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LAST-LAP LUNACY

Arnoux v Villeneuve, 1979, in a final lap Formula One battle for second place the likes of which some thought would never be seen again.

Until Massa v Kubica, 2007, in Japan. These two are fighting over sixth place.

Posted by Tim B. on 10/09/2007 at 10:34 AM

  1. That. was. magnificent!

    Posted by Ash_ on 2007 10 09 at 10:47 AM • permalink

  2. Looks like my commute yesterday.

    Posted by Some0Seppo on 2007 10 09 at 10:55 AM • permalink

  3. Those guys are nuckin’ futs…..

    Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 10 09 at 11:07 AM • permalink

  4. Ash, sometimes it’s fun to see two testosterone-soaked combatants duke it out, taking things to the limit and beyond.

    These guys were nucking futz though. Dangerous Loonies.

    OK, it was magnificent too.

    Posted by Zoe Brain on 2007 10 09 at 11:10 AM • permalink

  5. Old Tanker - Snap! “Great Minds Think Alike.”

    Posted by Zoe Brain on 2007 10 09 at 11:11 AM • permalink

  6. I’m glad to see that the tape of Algore’s son going down the I5 that night finally came out.


    I’m glad they are done with Asia, one more race there and those puppies would be growing waterwings.

    Posted by yojimbo on 2007 10 09 at 11:14 AM • permalink

  7. Completely insane Zoe, but definitely completely magnificent!

    Posted by Ash_ on 2007 10 09 at 11:15 AM • permalink

  8. Wow, great stuff!

    Posted by Mr. Bingley on 2007 10 09 at 12:03 PM • permalink

  9. Piffle.  NASCAR calls that “rubbing” and “kissing”.

    Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 10 09 at 12:55 PM • permalink

  10. Almost enough to get me to watch F1 racing.  Almost.

    Posted by JorgXMcKie on 2007 10 09 at 01:18 PM • permalink

  11. I remember watching that 1979 race (on TV). Damn I’m old.
    RebeccaH #9, these F1 cars don’t have fenders like in NASCAR. Bad things happen when tires touch at those speeds.

    Posted by Latino on 2007 10 09 at 02:27 PM • permalink

  12. That gave me a hard on.

    Remember children: “Accellerate THROUGH the grass!”

    F1 rules.  Indy cars puss out at the mere mention of rain.  Hell, high humidity scares them.

    Posted by Hucbald on 2007 10 09 at 02:46 PM • permalink

  13. F1, feh.

    If you finish the race with the same color paint you started with, that ain’t racing.

    Posted by richard mcenroe on 2007 10 09 at 03:39 PM • permalink

  14. If the whole race was broadcast like that, I’d watch a lot more.

    Too bad the USGP here at home (Indianapolis) is dead.

    Posted by Noah D on 2007 10 09 at 03:53 PM • permalink

  15. Until Massa v Kubica, 2007, in Japan. These two are fighting over sixth place.

    Sort of makes the ‘79 tussle for second place look a bit tame, doesn’t it?
    And the weather conditions….

    from another angle…(0:45 mins)
    and this, much longer view (5:56 mins)

    Posted by kae on 2007 10 09 at 05:33 PM • permalink

  16. Zanardi passing in the corkscrew at Laguna Seca during the great CART years was every bit as good. And the Sullivan-Little Al duel at Indy puts them both to shame.

    Posted by Gary from Jersey on 2007 10 09 at 05:49 PM • permalink

  17. Gary, you mean this one?

    Posted by kae on 2007 10 09 at 05:58 PM • permalink

  18. I think the Indy one would be here, was it 1985?

    Posted by kae on 2007 10 09 at 06:02 PM • permalink

  19. #10, don’t worry.  We can rely on Tim to post the highlights when they occur.

    Posted by anthony_r on 2007 10 09 at 07:31 PM • permalink

  20. OT, I had to laugh at news.com.au’s most clicked on story today and the headline: Winger’s wanger in live exposè.

    Posted by craigo on 2007 10 09 at 07:43 PM • permalink

  21. Sweet! 28 years between highlights.

    Posted by Infidel Tiger on 2007 10 09 at 08:04 PM • permalink

  22. #2: That sumbitch ain’t gettin’ to the offramp ahead of me!

    Posted by dean martin on 2007 10 10 at 07:57 AM • permalink

  23. Damn.  Video yanked from Youtube due to complaints from F1 management…

    Posted by anthony_r on 2007 10 11 at 12:03 AM • permalink

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