"Superswede" Ronnie Peterson's Final Formula 1 Win! - 1978 Austrian Grand Prix in Automobilista 2

[@captenvalross]

Fun fact about Ronnie. According to Niki Lauda, Ronnie was the one who taught him to start left foot breaking. Great video as usual!!

[@austinreed5805]

The Ground Effect Era of the Mid-Late 70’s was such a revolutionary time for F1, right before the V6-turbo monsters of the 1980’s. I would’ve loved to see those cars race in person.

[@truantray]

I did as a kid. One big thing missing from TV and sims is the crackling loud backfire of 70s F1 cars, and the sound of the Matra v12.

[@Jaydem2805]

The 70s and 80s was the holy grail years for racing, in any disciplines! Haven't done much research about the f1 series, but I'm on a huge bingefest on the 80s group C and rally group B series...those drivers were on a different planet. "Mosters with 4 tires"! 👹

[@pressstart1490]

Well you can still assist to those historical F1 events that take place every year. Like the Monaco and Goodwood ones.

[@Jaydem2805]

@@pressstart1490 I'd love to attend one of these sometime

[@chrishall2211]

Ronnie had signed for McLaren for 79 but his brother, Tommy, later said that he'd decided to retire from F1 after that. I would've loved to see him in an F1 turbo car with the surfeit of power over grip ( of course he raced a BMW turbo saloon with David Hobbs/ Hans Stuck amongst others ) He was interviewed in Autosport the week before Monza

[@JM_Costa]

It wasn't a lapped car, Keke did 4-5 races that year in the ATS Team. And Arnoux didn't drive for Renault that year, he was in a small team called Automobiles Martini, you actually overtake him at 08:40 :D It's always great to see the Lotus 79, nice video!

[@ajst784]

Ronnie Peterson was an awesome driver, the film "SuperSwede" is a good watch.

[@pellenyberg]

Ronnie is still number one. Rip brother. Nice video. Regards from Sweden.

[@stevengabriel3269]

Dude, that was a kick. The JPS Loti were then, and still are, THE most beautiful racecars ever. Thank You for this.

[@rolux4853]

He said Loti! Thank you so much! I always have to hold myself back when people talk about „Lotuses“ to not sound like the annoying person I properly am..

[@RonniePeterson]

My hero when it comes to F1. Clark apart, no F1 driver I have ever seen has come close. Great great upload. Thank you.

[@massimilianosbaraglia3775]

Oh wow, what an unforgettable driver he was.. And what a water tunnel effetc this sim, very impressive. Great job with this video

[@hollowkatt4821]

It's videos like this that really attracted me to your channel at the beginning. I think the first one I saw was a Nordschleif mod you were showcasing. Thank you for helping bring the history of motor racing to life. Some of these names are ones I've only heard of through second hand stories of a guy who knew a guy who was there. You help them come to life, you help spread their names. Nobody is truly gone while their name is remembered.

[@therealjuralumin3416]

The 70s F1 cars in AMS2 are such a joy to race, I think I've driven them more than any other category, there's so many classic 70s era tracks in game too, and Reiza have said they are working on 70s Sportscar content next too, including Le Mans. It's an exciting time to be a classic motorsport fan in sim racing, AMS2 is so much more immersive than rFactor (where I personally do most of my classic sim racing).

[@DSW964]

So are you saying that the 70’s F1 cars in AMS2 provide a better experience than the 75 mod in RF2? From the video at least it sounds like uniform car physics with mostly different graphics/skins- unlike RF2. I look forward to when cars/tracks/seasons and wet weather physics including wet racing line are approximately modeled. Fwiw, that Lotus wouldn’t have completed one lap around the circuit using that racing line in RL under those conditions.

[@therealjuralumin3416]

@@DSW964 I only play RF1, not RF2 so I wouldn't really know. I was talking more about immersion rather than realism, AMS2's graphics, audio and weather effects really make it feel real, even if maybe the physics aren't as detailed as other options. I felt the same way about Project Cars 2, I wasn't a big fan of the physics, but racing at Le Mans or spa through a full day night cycle with changing weather was an amazing experience.

[@DSW964]

@@therealjuralumin3416see- Thanks for clarifying. I hear the argument about immersion a lot and if I understand correctly this is centered around graphics. Having amateur racing background this is really secondary to me vs. realism in driving dynamics and historically accurate full grids/good AI. RF2 still leaves a lot to be desired- especially with AI, but I’m not sure the other 2 currently more popular sims are actually better in any of these areas. The RF2 75 F1 mod however is leaps and bounds better than anything in RF1 imo.

