I remember it very well. At the end of the race, I was above the exit of tunnel and saw Brabham and Rindt flat out in the final lap diving towards the chican. About 30 seconds later, we heard in the radio that Rindt had won. Brabham's crash in the final curve at the Gazomètre generated as much discussion at school as the dramatic accident of Bandini two years before. One of the mythical moments of this Grand Prix .. and of my childhood.
you have been extremely fortunate, in my personal judgment, to live these times. with the "old" circuit of Monaco and those fantastic cars and drivers. and I'm glad you remembered the great BANDINI, one of the fastest Italian drivers, for sure! ✌
i am from austria and saw this as a 10 year old boy on tv - everybody and his friends was watching this. when rindt was crossing the finish-line, you could hear a roar across the whole city. her was an austrian hero. rindt didnt see the chequered flag, because the man waving it was totally surprised and waiting for brabham
Jack Brabham said in an interview in 2006 that Jochen Rindt was the greatest natural talent he ever raced against - and a good friend. R.i.P. to both of them though Black Jack had a much more fulfilled life at age 88, of course, compared to Rindt's early and tragic demise. In fact, after the Monaco Race he had just 4 months left to live.
Jack Brabham was, along with the rest of the bunch back then, a gentleman. Being a professional driver, he never let that fact stand in the way of his own moral compass. That was demonstrated at, of places, the dramatic 1967 Italian GP: - where had Gurney’s Eagle had not been inflicted with another damn unreliability issue with the Weslake-engine, the outcome of the event may have been very different. - Surtees stuffed it in Enzo’s face, on Enzo’s _home ground_ nonetheless, that Ferrari made a serious mistake in making quick dispatch of him. - And of course, Clark’s magnificent recuperation from a pit stop to regain the lead, which may have not have gone down racing’s extraordinary folklore if it hadn’t been from none other than Brabham… - … in fact it can be easily argued that Brabham saved Clark’s life that day. Because it was Brabham who risked his life to warn Clark of the bulging, rapidly deflating tire in the first place. Brabham had noticed that Clark’s RR tire was changing shape while going into the high-speed curves at Monza, and the tire “thinning” on the straights. After observing this, Brabham took an extraordinary risk while he and Clark were approaching the _Parabolica_ and took the unusually inside of the curve, diving in front of Clark while frantically gesturing with his right hand to Clark that he was in danger of rapid tire-failure that inevitably would soon follow. Clark’s greatness at Monza is indisputable of course, but besides Clark, that would not have been possible if it weren’t from a simple man from Australia who never allowed the measure of the sport’s showcase appeal compromise his own integrity.
Jackie Stewart, said exactly the same thing about Rindt's natural talent, in an interview: he said that he thought Rindt to be faster than him, and equal or faster than Jim Clark. At Monaco 1970, the guy with the chaquered flag was waiting for Brabham's victory, so when Jochen arrived, the flag was not waved at him. Later, Rindt said he had never driven faster than those last laps: the amazing fact is that Rindt fastest lap in the race was 1'23"2, while he qualified in 1'25"9...and Stewart's pole position was only 1'24"0. Not often the fastest race lap is faster than the pole position!
Thanks! I couldn´t figure out the language. It is a pity that J.H. Carlsen does not seem to be related to another Norwegian Carlsen, who is quite fast in his specialty. :-)
Wow, this video has been on UA-cam for sixteen years and still a pivotal moment in Formula One history. Brabham looks like he cooked his brakes leading to the lockup.
I remember watching this race on a tape delay here in the US on Wide World of Sports. Monaco was the only F1 race that we were able to see for many years until cable TV became widely available. This was an incredibly exciting race with Rindt slowly reeling in Brabham over the closing laps. Great stuff!
Yep, you just affirmed my assertion on another UA-cam channel that the only way the US can see the GP, in the 1970's, was via Wide World of Sports. And yes, it was indeed tape delayed. 👍Boy, has time changed things!
If I recall correctly, the ABC Wide World of Sports telecast was in color, as I remember watching it at home with my Mom; we were both pulling for Brabham and were very bummed out seeing his shunt in the last lap. This video also confirms my recollection of the race, as I've read other accounts that it was Rindt's attempt at overtaking Brabham that caused the shunt. My reaction to reading those accounts was: 'wait a minute! There was space between Brabham and Rindt when that happened. That written account is in error.'
