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Of the 32 professional racing drivers who participated or were seen in the film...(from IMDB trivia)

posted 4 years ago by FilmBoy (1176)
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...Of the 32 professional racing drivers who participated or were seen in the film, five died in racing accidents within two years and another five in the following ten years.

[–] Dainty (2018) 4 years ago

wow

[–] R_Kane (15828) 3 years ago

And then Nikki Lauda came along, nearly died, and it all changed.

There was a popular book about F1 in the 60s. Its title was The Cruel Sport.

Every true racing fan abhors crashes. This is an artistic sport. The sport is in the skill.