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I'm not a Formula 1 fan at all and was only vaguely familiar with Lauda's name (I hadn't even heard of the other guy), but I enjoyed Rush a lot. It's an excelle

I'm not a Formula 1 fan at all and was only vaguely familiar with Lauda's name (I hadn't even heard of the other guy), but I enjoyed Rush a lot. It's an excellent movie and the fact that it's based on a true story makes it all the more compelling.

hanley 7y ago
Since you liked Rush, you should check out the documentary Senna about the great F1 racer Ayrton Senna (widely considered the best F1 driver ever).
- arethuza 7y ago
  Also the Grand Tour tribute to Jim Clark - who was Senna's own hero. [Most of the Grand Tour is the silliest kind of entertainment - but they have done a few exceptional factual segments and that is one of them].
  - fernandotakai 7y ago
    their segment on the corvette for astronauts was also quite good!
- wcarron 7y ago
  Dunno about that. It's been debated endlessly; but Schumacher, I would say, is the best ever. Statistically, MS trounces AS, but statistics aren't everything, of course. Senna's tragic death stole a real comparison between the two. And also, if Schumacher had to share Ferrari with someone like Hakkinen instead of Barichello, he'd obviously not have won as many races as he did. In any case, it's almost impossible to actually determine who was better. Idk, just passing time while brewing coffee. I always love an F1 discussion.
  - LanceH 7y ago
    Watching Senna race in the rain clinched it for me.
  - cuspycode 7y ago
    Hearing about Niki Lauda brings back memories of the death of the Swedish F1 racer Ronnie Peterson in 1978. I was sitting on a commuter train, and heard whispers moving through the coach saying "Ronnie Peterson just crashed". There were of course no mobile phones at that time, so the information came from F1 fans who were following the race while listening to their portable FM radios. Some survive, some die. George Harrison (of Beatles fame) later dedicated his song "Faster" to the memory of Ronnie Peterson.
  - mhh__ 7y ago
    Statistics in F1 are a bit of a nightmare. Statistically, Prost outscored Senna in their time as teammates. Alonso, for example, will never have the stats to represent his immense talent (Unless you use a method like f1metrics). Hamilton, however, is extremely good and has had the car to allow him to fully reach his potential
- mhh__ 7y ago
  If you do go and watch the Senna movie, go and read a book about Alain Prost too given that the movie is not as honest as Rush
dom96 7y ago
I'm in a similar boat. I actually recently watched the F1: Drive to Survive documentary on Netflix and it really sparked an interest in Formula 1 in me. It offers a really high signal view of the races and the surrounding drama with regard to the racers and the different F1 teams. I highly recommend giving it a watch.
- andrenth 7y ago
  I wish the actual races were as interesting as that documentary.
  - andrepd 7y ago
    Exactly. Formula 1 are masters of marketing, but the actual races are spectacularly boring. The novelty of seeing fast cars doing cool circuits at 300km/h wears off eventually, and then what's left is an uncompetitive entertainment product which isn't half as interesting in reality as you expect.
    - tc313 7y ago
      It’s an acquired taste. Like soccer, all of the action happens in short spurts and you’re never sure when it’s going to happen (if it happens at all). People coming from the Netflix series had too-high expectations for the action.
      - andrenth 7y ago
        Well, I used to watch F1 years (decades) ago. The Senna vs Prost years were spectacular. Today it seems most overlapping happens between mid-range teams, where car performance is comparable and the driver makes a difference; this is exactly what is shown in the documentary. But they managed to show that with great editing mixed with some backstage tension and politics that made the whole thing fun.

hanley 7y ago

Since you liked Rush, you should check out the documentary Senna about the great F1 racer Ayrton Senna (widely considered the best F1 driver ever).

arethuza 7y ago
Also the Grand Tour tribute to Jim Clark - who was Senna's own hero. [Most of the Grand Tour is the silliest kind of entertainment - but they have done a few exceptional factual segments and that is one of them].
- fernandotakai 7y ago
  their segment on the corvette for astronauts was also quite good!
wcarron 7y ago
Dunno about that. It's been debated endlessly; but Schumacher, I would say, is the best ever. Statistically, MS trounces AS, but statistics aren't everything, of course. Senna's tragic death stole a real comparison between the two. And also, if Schumacher had to share Ferrari with someone like Hakkinen instead of Barichello, he'd obviously not have won as many races as he did. In any case, it's almost impossible to actually determine who was better. Idk, just passing time while brewing coffee. I always love an F1 discussion.
- LanceH 7y ago
  Watching Senna race in the rain clinched it for me.
- cuspycode 7y ago
  Hearing about Niki Lauda brings back memories of the death of the Swedish F1 racer Ronnie Peterson in 1978. I was sitting on a commuter train, and heard whispers moving through the coach saying "Ronnie Peterson just crashed". There were of course no mobile phones at that time, so the information came from F1 fans who were following the race while listening to their portable FM radios. Some survive, some die. George Harrison (of Beatles fame) later dedicated his song "Faster" to the memory of Ronnie Peterson.
- mhh__ 7y ago
  Statistics in F1 are a bit of a nightmare. Statistically, Prost outscored Senna in their time as teammates. Alonso, for example, will never have the stats to represent his immense talent (Unless you use a method like f1metrics). Hamilton, however, is extremely good and has had the car to allow him to fully reach his potential
mhh__ 7y ago
If you do go and watch the Senna movie, go and read a book about Alain Prost too given that the movie is not as honest as Rush

dom96 7y ago

I'm in a similar boat. I actually recently watched the F1: Drive to Survive documentary on Netflix and it really sparked an interest in Formula 1 in me. It offers a really high signal view of the races and the surrounding drama with regard to the racers and the different F1 teams. I highly recommend giving it a watch.

andrenth 7y ago
I wish the actual races were as interesting as that documentary.
- andrepd 7y ago
  Exactly. Formula 1 are masters of marketing, but the actual races are spectacularly boring. The novelty of seeing fast cars doing cool circuits at 300km/h wears off eventually, and then what's left is an uncompetitive entertainment product which isn't half as interesting in reality as you expect.
  - tc313 7y ago
    It’s an acquired taste. Like soccer, all of the action happens in short spurts and you’re never sure when it’s going to happen (if it happens at all). People coming from the Netflix series had too-high expectations for the action.
    - andrenth 7y ago
      Well, I used to watch F1 years (decades) ago. The Senna vs Prost years were spectacular. Today it seems most overlapping happens between mid-range teams, where car performance is comparable and the driver makes a difference; this is exactly what is shown in the documentary. But they managed to show that with great editing mixed with some backstage tension and politics that made the whole thing fun.