer ever!!

[@alexk8792]

Bobby Unser was his name.

[@malakisands8180]

Richard Rahl was the other. He did come to Respect Michele Mouton. Group B was insane

[@FlashoftheBlades]

@@alexk8792Next year, he drove a Quattro to victory and a new record at Pike’s Peak.

[@richardhoyau936]

Le plus extraordinaire c' est que pour cette course elle avait été pénalisé injustement et résultats des courses elle bat le record de l époque un des pilotes a voulu l humilié en étant irrespectueux la réponse de Michelle mouton fut cinglante '''' tu veux qu on l'a refasse en descente ?? '' sachant que tous les pilotes américains n' ont jamais refait cette course de côte dans l autres Sens je n' es jamais compris pourquoi en France aucuns réalisateurs n' ont fait un film sur elle en tout cas les français aimaient beaucoup cette fille

[@deanj846]

She's always been a motor sport hero of mine,I grew up watching group B.She also had an outright win at Pikes peak before it was all tarmac...She more than earned her place in history. There's a great video on here titled "The fastest girl"

[@GlenB1963]

And hey did anyone see Sabine Schmie drive that ford transit around the nurburgring. Women have their place in motorsport just as men.

[@airbus135]

Sabine Schmitz RIP, greatest ever

[@davew472]

Sabine to Clarkson “I can go faster in a van”…does a sub 10min in transit

[@andregon4366]

@@davew472 She actually did it in 10 minutes and a few seconds. Where it a faster van she'd totally do it, but she couldn't do it in a Ford Transit.

[@Megafloppy]

Also unforgeten her 2 wins of the 24h of the Nürburgring in 1996 and 1997.

[@BLACKFLAME4941]

@@airbus135 i didnt know shes dead... shit... damn cancer

[@Siamhie]

The first female racer I knew and grew up with was the legendary Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney of NHRA Top Fuel fame. She won the NHRA Top Fuel championship in 1977, 1980, and 1982. They even made a movie of based on her life and career as a drag racer called Heart Like a Wheel.

[@MarkJohnson-ro1ed]

I've never liked the idea of a separate series solely for women drivers, one of the founding concepts of motorsport is that it is a meritocracy.

[@brostenen]

If the goal is 100 percent to get more woman into motor sport, then it is a great idea. But if the goal is to let the best driver win, no matter gender, then why make a woman league. What I ubderstand, is that because there are so few woman is more a question of personal interrest. More men than woman have an interrest in cars. So to get more woman into this sport, then you need better talent scouting and not a gender specific league. I think that is way better for equal rights, instead of deviding gender into two leagues.

[@B-A-L]

Better to have a women only series than no series at all! You have to start somewhere and if this gives women a start then so what?

[@brostenen]

@@B-A-L How about scouting for female driver instead. When it is the best female driver, then they usually beat the best men. Just look at drag racing.

[@osamarism]

@@B-A-L the issue is they set it up with the intention that the champion would step up and not do another season, except Jamie Chadwick is now gunning for her third title in W-Series because there's still nobody picking up female drivers...

[@florentcotton6079]

Yes you can add to her Legend, that she was part of the crazy Group B ! Althought she won the pikes peak race and set a record that has only been broken by Ari Vatanen who tooks all the risks possible. (It's the video you've seen him protect his eyes from the sun with his hand while driving...). But in the female legend of motorsport, don't forget Sabine Schmidt who was the Queen of Nurburgring. She sadly passed away recently...

[@zepedrofd]

What the video doesn't show was her insanely attractive personality! She had this mix of sweetness and fierce. She was beautiful, a deadly smile! Not only an insane driver but also a very charismatic woman!

[@TOMCATnbr]

One of the many racing pride of my country 🇨🇵 Michèle Mouton is an absolute legend!!

[@christophedavin1948]

In May 2022 at 50th anniversary of Rally Portugal, Walter Rohrl apologies for all what he said about her in 1982. Driving those cars was a real performance and she did it greatly! I like the way you see motorsports. Thanks for your videos! A French fan🇫🇷

[@arkhsm]

Ian, she flew past me when I was a 21 year old at Rally NZ in '82; and she was easily a match for Walter Rohrl. Plus, John Force's 3 daughters hold onto10,000hp, 330mph, Nitro fuel drag cars just like their legendary Dad...fearlessly !!

