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1970 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

4.2 52 mins Documentary   1970
Brunswick Films  
Director(s): John Tully

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battle more than the cars used by top contenders: Jacky Ickx’s Ferrari 312B relied on brute force to compensate for its outdated styling, whereas Jochen Rindt’s Lotus 72 showed that radical aerodynamics represented a brave and (potentially) faster way forward.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.

Casts of 1970 FIA Formula One World Championship Season Review

Jochen Rindt

as Self

Jackie Stewart

as Self

Mario Andretti

as Self

Graham Hill

as Self

Jack Brabham

as Self

Ronnie Peterson

as Self

John Surtees

as Self

Jacky Ickx

as Self

Denny Hulme

as Self

Jo Siffert

as Self

Bruce McLaren

as Self

Jo Bonnier

as Self

Ian Norris

as Narrator

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