[@bozakn]

@@therealjuralumin3416 You can talk graphics and immersion all day, but nothing comes close to Matra MS11 at Spa 66 in rFactor 2. The driving is sublime and makes all the other sims laughable. You should definitely try it out.

[@jrrs8692]

Exaggerating much? RF2 has excellent FFB and very immersive sounds, but it doesn't make the other top sims (AMS2, AC, ACC) laughable. The 1975 F1 cars in AMS2 are excellent, more so after the last 1.48 update.

[@stenovitz]

Ronnie was in my mind every weekend of my early childhood. Unfortunately he had just left us when I watched my first F1 race.

[@altransamaltransam95]

@ 12:00 it was the Renault of Jabouille, the only one on the grid ; they entered 2 cars for the 1979 season

[@danort17]

Did a whole F1 1978 in AMS2 in the Lotus as well... That was one of the best experiences I ever had in AMS2!

[@EileenF-ng4lq]

Cant wait to watch!!! Love the 70s F1 championships :D

[@EmilRJohanssonRacing]

My favorite driver and biggest inspiration. Thank you for your wonderful video.

[@jasonmoyer]

FWIW, if Ronnie hadn't died he supposedly had a contract to race for McLaren in 1979.

[@davidbarnes6410]

I remember as a small boy watching these races. I absolutely loved those lotus days. Any JPS car for that matter. I actually still do paints black and gold for my cars lol. Thankyou for the racing history lesson again as you always do. ✌️

[@AaronHendu]

The John Players livery design has always been beautiful.

[@seebarry4068]

This and red 5 are the cars that stand out in my childhood memories.

[@millennialchicken]

My dad's favourite driver, and I can see why. Truly the one that got away.

[@chrisstopher2277]

Awesome graphics and that's extremely impressive water effects. This is the first time noticing the spray and the change of spray per tire usually it looks like fog.

[@petrnedved5297]

The 1979 Spielberg is one of my favorite configs in Automobilista 2. Once drove it with the BMW M1 in a weekly challenge and that was one of the greatest sim experiences I’ve ever had.

[@donleblanc2669]

really enjoyed the video GPLaps -- RIP the great Ronnie Peterson ( fondly remembered ) !!!

[@bluemoon95]

Great video. I got the whole 1978 F1 season in my collection. Also, Ronnie's two win that season were great to watch. South African GP when Ronnie passes Depailler on the last lap & the Austrian GP where he won in mixed conditions.

[@perlarsson1909]

Minor fact check, Ronnie also won the South African GP in 1978 😊

[@GPLaps]

Good point! I missed it looking at Lotus79 results!

[@perlarsson1909]

Cheers, and great Vid (as always) 😊

[@Racer63.]

AMS2 keeps going to the top faster than any other😮

[@lewisbloom]

Great Vid Jake, as always super entertaining and so bloody educational for the casuals like me who sim race for the immersion and love learning about the history, even if we have heard it a all before, there can never be enough! :) I hope you revisit the CART cars, as seeing Bailey's massive smile when he streamed the 1.5 updates recently it'd be interesting to hear your thoughts and have some more history from the lesser known CART history.

[@GPLaps]

Once they (re) sort out the Oval AI ill be back there

[@JURacing]

This is the time I remember beginning to watch F1 races - maybe 2 or 3 years before that. Of course I remember the iconic Lotus 79. Thank you for another great video.

[@davidcoates9123]

Another cracking Video mate, thanks again for all the great historic commentary.

[@Commander-McBragg]

Ronnie was amazing in the BMW in the touring car series. David Hobbs was there too. They were very good friends.

[@methylblau]

Greetings from Austria! Big Fan of your Videos, keep on racing!

[@alphabetaxenonzzzcat]

Old Austria is great circuit - so fast and flowing.

[@Brusselpicker]

Ronnies wife never recovered from his death and suffered depression until she committed suicide in 1987, she is buried next to him in the Peterson family plot.

[@Ikuconodule]

My absolute favourite season to replicate in AMS2. I even made some additional rough skins for Team Ensign/Theodore, plus my own AI set. In the future Im planning to move Tyrrell to the BT49 chassis too. This class really needs those extra slots.

[@mortythealien2783]

ams2 has the best ground-effect cars

[@edwardburek1717]

What a wonderful circuit the Osterreichring was, full of flowing corners and elevation changes to keep the drivers on their toes. Always good to see this circuit, way better than that bastardised Tilkedrome that now stands in its place. The Lotus 79 was definitely a weapon back in the day - I think you made a good choice for this showcase.