[@richardhargrave6082]

Ian, MM is a Rally Legend, I think, when you look back, given more drives per year, she could have been Champion You need to watch Sabine Schmitz taking a Transit van round The Nurburgring. With the W Series, you would think Jamie Chadwick, tw time champ, would have moved forward, but she's back in the W Series again. The W Series is good, should be a stepping stone upwards, hopefully it will in the future.

[@ElinT13]

Yep! Sabine Schmitz is a legend!

[@jord001]

Agreed Sabina was the queen of the Nürburgring Well worth watching her driving and the Transit van vid was epic.

[@BadBoyV1]

Sabine Schmitz is the only woman so far to have won the 24 hours of the Nürburgring, in 1996 and 1997

[@DerSteff9286]

Sabine was a outstanding racer. R.I.P. Sabine

[@nikline60]

Clearly the tribute made by topgear show how great she was : kzbin.info/aero/PLWpVvJ8o7wzzek56yhYlEX9bUG0jwNGpg

[@b101uk]

Jutta Kleinschmidt is another notable woman in racing, from the world of the Dakar Rally, wining it once, a second and two thirds over a span of 16 years.

[@irrationalgeographic9953]

She was a true motorsport legend. Group B rally cars were true scary beasts that many drivers did not want to drive and settle for driving a different class. It was the best of the best that not only drove group B but had success in the class.

[@chrisrumble2665]

A true legend. I must admit that when I was watching rallying back in the 1980's I remember being amazed that such a beautiful woman could through the Audi around like that. Those cars were both extremely fast and EXTREMELY difficult to drive. BTW I knew Walter Rohrl was a World Champion Rally driver but I didn't know he was a World Champion Douchebag too!

[@Iomar1975]

Same here too, with the addition of Ari Vatanen.

[@Donnerfink]

" he was a World Champion Douchebag" That is exactly his opinion about his younger self today. At least that's what he says about himself in more recent interviews and in his book "Diary", where he reflects the 1982 championship fight against Mouton. We all get older and wiser, i guess :)

[@somersaultcurse]

i dont wanna defend röhrl's idiotic statement but i wanna put it in the right perspective... this sentence was said in a time where still a lot of people thought: women are good for raising kids, do homework etc. even a lot of employers in certain job segments wouldnt hire women bcs of "gender weakness". kind of the last years of macho-patriarchy-behavior before thoughts went to "equality" (more or less...). keep in mind that this comment was in the 70's-80's, while women in switzerland just had a few years the right to vote... 🙂

[@chrisrumble2665]

@@somersaultcurse Keep in mind I am from Australia where women had the vote from 1901 - same as men. Nothing justifies such an appalling attitude. He may have been a great driver but he is clearly an awful human being.

[@somersaultcurse]

@@chrisrumble2665 yeah man, take a unimportant side note from my comment and proof me wrong... Its more about the overall men-mentality during this period of time in (western-) europe when behavior like this was a lot more tolerated bcs of the "standards" in this times. If australia was already centuries up in front in these times in terms of equality, good for you, but that has nothing to do with my original statement.

[@ElinT13]

Yeah, those were different (and more chauvinistic) times. But the chauvinism about driving still exists. When I am on my motorbike passing a guy on a motorbike, you can bet that he will try to pass me again ... Another very fast woman was Sabine Schmitz who even won the 24 hour race on the Nürburgring. In her last years, she was one of the fastest race taxis on the Nürburgring. Sadly, she passed away last year.

[@13redlion13]

yeah but the first part of your comment, does he rry to pass you again because you are a woman or because he saw it as a general challenge? guys often like to make a pointless dick measuring contest out of everything, i don't think that most of them want to show that they are better than a woman

[@eagle1de227]

I'm also driving a motorbike. I just can tell for me but when a woman passes me on a bike i don't pass her again because im a chauvi but because i want to admire her once more...

[@laserpanda94]

@@eagle1de227 passing her because you're a creep is just as bad

[@Ulexcool]

Chauvinism doesn't means what you think it means.

[@eagle1de227]

@@Ulexcool call it male chauvinism, machismo or whatever else. I think most people get the point

[@nourdineismael2233]

I remember Michelle Mouton when I was kid growing up in the south France, she was and still is an absolute legend.

[@adrianbunyard6015]

Michelle Mouton is a goddess and a damn fierce competitor. I would of loved too have seen her compete. Walter Rohrl is widely regarded as the best rally driver of that period if not all time but his views of losing too a woman are frankly ridiculous. Michelle deserves iconic status but not because she is a woman......because she is mega talented, brave and could throw a fire breathing group B monster down a rally stage as fast as any of her rivals. maybe iconic is the wrong word for her..... Legendary is probably more appropriate.

