1974 Hesketh James Hunt - Monaco Historic GP 2021 Onboard
2021 ж. 26 Сәу.
6 184 911 Рет қаралды
Car : Hesketh 1974 - James Hunt
Driver : Jean-Denis Delétraz (My father)
Owner : GPX Historic
www.gpextreme.com/gpx-historic
Onboard of the start & first lap at the Monaco Historic GP 2021. Starting from last up to P6 during the race. Hope you enjoy this onboard and the history behind it.
Filmed with CamBox V4 Pro
All credits & copyrights to Louis Delétraz @louisdeletraz
Old racing cars and modern camera technology is match made in heaven. We need more footage like this.
$50 steering wheel. Love it.
With no lights or buttons - love it!@@fladave99
I know right! Those days were my youth and I loved to watch then went straight into illegal street racing with my Firebird 400.@@normhunter1825
Yes please
@@normhunter1825 And proper analogue gages, Love it.
I'm italian, 56 years old, FERRARIsta but, 35 years ago, I bought an helmet model in a shop of Milan, the only one of my life. It was James Hunt's helmet. The seller said : "Great choice". I still have that black helmet...
Scrivi in italiano
james hunt was quite something ... playboy, wild parties in a car like a different person focused like a fighetr pilot ... is model shop still there not many left now.. all gone online
Sirmione still has a great model shop. I alway struggle to pass it with my son without buying something.
@@hoodhangerz4315 nice
R..i..p james great bloke.
modern F1 cars are way too big
They’re a bit too long is all, which is gonna be fixed in 2026, older f1 cars like the 90s ones were actually wider than modern f1 cars.
And boring. Imagine having to shift gears while leaving one hand on the wheel. All the different configurations of engines and ground effects. Definitely not as safe as the new cars, but it gets me on the edge of my seat. The seventies and through the nineties was the best in F1.
But because of that they are much more safer
Sucks but you gotta remember those tiny f1 cars were absolute deathtraps
@@samuelbousfield4342 yep! I'd take safety of the drivers over entertainment any day of the week.
The start is absolutely heavenly
This is the best helmet cam footage I have ever seen. Looks almost like a computer game honestly.
I actually thought the same. If not for the hand up to the helmet early on I would have called photographic trickery.
Agreed!!! Great footage!!! Love to see this angle for recent racing. 👍 🌟 👏
I clicked thinking the same thing. Absolutely awesome!
Incredible POV! He sure caught those guys napping on the start!
I thought it was a game haha
This has been said many times, I know, but... In those days, driving an F1 car must have been an absolutely insane challenge. Manual shift, clutch, no automated systems... Mechanical problems were more common, which gave racing an additional element of uncertainty as to the outcome. And the pilots made the difference. Even today, of course, that's how it is too, but in any case, those who ran in these times were true heroes.
I was just like, what about the problems with MclarenH in 2015? But then regarding additional elements to the outcome, I realized the part about uncertainty wasn't rly included..
The shifting is still manual and there still is a clutch…
@@Mohammad-xr5lg Yeah, but think about it. Back then, drivers have to take their hands from the wheel to shift gears. This probably was much more difficult at high speeds, and even worse when racing under rain.
@@Mohammad-xr5lg Not the same at all. Old racers had to rev match as well.
@@Mohammad-xr5lg but the transmission is much more complex and the clutch isn't even used unless you're starting from a stop. In these cars they actually had to use the clutch every shift
This is infinitely more exciting than almost any F1 event in the last eight years and I’m tired of pretending it isn’t
This footage is just amazing....James Hunt was one of my late fathers customers and he was a great person.. One of the best drivers in F1...for sure... Absolute legend...my boyhood hero..RIP James 👍🇬🇧
This is not a Real footage from 1974. İt is a videogame
@@emrekurubas3732 it’s one of those historical grand prix lol it’s not a game
@@caboosym119 are you sure ?
@@emrekurubas3732 yes i am sure, just search up monaco historical grand prix and you'll find it
@@caboosym119 which year ?
