Enjoyable historic video - Aston Martins at Spa.

[Jon39]

Another great video that I have found by chance.
YouTube has become a wonderful form of varied entertainment.

Many of us Gaydon owners, are also interested in the history of the marque.
With the Spa F1 event just a few days away, this film shows us the original, much longer road circuit.
As public roads, you can of course drive it today, and still experience the banked section, where it begins the return to the present day circuit.

Is the camera car perhaps an Aston Martin DB4 ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnMFPBWyk24

If you enjoyed that video, then try this one.
Not Aston Martin, but still the Spa old track.
We see just how different F1 driving was then, compared with the 'computer game' type driving style of today.
Jack Brabham makes constant adjustments to the steering, catches the slides, flicks the car into a controlled drift before some of the corners, and perhaps not such a good idea, a few people standing very close to the racing cars. Great to look over the great man's shoulder.

Certainly an exciting drive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXYc4M4Lv2U

[EclypseDesigns]

First video is great.

Shame that the second is computer generated, although does show what it must've been like to some extent.

[Jon39]

EclypseDesigns said:

First video is great.

Shame that the second is computer generated, although does show what it must've been like to some extent.

Thank you for your clarification. I did wonder about that, because the world was mostly black and white then. The first clue was driving out of the paddock too quickly, and the occasional piece of scenery that suddenly appeared. CGI has become far too realistic now.

Perhaps there are some similar real films, showing the same era and circuit.

[roughrider]

Great find!! Love the car coming towards them as they leave the pits and start to climb from Eau Rouge.

[RL17]

useful resources for old circuits at circuitsofthepast nl including write ups and reasonably modern drive rounds e.g.2015 (where possible) of old cicruits at various places including Spa, Reims Gueux and Rouen Les Essarts.

1982 gp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_PxCW8uS9g

circuitsof the past modern POV - stavelot curve at 5.40ish (best with sound down)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NHOkSbye7w

Brundle in etype with commentary and main parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1KTNnAEc28

can;t see AMs featuring in any Spa GPs of 1960 or so