I have exactly the same story, watching the delayed broadcast on ABC. I was a great fan of Lotus and Rindt so this was an enormously exciting race with Rindt breaking the lap-record lap-after-lap to reel in Brabham only to, apparently, fall just short until Brabham trying to take the defensive inside-line doesn't allow enough distance, locks up the tires, and goes into the bales!
I remember this clearly! 13 laps to go, and Rindt was 13 seconds down but gaining 1 second lap. And then on the last lap, near the final corners, Brabham over cooked it and locked'em up. Giving it to Rindt. Great stuff!!!
The current crop of GP cars are more akin to main battle tanks compared to these nimble works of art. formula one needs to take a good look at itself in my humble opinion.
You can see the talent right there. Rindt was clearly giving it everything and the car is sliding in a controlled way almost like dancing. Pressure pays off. Jack got flustered and braked too late. Understandable when someone’s coming at you like that.
I love that race. Waking up to the sound of practice while sleeping on the beach was unforgettable. i bought a roving ticket which gave me unparalleled views of many corners.
Funny detail: The intensity of the battle is portrayed with the image of the famous photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch on the inside of Mirabeau at 0:46, trying to catch some images.
The most interesting of this video is to see how the notion of safety was bizarre only 50 years ago. I guess you never know what can be better once you have a reason to improve it. That’s it why safety usually is improved only after big accidents.
50 years ago next week and still a mystery. jack's attempt to blame Piers Courage, the man he lapped just before he crashed, is questionable to say the least, he clearly lapped Piers well before he hit the barrier, certainly well in time to take the bend. I reckon Denny Hulme, just in front of him and nearly a lap behind as he approached the last bend, somehow caught his eye and put him off for just long enough for the crash to happen, but we'll never know now !
You could see the difference between how hard Rindt was pushing there Always on the edge with the slides and always catching the car on the exits. What a talent
You would think that the last driver to lose his cool and make a mistake in this situation would have been Black Jack , who always seemed to have ice water in his veins . Ah well ...
I know that Monaco is not a great circuit for modern day F1. But it is so iconic. I was born in 67 in the U.S. and I have always loved the race. The same with the Belgium GP. They are icons. You can throw in Le Mans and Indy.
This is the of the most intriguing moments in GP history. Jack always blamed Piers Courage for making him lose his line on that last bend, but was it really simply Rindt's pressure, or was Jack momentarily put off by Denny Hulme, a lap behind him, suddenly appearing in front ? I think the real cause was Denny, but what the hell do I know ?!
That was a turning point in Brabham's season, as he seemed to lose momentum afterwards in the season while Rindt was gaining momentum in the season; albeit the Lotus 72 being sorted out during the season contributed to his success
Thanks for posting. A memorable Monaco GP. In case you missed the dramatic last lap/last corner overtake by Rindt on Brabham they had a rerun later that year at Brands in the British GP. A friend of mine was there at Tabac and he, together with the flag man I think, was under the impression Brabham had won.
Keith Crossley Brabham ran out of fuel coming out of the final corner and coasted across the line in second. He also took pole and fastest lap at Jarama early in the year but suffered an engine failure at 2/3 distance.
The cars back then were a lot slimmer than they are now; so it could make the track look more spacious. But the track barriers could also be thicker nowadays than they were back then.
Jack was way off line going into the last corner after passing Courage, and he got "into the marbles" - plus carrying too much speed into the last corner. Plus he was probably looking at Rindt in his mirrors, and a slower Hulme in front of him, whole lot going on! Whatever the case, the result was the same - he into the barrier and Rindt won...one of the more exciting finishes to the Monaco G.P. - I remember watching it on Wide World of Sports as a 15 year old at the time!
Eh già,caro Mariano......dici bene. Qui era il pilota a far la differenza, oggi le monoposto sono telecomandate dai box. Unica cosa di buono nella formula 1 odierna, è la sicurezza.
I remember watching it on TV, adding that in an other race Brabham ran out of petrol just metres before taking the checkered flag, one can say that was not his year.
