Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story

[SoulGlo]

rdjohn said:

Two things that struck me was just how ugly these cars were. The rear wing looks stupidly small.

I hated the combo of the massive squared front wing and the skinny rear wing. Looked horrible.

Would have loved to see the Brawn livery on a modern car.

BrawnGP should come back, Sponsored by just Apple

[Ankh87]

Thought that it were actually really good.

Keanu actually is into motorsports, more so bikes but he isn't just some rando who knows nothing. Looking back at that season I completely forgot how much went on, all at once. It were a crazy season.

I remember watching and thinking that I wanted Rubens to win it, as I couldn't think of a driver deserving the WDC, that gave so much to the sport. He has such a horrid time at Ferrari.

What would have been the cherry is if Mosely were still around, to get his insight into the FOTA situation. Bernie is Bernie and doesn't really give away much. Tells you what you want to hear.

Overall, I've really enjoyed it. Just shows that you don't need to manufacture drama to make something good (looking at you DTS).

[CraigyMc]

SoulGlo said:

rdjohn said:

Two things that struck me was just how ugly these cars were. The rear wing looks stupidly small.

I hated the combo of the massive squared front wing and the skinny rear wing. Looked horrible.

Would have loved to see the Brawn livery on a modern car.

BrawnGP should come back, Sponsored by just Apple

The last thing F1 needs is apple zealots. They need to get back on the Ark B.

[ajprice]

SoulGlo said:

Would have loved to see the Brawn livery on a modern car.

There are many versions of it on newer cars, from custom paints on racing games to pro designers like Sean Bull




I thought the series was great, it looked great, Keanu Reeves was good as the interviewer "In my notes here, it says qualifying was a stshow"

Two thumbs up.

[moffspeed]

ajprice said:

SoulGlo said:

Would have loved to see the Brawn livery on a modern car.

There are many versions of it on newer cars, from custom paints on racing games to pro designers like Sean Bull




The livery was a definite improvement on the preceding Honda RA107 Earthdreams car.

I was at the Goodwood FoS press preview in 2007 where the car was displayed on the lawn outside the House. A prominent team owner (who shall remain nameless) wandered over and said “it looks like someone has vomited over it”….

[andburg]

3 episodes in and its great, really learning a lot about how cash strapped they were...i mean saving used cable ties to reuse them

Edited by andburg on Wednesday 13th December 08:34

[coppice]

Resuding is a damn expensive process

[hammo19]

Watched 2 so far. Excellent. Bernie is so clever and so sharp at his age, he played them all perfectly at the time. JB is so likeable and a PR dream. He’s still like that as a pundit on Sky. Great story and glad Keanu has picked it up and produced this for us to watch.

[coppice]

Clever and sharp ? Gnomic and idiotic , as he has been for decades - an embarrassment and a disgrace .

[davidd]

coppice said:

Clever and sharp, devious, sly, twisted as he has been for decades - an embarrassment and a disgrace .

I’d agree with that statement. I’ve been there when he was being all of the above.

[Teddy Lop]

carlo996 said:

Watched the first one, the genuine enthusiasm that Keanu has for the subject is infectious, you'd never think there's a man worth $380M, really likeable guy. In stark contrast Montezemolo, what a self absorbed piece of crap! Sums up how a lot business leaders behave in Italy, the arrogance and irony of the same man who is currently slating Ferrari and is quick to point out where Brawn gained an advantage but appears to have forgotten about some recent Ferrari history

It's great so far.

Montzerella was only ever in it for the glory, added about as much to the sport as a celebrity tennis player swanning about the grid.

[coppice]

You need to read up on your F1 history. With Lauda , Di Montezemolo transformed Ferrari from hopeless in 1973 to brilliant in 1974-77.
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[TikTak]

Had quiet wanted to watch this and thought it was on Prime. Whoops.

Cancelled Disney+ some months ago ...

[asfault]

Teatowell said:

I was one of those that thought Legard was a bit awful. Him and brundle would be pretty good about now.

You are having a laugh. Leggard was absolutely terrible. Yes Crofty shouts alotnand sees dives that don't happen but lwggard had irritating voice and zero vocabulary.

[Old Merc]

TikTak said:

Had quiet wanted to watch this and thought it was on Prime. Whoops.

Cancelled Disney+ some months ago ...

Does anyone know if it will be available on DVD.

[the-norseman]

Old Merc said:

Does anyone know if it will be available on DVD.

Doubt it.

[Dan BSCS]

Old Merc said:

Does anyone know if it will be available on DVD.

Oooft! You properly aged yourself with that question.

[Dashnine]

Dan BSCS said:

Old Merc said:

Does anyone know if it will be available on DVD.

Oooft! You properly aged yourself with that question.

It's BluRay these days, boomer!

[stemll]

Dashnine said:

Dan BSCS said:

Old Merc said:

Does anyone know if it will be available on DVD.

Oooft! You properly aged yourself with that question.

It's BluRay these days, boomer!

So that's a firm "No" to Betamax then?

[Old Merc]

stemll said:

Dashnine said:

Dan BSCS said:

Old Merc said:

Does anyone know if it will be available on DVD.

Oooft! You properly aged yourself with that question.

It's BluRay these days, boomer!

So that's a firm "No" to Betamax then?

Ha Ha Guys, I’m 76 so yes I come from the Stone Age. I did have a Betamax Video Recorder, very with it back in the late 70’s early 80’s. I also traveled to two Grand Prix’s a year in the 70’s and 80’s.
I do have a smart TV and do everything on my PC, but I’m not willing to pay monthly to Sky, Disney etc etc.