Do you have an F1 video collection?

April 9, 2009 at 7:00 am by
136 comments
The F1 Fanatic video vault*

The F1 Fanatic video vault*

Here’s one of the question I get asked very often:

I missed the Grand Prix last weekend – is there anywhere I can get a copy of it?

Obviously I thought it would be a good idea to write a post where I answer that question.

But it also got me wondering whether many fans collect F1 races to watch again in the future? Or has the advent of the internet and time-shift viewing consigned the practice to the past?

Meticulously recording every F1 race is definitely one of the signs you’re an F1 fanatic.

But without dedicated fans and their massive personal archives we wouldn’t be able to enjoy so much classic F1 footage on video sharing sites like Youtube – which are, of course, uploaded in defiance of Formula One Management’s wishes

Until recently the best way to keep footage of entire races was to record it yourself on video cassette. DVD and hard disk recorders have largely replaced those.

The internet has given fans new ways of ‘unofficially’ downloading races. Many sites offer torrent downloads of races and other sessions, but there are doubts over their legality.

Broadcasters are finally waking up to the demand for archive race footage. The BBC has begun re-publish old footage, starting with the 1986 and 1994 Australian Grands Prix. However because of the restrictions placed on the rights by Formula One Management these videos are not available outside Britain.

But this won’t trouble die-hard collectors armed with a stack of videos, DVDs or hard drives, recording races from public broadcasts.

Have you got your own collection of old F1 videos? How long have you been collecting them for? Or is there just no point now you can watch everything on YouTube?

I’d particularly like to hear from anyone who’s been recording Formula 1 for decades and has an entire wall of their house covered in F1 videos. Photographic proof can be uploaded to the drop.io – and you can remain anonymous if you choose!

*Not really, it’s a photograph by august allen on Flickr

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136 comments on Do you have an F1 video collection?

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  1. Racingbert said on 20th August 2011, 9:31

    Hi Guys

    I have updated my list after a very long time. Here you can find it
    http://users.telenet.be/racingbert/F1%20list%202011.xls

    Reply

  2. rod hawkins said on 10th September 2011, 11:48

    I have every race since 1979 if that’s of interest!

    Reply

  3. kalle aaltonen said on 10th September 2011, 16:01

    Can you give to me your email ,i will send my list to you

    Kalle

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  4. amicidellecorse said on 10th September 2011, 19:52

    Hi everybody
    My web site is http://digilander.it/amicidellecorse/
    Inside you’ll find my list and much more…
    Many thanks in advance!
    Antonio

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  5. Mark said on 11th September 2011, 11:45

    Kalle, can you send me your list?

    You can see my lists on my website: http://motorracingvideoarchive.com/

    Mark

    Reply

  6. F1 Nostalgia said on 18th December 2011, 3:36

    We are looking for F1 traders / Collectors.

    Email me @ f1nostalgia@gmail.com for more info.

    Mansell

    Reply

  7. allsportdvd said on 23rd December 2011, 1:05

    I have a collection of about 40 F1 races & quite a few Australian Bathurst 1000 races from the 80′s & early 90′s if you guys have heard of that.
    I have over 1100 sporting events total on my website http://www.allsportdvd.com & would love to trade for more F1 races.

    Reply

  8. Amicidellecorse said on 31st December 2011, 6:35

    Hi ! Best wishes and Happy New Year from the “F1 video collector” :)

    Reply
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