As a Lotus fan I remember watching this on TV. All the harder for Jack that Jochen had left Brabham to join GLTL. And this was not to be the end of it. Jack gave up likely win at Brands a few weeks later to Jochen
Rindt was driving the Lotus 49 which was in its fourth year,having first appeared in 1967.That car was not nearly competitive and yet Rindt used it for the first 5 or 6 races of the 1970 season.Brabham was 44 in 1970 and lost a couple of races in the last lap due to misfortune and fuelstops.He might have been champ in his 44'th year.Rindt died in Monza.
Auto racing was as dangerous for the spectators as it was for the drivers. Spectators standing on the track over the guard rails and on unprotected sidewalks. But then there is the crazy spectators who get in the way of rally cars. Oh well. Thinning the heard of stupid people.
I was at the British Grand Prix in 1970 and nobody could believe that poor old Jack Brabham had lost the race at the last corner again. I often wonder if the drivers secretly agreed to give Jochen the championship whatever happened.
The Saudis should do to F1 what they did to golf. Finance a rival formula racing series using the 1970s cars as the standard. They look and sound like the ultimate.
I remember it very well. At the end of the race, I was above the exit of tunnel and saw Brabham and Rindt flat out in the final lap diving towards the chican. About 30 seconds later, we heard in the radio that Rindt had won. Brabham's crash in the final curve at the Gazomètre generated as much discussion at school as the dramatic accident of Bandini two years before. One of the mythical moments of this Grand Prix .. and of my childhood.
Bandini was three years before!
Wow! Great history👍🏻
you have been extremely fortunate, in my personal judgment, to live these times. with the "old" circuit of Monaco and those fantastic cars and drivers. and I'm glad you remembered the great BANDINI, one of the fastest Italian drivers, for sure! ✌
I was there too, nearly in your same position, and saw through the bay Brabham's car suddenly stopping.
@@tazzinasellout7968 Bandini and Jim Clark were my childhood favorites.......after Fangio, of course.
Back in the great days of beautiful F1 cars, romantic courses and incredibly talented drivers !
The width of the track then made for a much better race than the narrow track now.
Those cars were beautiful! 😍
i am from austria and saw this as a 10 year old boy on tv - everybody and his friends was watching this. when rindt was crossing the finish-line, you could hear a roar across the whole city. her was an austrian hero. rindt didnt see the chequered flag, because the man waving it was totally surprised and waiting for brabham
Jack Brabham said in an interview in 2006 that Jochen Rindt was the greatest natural talent he ever raced against - and a good friend.
R.i.P. to both of them though Black Jack had a much more fulfilled life at age 88, of course, compared to Rindt's early and tragic demise. In fact, after the Monaco Race he had just 4 months left to live.
Jack Brabham was, along with the rest of the bunch back then, a gentleman. Being a professional driver, he never let that fact stand in the way of his own moral compass.
That was demonstrated at, of places, the dramatic 1967 Italian GP:
- where had Gurney’s Eagle had not been inflicted with another damn unreliability issue with the Weslake-engine, the outcome of the event may have been very different.
- Surtees stuffed it in Enzo’s face, on Enzo’s _home ground_ nonetheless, that Ferrari made a serious mistake in making quick dispatch of him.
- And of course, Clark’s magnificent recuperation from a pit stop to regain the lead, which may have not have gone down racing’s extraordinary folklore if it hadn’t been from none other than Brabham…
- … in fact it can be easily argued that Brabham saved Clark’s life that day. Because it was Brabham who risked his life to warn Clark of the bulging, rapidly deflating tire in the first place.
Brabham had noticed that Clark’s RR tire was changing shape while going into the high-speed curves at Monza, and the tire “thinning” on the straights.
After observing this, Brabham took an extraordinary risk while he and Clark were approaching the _Parabolica_ and took the unusually inside of the curve, diving in front of Clark while frantically gesturing with his right hand to Clark that he was in danger of rapid tire-failure that inevitably would soon follow.
Clark’s greatness at Monza is indisputable of course, but besides Clark, that would not have been possible if it weren’t from a simple man from Australia who never allowed the measure of the sport’s showcase appeal compromise his own integrity.
Jackie Stewart, said exactly the same thing about Rindt's natural talent, in an interview: he said that he thought Rindt to be faster than him, and equal or faster than Jim Clark.
At Monaco 1970, the guy with the chaquered flag was waiting for Brabham's victory, so when Jochen arrived, the flag was not waved at him.
