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In Reply to: There was some controversy over . . . posted by Billy Wonka on September 12, 2015 at 16:05:04:

I had just started to follow GP racing in 1976. ABC (Wide World of Sports as mentioned), along with CBS (who had Stirling Moss !! as their main commentator) covered most of the season. And I read the Road and Track reports written by the late Rob Walker. The movie was about 80% accurate overall, and mostly accurate in the overall story arc.

Hunt and Lauda were friends. They come up together, and were room mates for a time early in their careers. When Hunt blindsided the journalist? Pure fiction- but made for high drama after Hunt called out Lauda regarding a proposed boycott of the German GP. Hunt and Lauda colliding in Lauda's first F3 race ? Pure fiction.

The movie glosses over Hesketh and makes them look like Monty Python English Twits. They were as serious about racing as they were about the after parties. They entered F1 in 1973 in a purchased March chassis. Hesketh modified the car to such good effect that the factory team adapted many of their changes. Hesketh then built their own car, and while they only scored 1 championship victory (and I believe 1 or 2 non championship races), they were competitive in nearly every race. Contrast their performance with others who built their own chassis, and purchased the requisite Cosworth engine....many failed, including Mark Donahue and Penske....

Hunt the man was a fantastic athlete, with superb hand eye coordination. He was a champion squash player and routinely led pick up soccer teams to victory in charity events. He was in top physical condition by 70's standards. Many commented that he was a genetic oddity in that he could be as hedonistic as he was, yet still compete at the very top levels of sport.

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Topic - movie: Rush (2013) - user510 14:20:12 09/12/15 (4)

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