Love the engines sounds. The grunt of the Ford Cosworth V8, the unique rip of the Ferrari flat 12, and that beautiful note of the Matra V12. Got me like “😍”
I have to say that I have always found this track more compelling than pretty much all others. There are sections which were not like any other track. Eau Rouge/Radillion, Les Combes/Haute de la Cote, the incredibly dangerous Malmedy and the combination of Hollowell and Stavelot were not like any other track. And these were public roads! But the track was always lethal and the list of drivers who died there is simply too long. It had to stop. I just wish there was more film of this because it was clearly a great race.
Also the Masta Kink had that uphill long chicane thing so cars got REAL light at the top and it was on the main straight so you did NOT lift cause you would lose 5 seconds or so on the next part of the straight! It was a legendary track, and I deeply miss the original one but it was too fast for modern cars - In simulations any F1 car after 2002 can go flat out 97% of the time around it. It was made for the Alfas, Auto Union, Mercedes and pre-war cars kinda testing raw horsepower with a few corners and it forced teams to find horsepower from 1925-1970 and thus kinda won too hard and made it self obsolete. I would love for it to be recreated and joined w the GP track today, so we can have historic races on the old track.
@@barath4545 I’m not aware that the cars got light at the Masta. Maybe they did at Malmedy but there was a chicane there from 1970 onwards. Interestingly, that chicane had previously been used in 1937, though I’m not sure it was exactly the same.
Fantastic clear images of race! The engines natural sounds are delicious! And all scenary this F1 golden years, are very beautiful. Thanks so very much for sharing. Alírio, Brazil, June, 2020.
Im a American of Mexican heritage who loves all forms of racing especially F1 and unbeknownst to me about its history that Pedro Rodriguez is Mexicos greatest driver and makes me proud of him as a racer who competed with the best in the world and win the Belgium GP... it doesn't get better than that.
Crazy to think that within 18 months, five of the drivers in this race would be dead (Courage, Rindt, Giunti, Rodriguez and Siffert) ... plus, a further two would die later in accidents (Peterson in 78 and Stommelen in 83). Plus, Graham Hill's plane crash in 75. That means 41% of this starting grid didn't survive the decade...
The scary death rate was one of the main reasons Stewart retired after 1973 (which ironically was the first year that F1 a whole season without a driver death). He estimated that he had less then a 50% chance of surviving long enough to get a fourth driver's title. The 'Circus' had become a driver eating machine and the owners / FIA didn't seem to care one whit.
@@christopherharmon2433 Chris Amon , when he was asked how it felt to known as the unluckiest driver ever in F1 ,replied " I'm still here ; most of my friends are not ...... " .
All circuits that you mention are great but I wanted to emphasize that Spa was the most fast and most dangerous. This is not my opinion but the driver's opinion
0:20 The Malmedy chicane was only used in Formula 1 on one occasion because this was the last World Championship race on this Spa layout. However, the circuit remained in use for some years and the chicane was part of that. The lap record for the old circuit is held (in perpetuity) by Henri Pescarolo, in a Matra-Simca MS670B set at the 1,000kms race in 1973. His time of 3.13.400 represented an average speed of 262.45 km/h (163.08 mph). For the safety levels of the time that was no longer realistic, especially considering the alarming death toll the track continued to rack up.
Barry Sheene also held the 500cc bike record at an average lap speed of 135mph back in 1977 on his world championship winning Suzuki the same year. Think the record still stands today no matter how much technology has changed. Armco may be safer for F1 but not so much for bikes!
@thethirdman225 3:50:30 maybe not quick but not too bad considering it was a 500cc two stroke prone to seizure and only introduced in 1974. No traction control or electronics in those days, just skill and large balls required.
Amon set the FL with 152.0 mph while Rodriguez' avg speed was 149.9 mph and the race lasted 1hr 38 min 9.9 sec. While Pescarolo set the FL in the '73 1000K, Ickx put his Ferrari 312P on pole with 163.674 mph and THAT is the fastest time around Spa.
@@geoffnelson4777 Could we have the lap time instead of mph? It's almost meaningless to me because it I want to compare times with other years, I can't.
