In case you haven't watched this yet - check it out now. Then I won't be alone in waiting in agony to see the full film!
Showing posts with label Ayrton Senna. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ayrton Senna. Show all posts
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Just Because It's Great...
I'm eagerly awaiting the Senna debut on a wider scale in the U.S. - apparently coming this July. However, Top Gear did a great job summing up Ayrton Senna's career in a nearly 20 minute segment from a season or two ago. I happened to watch it again this morning and it gets me excited for the full film on his racing career.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
History Lesson
Cool video, I'm not quite sure what I think of Hamilton and Button sitting in Senna's car. Seems sort of sacrilege in a way, as if they've not earned it with multiple World Championships. However, Hamilton has the intensity to rectify that.
Either way, great little promotional film by McLaren showing off the insanely capable MP4's of the late 1980's with the Honda RA168E turbocharged V6 that kept Prost and Senna dominating throughout 1988 before picking up the Honda NA V10 for '89. Either way, it's still cool to hear current drivers reflect on how different Formula One cars were only 20 years ago.
(Source: Axis of Oversteer)
Either way, great little promotional film by McLaren showing off the insanely capable MP4's of the late 1980's with the Honda RA168E turbocharged V6 that kept Prost and Senna dominating throughout 1988 before picking up the Honda NA V10 for '89. Either way, it's still cool to hear current drivers reflect on how different Formula One cars were only 20 years ago.
(Source: Axis of Oversteer)
Friday, June 25, 2010
NSX in HD
The NSX is one of my favorite modern sportscars. It had an insanely long production cycle yet still remained competitive until the day it was pulled from the factory floor. Ayrton Senna helped develop it too so that's worth a few points of street cred, I suppose.
The guys over at Format67 seem to have a bit of an itch that the NSX can scratch too. Based out of zee Deutschland, Format67 has a history of making incredible, gorgeous HD video of both ultra popular and ultra rare cars. It looks like, from the newest trailer posted to the site, they're taking their craft and applying it to a pre-2002 NSX.
Lucky us - look for the full video to drop later this year. If the trailer doesn't hold you over then check out the quick making of preview they've posted.
The guys over at Format67 seem to have a bit of an itch that the NSX can scratch too. Based out of zee Deutschland, Format67 has a history of making incredible, gorgeous HD video of both ultra popular and ultra rare cars. It looks like, from the newest trailer posted to the site, they're taking their craft and applying it to a pre-2002 NSX.
Lucky us - look for the full video to drop later this year. If the trailer doesn't hold you over then check out the quick making of preview they've posted.
TRAILER: HONDA NSX from FORMAT67.NET on Vimeo.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Sir Jackie
I've hit upon BMW M3's (probably way too much) lately so its time for something a little different.
After watching the Spanish Grand Prix today, I decided to pick up reading my copy of Winning Isn't Enough - Jackie Stewart's autobiography. It is fairly interesting read if not a bit long for all that he goes into about his career. He spends quite a lot of time focused on the early 1970's when Tyrrell was at its peak with the 005/006 chassis and Francois Cervert as his protege. I found this video I'd never come across before about those times(plus his win at the Nurburgring in '68 with a 4 minute lead and speedy tour of Monaco). There are also some cool voice overlays by Sean Connery and Murray Walker.
This clip is very short but, interestingly, Jackie mentioned this interview in his autobiography. According to the book, Senna was so mad after the interview that he told Jackie to not bother asking for another interview again because Ayrton wasn't going to speak him again. Ironically, a few years later Senna reached out to Jackie as he felt that safety needed to be improved in Grand Prix racing. Shortly after that - 16 years ago this month - Senna would become the last casualty of Formula One. It's great to see two men who changed the face of the sport in their respective times in an interview together.
After watching the Spanish Grand Prix today, I decided to pick up reading my copy of Winning Isn't Enough - Jackie Stewart's autobiography. It is fairly interesting read if not a bit long for all that he goes into about his career. He spends quite a lot of time focused on the early 1970's when Tyrrell was at its peak with the 005/006 chassis and Francois Cervert as his protege. I found this video I'd never come across before about those times(plus his win at the Nurburgring in '68 with a 4 minute lead and speedy tour of Monaco). There are also some cool voice overlays by Sean Connery and Murray Walker.
This clip is very short but, interestingly, Jackie mentioned this interview in his autobiography. According to the book, Senna was so mad after the interview that he told Jackie to not bother asking for another interview again because Ayrton wasn't going to speak him again. Ironically, a few years later Senna reached out to Jackie as he felt that safety needed to be improved in Grand Prix racing. Shortly after that - 16 years ago this month - Senna would become the last casualty of Formula One. It's great to see two men who changed the face of the sport in their respective times in an interview together.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)