My god, the sound... THE SOUND!!! I would give anything to have this entire race from this perspective. Absolutely incredible!
Yeah, the sound. Sadly, we're stuck with the woke version of F1 cars.
You nailed it. It's just incredible. Explosions in a metal box.
This is how F1 should sound.
In my heart's memory, it's how it always will sound. Raw fury unleashed on tarmac. Like it rips a hole in the air itself.
@@thewelsho Woke? The ground effect stuff was literally from the 80s(ignoring the engine)
Three pedals and a proper shifter. So good.
And that analog dashboard 😍
This is the best in-car videography I have seen . A steering wheel shouldn't have all those buttons and a $20,000 price tag . This is engagement with a vehicle .
And the sound 🤤
Actually driving the car.
@@biketech60 ok boomer you go drive today's F1 cars
These older cars with analog gauges and stick shifters were the machines of pure race talent.
The sound, power and pure aggression is so much more impressive than the smooth balanced cars of today. Bring this back!
no balls nowadays
I want more dead meat, decapitated head IN an F1 car! BRING THOSE FUN DAYS BACK!
@@leart78This is being driven by couple rich guys and they are doing great. You really think modern, basically bred for racing drivers could not do it?
Wont happen and it shouldn't.
@@nodo7575 well ..... kzhead.info/sun/gLJmY8yQmomdZH0/bejne.html
Man and machine. No buttons. Awesome!
You mean the slow batton? - Ferrari engineer
I thought on board cameras started in the mid/ late 80's /90's. ...In 74 the camera would have to be the size of a lawn mower and weigh 50lbs.
@@ireckon6798 This historic GP was filmed in 2021.
So tame compared with later F1 formulas tho.. I can't tell if this is really vintage footage, or a vintage F1 day from a recent year !
@@ireckon6798It started late 70s, there's some great onboards of Patrick Depallier in 77-79.
That is the one of the coolest thing I have every seen.
It would be cool if the footage wasnt sped up... its lame
@JCL CARSjust look at the person behind the fence on the right at 0:35
@@bilsonFPV Its called running.
@@willappleton6078 I dont know, the movement looks super unnatural to me. Whatever :) have a nice day
It’s the 60fps that gives it the sped up feel, yep that guy was running....
The acceleration is so brutal that when he floors it, I was convinced the film was being sped up. Such a violent visceral experience. They truly were gladiators back then.
$50 steering wheel. Love it!
No launch control back then, proper Brut 33 hairy chested stuff.
Those were exciting days. I like the $20 steering wheel. What more do you need?@@Markycarandbikestuff
This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard in my life. He moved up 3 times before turn 1 great launch amazing lap.
"and yet you´re still extremely fast. How do you do it?" "Big Balls"
Mika said this?
He had the "breakfast of champions" every day to get him going.
This is Jean Denis Deletraz... he wasn't exactly remembered for his speed. He started is brief and forgettable f1 career thanks to money and sponsors. His only f1 gp in 1994 with Larrousse was everything but good. He did'nt qualify. And so started in last place on the grid. Then retired at lap 57 for a mistake but he was already lapped 10 times. So I would'nt exactly say "extremely fast"
perfect answer
@@robertmilne4304 SEX! BREAKFAST FOR CHAMPIONS
Now this shows how current television broadcasting of F1 lacks engagement of the global audience. This is gold standard F1 cinematography. Live broadcast directors and vision mixers could transmit a richer fusion of on-board, as well as tracking shots. The latter is the current approach.
It's funny that literally all they need to do is strap a gopro to the driver's head.
@@petef15 - Indeed! Yet the broadcast editorial policy shaping camerawork favours optimal exposure of brand logo of sponsors. The outside broadcast telephoto lense reduces the depth of field, and attentuates the perception of F1 car velocity; contrary to the reality of this high-speed sport!