I wish that there where more flatout racetracks today in F1, driving on the limit. With today's safety standards there should be room to create these tracks, instead of them dull stop and go tracks. They could start with the Osterreichring for instance, adding the old part to the new circuit.
@@marcosbremermann870 Jeddah is actually a fantastic track, but I don't know why they made it such a dangerous street circuit instead of having run off areas like Bahrain or Paul Ricard
What's the point? Spa would be flat all the way barring La Source and really challenging parts, like the Masta kink, Stavelot, Cottage and Carrieres would all be taken flat with no difficulty. No challenge there. Someone has already simulated this in Assetto Corsa (I think).
gezzus what a great Grid of Drivers...........the drifting at Malmedy, I know many of these men drove Sportscars as well, Pedro and Jo Siffert's races for Porsche were legendary
This race was won at an average of 149.9mph. For reference, the 2020 race was won at just over 136mph. Different tracks obviously, but imagine just how flat out you have to be for a 1970 F1 car to beat a 2020 F1 car by 13mph over an hour and a half. Simply gods in that era.
@@tonyrata4796 Only for F1. The lap record for the old circuit is held (in perpetuity) by Henri Pescarolo, in a Matra-Simca MS670B set at the 1,000kms race in 1973. His time of 3.13.400 represented an average speed of 262.45 km/h (163.08 mph).
@@thethirdman225 I appreciate that . I was just explaining the context of the conversation . I respect Henri's achievement , but it was F1 I was concerned with . Cheers .
This is Formula One at its best! We all miss the screaming roar of those V12s! The cars were just beautiful back then. Today the sport has changed too much and I don't tune in anymore. I prefer to watch these vintage races of nostalgia and there are so many to watch and I never get tired of watching them. That was Formula One!
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
Frightening but I loved how sideways the cars were then, even smoothies like Jackie. Incredible to watch them sliding at huge speed through Radillon at 1.05. If they could combine today's safety with how the cars handled then it would be amazing
@@praveentitus7193 trouble is because they've returned to this ground effect nonsense they're still generating loads of downforce. Unfortunately once you've let the genie out the bottle it ain't going back in. A shame because noone under 50 has seen this sort of racing first hand and never will.
@@ViN-kr3ri At least we don't have too many of those aerodynamic planks and projections, that used to make cars ugly from 2006 to 2009. Still, that raw feeling has gone forever, and you feel it more at tracks like Spa. Currently, the single-seater closest to these, in terms of cornering antics, is Formula E, if the championship races at tracks like these.
Rodriguez and Amon were the class of field, finishing less than 2 seconds apart. Third was Beltoise more than a minute and a half up the road. Fourth was Giunti in his first Grand Prix race.
Can't believe this video of Spa~Francorchamps F1 GP is 51 years old in 2021 >>> It was so Exciting with Real Macho Racing Cars & Even Mancho Drivers! Thank You So Much for Sharing this Gem of a Race from 1970 Spa~Francorchamps! 🕯🌷🌿🌍💖🇧🇪
Wow! I have to say these are my idea of what F1 cars should be. And the drivers at that race were and are legendary. So different from the races of today. Back then you could sit among the trees, have a picnic and watch this fantastic spectacle.
The four wheel drifts are what is missing from today's "airplanes-on-wheels" racing. This racing, at half the speed of today's F1, is so much more exciting and interesting.
Spa along with Monza two of the world's greatest tracks no matter how dangerous. Could be wet and dry in the Ardennes in particular. You had to have some guts at Eau Rouge and Masta in paticular on the old track before the later changes. This footage the great era of F1 no question imo.
I didn't know about the deviation at Malmedy. I think that was the only time it was used as I don't recall it being mentioned in the 1000k and 24h races of the early 70's.
Calm Kenny there was also a chicane added at the Masta Kink but during practice for one race it was deemed even more dangerous than the kink itself (which is saying something!), so they reverted back to the flat out kink for the race.
And with very good reason. Agreed that Nivelles was boring and the drivers said so but you simply cannot continue to rack up a death toll like Spa and expect to remain viable.
