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Pretty cool.

Steering wheel actually being wheel shaped almost seems odd, didn't realise how "recent" a development that actually is.

Sometimes...I actually find myself wishing for ground effects cars...I loved those stubby, wingless-nosed, small rear winged rockets with full length sidepods, shuddering around the track like they were on rails...I know they were far less safe than today's cars, but I still love that era. And I can't help but think that it would have been extremely difficult for a 20-year old to step into one of those cars and immediately become a winner...I think those cars took a combination of skill, experience, bravery, and brute force. Love seeing the work that drivers put in when watching on-board cameras from that era...round wheel, fighting opposite lock, and hand off the wheel to shift...sometimes I wonder how they did it. Great era..IMO.

if i remember correctly, lauda said that those cars were not compareable to anything else... he made his comeback after 2 years of absence and basically couldn't drive it anymore... he said something like "you wouldn't know when you reached the limits of the car - there was no feedback because it behaved all the same at any time - until you lost it"

i don't think they were nice to drive...

That's easy to answer... A lot slower than they do today

I have to say though, that one minute video just swallowed 10 minutes of my life, I had to keep going back to the start. There's too much going on to take it all in in one go

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Warning: I have recently noticed I tend to become quite philosophical when I drink... My advice is ignore it or sit back and enjoy, it ain't changing anytime soon

Cool link.

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I sold opium, fireworks and lead
Now I'm telling my troubles to strangers
When the shadows get long I'll be dead