[@cameronmacnab2042]

She is one of the great group B drivers if all time

[@xxx_phantom_xxxw_t_a9479]

The legendary Röhrl/Mouton duel is probably one (of several thanks to Walter Röhrl) that belongs in the rally history books. With an Opel Ascona (rear wheel drive, lower engine power than Audi) to win against an Audi Quattro only real masters at the steering wheel (and excellent pedal work) can do it.

[@andieslandies]

Thanks so much for doing a video on Michèle Mouton!!

[@Viperguy88]

Beautiful young girl, wavy dark hair, piercing eyes and a fierce personality. Also, super fast in a car. Absolute wife material.

[@agent7947]

I consider myself lucky to have spectated and marshaled rally events during the Grp B era of the 1980s and Michelle Mouton was my favourite driver. Some of the most copied clips on KZbin of the Audi Quattro being driven in anger are with her behind the wheel, which kinda says a lot on its own. Legend!

[@Nemoticon]

Michele is remember now as a legend, but she had a hard time getting to the top with recognition... she faced a lot of criticism at the time, often dismissed and undermined until she got to the top and even then many were rude and doubtful of her immense ability. Thankfully she has the respect she deserves now, but it wasn't always that way. Regardless of age, gender and nationaility, if you have the dedication, passion and motivation, you will always fulfill your potential.

[@donfinch862]

There's Molly Taylor (daughter of co driver Coral Taylor) who won the Australian rally championship in 2016. Michelle would be doing the same footwork as Walter to be on the same level. Any race driver is heel and toeing and left foot braking

[@gold4leaf]

Molly was the only Australian competitor in the inaugural Extreme-E championship last year 2020 , racing for Nico Rosberg's team, and they won the championship. Also 2016 Aust. Rally Champion being the youngest and first female driver ever. Molly also has many other wins, podiums and championships under her belt. Of course Coral is a 4 time Australia Rally champion co-driver

[@donfinch862]

How good is that! Thanks for the info. Yeh, Coral nav'd for Neil Bates. Respect for Molly. Cheers

[@tomdobbs2733]

I’m learning a lot from this channel thanks bruv

[@maoriboy7619]

U make ur podcast enjoyable to watch mate 👍 👌

[@kew69]

Thanks mate for another informative vid.

[@franciscooliveira7384]

Last weekend was rally Portugal, and as a surprise, Walter Rohrl drove the iconic fafe stage with an audi, and it was amazing.

[@francescogallina2559]

Check it out for Lella Lombardi, first woman driver in Formula 1 championship during 70's.

[@otigroj2]

Good comments and good point of view sir, so much so that I've been watching your videos for a few days without fully defending myself in English and sometimes having to use the translator for fucking pleasure.

[@Pappa_66]

Thanks dude! If you can make it in WRC Finland Jyväskylä and Monte Carlo you are a super star! No matter male or female. Total respect and sorry about those stupid comments! Regards from Finland😁

[@jmirsp4z]

not to mention Röhrl didn't have the balls to ever take part in the 1000 lakes rally because he "didn't like jumps"...

[@Pappa_66]

@@jmirsp4z That is so true. Hannu Mikkola with the same Audi had the record time in Jyväskylä Ouninpohja, which was the fastest and most dangerous stage in WRC at that time.

[@BradGryphonn]

I saw this video prior to this. I'm keen to hear your take. She was definitely a driver. A very good driver.

[@jalbertseabra2283]

She was fabulous, I saw her driving in several rallies, namelly here in Portugal.

[@melgaardkeller]

Thanks for the video mate. Don't know if you followed my recommendation, but I did recommend this video to you. This woman was amazing. She is by far my all time favourite rally driver, and drove one of the best cars rally has ever seen. She could throw that beast around a bend, and make it dance as gracefully as any ballerina. Her pikes peak record was just proof of that!!!

[@IWrocker]

Thank you! I apologize for times i miss or don't thank all the correct people for recommendations. I get so many, it is impossible to keep track of them all. I can't wait to see her footage at pikes peak!!!!

