"When I left home for a Grand Prix I always used to pause at the end of the driveway and take a long look back. I was never sure I'd come home again."
Jackie Stewart
During Stewart's F1 career, the chances of an F1 driver who raced for five years being killed in a crash were two out of three.
After a major crash at Spa-Francorchamps in 1966, Stewart began his mission to make racing safer. "If I have any legacy to leave the sport I hope it will be seen to be an area of safety because when I arrived in Grand Prix racing so-called precautions and safety measures were diabolical."
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| Jackie Stewart paases the wreckage of Jackie Oliver's BRM after colliding with Jacky Ickx's Ferrari at the 1970 Spanish GP. Both drivers escaped with minor injuries. |
"The best documentary I have ever seen"
Neil Clark, Daily Express
"Tragic. Brilliant"
Autosport
"A sobering, shocking documentary"
Daily Telegraph
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DESCRIPTION
Mechanical failture, lethal track design, fire and incompetence killed dozens of eager young drivers, who had become almost expendable.
It was the 1960s and the early 1970s and this waste of life was often televised for millions to see. With boycotts of the prestigious Belgian and German Grand Prix, drivers fought to get their voices heard, but it would be a long and painful time before conditions changed.
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| Francois Cevert was not so lucky during qualifying for the 1973 US Grand Prix. His death caused Jackie Stewart to retire 1 race earlier than planned. |
Featuring many famous drivers, including three World Champions - Sir Jackie Stewart OBE, Emereson Fittipaldi and John Surtees OBE - this shocking film explores an era of racing drivers taking control of their destiny and fighting for safety to come first.
Exclusive DVD extras: Powerful deleted scenes and bonus interviews:
• Sir Jackie Stewart on how to drive faster
• A tragic story from Emerson Fittipaldi
• Jackie Ickx on how to succeed
• Exclusive interview with Jacqui Hamilton
"Exemplary documentary"
Radio Times
"A documentary that will shock"
Time Out
"What a fantastic film"
Autocar
"Terrific"
The Guardian
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| Jochen Rindt was killed at 1970 Italian GP. He is the only driver to posthumously win the F1 World Drivers Championship. |
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TITLE:
GRAND PRIX: THE KILLER YEARS |
RELEASED
25 August 2011 |
RUNNING TIME
62 minutes |
FORMAT
PAL DVD |
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| FORMULA 1 DRIVERS KILLED IN ACTION SINCE 1970 |
| YEAR |
DRIVER |
EVENT |
| 1970 |
Piers Courage |
Dutch GP |
| 1970 |
Jochen Rindt |
Italian GP |
| 1971 |
Jo Siffert |
Brands Hatch |
| 1973 |
Roger Williamson |
Dutch GP |
| 1973 |
Francois Cevert |
U.S. GP |
| 1974 |
Peter Revson |
SA GP |
| 1974 |
Helmuth Koinigg |
U.S. GP |
| 1975 |
Mark Donohue |
Austrian GP |
| 1977 |
Tom Pryce |
SA GP |
| 1977 |
Brian McGuire |
Brands Hatch |
| 1978 |
Ronnie Peterson |
Italian GP |
| 1980 |
Patrick Depailler |
Test |
| 1982 |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Belgian GP |
| 1982 |
Riccardo Paletti |
Canadian GP |
| 1986 |
Elio de Angelis |
Test |
| 1994 |
Roland Ratzenberger |
San Marino GP |
| 1994 |
Ayrton Senna |
San Marino GP |
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ABOUT BRUNSWICK FILMS
Brunswick Films were pioneers in the embryonic days of Formula One production, when sponsors controlled the demand for footage, and before the era of global TV coverage began. They have skilfully combined film from their famous archive - including some previously unseen material - to create a review that captures the essence of a very special era in Grand Prix racing.
Brunswick Films was founded in the late 60s by director/cameraman John Tully to provide coverage of the Formula One Grand Prix circuit. From his vibrant film footage of this seminal era through to the 1990s, the Brunswick Films Formula One Film and Video Archive has been compiled. It is one of the most comprehensive collections of the 1970s Formula One material available.
The library features eleven years of the most exciting period in Formula One history, from the great Tyrrell vs. Lotus battles of the early years including two Jackie Stewart championships, Niki Lauda's fiery exit on the Nordschleife in 1976 and James Hunt's title of the same year, the Tyrrell six wheeler and Ferrari's last pre-Schumacher world title, to Alan Jones claiming his and Frank Williams' first title at the end of 1980. |
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