What? This is brilliant, but how can you have a go at F1 for not having this, when no other motorsport broadcast uses it either? Plus, this camera would be cool for replays, but would not be practical to use as live footage.
but can't watch for more than a few mins - dizzying and nauseating
You forget the impact of the sound which current F1 lacks.
In cockpit cam, I'm finding it harder and harder to tell real footage from gameplay. Phenomenal.
I've watched it 20 times in a row now. the start sequence about 50 times. I can't get enough of it...
0:30-0:49 is some of the best KZhead I've ever seen.
Thanks for the replay button lol
110% Agree!
This must be the real life sensation of joining a rookie lobby when you have no time set for the start
Make that from 0:30 to 2 minutes 46 seconds and I will agree!! BUT 0:30 to 0:49 isn't bad either!! In fact .... its AWESOME.
Oh man that sound.. 😍🔥
a bit like a nascar sound
So powerful right? Wow
The sound in that tunnel
@@ismadimohdnor7577Not really
This is a historic GP made in 2021 with old cars this is why the camera is so good! It’s a amazing show!
someone pin this comment because its unreal how deceiving t is
@@brigidmccallum8624i’m sorry but what did you think it was.
@@brigidmccallum8624im sorry but what did you think it was?
@@jbw6067 old GP !
@@brigidmccallum8624 Because they totally had this kind of camera quality in the 70s. 😆
I am going to ABSOLUTELY CANE my ride-on mower after this!!!!! 💪🇬🇧
Wish we had camera views like this in F1
Would be even better in Motogp
Halo said NO.
@@williamsebastian88 Not a halo issue, they already tried helmet cams before the halo and it wasn't satisfactory. They tried again after and still doesn't work, quality on their cameras is too low.
I think the drivers now also sit a lot lower so it wouldn't be as good a view of the track.
@@jamie6669 also this camera is not a "live" cam, while F1 cams would have to be transmitting live reliably.
Back when just a single onboard computer was housed directly behind the drivers eyeballs!
LOL! Clever mate!
it is a game
@@dreamsofdharma682 I dont think it is
@@ytaltacc8008 trust me bro , im a computer scientist
And the computer was feeded not by electric power but by food
James Hunt, the Keith Floyd of F1. Amazing driver and REAL personality. The like of which we will never see again.
Wow, Keith and James = legends!
Who is Keith Floyd? Is he from Nascar?
@@dddanielsr TV chef. Drank a lot of wine while cooking :)
I remember getting James Hunt's autograph at Mosport back in the day. (was it 1971 or 1973?) He was surprisingly personable and approachable. Legend.
😂
This is so much more enjoyable than watching todays F1!
What's wrong with today's F1?
@@michaelstratton5223 He doesn't like it because the car doesn't sound the same as before. Bohoo
@@lukarancini1630 He's crying because F1 is evolving ??
@Mare Car Dumbass...
@@lukarancini1630 Nah, modern cars are too long, too wide, too heavy which makes them sluggish when compared to older ones even though they're much faster
You know it's gonna be a great race when before the first curve you already left behind 4 cars
'it's just the car '
5 cars
Repent to Jesus Christ “We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6 NIV J
You can put all the electronics that you want but it will never be as enjoyable as this!
Modern cars would be un-driveable without electronics unfortunately
@@Showmetheevidence- The point is this, Here it was 50% the car and 50% the pilot, now it's more a 90% the car and 10% the pilot.
@@NotoriousFunk Source: You drove both cars Except it didn't happen! Don't make up false information with no proof whatsoever!
@@Showmetheevidence- Modern cars have no electronic aids. F1 had more electronic aids 30 years ago than now.
@@dakair2 Never said i drove both cars! ... ? I have a toyota, and a ducati (without electronic) ... To me as i said with all that electronic the pilot have less importance. Relax dude, it's just my opinion, and i am mister nobody 8 )
This video is just perfect! The sound, dial indicators, the shifter, everything
Absolutely thrilling, I still have goose bumps five minutes after watching it! Many thanks.
