Lella was way faster than her results let on. She kept telling the March team something was wrong with her car but they didn't listen. Then after they sacked her and brought in Ronnie Peterson, he said the exact same thing was wrong with his car. They fixed it and he was instantly quicker.
@Litespeed It's not a lie. I saw a video on Lella Lombardi that mentions this and this was apparently a quote by someone who worked at March at the time.
Robin Herd, the great race engineer who designed the March 761 Lella drove in 1976, told a story about the 761 chassis Lella raced in F1 that year. He said she was always complaining that her 761 'took a set', meaning it set itself into a cornering mode she could do nothing about. He dismissed that, at least partly on account of her 'just being a woman', but later when the team stripped the car down they found she was right - the chassis was bent. Turned out it had previously been crashed by Vittoria Brambilla, one of Lella's March teammates - 'The Monza Gorrila', as he was known - although he was a fine driver, crashing was one of the things he did - and the chassis had never been properly straightened. Herd said he regretted not listening to her at the time, and you have to give him credit for that, but he died a fair few years after Lella and took that regret to his grave.
Lela Lombardi and Michele Mouton are the two drivers younger female racing drivers like Chadwick could clearly look up to. It proves gender is just another data. Talent, is what is needed, above all.
A beautiful and touching tribute, and I really do hope to see Jamie Chadwick make it to F1. She’s got such amazing talent and drive, and with F1’s push to increase diversity and equality in the sport, I think it would be a big positive step forward for the series if more female drivers were given opportunities
@@Thundus201 Jamie and Oscar Piastri are not even nearly in the same class. Jamie Chadwick placed 9th in a prema in Formula regional Europe (with tons of experience in the chassis), while her teammates, who were all rookies placed 1, 2 and 3. Chadwick, who had more experience managed 80 points to their 359, 343 and 343 respectively. One of those teammates was Arthur Leclerc, who finished 10th in by far the best car in F3 in 2021. That should say more than enough about Jamie Chadwicks skill.
@@sdfopsdmsdofjmp7863 Yeah she’s nothing special. She’s just the best option that exists. But I don’t think we need a woman for the sake of having a woman. We need talented women who deserve to be in F1. Lewis is the 1 and only black driver to be in F1 and he’s one of the best overall, I’d rather have something like that than just forcing a mediocre driver into the sport.
And the lack of opportunity for women argument is kinda misleading since almost everybody who tries to get into formula 1 will fail for lack of opportunity
I remember watching her as a girl. She was someone I would mentally urge on, and I thought she was amazing. Perhaps it's as well that I didn't see the race she got on the scoreboard for, given the circumstances, but the fact she was there elevated her even more in my mind (tbh, I don't think I knew about the fatalities - my dad would have shielded me from that most likely) My ex-rally driver father had two racing heroes, both rally drivers, Ann Jones and Pat Moss (his absolute favourite). He brought up me and my sisters to do anything we wanted to do - he would never let us use "because I'm a girl" to get out of doing anything. The only thing I could use my gender as an excuse for was to be unable to be a biological father. But as he said, even back in the 70s, there were (still are) plenty of single parents doing excellent jobs as both mother & father, it was only the biology that prevented that one job being shared. Had we had any money and a reasonably nearby kart track, you can be sure I'd have been there every weekend, aiming to be the Lombardi or Moss of my generation. Or a bit later, a Michelle Mouton clone lol. Lella was taken from us far too soon. She should never be forgotten. I can't wait to see a talented female driver in a car that can regularly fight for points, and maybe podiums and wins. I really, _really_ hope to see it before I die.
@@apoxalypsewhen In a more normal race, it would have been a whole point. Today, it would have been 8 points. In a backmarker car. In the 1970s, when everything would have been against her because woman. An achievement She should be recognised for.
@@adityathapa844 You're saying we should mention it because she's a woman, why? are you saying that woman aren't capable of something like this? If not, then there's no need to mention it, gender shouldn't be a way of making people look better.
I don't get your point. The whole "let's put a woman in F1" thing is just for show and virtue signaling anyway, so they might as well give the seat to some eye candy chick with big honkers. I know people like to pretend they don't realize this, but the best drivers will always be men, because biology is a thing.