Later, Rindt said he had never driven faster than those last laps: the amazing fact is that Rindt fastest lap in the race was 1'23"2, while he qualified in 1'25"9...and Stewart's pole position was only 1'24"0. Not often the fastest race lap is faster than the pole position!
0:46 - the photographer standing, right beside the track.
I love it.
☮
Wait what? Norwegian commentary in the 70's? That is awesome,and what an amazing finish! RIP Jack Brabham
Yup. It is just awesome to hear Jon Herwig Carlsen! :)
Thanks! I couldn´t figure out the language. It is a pity that J.H. Carlsen does not seem to be related to another Norwegian Carlsen, who is quite fast in his specialty. :-)
Thank you, I could not place the language at all. The only thing I got in all of that was “Jackie Stewart.”
@@ChrissyOneMusicNRK TV is the clue.
RIP JOCHEN RINDT
Why can't F1 have helicopter fly-by shots like they do from 0:48-1:14? That was was very creative for 1970!
Wow, this video has been on UA-cam for sixteen years and still a pivotal moment in Formula One history. Brabham looks like he cooked his brakes leading to the lockup.
50 years later and the bump is still there..😀
And a lot longer tunnel.
I remember watching this race on a tape delay here in the US on Wide World of Sports. Monaco was the only F1 race that we were able to see for many years until cable TV became widely available. This was an incredibly exciting race with Rindt slowly reeling in Brabham over the closing laps. Great stuff!
Yep, you just affirmed my assertion on another UA-cam channel that the only way the US can see the GP, in the 1970's, was via Wide World of Sports. And yes, it was indeed tape delayed. 👍Boy, has time changed things!
If I recall correctly, the ABC Wide World of Sports telecast was in color, as I remember watching it at home with my Mom; we were both pulling for Brabham and were very bummed out seeing his shunt in the last lap.
This video also confirms my recollection of the race, as I've read other accounts that it was Rindt's attempt at overtaking Brabham that caused the shunt. My reaction to reading those accounts was: 'wait a minute! There was space between Brabham and Rindt when that happened. That written account is in error.'
I have exactly the same story, watching the delayed broadcast on ABC. I was a great fan of Lotus and Rindt so this was an enormously exciting race with Rindt breaking the lap-record lap-after-lap to reel in Brabham only to, apparently, fall just short until Brabham trying to take the defensive inside-line doesn't allow enough distance, locks up the tires, and goes into the bales!
I remember this clearly! 13 laps to go, and Rindt was 13 seconds down but gaining 1 second lap. And then on the last lap, near the final corners, Brabham over cooked it and locked'em up. Giving it to Rindt. Great stuff!!!
Jack Brabham....he built it he raced it and he won it..,,..a feat that will never be replicated🇭🇲🇭🇲😊
I love how the marshal didn't even wave the checkered for Rindt because he didn't realize that Rindt won.
It’s like there’s a giant question mark hanging over his head!
@@anderspedersen7488exactment!
RIP Jochen Rindt
Terrific. I was worried that this footage had been lost, and I would never see it again. Thanks for posting it!
The cars seemed so much faster back then. Thanks for this.
Those days F1 was so much closer to the people. So much more enjoyable to watch.
The current crop of GP cars are more akin to main battle tanks compared to these nimble works of art. formula one needs to take a good look at itself in my humble opinion.
That was possibly the most embarrassing accident in F1 history. Virtually the last corner, Brabham completely lost it under pressure.
On UK tv. I was 11 & remember my big brother saying "Look at Rindt - he's driving like a bloody lunatic!".
You can see the talent right there. Rindt was clearly giving it everything and the car is sliding in a controlled way almost like dancing.
Pressure pays off. Jack got flustered and braked too late. Understandable when someone’s coming at you like that.
This footage now lays beside the pictures my parents took that day. They married following year.
I love that race. Waking up to the sound of practice while sleeping on the beach was unforgettable. i bought a roving ticket which gave me unparalleled views of many corners.
That poor guy with the flag, I bet he was so confused...
Funny detail:
The intensity of the battle is portrayed with the image of the famous photographer Rainer Schlegelmilch on the inside of Mirabeau at 0:46, trying to catch some images.