[@Lizards_Lounge]

She was a true competitor.. And among the best most talented drivers in the holy grail of motorsports in many minds...Group B !! Shame she faced as much BS as she did...and a shame that not more often women try, there would be more like her...just so few try. She did herself claim that as a woman controlling the emotions and stress is harder she believed, but as far as SKILLS, prooved she's worthy of many fans...earned her respect. That was 40 years ago. I like the fact it's a sport men and women can compete because many we can't. It was a shame to see these rally greats talking like that...but most of us who were kids back then grew up seeing it and it's mostly weeded out of society now.

[@nigelleyland166]

Michelle was and always will be a legend, Sir Stirling Moss's plaudit is ever the more so welcome when you find out what his rlegendary sister Pat Moss achieved. I'll let you surf youtube for the vids about her, you will be genuainely impressed, she rallied as it was originally, gruelling with no external support.

[@jeremytoms5163]

Pat Moss was a legend, driving cars that were considered low power and unsuitable for the track and then beating the top drivers! imagine racing through the Alps on cross-ply tyres. Nightmare. That really takes skill to master and use the lack of power as an advantage on the snow sections, awesome driver. I'm old enough to tyres and the feeling when they snapped loose. Grip tended to be all or nothing, not as much feel as radials.

[@danap2766]

Michelle Mouton, Pat Moss, Denise McCluggage, and Lyn St. James were/are my heroes- they not only succeeded in winning races when they sometimes had to fight just to enter. They also became highly successful after their racing careers.

[@gregorturner9421]

i have somewhere a whole bunch of audi videos including a behind the scenes looks at the team of 82 with her driving. audi australia actually asked me for copies of the discs for their records because they were so rare.

[@monkeydoodoo25]

James deane drift reaction would be a great vid keep up the savage vids

[@Woodie-xq1ew]

according to a neighbour of mine, as well as being a brilliant racing driver Michele was also a genuinely lovely person. he met her a couple of times while being a steward and occasional co-driver at british rally stages during the 70s and 80s

[@gregorturner9421]

she is an effing legend driving a beast of a car in the hardest category of WRC ever.

[@adventuresinmusic2487]

What the film didn't note was that on the last day of Ivory Coast Mouton was an hour ahead of Rohrl and Rohrl was an hour ahead of 3rd place. This was a car breaker rally and Mouton could have eased up but that was not her style. Rohrl was driving an Opel Ascona, 2 wheel drive. Opel won the Championship that year. A very good handling reliable car. Mouton and Mikkola and Blomquist were basically the test drivers for Audi's rally program. These were the sedans, before the fire breathing Quattro Sport. (the Batmobile) Don't forget about Fabrizia Pons, Mouton's co-driver. Ms. Pons was an excellent driver and one of only two persons to have WRC points both as a navvy and as a driver.(points as a driver in San Remo Rally)

[@dutchaus5813]

Talent is talent, full stop. Can’t remember where, but I saw some footage of her driving a wrc car in her later years, still as fast as ever, legend. Also love the footage of her putting on her lipstick before a stage.

[@paulgee1355]

There was a video posted on KZbin a couple of weeks ago that may interest you. It's Michelle Mouton reacting to a video of her 1982 Acropolis victory. It's nice to know she's still happy and healthy.

[@Ozzpot]

A psychologist friend of mine once told me that one of the biggest differences between the male and female brains is in risk/reward judgement. Women are generally far more risk-averse than men, and perhaps this is a hindrance in motor racing. In every other way, I can't see why they wouldn't excel. They do have fast reactions, and cool heads, and are lighter, and I'm sure can withstand the physical rigours of racing. I think it perhaps they just haven't been given the chance. It's been considered a "man's world" for so long. Hopefully that will change. Until it does, championships just for women doesn't seem like a bad idea to me. Often that step is needed if only to develop the talent and give women a door into the sport. It might not seem like the ultimate dream of gender equality, but that cannot always be achieved in a single move. I think that is the mistake people make these days, with the best intentions, trying to be "woke". Just my opinion.

[@benistingray6097]

I dont think its only the risk/reward judgement, not sure what it is but there has to be a different reason i guess. In today's "woke" world we live in, every raceteam would love to have a competent woman as a driver in their team, not only as a good scoring driver but also for publicity and sponsor deals. That would be a win/win situation so there has to be more to it, otherwise we would generaly see much more women in motorsport, no matter if succesful or not.

[@lordomacron3719]

Anything that lowers the barriers to entry is good. (As long as you have the Money Motorsport is one of most expensive sports to get into alas)

[@sandert8901]

Fact is that most women dont care that much about racing, and like you said they dont like to take risks as much as men.