She's a distant relative so I've been aware of her for several years. She also scored points in NASCAR for 31st place finish at the 1977 firecracker 400 at Daytona.
Great video paying tribute to F1's most successful female driver. On a side note I just wish the narrating voice would have been recorded with something other than a $10 microphone.
This generation might be the 1st we get to see where women are able to return to F1 racing as drivers again. I think we're getting there slowly but surely.
@@Bahamuttiamat Lets not forget those championships that they have won is in a all women's league. Not a open race because they were unable to compete.
Si però ci potevano mettere una che si capiva un pò di più a parlare...🤦🏻♂️ Quelli che ci stanno di solito si capiscono tanto bene, questa sembra che non scandisce bene le parole
given the resources formula 1 has at its disposal and the importance of the subject, the audio recording quality is abysmal. please do better f1 and show us that you really mean it. also: go Jamie!
Those were the days when you got into F1 on driving skill, talent, determination and merit. They've long since disappeared and now it's the "worlds best 20 drivers" with massive egos matched by bags and bags of money.
They still had huge egos back then. And niki lauda had to buy his first seat in f1. It wasn't as different as you think. Granted it also wasn't as expensive to put a car on track as it is today.
I saw it came out right away it was posted, didn't have the time to watch it, but now I did, and I wanna congratulate you F1 for achieving 7 million subscribers! Keep up the work?!
@@danielo7985 I don’t think people understand the concept of individual choice and preference and that it’s entirely possible women simply aren’t interested in Motorsport as much as men.
@@weignerleigner3037 Agreed-ish I think a few decades ago there's societal roles/responsibilities that make it difficult for women to compete (seen as stay-at-home women, the Man was the breadwinner of the family etc) these, in the West primarily, are becoming more and more relaxed. With the extra publicity and push for it (W-series, F1's drive for overall diversity), I think more women will climb up the motorsport ladder. As you said however, I do not think that F1, irrespective of the push, will never be as popular for women as it is for men in the same way Netball isnt. Note this is not necessarily a bad thing
Fastest reactions rule no matter what gender. I was the quickest 100 yarder only .5 off world record in 1967 ..but 2 girls In my class beat everybody in a scientific reaction test .. totally blown away
Problem for Jamie is that she can't seem to move beyond W Series. If she wins W Series again and still can't move up the ranks then that'll be it for the series.
Yo F1 team, the new season is starting. And I would love some still camera shots this season, they’re super dope and it really emphasizes on the speeds these cars race at, Which you don’t experience the same way when the cars are tracked at all times.
Lella was way faster than her results let on. She kept telling the March team something was wrong with her car but they didn't listen. Then after they sacked her and brought in Ronnie Peterson, he said the exact same thing was wrong with his car. They fixed it and he was instantly quicker.
Bruh.
Some bull going on.
@Litespeed It's not a lie. I saw a video on Lella Lombardi that mentions this and this was apparently a quote by someone who worked at March at the time.
@@joshuagabrielcatindig7607 that'll be Bernie nobbling her chances.
She doesn't deserve such a bad audio quality.
For all of the revenue the sport generates, they can't even book a proper studio for the voiceover to do both Lella and Jamie justice.
@@goondu86 even a 30 $ mic would be incomparably better than this lol
Yeah they ruined what could have been a decent tribute. Surprised more people haven't picked up on it.
We're rooting for you, Jamie!
If she wins F2 title sure, but the sexist W series thats gimped means nothing honestly.
Robin Herd, the great race engineer who designed the March 761 Lella drove in 1976, told a story about the 761 chassis Lella raced in F1 that year. He said she was always complaining that her 761 'took a set', meaning it set itself into a cornering mode she could do nothing about. He dismissed that, at least partly on account of her 'just being a woman', but later when the team stripped the car down they found she was right - the chassis was bent. Turned out it had previously been crashed by Vittoria Brambilla, one of Lella's March teammates - 'The Monza Gorrila', as he was known - although he was a fine driver, crashing was one of the things he did - and the chassis had never been properly straightened. Herd said he regretted not listening to her at the time, and you have to give him credit for that, but he died a fair few years after Lella and took that regret to his grave.
