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F1 REWIND: Wed 1/4/20 @ 1900 BST - 1986 Australian Grand Prix

Started by PayasYouRace , Mar 31 2020 15:55

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#201 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:46

I think Murray made himself laugh by saying "flat bottom" there. It's been one of those days.

#202 Tiakumosan

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:47

This has been so fun. Thanks everyone for answering my questions. I started watching F1 on the 90s so I don't know a lot of things about this era.

#203 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:47

"The fighting Brazilian"

#204 PayasYouRace

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:48

"The fighting Brazilian"

Is that a reference to Hockenheim 1982?

#205 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:48

"There is the unfortunate Nigel Mansell, bathed in sweat, his face a mask of tragedy"

#206 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:50

There's a reason why Damon Hill claimed that as he won the 1996 Japanese Grand Prix and became world champion, he couldn't keep his mind off what Murray would be saying at that moment.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:50

Imagine if F1, as an April fools joke, doctored the race footage so that the result appeared to be different? Like if they'd left out Mansell's puncture, spliced in some other footage of him, and commentary from Hungary 1992, and made Mansell world champion.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:51

Imagine if F1, as an April fools joke, doctored the race footage so that the result appeared to be different? Like if they'd left out Mansell's puncture, spliced in some other footage of him, and commentary from Hungary 1992, and made Mansell world champion.

They should've shown 1985 and seen how long it was before people noticed.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:54

This race is such a good example of Prost going fast while looking slow.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:55

This race is such a good example of Prost going fast while looking slow.

Better than going slow while looking fast.

#211 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:55

If I were Enzo Ferrari I'd be rather disappointed that my car was being beaten by a Tyrrell and a Ligier.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:57

If I were Enzo Ferrari I'd be rather disappointed that my car was being beaten by a Tyrrell and a Ligier.

I'd imagine that Enzo is rather disappointed whenever his car is beaten by any filthy garagiste, including Williams and McLaren.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:58

At least Zakspeed built their own very bad engine!

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 19:59

A whole stand waves its Marlboro coloured flags in unison at Alain Prost.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:00

"A great race, and I've enjoyed the sponsor's product plentifully" Oh James.

#216 PayasYouRace

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:00

James Hunt "I've enjoyed a lot of Fosters this weekend." (Paraphrased)

#217 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:00

Prost does it, and stops the car immediately!

#218 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:01

Which one in the McLaren crowd was Ron Dennis? Did he have hair then?

#219 TomNokoe

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:02

Oh they've cut the broadcast already!!!

#220 ANF

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:02

Little Stevie Johnson beats Brundle to the line!

#221 PayasYouRace

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:03

Uncle Ken's boys got their numbers wrong.

#222 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:04

Oh they've cut the broadcast already!!!

The Pages From Ceefax man doesn't like to hang around.

#223 midgrid

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:05

I reckon Keke could have got that back to the pits.

Why did he stop and retire for a puncture?

Rosberg heard the rubber flailing against the bodywork and assumed that his engine had failed.

#224 TomNokoe

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:06

Twice Murray referred to both Arnoux and Prost as "the little Frenchman". Somehow I doubt he'd utter the inverse, "the big Frenchy".

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:07

Prost does it, and stops the car immediately!

Prost ignored his fuel gauge - which indicated that his tank would run dry - in the final laps, knowing that Piquet would catch and pass him if he eased off too soon.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:08

That was fun! And nobody mentioned that the very next day saw the deregulation of the London Stock Exchange.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:09

Twice Murray referred to both Arnoux and Prost as "the little Frenchman". Somehow I doubt he'd utter the inverse, "the big Frenchy".

I really need to know about a big French F1 driver now.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:11

Philippe Streiff is a pretty big guy.

#229 PayasYouRace

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:12

That was the last Grand Prix for Keke Rosberg, Alan Jones, Johnny Dumfries, Patrick Tambay, Allen Berg, John Player Special, Carl Haas and his team.

It was also the last Grand Prix before I was born.

That was loads of fun and hopefully provided all of us with a bit of an insight into a different time of Formula 1. I hope the F1 youtube channel will grace us with other classics from that sort of time.

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:14

Philippe Streiff is a pretty big guy.

This guy too. Not a driver, but it's hard to imagine F1 without him.

#231 Spillage

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:18

Why did he stop and retire for a puncture?

I read once that when he heard the noise he assumed his engine had let go.

#232 Pingguest

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:35

I read once that when he heard the noise he assumed his engine had let go.

That is correct.

GoodYear had said that tires would last the entire race. Sadly, drivers found out that was not the case.

Speaking of tires lasting the entire race - with Formula One currently looking to become 'eco-friendly', that is something they should be looking at.

#233 TomNokoe

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:57

Enjoyed this WatchAlong just as much as I did Lux.

Having quali beforehand really adds to the atmosphere. It's a travesty they don't archive qualifying on F1TV.

#234 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 20:59

Tom, if you can you should check out the Indycar ones we do on Sunday evenings as well. If only for the spectacle of Michael Andretti being Michael Andretti in his native habitat. Zero knowledge ~~required~~ preferable.

#235 jonpollak

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 21:15

Schitt.... I missed it.
Who won?
Jp

#236 Risil

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 21:23

Arnoux held on.

#237 Izzyeviel

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 22:07

That is correct.

GoodYear had said that tires would last the entire race. Sadly, drivers found out that was not the case.

Speaking of tires lasting the entire race - with Formula One currently looking to become 'eco-friendly', that is something they should be looking at.

We tried that. Had a great season of F1, fans however hated it.

#238 azza200

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Posted 01 April 2020 - 22:37

Oh shame. I rather like this young Berger chap. He'll go far.

he could be a king? :lol:

#239 Bleu

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Posted 02 April 2020 - 05:55

Rosberg was later told that his brakes were almost gone at the moment of his DNF so he escaped potentially big shunt.

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Posted 03 April 2020 - 17:07

Monaco 96 next tomorrow https://www.formula1...frtw5cqQUa.html

#241 TomNokoe

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Posted 03 April 2020 - 17:16

Proper thread

#242 garoidb

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Posted 04 April 2020 - 18:39

This race was really quite pivotal for the final career statistics of the three drivers who duked it out for the WDC. Mansell could have reached two titles at the expense of Prost ending up on three with Piquet also on three (unchanged). It also could have allowed Piquet to reach four World titles with Prost getting three and Mansell still on one. Very slight changes in fortune (e.g. Mansell pitting for tyres in time, or Piquet not pitting) could have made a difference.

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