Look at where the crowd are at 1:32 on the outside of Burnenville! Imagine if a car suffered a puncture or suspension failure on corner entry?! Crazy days.
It's also interesting to note that each F1 team probably arrived for the race weekend with less than 20 personnel, including the drivers. Today, each team has more than 20 just to look after catering. It's ridiculous, and yet they all openly wonder why modern F1 costs are spiraling out of control. That's why.
Does anybody remember the mobile hospital from this era? My parents and I moved to Hemingford Grey in Huntingdonshire in 1968, and parked on the main village road - close to the village policeman's house, was parked (between events) a double trailer articulated lorry that was the mobile ambulance.
1:38 Just imagine the carnage if a driver were to lose it entering Burnenville - and go right through that large gap in the guardrails there. Hard men with balls of steel - every last one of them.
In his biography , Amon was a little dubious about the BRM . According to him , he had talked to B.R.M. Designer Aubry Woods and during the conversation Woods had let slip that they had developed a 3.3lt version of their v12 , apparently for sportscar racing . Amon had no proof , but said that he always wondered . He broke the all time lap record and still couldn't win ! Maybe he was just frustrated ? It was still a great win, on a great track , for a very talented driver .
You can really see the differance in driver input then compared with today basically the driver is in control and is controlling the cars movements today cornering speeds are such that the technology is to a large extent controlling the car and if it fails a big crash is un avoidable but with the huge run offs on most tracks this seldom results in driver injury with the cars built in crashability ,as i have said about other motor sports higher speed dozent result in better racing often the reverse with airflow and more aerodynamics playing a part.
That's the problem: all those people who rave about how much better it was simply forget how many drivers die - a lot of them at this very circuit. Monza was manageable - stupid fast but manageable. Austria was manageable - up to a point, as was Silverstone. Spa was stupid fast but not manageable.
F1 these days is like watching paint dry. Huge wings and ground effect takes out all the excitement. The one who has the best "aero package" wins. BTW, the original film is probably awesome, unfortunately this video is badly crippled probably due to a dozen or so video conversions between different frame rates etc. It's making me nauseous.
Incredible, what risks the drivers took without really making a big deal of it, except for Jackie Stewart. This is fantastic Racing but also insane. Jackie was right, it could not go on. Racing owes Jackie S a lot. Still, this Racing was very pure but utterly lethal. Different times.....
My favourite circuit of all time and now the only "interesting" circuit left but the one circuit you can't afford to make a mistake on because of its breathtaking average lap speeds and unforgiving nature, there is a gathering clamour to sanitise it which would be a tragedy 😢
Love the engines sounds. The grunt of the Ford Cosworth V8, the unique rip of the Ferrari flat 12, and that beautiful note of the Matra V12. Got me like “😍”
And Rodrguez in the BRM V12 won!!!!!
Stavelot was absolutely awesome on here, cars on the limit
I have to say that I have always found this track more compelling than pretty much all others. There are sections which were not like any other track. Eau Rouge/Radillion, Les Combes/Haute de la Cote, the incredibly dangerous Malmedy and the combination of Hollowell and Stavelot were not like any other track. And these were public roads! But the track was always lethal and the list of drivers who died there is simply too long. It had to stop. I just wish there was more film of this because it was clearly a great race.
Also the Masta Kink had that uphill long chicane thing so cars got REAL light at the top and it was on the main straight so you did NOT lift cause you would lose 5 seconds or so on the next part of the straight!
It was a legendary track, and I deeply miss the original one but it was too fast for modern cars - In simulations any F1 car after 2002 can go flat out 97% of the time around it.
It was made for the Alfas, Auto Union, Mercedes and pre-war cars kinda testing raw horsepower with a few corners and it forced teams to find horsepower from 1925-1970 and thus kinda won too hard and made it self obsolete. I would love for it to be recreated and joined w the GP track today, so we can have historic races on the old track.
@@barath4545 I’m not aware that the cars got light at the Masta. Maybe they did at Malmedy but there was a chicane there from 1970 onwards. Interestingly, that chicane had previously been used in 1937, though I’m not sure it was exactly the same.
Fantastic clear images of race! The engines natural sounds are delicious! And all scenary this F1 golden years, are very beautiful. Thanks so very much for sharing. Alírio, Brazil, June, 2020.