I never felt so happy to see remembrance of Lombardi.
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Lela Lombardi and Michele Mouton are the two drivers younger female racing drivers like Chadwick could clearly look up to. It proves gender is just another data. Talent, is what is needed, above all.
A beautiful and touching tribute, and I really do hope to see Jamie Chadwick make it to F1. She’s got such amazing talent and drive, and with F1’s push to increase diversity and equality in the sport, I think it would be a big positive step forward for the series if more female drivers were given opportunities
And proves the reason why we need more teams as we have such great drivers waiting in the wings for a seat. Jamie and Oscar are great examples
@@Thundus201 Jamie and Oscar Piastri are not even nearly in the same class. Jamie Chadwick placed 9th in a prema in Formula regional Europe (with tons of experience in the chassis), while her teammates, who were all rookies placed 1, 2 and 3. Chadwick, who had more experience managed 80 points to their 359, 343 and 343 respectively.
One of those teammates was Arthur Leclerc, who finished 10th in by far the best car in F3 in 2021. That should say more than enough about Jamie Chadwicks skill.
@@sdfopsdmsdofjmp7863 Yeah she’s nothing special. She’s just the best option that exists. But I don’t think we need a woman for the sake of having a woman. We need talented women who deserve to be in F1. Lewis is the 1 and only black driver to be in F1 and he’s one of the best overall, I’d rather have something like that than just forcing a mediocre driver into the sport.
And the lack of opportunity for women argument is kinda misleading since almost everybody who tries to get into formula 1 will fail for lack of opportunity
I remember watching her as a girl. She was someone I would mentally urge on, and I thought she was amazing. Perhaps it's as well that I didn't see the race she got on the scoreboard for, given the circumstances, but the fact she was there elevated her even more in my mind (tbh, I don't think I knew about the fatalities - my dad would have shielded me from that most likely)
My ex-rally driver father had two racing heroes, both rally drivers, Ann Jones and Pat Moss (his absolute favourite). He brought up me and my sisters to do anything we wanted to do - he would never let us use "because I'm a girl" to get out of doing anything. The only thing I could use my gender as an excuse for was to be unable to be a biological father. But as he said, even back in the 70s, there were (still are) plenty of single parents doing excellent jobs as both mother & father, it was only the biology that prevented that one job being shared.
Had we had any money and a reasonably nearby kart track, you can be sure I'd have been there every weekend, aiming to be the Lombardi or Moss of my generation. Or a bit later, a Michelle Mouton clone lol.
Lella was taken from us far too soon. She should never be forgotten. I can't wait to see a talented female driver in a car that can regularly fight for points, and maybe podiums and wins. I really, _really_ hope to see it before I die.
She scored 0.5 points in her whole career shes so talented ❤️❤️❤️
@@apoxalypsewhen I don't know if I should laugh or not
@@apoxalypsewhen What a sad little comment.
@@apoxalypsewhen In a more normal race, it would have been a whole point. Today, it would have been 8 points. In a backmarker car. In the 1970s, when everything would have been against her because woman. An achievement She should be recognised for.
@@apoxalypsewhen lets see how you do on the circuit
It's sad how unknown she is
Only recently have I found out that a female has scored points in F1, why isn't this mentioned more
It shouldn't be a big deal, but the fact that she is still the only one to have done so makes it a bigger deal than it might otherwise be.
because she "only" scored points, its just nothing special
@@Sahlokniir it is special because she is ONLY woman in F1 to score a point till today
@@adityathapa844 You're saying we should mention it because she's a woman, why? are you saying that woman aren't capable of something like this? If not, then there's no need to mention it, gender shouldn't be a way of making people look better.
@@hyphed4196 its because women is rare in formula one so
She was also a very reliable driver, making sure to always bring the car home if there wasn't some sort of mechanical failure.
You deserve to be in f1 Jamie Chadwick I look forward to seeing you there
Lella...❤️
That was a great call to remember her, thanks F1, would be nice a series about "Forgotten" drivers and teams!
