If you are in to motorsport you MUST WATCH THIS VIDEO. It is a 1 hour documentary on safety, or the lack of it, during the mid 60's to mid 70's Grand Prix era. Some unbelievably good footage, interspersed with some unbelievably sad footage - particularly the last scene.
It is very easy to forget how dangerous motorsport can be, especially in today's world of safety first, carbon composites and CAD engineering techniques. But all this started in the late sixties when Sir Jackie Stewart started his crusade.
It's also nice to be reminded that the Nurburgring Nordschleife has 186 corners and that the cars used to get airborne 16 times a lap. Wish I could have seen it with my own eyes...
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