1970 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

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1970 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review (1970)

Directed by John Tully

“F1 1970 Uncrowned Champion”

Documentary · 52m

1970 was the year of transition in Grand Prix racing; the season that pitched the old guard against a feisty new breed of racers intent on pushing Formula One forward into the new decade. Nothing symbolised this battle more than the cars used by top contenders: Jacky Ickx’s Ferrari 312B relied on brute force to compensate for its outdated styling, whereas Jochen Rindt’s Lotus 72 showed that radical aerodynamics represented a brave and (potentially) faster way forward. And with the technological battles came a fascinating season’s racing. Jackie Stewart was the defending champion but took nothing for granted. When different drivers won the first four races, Stewart, and the world, knew that the Championship was wide open. Thrilling battles ensued until triumph and tragedy came together in one fatal collision: on the 5th of September 1970 Championship leader Jochen Rindt died during practice at Monza. He was to become the sport’s first posthumous champion.

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Cast

Jochen Rindt Self Jackie Stewart Self François Cévert Self Mario Andretti Self
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Graham Hill Self Jack Brabham Self Ronnie Peterson Self John Surtees Self Jean-Pierre Beltoise Self Jacky Ickx Self Emerson Fittipaldi Self Denny Hulme Self

Crew

Director
John Tully
Writer
Ian Norris
Producer
Dianne Falls

Details

Release date
1970-09-08
Runtime
52m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Brunswick Films