Ok guys, I'll start with an admission that I'm not really very much of a F1 fan and to add more fuel to the fire, this post isn't even about Lotus......
But this week I watched a dvd my wife bought me at Christmas (I'm kinda slow with such things) all about Jackie Stewart and his attempt at Monaco in 1971, which is roughly in the Tobacco Years theme.
And it was brilliant ! Not a lot of Lotus as you'd expect but a few personalities of the period, lots of Ken Tyrell with Graham Hill in there plus a few more even I recognized. Set over 3 days of the race and very reminiscent of home video recording it shows them setting up the car, the practices and social life and of course some footage of the race itself. It's quite sobering in places, at one point Polanski was talking with Helen Stewart about racing and she came out with "everyone we know since Jackie started has either crashed or been killed". Which isn't the normal thing you'd see on a job advert, is it ?
If anyone decides to watch it I won't spoil the ending which is excellent and shows just how far the sport has moved since the 68-73 era.
It's called "Weekend of a Champion" with Jackie Stewart & Roman Polanski, issued by Universal films.
Brian
