Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story

[andburg]

Old Merc said:

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.

So sign up and cancel immediately, you get a month to watch all the content you like. I mean how many times will you rewatch a dvd set? You’re 76 already

[stemll]

Old Merc said:

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.

Mine wasn't a dig at you. Not quite old enough to have owned a Betamax myself but my parents did and I do have to admit to having had a MiniDisc player. I still buy DVDs and they all live on my Plex server, just looked and there are 788 on there along with 3197 TV episodes acquired over many, many years.

I have neither the TV nor the eyes to bother with BluRay.

[Old Merc]

andburg said:

So sign up and cancel immediately, you get a month to watch all the content you like. I mean how many times will you rewatch a dvd set? You’re 76 already

Thanks for the tip, I will check with my Grandchildren they know all the tricks. They gave me their log in details for Netflix and Amazon, had it for years for free, but they have got a grip of all the fiddling now.

The reason I asked about a DVD is I started transferring loads of old family home movie DVD`s onto USB sticks, but decided it was simpler and cheaper to buy a DVD player for £25 from Amazon.

[thegreenhell]

This is on BBC2 starting tomorrow evening.

[SFTWend]

[quote=thegreenhell]This is on BBC2 starting tomorrow evening.[/quote

Just spotted that, thanks. Looking forward to it.

[cuprabob]

SFTWend]hegreenhell said:

This is on BBC2 starting tomorrow evening.[/quote

Just spotted that, thanks. Looking forward to it.

All 4 episodes are currently available on the iPlayer.

[Wills2]

I watched it last night it was very good, I do love Bernie's little quips and cryptic clues, Luca was funny with his how dare they start to win this will not stand, attitude, a total nest of vipers.

Loved it that Bernie called Briatore immediately to spill the beans, but those two have always been very tight so much so that for me the whole FOTA break away was probably Bernie's idea and he was pulling its strings from the inside Briatore's outrage was faked and it was all actually about getting rid of Mosely, there are so many double dealings that at points I'm sure many meet themselves coming backwards, after all Bernie knew he was going to have to share more of the pie.

[Bo_apex]

Wills2 said:

I watched it last night it was very good, I do love Bernie's little quips and cryptic clues, Luca was funny with his how dare they start to win this will not stand, attitude, a total nest of vipers.

Loved it that Bernie called Briatore immediately to spill the beans, but those two have always been very tight so much so that for me the whole FOTA break away was probably Bernie's idea and he was pulling its strings from the inside Briatore's outrage was faked and it was all actually about getting rid of Mosely, there are so many double dealings that at points I'm sure many meet themselves coming backwards, after all Bernie knew he was going to have to share more of the pie.

Fond memories of their QPR period

[djsmith74]

Just binged watched this on iPlayer, and it was a wonderful docu-series on an extraordinary sequence of events. From the initial "buy out" of Honda for £1, to putting in epic 24hour shifts to re-design the back of the bar for the Mercedes engine, to seeing the shock on every other team when Brawn destroyed them in Australia, to the political goings-on with FiA and FOTA, to the nervousness in the team when RB & McLaren started to make gains mid-season, to the joy on everyone's faces in Brazil. Fantastic stuff, and certainly a once in a lifetime event. I appreciate that those cars are not the best lookers, but they do look wonderfully compact & agile, compared to today's monstrosities.

[the-norseman]

I just loved the livery, less is more.

Most of the teams on the grid need to learn this lesson.

[romft123]

Loved how Bernie new exactly what was going on, played them thinking he had it and then BOOM got played back big time.

[Jim H]

Hello folks, I’m not regular in this area of the forum, I gave up F1 many years ago.

However I do remember the 2009 season with fondness and thoroughly enjoyed this documentary which I viewed this week. If only every F1 season could be like that! Fantastic.

A question to the regulars on here?

Is that a very accurate account on the events portrayed relating to FOTA, Ross Brawn, Bernie?

Particularly Bernie gossiping to Flávio and Ross playing his trump card?

[coppice]

I can recommend David Tremayne's recent book Brawn BGP 001/02 for a very detailed account of the season. The well known cheat Briatore's role in the Brawn saga is related well.

[WPA]

djsmith74 said:

Just binged watched this on iPlayer, and it was a wonderful docu-series on an extraordinary sequence of events. From the initial "buy out" of Honda for £1, to putting in epic 24hour shifts to re-design the back of the bar for the Mercedes engine, to seeing the shock on every other team when Brawn destroyed them in Australia, to the political goings-on with FiA and FOTA, to the nervousness in the team when RB & McLaren started to make gains mid-season, to the joy on everyone's faces in Brazil. Fantastic stuff, and certainly a once in a lifetime event. I appreciate that those cars are not the best lookers, but they do look wonderfully compact & agile, compared to today's monstrosities.

+1 Really enjoyed it.

[Byker28i]

the-norseman said:

I just loved the livery, less is more.

Most of the teams on the grid need to learn this lesson.

Year before, the Honda was Earthdreams - a pic I took

[Squadrone Rosso]

Just got around to watching this. I loved it. Ross Brawn. Jenson & his Dad. Rubens, Massa etc.

What a great season that was. Not ashamed to say it made my eyes water a bit.

[C69]

Just watched it on the iPlayer. Superb television, highly recommended. Keanu Reeves might've been an unlikely choice as the host, but he did an excellent job as a knowledgeable and enthusiastic presenter / interviewer.

If Honda hadn't withdrawn, I wonder how the redesigned 'Brawn' car would've fared with a Honda engine in the back?

[Mark-C]

Also just watched the lot on iPlayer - really enjoyable and pulled out all sorts of detail I'd either forgotten or didn't know.

Keanu made for a good presenter as well for me.

[miniman]

Just watched the first two. Another great reminder of what absolute tts Horner and Luca are.

[bergclimber34]

And to think if they had the balls this could have been a Honda, I have also read that the car Toyota were planning when they yanked the chain was also likely to be a belter!!