Superb photo. The sense of speed, the nose down under braking, those ginormous rear tires ...

you don't see this intensity and insanity in modern F1:

OT - I think F1 rules need to drastically reduce the area of bodywork on the cars. The previous F1 eras had less bodywork especially around the sidepods. In addition, raise the height of the cars and reduce the ground effect (like above).

Hi Marc. I've really been enjoying your pictures here and the Formula Atlantic ones with Villeneuve/ Rosberg etc that you posted in the Nostalgia forum. Wish I could have been there really!

Its early, and I havent finished my 1st coffee yet, but i had a slight WTF moment when for a second i took that as some 'jackass' style thing, with prost on a stakeboard or rollerblades, getting towed along behind.
Then i noticed noone in the cockpit.

After seeing more and more nostaglia racing photos it really reminds me how in most forms of motorsports cars from the 70's and early 80's are far more attrative then the cars of today.

If memory is serving correctly I believe this was at Long Beach with James obviously not too happy with Depaullier

Well, since I'm going the the Long Beach Grand Prix, some nostalgia shots.

Gilles Villenueve coming off Linden's Leap


Mario Andretti, coming up the hill onto the pit straight.


Nelso Piquet coming off Linden's Leap

I believe that would be Alan Jones in the Williams FW07

Too bad for us Californians it's IRL and ALMS at Long Beach now at not F1.

You could be right, I just hit Nelson Piquet, Long Beach on Bing and that's what I got.
No kidding about the demise of the racing at LB, the old days were spectacular sitting at the bottom of the hill as they came off the pit straight.
The only reason I'm going this year is that I missed last year for the first time ever because of FTG's takeover and my refusal to put one thin dime in his pocket, and the buds bought the wife and I tickets this year so we would go again. TBH, I'm not all that excited, back in the day I'd be there every day, all day.

I don't live down there anymore so it's hard to get motivated to go even with freebies. Last time I went it was because I got freebies and they had the historic F1 cars there as well, pretty much went to see them and not the CART guys. This weekend would definitely be more interested in the ALMS guys but without Audi this year that series is going to be pretty hard to follow as well. Here's some I took.

Les:

I'm glad you enjoy my flickr stuff, it's definitely been fun going through it all and getting it out for the world to see.

It's put me in touch with a number of old racing friends. I even got an email from Bruno G. today so I'll be putting up more of him in the not too distant future...and a lot of other stuff when I get the time.


mrut29:

I wasn't far from Hunt when he was expressing his displeasure to Depailler. Unfortunately I didn't get it on film. I had forgotten all about that 'til I saw that pic. Definitely one from a world long gone.

You shouldn't really post images of fatal accidents IMHO...

The previous post decided me:

Ah how I love that pic so much! It definitely feeds my Royal racing soul!

It's all part of it and I'm from a culture that deals with it for what it is.

Because Don didn't link it here it is again.

Grow up. Racing is dangerous. People died because they ignored rules about where to spectate.

First....







now....







attitudes changing....

An absolute classic! Now those days were racing! Where man's talent mattered more than his machine! Those were real men!

Very impressive; compare with Schumacher's recent photos.

One of mine from Germany 06

Valencia 08

Pretty much everything from http://www.f1-photo.com

Ok, not actually at a GP, but one of my favourites

Absolutely stunning pictures, some are just pure art.

http://vimeo.com/4398520

I came across this slideshow/tribute of one of the greatest drivers that ever lived and i think that sometimes, such as in this case, silence is better than speaking. You should watch it fullscreen and in HD and then it's absolutely breathtaking.

Érik Comas
Ligier JS35
1991 German Grand Prix, Hockenheim
Photographer: Unknown

Comas crashed heavily in Saturday morning free practice at the second chicane, losing control under braking and colliding with a pile of tyres at the first apex. He was dazed, but returned to action for the afternoon's qualifying session (in which Nigel Mansell accused him of baulking) after a hospital check-up. He qualified 26th and last, but retired on lap 22 when his Lamborghini engine failed. The chicane was reprofiled the following year. I love how he is staring directly into the camera in this shot.
Video

Reminds me of the photos in the papers the day after Massa hit the wall in Hungary last year, staring spookily ahead at the camera from his injured eye - a very compelling photo but don't really want to put a link on here.

What do they all have in common?

I forget where I found this originally, been using it as my desktop for a month or so. I think the effect is quite pleasant.

See the Porsche engine ran...just not for long

<quess>all of them won the WDC?</quess>

Fabulous pic, thanks for sharing that

Well....kindof

the "karter" never won an F1 WDC, but.....

Is the rights answer that you took all the pictures?

Yes I took the photo's, but all 5 of those individuals have something in common as well.


(hint: It's the "karter" who will be 'somewhat' tough to figure out)

Don't know if this was already included in the thread, but this is my all-time favorite F1 photo-

I have a big book of Schlegelmilch photos and this one covers a 2 page foldout spread, looks absolutely fantastic when it's blown up. It's the 156/85 at Monaco with Stefan J driving into what appears to be the swimming pool section, though I'm not sure, maybe Ste Devote...