Thanks for the memory I watched it in 1974 and loved it then I am now 75 so thank you
I could really watch an entire race from this angle! Amazing footage 👏🏻
in 480p it looks like legit video in 1080p its a quality bit of gaming 👍
i don’t think anyones neck could survive the weight in film you’d need…
@@hongk0ngfu3yit's not a game stupid it's the Monaco historic gp where they race old f1 cars
This video is so amazing, I've watched it everyday twice for a week now. The noise of the car, the speed, the overtakes.. . I'm in love.
That wasn't enough time.....that was cool.....normally in these videos, you can't tell the up and down hills , you could see them here, you can see the tach and his hand shifting through the gears......and the sweeping views of the city and the mountains in the background are incredible
If you can I highly recommend going to this historic GP. It’s amazing and not that expensive to attend.
Im glad these amazing machines still get driven in anger as they were meant to. The sounds coming from those engines... just savage.
2:31 - that double correction was sick!!!
That was an awesome perspective to see them driving! Loved the noise and seeing the manual shifting. He skinned a few off the line, I wish it didn’t end. Cheers
One of the best YT videos I’ve ever seen! Awesome and terrifying as a viewer, respect to any driver with that level of skill!
No windscreen, manual shifting, awesome sounding. What's not to love? The lap seeming around a half a minute longer is one of the differences from today. I'd take that difference in a heartbeat. The Golden Age for sure.👍
modern F1 cars don't have windscreens
Pole in Monaco 1974 : 1.26.3 Pole in Monaco 2021 : 1.10.346
@@markvorster3921 that’s a video game mate
Since 1986, the track has been Nouvelle Chicane, which slowed the track by 6 seconds. In addition, the bend coming to the starting line was driven at full speed.
They're both great. Modern cars have that low pitched sound. Screaming started in Eighties with Williams BMW as the pinnacle.
man is like an on board cam on the 70s but with great quality is a weird and exciting feeling
its not 70s
Exactly the track didn't even look like that in the 70s
@@titchman9929 I'm not saying it's the same as the 70s, it's the closest thing we have now, stop taking everything so literally
Ok picked that up wrong my bad
I was thinking maybe mid 80s? Doubt they had those cameras back then,colours look too modern too Also TAG Heuer started using that name in 1985,before that it was Heuer under a different logo,so footage must be post 1985
Astounding! This has to be the best onboard yet, I wish I could see the whole race from this perspective
Increíble arrancada, avanzó cuatro posiciones desde ahí a la primer curva 👏👏👏
5 overtakes from start to casino That's impressive Some drivers don't manage that in their careers around this entire track
well, cars nowdays are masive, they barely have space for that
I went down that road. I'm also impressive. What is the point of trying to fit all racing types into 1 way of thinking about racing? Racing experiences are all different. Going off up the street with maximum grip is 1 way of experiencing racing.
Some of those cars being passed are literally unrepairable, so they aren't driven as hard as they could be, which is why the cars are passed so easily. After those cars are passed it becomes just like today with little to no passing. These are 50 year old F1 cars.
Wow... that's a FANTASTIC video! Back in October 2006 I was working in Nice and drove to Monaco one weekend. I followed the course as closely as possible in my tricked out Peugeot 307 diesel rental 😂, seeing all the familiar sights from the races. The one that got me the most was driving through the tunnel... the normal speed limit there is 30 km/h (19 mph)! It's possible that I channeled a little bit of James Hunt and pushed that Peugeot to 40 km/h just to feel like I was racing. 🤣
I watched this 5 times - than read the comments.... Can't believe it's not a game. What an amazing footage. I could watch a whole GP with this helmet camera. Thx for sharing!!!