Im a American of Mexican heritage who loves all forms of racing especially F1 and unbeknownst to me about its history that Pedro Rodriguez is Mexicos greatest driver and makes me proud of him as a racer who competed with the best in the world and win the Belgium GP... it doesn't get better than that.
Everybody liked Pedro. He was from the top shelf.
Great Pedro & great as well his brother Ricardo, the fantastic "Hermanos Rodriguez", well known in the 60's. RIP both.
Sergio Perez has entered the chat.
Checo has already achieved more than the Rodríguez brothers.
@@skyhigh6089 Checo needs win the Le mans 24 hs.
Crazy to think that within 18 months, five of the drivers in this race would be dead (Courage, Rindt, Giunti, Rodriguez and Siffert) ... plus, a further two would die later in accidents (Peterson in 78 and Stommelen in 83). Plus, Graham Hill's plane crash in 75.
That means 41% of this starting grid didn't survive the decade...
The scary death rate was one of the main reasons Stewart retired after 1973 (which ironically was the first year that F1 a whole season without a driver death). He estimated that he had less then a 50% chance of surviving long enough to get a fourth driver's title. The 'Circus' had become a driver eating machine and the owners / FIA didn't seem to care one whit.
@@christopherharmon2433 No deaths in 1973? François Cevert, Watkins Glen.
@@christopherharmon2433 Mmmm, Roger Williamson at Zandvoort????
@@christopherharmon2433 Chris Amon , when he was asked how it felt to known as the unluckiest driver ever in F1 ,replied " I'm still here ; most of my friends are not ...... " .
Well to be fair it does appear that this was filmed before the invention of safety entirely.
From a spectator point of view F1 during this era was infinitely more enjoyable than today (2023).
The greatest circuit of them all. Fearsome. Flat out in almost all 14 kms (only exception was La Source)
Not greater than the Nordschleife.
How about the original Ostereichring? As great as old Spa was, Ostereichring was even faster and more flowing.
Pescara was a better public road circuit.
@@zetecryt No it wasn’t. It was a great circuit but not faster.
All circuits that you mention are great but I wanted to emphasize that Spa was the most fast and most dangerous. This is not my opinion but the driver's opinion
Sergio Perez just became the first Mexican to win an F1 race since Rodriguez by winning the Bahrain GP!
Yep
Pedro Rodriguez did a sensational race in this gp
What a coincidence! Just browsing through some old f1 footage to see your comment, just days after Checo wins in Monaco!
Shakir GP*
Simón amiga xdd
Great footage !! Thanx loads.... Pedro; Jochen, Piers & Ronnie ~ Rest In Peace with angels around you... Rx
Still amazes me of how back then the Belgian GP was almost a full 500k instead of the traditional 300k most Grand Prix races are now.
28 laps * 14.1 km = 394.8 km (not 500k).
The 1970 race was almost 400k distance. The last time it surpassed 500k was in the fatal 1960 race.
0:20 The Malmedy chicane was only used in Formula 1 on one occasion because this was the last World Championship race on this Spa layout. However, the circuit remained in use for some years and the chicane was part of that.
The lap record for the old circuit is held (in perpetuity) by Henri Pescarolo, in a Matra-Simca MS670B set at the 1,000kms race in 1973. His time of 3.13.400 represented an average speed of 262.45 km/h (163.08 mph). For the safety levels of the time that was no longer realistic, especially considering the alarming death toll the track continued to rack up.
Barry Sheene also held the 500cc bike record at an average lap speed of 135mph back in 1977 on his world championship winning Suzuki the same year. Think the record still stands today no matter how much technology has changed. Armco may be safer for F1 but not so much for bikes!
@@topcat4759 Yes but what was the lap time?
@thethirdman225 3:50:30 maybe not quick but not too bad considering it was a 500cc two stroke prone to seizure and only introduced in 1974. No traction control or electronics in those days, just skill and large balls required.