[@wardenclyffe207]

What Röhrl and Vatanen said is guaranteed to be what they were thinking and both of their legendary reputation are in my mind simply forever ruined by their immature reaction to a real competitor. The true legend would be Michelle Muton. Most of the time when a really good girl emerges in a sport dominated by men she gets hughe respect from the men. Shame on Röhrl and Vatanen for being so immature and pathetic. I doubt that those self centered guys would even think of apologizing to her.

[@carolmead4997]

this is a Must Watch,Sabine Schmitz,at the ring all on board camera video just noise and driving skill.AWESOME.have a good one.

[@stuartcotton2363]

Completely agree with previous commenter. Have a look at some of the tribute videos. Dead at 51-so sad! Surely she would qualify as one of the greatest. One of the nicest people as well.

[@-sandman4605]

I remember Michele Mouton very well from when i was just a kid and she is a absolute legend and a real wheel woman. 👍🤠

[@Sixfigas]

Some things simply can’t be argued, her being a beast behind the wheel is one.

[@pixelllama8357]

THERE IS NOTHING MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN A WOMAN WHO LOVES CARS

[@klaseronen7535]

I witnessed her a few times during rallies and she really was up there at the top. Amazingly gifted and fast, I think that she even was as good as becoming a world champion in rally. Even faster was Henri Toivonen, who should have become the world champion just by being the fastest and perhaps even the most gifted of them all.

[@volkhardhenschel1863]

@IWrocker hi Ian, in 1984 Michelle Mouton was winner of Pices Peak, faster than Bobby Unser.

[@87xfute]

Ian, the way she could make an Audi S1 dance was mesmerizing, what a talent, and she was almost always foot to the floor. Seeya Rob

[@stuborn-complaining-german]

A lot of the most iconic Group B footage ever has Michelle behind the wheel. She was totally awesome!

[@lc10w]

Ian, did you notice the pic with her in shorts and t-shirt? Health and safety wasn't so big back in the day, and on the two African rounds of the WRC, the crews could opt to drive without racesuits because the temps inside the cars were horrendously high.

[@DavidMBanes]

Awesome, she's ten years my senior, she was part of the reason I went into rallying, seeing her throw that Audi around.

[@BoldRam]

MM was the greatest. Road, Rally, Track, she was awesome!!

[@KJ241157]

Check out Sabine Shmidzt for another great female driver. Queen of the nurburing.

[@Kev_Newman]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r36zYphmpa-Ge9E

[@michaelreifenstein2114]

MM is a legend. Top tier of group B. It doesn't get tougher than that.

[@framegrace1]

Rohrl being Rohrl... it had a fame of being a prick. He refused to drive in Finland, because he didn't like jumps for example. Even if the Finland points were critical to win for Lancia. One of his famous quotes is "You can't treat a car like a human being. A car requires love.”

[@rasmuswi]

Another famous example of him being a prick was when he claimed that a trained monkey in an Audi Quattro would beat him in his Opel. Michelle had just beaten him in a rally, she was understandably furious...

[@Megafloppy]

For me Michele Mouton, Sabine Schmitz and Ellen Lohr are the Most iconic female drivers.

[@tommytomato6588]

Don‘t forget Jutta and her victory at Paris Dakar.

[@Whyteeford]

Mouton is an absolute LEGEND. Also, the Portugal and Greece rallies where some of, if not the most insane rallies on the calendar...and she absolutely excelled on those

[@jmbpinto73]

I watched Michele Mouton winning Portugal Rally, that lady can drive. And the Audi quattro was a pig, heavy and turbo lag, and understeer...But she squeezed the thing to give it all stage after stage. What a race.

[@markfiddyment1948]

Lella Lombardi was another fast woman behind the wheel even competed in Formula 1

[@rogerbarrett8744]

Exceptional driver from genuine talent and an amazing person. Sorry Danica Patrick as good as she was, does not even come close to MM.

[@Lizards_Lounge]

No...Danica was a bit of an embarrassment.

[@lunaticeagle3007]

@@Lizards_Lounge a bit ??

[@Lizards_Lounge]

@@lunaticeagle3007 lol, I'm trying not to be mean.

[@Lizards_Lounge]

@@lunaticeagle3007 truth is, she made it look bad for women...throwing her tantrums and abusing ppl constantly. She did it to another woman then backed down when she knew another woman won't back down.. That Mexican chick would have shopped her ass.

