F1 Fanatic

Writing up today’s instalment of “The making of Senna” gave me this idea for a post:

If you got into the FOM F1 video archive, with all that rare, raw footage of decades of F1 race weekends, what race would you look up first – and what would you be looking for?

I’d watch both Raikkonen and Alonso’s individual races at Japan in 2005. I’d also watch some great races in recent times which I haven’t seen including Europe 2007, Australia 2006, Canada 2005 etc. as well as re-watching some great races. I’d also catch up on some races from the 20th century as I haven’t seen an awful lot of races from then.

I don’t see why we can’t have access to FOM’s archive, I’d happily pay a subcription to watch races from it. It sucks how we can’t re-watch great races without illegal downloads or relying on someone else to upload the race for you.

We do have the last lap though! http://youtu.be/SLo2NcBdKNI

I’d like to see an onboard from Hill in the 1994 Australia Grand Prix and Mansell in the 1987 British Grand Prix. For a whole race however, maybe something like Jackie Stewart at the Nurburgring.

You mean these James? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzyHNoWP4uc

I’d use it to explore some of the unknowns of F1 [i.e. did certain drivers brake test? Were certain drivers impeded on qualifying laps - like when Alonso supposedly impeded someone, possibly Massa, at Monza years ago?]

Alternatively i’d watch onboard Mansell at Monaco 1992, onboard Raikkonen at Japan 05 or onboard Panis at Monaco 1996

The video of all the races of Formula 1 if available but would love to have from the 70′s.

I’d get lots of different videos up at once, from the same race obviously and compare. So watch a race from two different perspectives, and maybe the main race view as well.

I’m not sure which races as there would be far too much to look at.

I’d also like to compare different laps around Monaco to see how things have changed.

I think it would be awesome, but also dreadful, because there would be so much you would want to see, but not be able to see it all!

1. Giancarlo Fisichella in SPA 2008
2. Alonso in Monaco 2010(?)
3. Häkkinen vs Schumacher in Monaco(my absolute favorite formula 1 memory) and Monza. Every year?