Amazing. I didn't know they had Brabham's mistake on video. And the flagsman!? I guess he was slightly confused...
Great, even the photographer's used to have balls of steel. Just stand here on the path next to the apex where there no crash barrier.
The most interesting of this video is to see how the notion of safety was bizarre only 50 years ago. I guess you never know what can be better once you have a reason to improve it. That’s it why safety usually is improved only after big accidents.
the cars seemed to float over Monaco
NRK, med sjølvaste Jon Herwig Carlsen bak mikrofonen! Er arkiv gull dette 🤩🤩
When formula one cars sounded like formula one cars
50 years ago next week and still a mystery.
jack's attempt to blame Piers Courage, the man he lapped just before he crashed, is questionable to say the least, he clearly lapped Piers well before he hit the barrier, certainly well in time to take the bend.
I reckon Denny Hulme, just in front of him and nearly a lap behind as he approached the last bend, somehow caught his eye and put him off for just long enough for the crash to happen, but we'll never know now !
Questo video è quasi ipnotico, tanto è bello !..wow!!!!!
Would love to see the Lotus in color.
You could see the difference between how hard Rindt was pushing there
Always on the edge with the slides and always catching the car on the exits. What a talent
Wow! Superb footage.
How the track has changed over the years eh?!
You would think that the last driver to lose his cool and make a mistake in this situation would have been Black Jack , who always seemed to have ice water in his veins . Ah well ...
I would pay good money to see this in colour along with other old F1 footage because it would be glorious
I've got some 1967 reels if you want, send me an email need be
I know that Monaco is not a great circuit for modern day F1. But it is so iconic. I was born in 67 in the U.S. and I have always loved the race. The same with the Belgium GP. They are icons. You can throw in Le Mans and Indy.
Watching this you’d almost think colour film/TV was invented in the last few years, and that cameras in 1970 couldn’t create sharp images.
Spectators in the track 😀
terrifying and excellent
This is the of the most intriguing moments in GP history. Jack always blamed Piers Courage for making him lose his line on that last bend, but was it really simply Rindt's pressure, or was Jack momentarily put off by Denny Hulme, a lap behind him, suddenly appearing in front ? I think the real cause was Denny, but what the hell do I know ?!
Jack lost it completely under pressure. It was actually embarrassing as an error. Pretty unforgivable.
That was a turning point in Brabham's season, as he seemed to lose momentum afterwards in the season while Rindt was gaining momentum in the season; albeit the Lotus 72 being sorted out during the season contributed to his success
Thanks for posting. A memorable Monaco GP. In case you missed the dramatic last lap/last corner overtake by Rindt on Brabham they had a rerun later that year at Brands in the British GP. A friend of mine was there at Tabac and he, together with the flag man I think, was under the impression Brabham had won.
I was at the finish line at Brands for that. Rindt slapped his head in disbelief! Not sure what Brabham did.
Keith Crossley Brabham ran out of fuel coming out of the final corner and coasted across the line in second. He also took pole and fastest lap at Jarama early in the year but suffered an engine failure at 2/3 distance.
Alguien sabe en que año se construyó el tunel de Mónaco, por que en esta toma no aparece después de que bajan de lo que es Mirabeu.
Emocionante
Unbelievable the amount of lateral movement.
Amazing that a 3 year old car could still win a Grand Prix :-)
Holy shit a 17 yr old video. See you all again in 2041
Wow nn avevo mai visto Monaco così "antico". .... quanto è cambiato...
1:30.....and two weeks after this happened I stood on this exact spot and took a picture of those skid marks.😊
La verdadera F1. a pura muñeca.. sin nada de electronica.!!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
A nice sunday afternoon "TV watch" bench experience history :-)
50 years ago.
52. Annj. Fa..... 👍
5 étoiles...😍
Amazing seeing Norwegian commentary on such old footage! Great video!
And of course... TopGear sent me here.
And he spoke French without a trace of a Norwegian accent. Murraie Ambuleur?
@Speedmatras yeah the layout has changed quite a bit
it looked so much more spacious back then
The cars back then were a lot slimmer than they are now; so it could make the track look more spacious.
But the track barriers could also be thicker nowadays than they were back then.
Ez meg verseny volt! Ok meg hosok voltak!
