F1: Life on the Limit

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I have just caught up and see this. Wow... Makes you appreciate what F1 was like and why it had to change under the guidance of Bernie.

Truly great film.

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Eric Mc said:

Are you giving Bernie credit for safety improvements?

In some respects, yes. Such as mandating F1's own Doctor and when race organising wouldn't allow the Dr into race control, threatening to pull the race.

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Eric Mc said:

He does deserve SOME credit - but he was one of only a number of factors that brought about changes to safety over 4 decades or so - tarting around 1968.

I am not a Bernie fan, he did some good once, but he needs to move on now. I am not saying he had any impact on to the car improvements or even the circuits. But to see how laughable medical facilities were before he took the commercial rights over in the end of 1976 was truly shocking.

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LaurasOtherHalf said:

DrDeAtH said:

Sir Jackie Stewart was one of the original campaigners for increased track safety.

Really? You'd never know as he never seems to mention it.

I used to like Jackie Stewart, but his insistance of sticking his oar into anything F1 related is really starting to jar.

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So, just to clarify, I have been debating a film with a guy who hasn't seen it...

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My OP contained the phrase:

Me said:

Truly great film

Seriously if you haven't seen it then the last few pages have been wasted energy.

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Eric Mc said:

I will watch the film if and when it comes my way. It seems to have had a bit of a low profile (compared to say, "Rush" or "Senna").

How many people here have actually seen it yet?

Are you only interested in discussing the topic of the history of F1 safety with those who have seen this specific film or are you not interested in the discussion of F1 safety per se. If that's the case, your discussion might be a bit limited.

I may not have seen this film yet, but I've seen lots of other documentaries on the subject and read dozens of articles and books - so it's not an area I'm unfamiliar with.

I was interested in discussing the film in general, there was no mention of safety in the OP. You brought the safety aspect up, and I responded, assuming you had seen the film, after all that's what the thread is about.

The film also covers the other aspects of the sport before Nernie took over, such as not knowing who was competing until first practice, etc.

As I said in the first post, it is a great film if you follow F1.

Edited by Megaflow on Saturday 20th December 16:09

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Eric Mc said:

Where can I see it?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=where+can+i+see+1%3Alife+on+the+limit

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Very true. Now who brought Sid into the sport?