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If You're Not Winning You're Not Trying
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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The behind-the-scenes story of the epic 1973 Formula One Grand Prix season is revealed in this extraordinary fIy-on-the-wall documentary, foIlowing JPS Team Lotus through a year of triumph, tragedy, frustration and elation. Rightly regarded as one of the truly great sports fiIms, If You re Not Winning...You re Not Trying grants unprecedented access to one of FormuIa One s most famous teams at the height of its powers. Moving from race to race, cameras capture the on and off-circuit drama, including scintiIIating race action from famous tracks Iike Monaco, SiIverstone, Monza and Zandvoort. lt is a rare chance to see and hear what happened inside the team before, during and after the era-defining races from the men at the heart of the action, incIuding legendary team boss Colin Chapman, competition manager Peter Warr, reigning WorId Champion driver Emerson FittipaIdi and teammate Ronnie Peterson. The film charts the story of the season as Team Lotus goes head-to-head with the TyrreIls of Jackie Stewart and Francois Cevert, discovering the mechanicaI woes, revealing team frustrations, joining celebrations and sharing the emotions of a season which would see Lotus secure the Constructor s Championship in terrible circumstances. It is a rare gIimpse into the highly-charged atmosphere of Grand Prix racing in the 1970s, witnessing the teams as news of crashes is received, feeling the tension as yet another car is stripped and rebuilt with just hours untiI the race, and hearing about the chalIenges faced by the drivers including Emo s burnt behind in Monaco! ln addition to racing action, trackside footage and the chance to watch the mechanics at work, throughout the film Chapman reflects on the highs and lows of 1973, offering a unique perspective on Formula One as a sport and business, handIing drivers, coping with faiIure and deaIing with the tragedy which dogged Grand Prix racing at the time. Narration by Iegendary sports journalist lan WooIdrige. |
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