Riprese fantastiche
O primeiro carro de f1 em que o Emerson Fittipaldi sentou para testar foi exatamente esse carro da Lotus que o Jochen Rindt ganhou esse GP!!!
Lol @ the flagman failing to wave the flag to Rindt, he must have feel like an idiot when they told him what have happened
Need to go back to this size of car and start racing again
Jack was way off line going into the last corner after passing Courage, and he got "into the marbles" - plus carrying too much speed into the last corner. Plus he was probably looking at Rindt in his mirrors, and a slower Hulme in front of him, whole lot going on! Whatever the case, the result was the same - he into the barrier and Rindt won...one of the more exciting finishes to the Monaco G.P. - I remember watching it on Wide World of Sports as a 15 year old at the time!
Because it makes the sponsors logos on the cars very hard to see...
半世紀近く前にして、奇跡のカメラワーク!!!!
リント最高😂
The Best Mónaco
Btw this is Norwegian commentators 🙌🏻😅
Amazing circuit back then.
Questa si che era f.1.cambio manuale...il suono dei 8 cilindri coswort.niente tecnologia..il pilota guidava la macchina ..adesso e' il contrario
Eh già,caro Mariano......dici bene. Qui era il pilota a far la differenza, oggi le monoposto sono telecomandate dai box.
Unica cosa di buono nella formula 1 odierna, è la sicurezza.
Люди прям на трассе стояли лол.
Interesting to see the old circuit config. Safety really wasn't a big thing back then.. people actually standing on the track during the race.. WTF 😳
Awesome little cars. Bare in mind the 2022 cars have the same wheelbase as a Range Rover.
wow , how the track has changed in 38 years.
Brutal.
I remember watching it on TV, adding that in an other race Brabham ran out of petrol just metres before taking the checkered flag, one can say that was not his year.
Safety was not invented yet.
Either the cars were tiny or somebody pinched half the track !!!
O circuito de Mônaco era para outras épocas.
1970 - qualiaty like from first TV test from 1925.
As a Lotus fan I remember watching this on TV. All the harder for Jack that Jochen had left Brabham to join GLTL. And this was not to be the end of it. Jack gave up likely win at Brands a few weeks later to Jochen
Rindt was driving the Lotus 49 which was in its fourth year,having first appeared in 1967.That car was not nearly competitive and yet Rindt used it for the first 5 or 6 races of the 1970 season.Brabham was 44 in 1970 and lost a couple of races in the last lap due to misfortune and fuelstops.He might have been champ in his 44'th year.Rindt died in Monza.
Monaco is about the coolest tracks.
A lot has changed
actually, the flag man forgot to wave it, as he was looking at brabham in disbelief
jochen lo stava martellando da almeno 10 giri. jack si innervosi' con un doppiato ed ando' lungo
Carros bonitos e segurança de pista zero, sem guard-rails e gente na pista.
Teve até casos de carros cairem no Mediterrâneo na bela Cote d'Azur.
Very fast and epic and cars are right size, not a nowadays Titanics.
Auto racing was as dangerous for the spectators as it was for the drivers. Spectators standing on the track over the guard rails and on unprotected sidewalks. But then there is the crazy spectators who get in the way of rally cars. Oh well. Thinning the heard of stupid people.
Norwegian TVused ton broadcast F1 ? That's surprising I would have never thought about it .....
It looks like there was oil or coolant o no the track the way Jack slid off
which language?
Norwegian
I was at the British Grand Prix in 1970 and nobody could believe that poor old Jack Brabham had lost the race at the last corner again. I often wonder if the drivers secretly agreed to give Jochen the championship whatever happened.
Interesting question. I suppose Jacky Ickx is the only one who really knows.
Prost was watching this race as a 15 yr old
This was the race where Bandini crashed, and was then murdered by the hovering TV helicopter.
The Saudis should do to F1 what they did to golf. Finance a rival formula racing series using the 1970s cars as the standard. They look and sound like the ultimate.
That cars have less power than today F1 ones, but give us more show and thill than current F1 cars that seems that go over rails and on the tarmac.
These guys had big balls. They didn't need a halo device like the wimps racing these days.
I’m sure Cevert would have appreciated a halo.
@@jstoli996c4s ok snowflake.
The insouciance towards safety is very different from nowadays.