I am glad that Jamie Chadwick narrated this, would be disappointed if it was Jorda. Chadwick has talent and a lot more stuff than Jorda do not have
She didn't narrate it with much enthusiasm though
@@nailmcnugget9284 jorda doesn’t drive with much enthusiasm
@@yellowflag9945 never claimed she did
I don't get your point. The whole "let's put a woman in F1" thing is just for show and virtue signaling anyway, so they might as well give the seat to some eye candy chick with big honkers. I know people like to pretend they don't realize this, but the best drivers will always be men, because biology is a thing.
@@holdemagroin1167 ah yes, because men had a biological need of driving cars fast
Had she lived, Leila Lombardi would have celebrated her 81st birthday later this month.
I remember seeing her race at Brands Hatch in a mixed Formula 1/F5000 race.I seem to remember she was steady in the top 5
She's a distant relative so I've been aware of her for several years. She also scored points in NASCAR for 31st place finish at the 1977 firecracker 400 at Daytona.
Great video paying tribute to F1's most successful female driver.
On a side note I just wish the narrating voice would have been recorded with something other than a $10 microphone.
I liked the raw style of the narration. It felt fitting for such a tribute.
It probably was the phone microphone
Great narration by Jamie Chadwick. Let's hope F1 can help the W Series grow, even in times like these.
How many times does Chadwick need to win the W Series to get an F3 drive at least is what I wanna know.
Not really? She mumbled her way through with no energy
Who cares about W series lol. Not worth the money spent.
@@internet5076 he's literally called Chad and he's simping so hard
@@nailmcnugget9284 so a compliment is simping? What a child you are
Amazing video.
Haven’t seen a vid like this on The F1 Channel for a while! Loving itttt
I hope Jamie and other talented girls from W Series make it to F1 someday, instead of going into feeder series purgatory
More Respect for doing this at that time and age 🙌🙌📈
That is so accurately true. Bravo to her.
Amazing story. But please somebody give Jamie a pop filter!
This generation might be the 1st we get to see where women are able to return to F1 racing as drivers again. I think we're getting there slowly but surely.
@@Bahamuttiamat Lets not forget those championships that they have won is in a all women's league. Not a open race because they were unable to compete.
Congratulations on 7 million subscribers on TH-cam Formula 1
Thank you for reminding us.
Thank you for posting this great history.
Congrates F1.7m subs.
A great little film, honest, unaffected narration (even with the mic pops) that stands well above the usual boys own adventure style.
The narration was top class.
Great content despite the audio quality.
I didn’t even know she was sick. What a legend
Reminds me of that tragedy
Great video Admins
F1 TV WE NEED 4K thanks ! 📺💕
Lella Lombardi was born near my smalltown in northwest Italy ....what a legend .
@@stefanob8187 Tanti Stefano...
Si però ci potevano mettere una che si capiva un pò di più a parlare...🤦🏻♂️
Quelli che ci stanno di solito si capiscono tanto bene, questa sembra che non scandisce bene le parole
given the resources formula 1 has at its disposal and the importance of the subject, the audio recording quality is abysmal.
please do better f1 and show us that you really mean it.
also: go Jamie!
This video deserves more like!
Those were the days when you got into F1 on driving skill, talent, determination and merit. They've long since disappeared and now it's the "worlds best 20 drivers" with massive egos matched by bags and bags of money.
They still had huge egos back then. And niki lauda had to buy his first seat in f1. It wasn't as different as you think. Granted it also wasn't as expensive to put a car on track as it is today.
Hopefully her and Sabine are showing people up there
Murray Walker would certainly be gobsmacked and astonished that Sabine came in on a Transit van and is somehow keeping up.
Met Lella at Oran Park, when she was driving Frank Matich's car in the Rothmans series.
All respect to Lella Lombardi, Great driver, Beautiful tribute, well deserved...... narrated by Jamie Chadwick. Well done F1
was the audio of this video recorded with a potato?
My respect for a fellow racer a true legend
This story should be on the big screen
Check out Michele Mouton...now her career is worth a movie :)
700万人おめでとうございます🎉
What a champ, this gave me chills
I remember watching f1 years ago,when it was at 2 mil,now it’s 7 mil
Let's go Jamie!!! You deserve it!