It's almost like the car is a real life monster! So incredibly loud, powerful, angry sounding! Amazing sounding and looks so difficult to handle back then. Thanks for posting this
Like how at 2:31 he downshifts from 5th gear to 2nd before the turn and steps on the gas early causing a quick double correction for the slide... Sign of a very light with a huge engine, responsive car... Anyway, amazing car and driver. Here's a bit of info on the Hesketh specs (mostly made famous by James Hunt who among other things besides calling it "beautiful", praised the extra cockpit's room.... ) 485 bhp, 2,993 cc DOHC dry-sump Cosworth DFV 90-degree V-8 engine with Lucas-metered fuel injection, Hewland FGA/400 five-speed manual transaxle, rack-and-pinion steering, front and rear wishbone independent suspension with coil springs, telescopic dampers, and anti-roll bars, and four-wheel Lockheed four-piston ventilated disc brakes. Weight: 590 kg Wheelbase: 2,570 mm. Thanks for the great post. By the way Monte Carlo looks just about the same today... ;-)
thx a lot for the Specs^^
I'd say the sliding was also due to harder tire compounds, the technology for rubber wasn't great in the 70s
@@afoxwithahat7846 Or maybe it was that Monaco has stretches that resemble an autocross more closely than a Grand Prix and it is necessary to flick the car like that, or at least James found it best to flick the Hesketh like that.
nice
That launch off the line was beautiful. Absolutely rapid.
Now that is what a racing car SHOULD sound like!
This is some of my fave onboard footage ever.
Definitely one of the best onboard footage I have ever seen. Unlike all others, this one makes you actually feel what it is like to drive the car.
The 1970s era of F1 race cars were amazing... from the barebones race car with no computer technology to the insane designs car companies were coming up with like the Brabham BT46 Fan car to the Tyrell P34 six wheeled race car.. What an awesome decade in F1 and by far the best era driver wise. Those guys were pushing their machines and themselves mentally and physically to the limit, literally willing to sacrifice their lives for a win lol.
Just found this. Incredible!
Very exciting drive and wonderful sound. Had my speakers turned up. Thanks.
"AND WHAT IS DELETRAZ DOING??" He's having a great time in Monaco is the answer to that!
Underrated comment
Makes more fun to watch than today's Formula 1
You are right, Modern F1 has lost it's soul!!!
@@Rick356A you got it man
nothing to say more! U got it bro!
Wdym 2021 season is very fun to watch
@@szymonrobak4770 not if you are older than 25 and know what F1 was in the past...
Wow! Just. Wow!! That is epic footage and the roar of the engines. Superb.
THAT PULL AWAY WAS AMAZING OH MY GOD
Why is this so thrilling to watch
Idk but it just is
Because modern day F1 just isn't as good anymore, modern F1 has lost it's soul!!!!
because the engine sounds angry and the cars need to be driven well to stop oversteer (in my opinion :))
Sound, car control with the hands, actual shifting. This is so pure it's incredible.
It's the noise, the vibration, the viewpoint and seeing the driver working away. It looks difficult. That's how it used to be on TV up until the end of the Senna era then it all went wrong.
Great to see such an amazing car being put through it's paces, your father is a very fortunate man. He's also as sharp as a tack off the start line!
I can't like this,it's at 69
That was freaking awesome. Loved that movie too. Last time I saw him, he was riding on a bike with two flat tires. Good stuff and thank you.
How much more fun can in-car footage be than that?? Thanks for sharing. Godspeed James.
opposite lock in a priceless historical artifact, how wonderful to watch
Haha sorry to tell you...its fake. when you pause the clip, everyting stays razorsharp. That is not possible
No lol, look at... Pretty much anything and you will see its real.@@jeroenvroomans6149
That was F-ing amazing. The sounds the shifting all so visceral. Wow So happy I got to see this video.
Fantastic. More action in that short clip than there has been since 1974 at Monaco.
The best onboard footage I think I have ever seen from this era...really good.
Your father is a lucky man. Awesome video!
His dad was a F1 driver in the 90's
And 3 time winner of Le Mans in LMP 675 class.
Is this his son's youtube channel?
@@Woulloux "And what is Deletraz doing?"
