'Crash and Burn': The story of Tommy Byrne
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BBC4 Monday 9pm.
He made it to F1 - briefly - so I thought it would be ok to post here, rather than the TV forum.
I watched this on BBC NI last week and can thoroughly recommend it; very interesting.
Very quick, but he upset the 'establishment'. Came across, to me, as the Alex Higgins of single-seater racing. With a different attitude he could have raced for McLaren (when they were dominant), but Ron Dennis didn't like him and his career went into decline.
A fascinating story, with much input from Byrne himself.
He made it to F1 - briefly - so I thought it would be ok to post here, rather than the TV forum.
I watched this on BBC NI last week and can thoroughly recommend it; very interesting.
Very quick, but he upset the 'establishment'. Came across, to me, as the Alex Higgins of single-seater racing. With a different attitude he could have raced for McLaren (when they were dominant), but Ron Dennis didn't like him and his career went into decline.
A fascinating story, with much input from Byrne himself.
Derek Smith said:
Being an F1 driver is more than just going fast though, as many failed drivers testify. He crashed a lot. Fair enough, so did others who went onto success, but they behaved differently. Managers must have thought it just wasn't worth the aggro.
I enjoyed the programme, but we mainly saw just the one side.
I enjoyed the programme, but we mainly saw just the one side.
Fair points; a decade earlier James Hunt had the charm and charisma to get away with his anti-establishment, rock-star lifestyle, the paddock liked him and the media loved him.
For Byrne, pure talent alone was not enough.
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