Matra V12 at Monza: Time For Tea?

A short intro then nothing but noise in this beautiful slice of F1 history

Often a video doesn't need any fancy tricks or surprises to be fantastic. Such is the case here.

It's an onboard clip from Jacques Laffite's Ligier Matra in practice for the 1978 Monza Grand Prix. There's a brief intro where the V12 is described as "spectacular" and having a sound "like power" then that's it. We're onto the main straight, V12 howling and the trees of Monza park looming. Upshifts are blipped, downchanges are throttle matched, powerslides are deftly caught. As an intro to 70s F1 it would take some beating. One to turn up very loud and savour on a Friday afternoon.

See the video here.