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Written by Jason Barlow
1976 was Britain"s punk rock summer. There was also a degree of anarchy on the world"s Grand Prix circuits courtesy of a British sporting legend called James Hunt. You may have heard of him.The story of what happened 40 years ago in "76 has been well-documented, providing as it does protagonist and antagonist (Hunt v Niki Lauda, though in truth they were good friends), waywardness v self-control, fiery Brit v calculating Austrian, McLaren v Ferrari, and of course an explosive twist for Lauda at the N rburgring the race he lobbied to boycott, despite having set the lap record the previous year. It"s a wonder it took them so long to make a film about it (Ron Howard"s excellent Rush, which appeared in 2012).
Date written: 14 Jun 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
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1976 was Britain"s punk rock summer. There was also a degree of anarchy on the world"s Grand Prix circuits courtesy of a British sporting legend called James Hunt. You may have heard of him.The story of what happened 40 years ago in "76 has been well-documented, providing as it does protagonist and antagonist (Hunt v Niki Lauda, though in truth they were good friends), waywardness v self-control, fiery Brit v calculating Austrian, McLaren v Ferrari, and of course an explosive twist for Lauda at the N rburgring the race he lobbied to boycott, despite having set the lap record the previous year. It"s a wonder it took them so long to make a film about it (Ron Howard"s excellent Rush, which appeared in 2012).
Date written: 14 Jun 2016
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 3839