[@My40Love]

The bravest of them all!

[@jrrs8692]

Nice race! Specially cool how the Reutemann AI shadowed you almost all the race, overtaking the same cars you did and finishing right behind you!

[@embir82]

As usual, great job. I am hoping that there will be RBR stream soon! Loved those ones!

[@GPLaps]

Tomorrow!

[@NicolasMarshSS]

Great video and I love how you comment on it. You should apply for a job as a commentator on a channel that shows Formula 1 in your country. I think you would be REALLY good at it. 🙂

[@GVGames1986]

Beautiful!

[@rooboy1au]

A great season - Alan Jones in the Williams FW06, Scheckter in the beautiful dark blue and gold Wolf WR5, the Ferrari 312 T3 looked great and even the Renault teapots were cool.

[@Commander-McBragg]

That was awesome.

[@Fastvoice]

Just a sidenote: The chicane sign should read "Hella-Licht", not "Halle-Licht". 😉

[@GPLaps]

They fooled me with the fake advertisements :D

[@TheFlual22]

Peterson was a great driver. It's such a shame that he died in such a way. It would have been avoidable if the guy who pressed the start button would have waited until everyone came to a standstill in Monza.

[@Callsign_Jaeger]

Project Cars 2 is looking kinda funky today.

[@Pozer714]

Nice video as usual, happy 4th and stay safe!

[@M5Ronnie]

Just love it!

[@carlosbike]

Fantastic Video! I'm an admirer of Automobilista 2 and I also make some videos, not as good as yours.

[@prostetnikjeltz6801]

Great race! The sign in the first chicane seems off. It should be "Hella-Licht" Hella is a german company making lighting for cars.

[@MsZeeZed]

Österreichring babey! Where track limits were long grass & cows 😹

[@SteffenT1981]

What I always find confusing with these mods is the performance of the cars which is far away from reality. Look at the start: Coming up the hill you have Rosberg with the ATS in third place, Arnoux with the Martini in fourth, while Lauda and Watson with the Brabhams are deadlast. When I used to drive Grand Prix Legends I always looked ahead to the car running in front of me, hoping I might be fighting against a Lotus, the Eagle or the Works Brabhams. This point is completly missing here as the perfomance seems to be randomized. Is there a particular reason why it works that way?

[@GPLaps]

Well its not completely randomized, but it may just be because of how the ratings are within the 1978 skinpack and how Reiza have set up the different cars. There are actually only 3 'makes' of cars in this set, the Lotus 79, the Brabham BT49 and a generic 'v8' car. The skin mod creator has done their best to paint the different cars to look like the real ones the best they can, and tune the AI to perform as well as they can, but the Lotus 79 is very quick which is why you're seeing Rosberg in the "ATS" upfront, because its actually a Lotus 79 Nothing compares to GPL in its ability to simulate these old races, but there is some good fun to be had here regardless :)

[@ShadowWolfe]

How do you manage to get the opening intro camera shots of the car without the camera sticking on itself? I've always had those issues with AMS2's drone camera in photo mode

[@GPLaps]

There is a hidden freecam mode by pressing Cntrl+K its very finicky though

[@Marauder1981]

Nice

[@NeonsStyleHD]

*_It's Kek-ee Rosberg; not KayKay._* He'd be insulted you can't get his name right. lol

[@mram6311]

Do you ever race low fuel Motorsports? If so any thoughts?

[@marshallstrong7854]

Gd video man

[@darkfox2076]

You jumped the start and still got left behind 😂

[@GPLaps]

had to take any advantage I could ;)

[@Commander-McBragg]

It’s a shame he had to be number two at different teams. I wouldn’t doubt it if Mario is somewhat haunted by that. Clearly, Ronnie was faster at some races. I was at the USGP right after Ronnie was killed. It was cool, but somber. They were congratulating Mario, but it was hard for him to be happy. Best and worst of times in F-1. Ronnie had to drive the all-aluminum Lotus because Mario had crashed his primary carbon car. The weaker aluminum may have contributed to his death. Sobering fact.

[@Twi11ig]

There was no carbon fibre in 1978. And Ronnie crashed his '79 in warmup. Don't ask me why the backup was a '78.

[@OhItsThat]

Real life the fog in the helmet would be a little problem.

[@TheDefender123Plays]

I must know how do you make your thumbnails?

[@GPLaps]

Just screenshots and a lot of photoshop!

[@mgrzx3367]

I truly enjoy your uploads. Why di the american's kill their team mates? that sucks

[@n1tro_rl]

First

[@xenophon8958]

how come you never speak about the 1000 miglia?