Britiske James Hunt og østrigske Niki Lauda er to af 1970'ernes største formel 1-stjerner. Hunt er en flot, fræk playboy, der ofte tager chancer bag rattet i sin McLaren. Den metodiske og asociale Lauda kører derimod sin Ferrari med næsten klinisk præcision. Deres vidt forskellige temperamenter bidrager til spændingen, når de to indædte rivaler mødes igen og igen på verdens racerbaner.
På en længe ventet tur til Europa prøver en betjent fra New York og hans frisørkone at opklare et mystisk mord ombord på en milliardærs yacht.
Denne dokumentarfilm følger Ayrton Senna – en af de største racerkører i Formel 1-historien og en helt i sit hjemland, Brasilien.
I Monaco-grandprixet er den amerikanske formel 1-kører Pete Aron skyld i et uheld, der sender briten Scott Stoddard på hospitalet. Aron fyres fra sit hold, men får en ny chance hos den japanske industrialist Yamura. Stoddard gør også comeback, alt imens hans forsmåede kone hygger sig med Aron. Den charmerende, franske veteran Sarti og den italienske hanekylling Barlini kæmper ligeledes om VM-titlen.
Gennem eksklusive interviews og arkivoptagelser tegner denne dokumentar et intimt portræt af den syvdobbelte formel 1-vinder Michael Schumacher.
The late 1950s were known as golden years in the world of motor racing, champions were made and lost on a Sunday, and no losses were greater than those of Enzo Ferrari’s Scuderia. Based on Chris Nixon’s bestselling biography Mon Ami Mate, Ferrari: Race to Immortality tells the story of the loves and losses, triumphs and tragedy of a turbulent era that shook the motor racing world.
I dette drama af Sidney Pollack spiller Al Pacino en amerikansk racerkører med et stort og ufølsomt ego. Han er vant til at vinde stort set alt, han deltager i, og gør det med en indforstået selvfølgelighed. Men da han kommer tæt på en ulykke, der slår en af hans holdkammerater ihjel og alvorligt sårer en konkurrent, føler han for første gang dødens nærhed og bliver usikker. Ydermere møder han den impulsive Lillian (Marthe Keller), som lider af en fatal sygdom.
I slutningen af 1960'erne fik Formel 1-bilerne fordoblet deres motorstørrelse, hvilket gjorde dem en del hurtigere, men samtidig endnu mere farlige. Med penge strømmende ind fra sponsorer og med nyt verdensomspændende TV-publikum, blev racerkørerne kastet som gladiatorer i ringen. De blev anset som legendariske superstjerner med karisma og rå talent, men mange af dem endte også med at betale den ultimative pris. Dokumentarfilmen 1 - Life On The Limit fortæller historien om Formel 1's gyldne tidsalder og de racerkørere, der kørte med livet som indsats og samtidig kæmpede for at ændre sporten for altid.
Juan Manuel Fangio was the Formula One king, winning five world championships in the early 1950s — before protective gear or safety features were used.
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one - the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther Erding, and strains the relationship with his stepson.
This sports documentary tells the story of the Williams Formula 1 team founded by the legendary Sir Frank Williams
A Formula One driver comes out of retirement to mentor and team with a younger driver.
Historien om to legendariske racerkørere og deres teamledere, der næsten dræbte dem. Op til Formel 1 mesterskabet i 1976 rasede der en indædt kamp mellem Ferrari og McLaren og stjernekørerne, østrigeren Niki Lauda og briten James Hunt. Men de kræfter, der truede dem på livet, kom fra det vanvittige cirkus, der omgav dem. Både Hunt og Lauda var prisgivet deres voldsomt ambitiøse teamledere, Ferraris Daniele Audetto og McLarens Alastait Cald well, for hvem sejren i mesterskaberne i 1976 blev en kamp på liv og død.
In a race against time and all odds, the revolutionary F1 racing car Ferrari 312B will get back on the Monaco circuit, 46 years later, under the wing of it’s creator, the genius engineer Mauro Forghieri.
Villeneuve Pironi tells the astonishing story of Canadian Formula 1 legend Gilles Villeneuve and French star Didier Pironi, two fearless Ferrari Formula 1 racing drivers, forever torn apart by a historic and hugely controversial moment in time.
Sveriges mest sccesfulde Formel 1-kører nogensinde, Ronnie Peterson, var arbejderknægten fra Örebro, som i en rasende fart blev kendt af millioner af fans som ”Superswede”.
In 1976 Niki Lauda survived one of the most famous crashes in Formula One history. Using previously unseen footage, LAUDA: THE UNTOLD STORY explains what happened on that fateful, and near fatal day at the Nurburgring, then follows Lauda’s courageous journey to recovery culminating in a miraculous comeback in Monza just weeks later. The film also investigates the impact that his crash had not just on his own life but on the sport as a whole, looking at the safety developments from the 1900s to the present day. Featuring exclusive access to Mercedes HQ and interviews with Lauda, his family, and motorsports legends past and present including Sir Jackie Stewart, David Coulthard, Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Hans-Joachim Stuck and Jochen Mass. LAUDA: THE UNTOLD STORY is a must-see for all motorsport fans.
A fun journey through the history of the automobile, this film is about a group of future computer hackers that wire an arcade game to work as a time machine. Among appearances in the movie are Henry Ford, Mercedes Benz, and modern race car driver Niki Lauda, as one of the boys becomes trapped within the newly created game. (IMDb)
A documentary of legendary driver Mario Andretti's career, including the driver himself discussing his childhood and involvement in the world of racing. Having spent nearly 50 years in the sport, Andretti is still involved in racing, and this documentary shows his journey from a refugee to an icon. Drive Like Andretti was released as a half-century celebration of his 1969 Indianapolis 500 victory.