When you were still really close to Formula 1
07/06/2018
It has been 56 years since the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, when vehicle technology was much simpler than it is today and the cars had narrow and thin tires. Film technology was also not as sophisticated as it is today. The cameras were huge and complicated to operate. Nevertheless, German documentary filmmakers managed to produce a more than impressive report on the Monaco Grand Prix. It was included in the film "Flying Clipper - A dream voyage under white sails". As the title implies, the feature-length film is about the adventures of a Swedish sailing ship in the Mediterranean.
A special 70 mm camera was developed for the filming and the entire movie was shot in high-resolution widescreen format. The most spectacular images from a motorsport fan's point of view are of course those from the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix, which make up almost seven minutes of the film. Onboard footage (recorded during training) is cleverly mixed with racing sequences and everything is shown in top quality. This shows how close the public was to Formula 1 back then, with police officers simply standing at the side of the road as the monoposti sped past. There was no crash barrier separating the drivers from the sea and the roadside was omnipresent. You can watch this seven-minute sequence in high resolution on YouTube.
Attention - if you can't play the video, you can alternatively watch a version on Vimeo .
If you want it even better (and are also interested in old sailing ships), you can buy the entire film, completely restored, on BluRay or DVD and enjoy the quality in your home theater. Fabulous, not least because of the beautiful Ferrari "Shark Nose" models ...
