Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 9:20AM Great period footage and editing from 1967 of the very first Player's Grand Prix of Canada, held at Mosport in the rain.
1967, Canada, Formula One, Grand Prix, mosport, video in Video of the Week Friday, May 13, 2011 at 11:36AM This fantastic promotional video on the Lotus 49's maiden victory is well worth a watch! Historians remember the Dutch GP of 1967 as one where Jim Clark won in a car he had never even driven before the race weekend. Watching this video, one is reminded that Graham Hill not only qualified on pole, but was leading the race until a mechanical failure put him out of contention. Clark might have been holding back at the start, but once Hill was out, he poured on the speed, taking the innovative new car and brand new Ford DFV engine to victory right out of the box!
I love the moment at 6:32 where Hill, now out of the race, pats the engine's designer Keith Duckworth on the shoulder as if to say "No worries, mate! We'll get her right!"
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