‘1: Life on the Limit’: A Review of the New Formula 1 Documentary

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Published: January 13, 2014

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May 1, 2014 will be the 20th anniversary of the death of Ayrton Senna, the last driver to die in a Formula One grand prix. In the early years of the sport—the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s—such a gap between fatalities would have been unimaginable. F1 was just too dangerous.

In 1: Life on the Limit, the new documentary by Paul Crowder, three-time world champion Jackie Stewart relates a story about climbing out of the cockpit after the 1968 German Grand Prix:

We had a driver die every month on the same weekend for four consecutive months. And we were racing on the fifth weekend in circumstances that we should never have been allowed to go out in. You couldn't see 60 metres of visibility because of the fog and heavy rain. And the very first question I asked when I got out of the car was, "Is everybody OK?" 

The film, which premiered at London's Leicester Square on January 10, is a tragedy, but an inspiring one. It is the history of F1, framed by the men who died to make the sport what it is today, told by those who were lucky enough to make it out of the deadly years alive.



It is inspiring because, as you listen to Stewart, Emerson Fittipaldi, Mario Andretti, Niki Lauda and others, you realize that these drivers were willing to repeatedly risk everything, even their lives, for one goal: To prove they were the fastest men alive.

Michael Fassbender narrates the film, although he is used sparingly. Interviews with the drivers and other influential figures like Bernie Ecclestone and Max Mosley drive the story.

1 includes a lot of unsettling footage, including the fatal crashes of drivers like Jochen Rindt and Roger Williamson. The film begins with Martin Brundle's spectacular crash at the 1996 Australian Grand Prix, which he walked away from unhurt. But then it transports viewers back through the decades, demonstrating how the deaths of various drivers on the track slowly...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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