[@rickseifert5139]

She is a legend in the world , she overcame all odds and won . She is awesome.

[@bobfesmire9721]

Janet Guthrie, Pat Moss, Shirley Muldowney, and of course MM... how many examples do we need to know that women can not only compete but win at the highest levels in motorsport. There's a great ESPN doc about Guthrie called "Qualified." I'm partial to her in particular because she used to race a 1st gen Celica, my all time favorite car.

[@andrewharrington6953]

Thank you man

[@giuseppesavaglio8136]

10:25 Ian you got to remember that she raced in a period in which you may want to call the height of the macho era @1970-85. And in one of the most male dominated elitist sports going round at the time. So any 'female' even getting close to their achievements was an affront to their 'masculinity'. We can look back now and say chauvinist etc., and thankfully times have changed. But you would of been hard pressed to find anyone (within that sport) at the time disagreeing with him. Publicly maybe privately not so much. Love your content.

[@IanDarley]

Louise Aitken-Walker is worth checking out (rally and touring cars).

[@finnishculturalchannel]

The Finnish candidate for the title would be Taru Rinne. She started her racing career in Karting 85cc, competing against the future F1 drivers Mika Häkkinen, Mika Salo and Jyrki Järvilehto. She won the Finnish Championship twice. She switched to motorcycles and made her 125cc debut in the Road Racing World Championship in 1988 (MotoGp nowadays). She was the first women the get points in the series. At Hockenheim in 1989 in her best race she qualified second, led the race for a while and eventually finished seventh. She got points in six races that season and finished 17th in overall standings. Bernie Ecclestone disallowed her to take part to the series in 1992, because she was a woman, which then ended her career.

[@petervandewalle1296]

Sabine Smitz was also a legend check out her best of ...at the Nürburgring.

[@paulhaywood8439]

Check out Sabine Schmidt queen of the neurborg ring (specialy the top gear clip in a transit van)

[@johnnybeer3770]

Ian , check out Sabine Schmitz at the Nurburgring , brilliant . The first time I saw her I was in love , what a driver . 🇬🇧

[@john-vy1ml]

Check out Shirley Muldowney. Top fuel dragster. One of the best ever

[@mobylure]

The first Tamiya model car I fabricated when I was a kid was Mouton's Audi Quattro

[@business745]

Try jeremy clarkson lancia Audi story 👍🏻 Think u Will like it and get some answers about Group B 👍🏻👍🏻 Btw great Channel happy u found rally so we Can see your reaktion on what we Saw as kids 💪🏻👍🏻

[@guessundheit6494]

Mouton isn't the only one in the conversation. Look up Jutta Kleinschmidt's career, six times top five finisher at the Dakar Rally, winning the overall title in 2001, the first woman Dakar champion.

[@rogerstalder7184]

8:45 that close to Walter Röhrl is absolute Nuts. He wasnt jst a Driver, he flew over those Tracks.

[@grug440]

you have to check out Ari Vatanen's black Shell Oils Mk2 Ford Escort RS1800.some of the craziest rally footage ever.I think they turboed it and was pushing 600hp for road rally events.

[@mikdev62]

The problem is not the reaction time or talent level, it is embedded misogyny.

[@michaelkloters3454]

i like that you said " we are all human beeings". michelle for me is still the gratest girl in racing ( there should be much more!) - she is also the founder and long time organisator of "the race of champions" !

[@ralfkunz9610]