Great video.
I’m rooting for you Jamie!! You’re my fav driver 💪
Exactly inspiration that we all need 👏🏻
Jamie ❤️
I saw it came out right away it was posted, didn't have the time to watch it, but now I did, and I wanna congratulate you F1 for achieving 7 million subscribers!
Keep up the work?!
Thank you for this emotional Video. Ist was very interesting.
Very happy to see this video. Let's see more women in F1 soon!
I remember watching Lella race, lovely tribute to her and isn't it time we saw Jamie out there, she's a brilliant racer and well deserves her chance!
Lela Lombardi: the Tiger!
Brother, what is this audio? Jesus...
Great post, hopefully Lella's record is matched very soon !
Hopefully in a near future we have a woman in the grid
Water is wet.
There's nothing holding Women back now, just need the talent, it's about time!
@@danielo7985 water ain't wet it makes wet
@@sohambelge8318 since water touches itself too, it makes itself wet too
@@danielo7985 I don’t think people understand the concept of individual choice and preference and that it’s entirely possible women simply aren’t interested in Motorsport as much as men.
@@weignerleigner3037 Agreed-ish I think a few decades ago there's societal roles/responsibilities that make it difficult for women to compete (seen as stay-at-home women, the Man was the breadwinner of the family etc) these, in the West primarily, are becoming more and more relaxed. With the extra publicity and push for it (W-series, F1's drive for overall diversity), I think more women will climb up the motorsport ladder.
As you said however, I do not think that F1, irrespective of the push, will never be as popular for women as it is for men in the same way Netball isnt. Note this is not necessarily a bad thing
My her soul rest in peace 🙏 🕊
I had no idea Lella drove in the 1977 Firecracker 400.
Simply inspiring!
great tribute
can't they afford to give the narrator a proper mic?
The Narrator? It's Jamie Chadwick
Why is the mic quality so bad?
Great story! It deserved a more enthusiastic narrator.
Jamie is NEXT UP 🤞
Lella, the unic.
JAMIE QUICKLY THERE IS A SPOT AT HAAS!
Amazing never got to know this til now
This video was so neccessary!
A real trailblazer and gutsy driver.
And now we have Lulu Hamilton.
maybe we should support jamie chadwick to get her to f1!
Fastest reactions rule no matter what gender. I was the quickest 100 yarder only .5 off world record in 1967 ..but 2 girls In my class beat everybody in a scientific reaction test .. totally blown away
Whats wrong with Quality of voice?
She's not a *FEMALE* F1 driver
She's a F1 driver
Problem for Jamie is that she can't seem to move beyond W Series. If she wins W Series again and still can't move up the ranks then that'll be it for the series.
F1 can't afford a proper mic anymore without oligarch money it seems lol
Queen Lombardi
Nice microphone
What’s with the mic?
Josh Revell was recorded before official F1 channel. LOL😆
Grande rispetto per Lella Lombardi
Get in there and race, ladies 👏
This is actually very cool story about him
Aheeem..him? XD
It would be amazing to see a woman win a world championship one day
This was a great video but it's a shame the narrating was with such bad audio quality and I'm afraid Jamie's narrating was not the most entertaining.
Wow! Awesome driver.
I hope your dream comes true Jamie
She is and will always be one of my Favorite Drivers
That would be great to see
Yo F1 team, the new season is starting. And I would love some still camera shots this season, they’re super dope and it really emphasizes on the speeds these cars race at, Which you don’t experience the same way when the cars are tracked at all times.
INCLUDE SUBTITLTES IN YOUR VIDS PLZ AND THANKS
It's in english and you seem to speak it
@@ajorngjdonaydbr they could be hard of hearing you know
@@pdoyled they must be deaf also for typing in caps too?
Well said 🌞
Nice tribute.
Great video. Horrible audio.
On Patrick.
" I believe the women should keep in white to match the appliances"
Bernie Eccelstone
Inspirational woman beyond doubt
It’s odd that I only found out about her recently, hadn’t realised a woman had been in and scored points
Que mal que no hay subtítulos. Saludos Desde Panamá.