Amon set the FL with 152.0 mph while Rodriguez' avg speed was 149.9 mph and the race lasted 1hr 38 min 9.9 sec. While Pescarolo set the FL in the '73 1000K, Ickx put his Ferrari 312P on pole with 163.674 mph and THAT is the fastest time around Spa.
@@geoffnelson4777 Could we have the lap time instead of mph? It's almost meaningless to me because it I want to compare times with other years, I can't.
I wish that there where more flatout racetracks today in F1, driving on the limit. With today's safety standards there should be room to create these tracks, instead of them dull stop and go tracks.
They could start with the Osterreichring for instance, adding the old part to the new circuit.
F1 today = Go Kart XXL.
Yeah death is a good copilot.
Welp, now we have Saudi Arabia. Close second?
@@marcosbremermann870 Jeddah is actually a fantastic track, but I don't know why they made it such a dangerous street circuit instead of having run off areas like Bahrain or Paul Ricard
What's the point? Spa would be flat all the way barring La Source and really challenging parts, like the Masta kink, Stavelot, Cottage and Carrieres would all be taken flat with no difficulty. No challenge there. Someone has already simulated this in Assetto Corsa (I think).
That's an epic race thanks for uploading.
gezzus what a great Grid of Drivers...........the drifting at Malmedy, I know many of these men drove Sportscars as well, Pedro and Jo Siffert's races for Porsche were legendary
This race was won at an average of 149.9mph. For reference, the 2020 race was won at just over 136mph. Different tracks obviously, but imagine just how flat out you have to be for a 1970 F1 car to beat a 2020 F1 car by 13mph over an hour and a half. Simply gods in that era.
Chris Amon also set the final lap record for the old circuit at 152mph .
@@tonyrata4796 Only for F1. The lap record for the old circuit is held (in perpetuity) by Henri Pescarolo, in a Matra-Simca MS670B set at the 1,000kms race in 1973. His time of 3.13.400 represented an average speed of 262.45 km/h (163.08 mph).
@@thethirdman225 I'm aware of that . The conversation was regarding the last F1 record at the track , which was set in this race .
@@tonyrata4796 Just filling in the gaps.
@@thethirdman225 I appreciate that . I was just explaining the context of the conversation .
I respect Henri's achievement , but it was F1 I was concerned with .
Cheers .
RIP Pedro Rodríguez
This is Formula One at its best! We all miss the screaming roar of those V12s! The cars were just beautiful back then. Today the sport has changed too much and I don't tune in anymore. I prefer to watch these vintage races of nostalgia and there are so many to watch and I never get tired of watching them. That was Formula One!
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
This is not vintage racing. It is what it was all about for ever like Rouen and Nurburgring. Real F1 finished at Adelaide in 1985. And as for the present US incarnation post Ecclestone and Mosley I do not acknowledge it and have not observed a single race it has nothing to do with F1 or GP. The only real motor races on earth are the Darlington Southern 500 and Baku F1 race. My politics Trump is a centrist Democrat his adoption of Obama care is unsustainable and Haley is a far left Democrat.
Frightening but I loved how sideways the cars were then, even smoothies like Jackie. Incredible to watch them sliding at huge speed through Radillon at 1.05. If they could combine today's safety with how the cars handled then it would be amazing
Remove the wings!
@@praveentitus7193 trouble is because they've returned to this ground effect nonsense they're still generating loads of downforce. Unfortunately once you've let the genie out the bottle it ain't going back in. A shame because noone under 50 has seen this sort of racing first hand and never will.
@@ViN-kr3ri At least we don't have too many of those aerodynamic planks and projections, that used to make cars ugly from 2006 to 2009. Still, that raw feeling has gone forever, and you feel it more at tracks like Spa. Currently, the single-seater closest to these, in terms of cornering antics, is Formula E, if the championship races at tracks like these.
Yes, without ground effect the cars drifted a lot. It was almost like go-kart racing 😆
Rodriguez and Amon were the class of field, finishing less than 2 seconds apart. Third was Beltoise more than a minute and a half up the road. Fourth was Giunti in his first Grand Prix race.
1:59 Frank Williams racing in 1970
just came across.. great footage....!!! thank you for sharing. .