Hey Mate , Greetings from Germany 🙂 Michelle used to be a fantastic Rallye Driver during her career and we all loved to see her ripping the Stages . She would have diserved the Rallye Championship Title . No doubt about that !!! What Walter Röhrl have said , that he couldn´t loose against a woman , he regret it and he , Gentleman as he still is , excused himself to Michelle personally . In later Interviews he called himself an Idiot cause of this sentence . Walter and Michelle were close Friends over the whole time of their careers and still they are . They both have the highest Respect towards each other . Funfact why Michelle got a contract with AUDI : Walter tested the AUDI Quattro before anyone else cause he was the actual World Champion and AUDI wanted to have him as the NO.1 Driver . After the Tests Michelle tested the AUDI Quattro and asked Walter for his opinion and his thoughts about the car and if she should sign up with AUDI . Walter didn´t get along and comfortable with the AUDI and told Michelle to sign up with AUDI . The reason for this is that Michelle have had a different driving style and the AUDI would fit perfectly with her driving style . And it´s proofed to be right what Walter said as we have seen in her further career . To cut this short : Walter brought Michelle to AUDI and that to her advantage . A year later Walter joined Audi as a driver . Dispite the fact that Walter never became World Champion on Audi or ever more he was involved in the Development of the Rallye car until the end of Group B . Michelle succeded many times after Walter joined the Team and she won several Races although she never became Champion . After the Group B Era Walter went to Porsche where he was intigrated of developing the Road and Racecars . Although Walter drove many Series including american Series with the AUDI 200 and AUDI 90 . After that he drove the AUDI V8 and AUDI A4 in the DTM ( Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft = German Touringcar Championship ) . In Between the the times of AUDI in the american Series as IMSA he did a Race at Pikes Peak and set a Recordtime that lasted 11 !!! years unbeaten . Through all of the times Walter stayed groundbasic and is here in Germany the Rallyehero who will always be combined with the AUDI Quattro S1 of the Group B . Here he is the Champion of the hearts of every Rallyefan and his fame is comparble with Al Unser or Dale Earnhardt . You mane a hero and most famed Racedriver in the US you name Walter Röhrl here in Germany and Italy , probibly in Europe . Yes that sentence to Michelle Mouton in those days was rude , no doubt about this , but he excused himself to Michelle and is one of the highest respected Sportsman in Germany and Europe . His knowledge and his way to express himself to the world is beyond every other person I know . When Walter appears to an Event he takes the time for every person he meets for a little chat and gives his Signature to every car even it stands a mile or two away from the event . A Signature of Walter Röhrl in a historical car raises the price up to the double as it would cost normally . An well restored OPEL Kadett C Raallye Spec or and AUDI Quattro without that Signature would cost roughly 30K Euros . With that Signature of Walter Röhrl probably 50k Euros . With this said you see who Walter Röhrl really is and this rude sentence to Michelle Mouton was said in the heat of the moment when they both were battleling for the World Champoin Title . And as a Race Driver you are dedicaded to win . Walter as well as Michelle or any other Race Driver or Sportsmen . Many Greetings to you from Germany , Ralf Keep up Racing and have lots of fun :-)

[@Veloce2000]

Yes lady Michelle Mouton is my favorite rally driver. I just luv her sweet demeanor, soft spoken & everything else!!

[@raptou0681]

I live in Grasse hometown of Michèle Mouton, host town of one of the best rallye in France: the Grasse Alpin. She's very popular here. MM the legend.

[@Hellafar]

If you didn't watch it yet... there's a documental named "Queen of speed", where you can hear her history from herself, and see many recordings from those years, even on boards takes.

[@michaelsimpson7431]

She lives in Sarasota, FL. A super nice lady with obviously some amazing rally stories

[@albertseabra9226]

Great Driver, behind the wheel -- and competing in the celebrated Group B !

[@bogeywan]

The documentary Queen of speed is a good watch.

[@71dean]

there are two documentaries you must see..one is "Too fast to race" and second is "Still fast to race" Highly recommend

[@Gomorragh]

along the same lines, Shirley Muldowney broke grounds for drag racing, and having a loook into that might be insightfull too. As for this, there is a possibility that the 2018 driver had been running into institutional hurdles that they couldnt get past and was seeing that there are certain points that will put pause to things happening, and may be half of the reason the commission was put forward in 2019

[@ll7868]

Louise "Cookie" Cook was a rally driver, has a WRC 2 wheel drive Championship, she has a YT channel playing Dirt 2.0 on a custom racing simulator which to be fair is quite addictive to watch and might make for a good reaction video. I have Dirt 3 and Dirt Showdown on my X-Box, they were free downloads with Gold membership, they would be awesome on her system.

[@ll7868]

Her channel is called Cookies & Cars.

[@dilandilanjoao4310]

Hey there. Check out that blue car where she's in Renault Alpine A 110. One super rally car totally underrated 👍

[@matthewryan647]

I learnt about her at a car museum in France when I was yonger

[@scorpionc773]

Taking about Legends and Inspirational People. Could you please react to the Story if Alex Zanardi? F1 Driver, CART Driver, Losing his Legs and coming back as a Race Driver and Olympic Gold Medal Winner. THIS Guy knows how to live Life to the fullest and how to make every Blow Back into a Victory of its own.