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30 Aug 2004, 11:18 (Ref:1081391)
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The most exciting f1 race finish?
What do you consider as the most exciting finish to a F1 race...
I offer as a candidate, Jochen Rindt's win at Monaco in 1970 driving the Lotus Cosworth 49C (long in the tooth by then...pending the 72). A lucky win but he was balls out the last 6 or 7 laps catching and passing Jack Brabham in the BT33 at the last corner of the last lap. Cheers Peter |
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30 Aug 2004, 11:29 (Ref:1081400)
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Austria 1982, the showdown between Elio de Angelis and Keke Rosberg.
Seperated at the finish by less than a keke Marlboro! |
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30 Aug 2004, 12:19 (Ref:1081452)
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Just a couple more...
Jerez '86. Monza '71. |
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30 Aug 2004, 12:51 (Ref:1081503)
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Monaco 1992 and this year were pretty nerve-wracking, but Monza 1971 was an incredible final lap - the top 5 (none of whom had ever won before) seperated by less than a second, with Gethin going from 4th to 1st after the penultimate corner to win.
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30 Aug 2004, 13:01 (Ref:1081508)
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How about the closest one ever - remember that one?
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30 Aug 2004, 13:03 (Ref:1081510)
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Before anybody start..i'd cut the pain short.
USGP 2002 ranks along one of the most exciting.  Oh and who can forget Austria!
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30 Aug 2004, 13:08 (Ref:1081512)
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Jarama 1981: the whole race was like a last lap.
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30 Aug 2004, 15:12 (Ref:1081606)
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30 Aug 2004, 15:40 (Ref:1081632)
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Dutch GP (was it '82?) Villeneuve & Arnoux fighting for 2nd on the last lap...
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30 Aug 2004, 16:18 (Ref:1081672)
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Yep-DEFINITELY the arnoux/villeneuve one,-er '79 i think
But 71 monza had to be a corker as well |
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30 Aug 2004, 19:09 (Ref:1081785)
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Arnoux and Villeneuve without question and it was the French GP 1979. The two most exciting laps of motor racing ever televised. Nothing else even comes close...
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30 Aug 2004, 19:18 (Ref:1081787)
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I forgot to mention that and i only watched it the other day.
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30 Aug 2004, 19:22 (Ref:1081788)
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Ah yes... the French 79... like a fine wine it only gets better every time i watch it!!! Those were the days..
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30 Aug 2004, 19:24 (Ref:1081790)
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You must have missed the World Superbike title showdown at Imola in 2002 (Or does bike racing not count - no offence).Anyway, the best finish to an F1 race I've seen was Spain 1986 with the Senna/Mansell photo finish. Last edited by Yoong Montoya; 30 Aug 2004 at 19:26. |
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30 Aug 2004, 21:05 (Ref:1081887)
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France 1979 was even better - they were side by side for at least half the lap, and each made 2 genuine overtaking attempts on the last lap, while both running safely in the points. That and Monza 1971 are probably the greatest, and I was born after both of them..... now we get people citing Austria 2002 as excitement....
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Japan 1976. |
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31 Aug 2004, 10:51 (Ref:1082494)
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Jerez 86, Mansell/Senna
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31 Aug 2004, 13:00 (Ref:1082638)
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31 Aug 2004, 13:13 (Ref:1082652)
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Monza 1967 and 1969 as well as 1971.
Japan 1994 was edge-of-the-seat stuff. Jerez 1986. And another vote for Austria 1982, but Monaco 1982 was the race it seemed no-one wanted to win. |
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