Memory lane - great moment

[lazyitus]

Can't believe this is 17 years ago !

Mansell giving Ayrton a lift.

Really worth 4 minutes of your time lads

[dougc]

Thanks for the memories Ayrton. Good on Mansell for stopping - ever the showman. Would love to see Kimi riding back to the paddock on the sidepod of a Mclaren. I presume his P45 would be in the post.

[FNG]

Don't those cars look so much more like proper racing cars, being that bit wider?

When the track was narrowed they looked crap and, relatively, they still do...

[kusee pee]

What a great season that was, thanks for posting. I remember feeling totally gutted seeing Senna stopping on the last lap. The early 90s were beautiful times for good-looking racing cars; the MP4/6 is my favourite of all time. I really hope that the new F1 regs will mean cars become good looking again.

Re Mansell/Senna etc - is it just my rose-tinted specs or has 'character' gone out of F1 racing?

[rednotdead]

Loved the way Senna booted the Marshall

[MM2200]

kusee pee said:

Re Mansell/Senna etc - is it just my rose-tinted specs or has 'character' gone out of F1 racing?

I doubt that the character has gone. The problem is that the characters and their character must pass through the suffocating and santizing/sterilizing pitlane of PR departments, PR officers, media editors, etc, before reaching the general public.

[tempus]

In those days it was common practice to pick up anyone out on the circuit on your slowing down lap,mainly because there was not the camera coverage so pits were not always aware of where people were,and pit bikes were things that the kids played on,more impressive was the ability of competitors to stop and help when people had a bad "off",S.M.B.H and Clay Regazzoni,David Purley and Roger Williamson.I think the racing was closer (first five Italian G.P. 0.61 seconds between 1st and 5th)and so were the drivers.(Old Git Mode Off) Tempus

[LaSarthe+Back]

Thanks for that! Cheered me right up!! Just wish there was more of it. And as for invading the track, the PC brigade would have a heart attack!

.....In fact maybe that's what we need to do to kill 'em off!!

[Digital]

Great clip, was that really almost 17 years ago?

Would that even be possible with the modern cars, wouldn't the driver (or passenger!) be sliced and diced by all the winglets as soon as they tried to sit down?

[dxb335d]

Great clip. Shame about the por quality. Funnily enough im watching old skool f1 right now on dvd. Watching the 1989 World Champiosnhip. Might dig out the 1991 now and watch that!


Carlos