Can't believe this video of Spa~Francorchamps F1 GP is 51 years old in 2021 >>> It was so Exciting with Real Macho Racing Cars & Even Mancho Drivers! Thank You So Much for Sharing this Gem of a Race from 1970 Spa~Francorchamps! 🕯🌷🌿🌍💖🇧🇪
Wow! I have to say these are my idea of what F1 cars should be. And the drivers at that race were and are legendary. So different from the races of today. Back then you could sit among the trees, have a picnic and watch this fantastic spectacle.
excellent video..thanks for posting
The engine noise makes this video more compelling than most .
Good classic footage at a great racetrack
How lovely F1 cars drifting and trackside marshal fuming a cigarette 2:23
So glad I actually saw Pedro Rodriguez race in F1 & CanAm in 1970 before his demise!
At those times, the Spa race righly started AFTER the narrow La Source corner ...
Heroric drivers, heroic spectators, too 1:38 Thank you for posting.
The four wheel drifts are what is missing from today's "airplanes-on-wheels" racing. This racing, at half the speed of today's F1, is so much more exciting and interesting.
I remember Chris Amon on adverts in New Zealand in the 1980s.
Great vídeo, what a quality!
Spa along with Monza two of the world's greatest tracks no matter how dangerous. Could be wet and dry in the Ardennes in particular. You had to have some guts at Eau Rouge and Masta in paticular on the old track before the later changes. This footage the great era of F1 no question imo.
I didn't know about the deviation at Malmedy. I think that was the only time it was used as I don't recall it being mentioned in the 1000k and 24h races of the early 70's.
Calm Kenny there was also a chicane added at the Masta Kink but during practice for one race it was deemed even more dangerous than the kink itself (which is saying something!), so they reverted back to the flat out kink for the race.
The chicane remained in use for the rest of the life of that layout. Formula 1 only used it once because they never raced there again.
The great Chris Amon 🏁🏎️🌞☁️👏👏👏🙂
Epicness at its finest
Just remember they dropped this track for the snoozefest at Nivelles
And with very good reason. Agreed that Nivelles was boring and the drivers said so but you simply cannot continue to rack up a death toll like Spa and expect to remain viable.
Lats victory of a mexican driver until Checo Pérez in 2020, also last win for Dunlop tires
Look at where the crowd are at 1:32 on the outside of Burnenville! Imagine if a car suffered a puncture or suspension failure on corner entry?! Crazy days.
super document... merci !
Wow. Great stuff ☺️
Merci pour cette vidéo 👍
Rodriguez in the BRM V12!
It's also interesting to note that each F1 team probably arrived for the race weekend with less than 20 personnel, including the drivers.
Today, each team has more than 20 just to look after catering. It's ridiculous, and yet they all openly wonder why modern F1 costs are spiraling out of control. That's why.
Some drivers today have a dozen people to carry their ego
Christian Horner has left the chat
LOL @@hugoagogo9435
Yes and today they have a pronoun entourage also,gotta speak correctly,know wot i mean
These were the best looking cars.
50 años después Checo repite la hazaña y el pendón tricolor se muestra orgulloso sobre lo más alto del podio en la máxima categoría.
Drivers complained strongly about the safety of the circuit for years. After this race they were finally listened to.
Those were the days of beautiful race cars, romantic tracks and incredibly skilled drivers. Something F1 is missing today !
Does anybody remember the mobile hospital from this era?
My parents and I moved to Hemingford Grey in Huntingdonshire in 1968, and parked on the main village road - close to the village policeman's house, was parked (between events) a double trailer articulated lorry that was the mobile ambulance.
1:33. Not much safety going on there! 😧
You go off the track at speed back then, you were in a world of hurt. No huge runoff areas with soft barriers and maybe some gravel.
Excellent 👍
Das waren noch Helden. Heute geht alles mit Knöpfchen drücken.
The RIP - Years of Formula 1 🥺
And now? The milkbabies on boring track years. F1 RIP
C'étaient des des vrais équilibristes... Que de souvenirs !!!
Great historic movie, I sub your channel, cheers Fabrizio
1:38 Just imagine the carnage if a driver were to lose it entering Burnenville - and go right through that large gap in the guardrails there.