@@zakiowais6829 Yes
Man, I can't imagine the decibel level in the tunnel and at the start. Jesus. Eargasm
Amazing! The sound in the tunnel omg. Thank you!
You can actually feel the power of this car. Awesome love it....
There's more excitement in this short clip than an entire season of modern f1. God damn those old cars are awesome.
This is like traveling back in time to 1974. Amazing!
powerful sound, amazing!
I wish racing was still this pure!
Great footage! This is F1! Pure sound, manual gearbox, heel-toe... I wish I knew this golden era! Thanks for sharing.
👍
There is no double-clutching. Throttle blips when downshifting (heel and toe), but no double-clutching.
@@dinardinar3970 you are correct. I'm not an English native speaker. Heel and toe is what I meant.
Double clutching? He’s just matching the revs bro!
@@Virvum_Juggernaut yes, matching the revs using the heel-toe method as said just above. Will modify my initial comment.
Jesus man, upload the whole thing!
I remember the first onboard shots in the late 80s - the quality level of these simulations beats reality
Great video. Fantastic view! Thank you for sharing!
Those beasts sounded sensational hustling through the tunnel.
What a catch at st. devote on start of 2nd lap, Great stuff. Wish it was longer.
correcting into the barriers!
I wish there was more too. First laps, especially in those cars, are going to be timid until the tires warm up. Would love to see the rest.
amazing footage, so clear just amazing!
My God! THAT sound is just epic; compared to today's hybrid era - wtf were we thinking?
F1 could easily go back to V10s now with synthetic / biofuel and still have ERS or KERS and still be just as “sustainable” or environmentally friendly but they want to be able for F1 development to claim road relevance and V6 Turbo Hybrid sounds a lot more sustainable to the average person than V10s I guess… I personally don’t mind how they sound now, but that’s because I grew up on it.
I saw the Monaco historic GP and now that the normal GP has happened a comparison can be made, the historic one is far better. Smaller cars that produce way less dirty air make for closer racing as cars aren't as hard to follow. I really hope that F1 cars from 2022 really reduce the dirty air as I'm tired of only seeing overtakes through the pit stops or through DRS.
They've made claims that this is the biggest difference in the new car, hope they come through
Dirty air is irrelevant when the cars are too wide
Racing is not wat it used to be... I'd watch old f1 over watching Hamilton bitching about a safety car
@@nickjohns1192 oh they had a Lamborghini Safety car at a 1981 Monaco. The worst imbalance was when a 360 bhp Mercedes was Safety car to crazy fast early 2000's cars. Much slower than so called 527 bhp Aston Turtle.
Did anyone think without reading the title in full wow thats an amazing video quality for the 1970s.
Me!!!!
Wow, that was incredible footage. The sound of the Cosworth... awesome. 👍
An amazing watch and drive too .
Wow, brilliant footage and sound! RIP James, my boyhood hero, consummate gentleman and definitely one of the all time greats. Great loss and at such a young age. The final drive in a sodden Japan to win the championship in ‘76 was monumental, most of the race of which I understood he had lost the gear knob!
Wasn't his hand bleeding by the end. Makes Hamilton look like a little girls blouse
Don't you go trying to bring misery into my life. It's not about the driver any more. You keep your misery to yourself.
What a beast of a car! Best F1 footage from Monaco I have ever seen. Those were the days!
Those were the days? Which days? 2021? You think this was recorded in the 70s? Check the modern camera cranes and suspicious black of cigarette ads plus crisp footage of course.
One of the best on-boards I've ever seen. Go James!
the hesketh is a rocket... amazing footage...
If I concentrate hard enough, that’s me in the seat driving.Freaking awesome footage. Thanks
ThatAMAZING sound in the beginning, incredible!!
Looks like a game this footage! Brilliant drive!
Well done whoever made this. It's excellent.
This truly is one of the best motorsports videos i've ever seen! Thanks so much for sharing!
The sound is fantastic ❤
Miss the old cars. In many ways way more exciting than the current cars
Watching him row through the gears is absolutely fantastic.