Hard men with balls of steel - every last one of them.
Amon waited for the BRM to break , as it usually did... except it didn't 😂
In his biography , Amon was a little dubious about the BRM . According to him , he had talked to B.R.M. Designer Aubry Woods and during the conversation Woods had let slip that they had developed a 3.3lt version of their v12 , apparently for sportscar racing .
Amon had no proof , but said that he always wondered .
He broke the all time lap record and still couldn't win ! Maybe he was just frustrated ?
It was still a great win, on a great track , for a very talented driver .
Sonuma, audiovisual archives!
HY HOST, U FANTASTIC TO US, TY. PRE 2014 IS THE BEST.
very nice post!!!!
It’s so good to see film. Video of the day was horrendous.
I love this era of Formula 1 when they still drifted the cars through the turns using strictly driver input.
Agreed. Mostly down to skill and bravery not so much who had the best car or tyres.
The old tracks were so much better than those of today. Ditto the cars. As someone else said here everything is at the touch of a button.
Ickx ferrari.what a beauty
racing pure! it´s part of me, it´s part of my life...a.senna!
you have the 1969 full version ?
Wow!
good footage, different driving styles, sliding on corners ....
Halcyon days...Dangerous though...Lovely film and sounds..
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Vote for Pedro.
Well, if your engine accidentally shut down at the start, you did not need to be pushed.
Did we not have colour yet in 1970?
It’s what we need today
Carreras donde el hombre tenia que dominar una máquina... Lo que hay ahora es una máquina repleta de tecnología que menosprecia al piloto.
You can really see the differance in driver input then compared with today basically the driver is in control and is controlling the cars movements today cornering speeds are such that the technology is to a large extent controlling the car and if it fails a big crash is un avoidable but with the huge run offs on most tracks this seldom results in driver injury with the cars built in crashability ,as i have said about other motor sports higher speed dozent result in better racing often the reverse with airflow and more aerodynamics playing a part.
Neanche un guard-rail davanti alla casa dopo quel curvone.Veramente terrificante uscire in quel punto
And today.... Checo Pérez win his 2nd grand prix in Baku Azerbaiyan.. Yes!!! Si señor!!! viva México!!!
1:59 Frank Williams
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If you gloss over the death and danger it was soooo much better back then.
That's the problem: all those people who rave about how much better it was simply forget how many drivers die - a lot of them at this very circuit. Monza was manageable - stupid fast but manageable. Austria was manageable - up to a point, as was Silverstone. Spa was stupid fast but not manageable.
The entry of burnenville looks ridiculously dangerous. Spectators outside wouldn't have a chance in case of accident.
Great to see again the cars that got me into F1,not the glued to the road ,safty cells we see now.
SPA classic 6 hours soon, we will be there supporting an MGB!
Drifting jamboree! Super pilots back then...
F1 these days is like watching paint dry. Huge wings and ground effect takes out all the excitement. The one who has the best "aero package" wins.
BTW, the original film is probably awesome, unfortunately this video is badly crippled probably due to a dozen or so video conversions between different frame rates etc. It's making me nauseous.
Forza Chris Amon!! 🇳🇿 🇳🇿 🇳🇿
2:22 - 2:24 dude just casually smoking.
Incredible, what risks the drivers took without really making a big deal of it, except for Jackie Stewart. This is fantastic Racing but also insane. Jackie was right, it could not go on. Racing owes Jackie S a lot. Still, this Racing was very pure but utterly lethal. Different times.....
My favourite circuit of all time and now the only "interesting" circuit left but the one circuit you can't afford to make a mistake on because of its breathtaking average lap speeds and unforgiving nature, there is a gathering clamour to sanitise it which would be a tragedy 😢
Queria ver esses pilotinhos mimadinhos de hoje em dia tentando dominar essas maquinas.
Questa era la vero F1 non quella di oggi
Only 16 cars...
I can literally feel the danger on racing there with those glorified go-karts 😱
Quelli erano tutti dei Piloti
Somebody please colourise this.
Better in B&W.
@@thethirdman225You're aware that the original would still exist?
@@JamesHoffa1 I’m very aware that some of it still exists, thanks.
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