A story of a peerless double pride in F1

Saul 2022-03-20 09:01:08

From the beginning of the film, a supporting role gave the concept: Some men love cars more than women. While the two protagonists with very different personalities performed a wonderful car history on the screen, they also gave the common reason why they agreed with this concept: because this business can be close to death, which means that it can challenge the god of death...
Niki Lauda: Austrian , The traditional Germanic character, calm to cold-blooded, can accept a 20% risk of death on the court, but is usually cautious. Therefore, he chose to control the risk by proficient in adjusting the car, and ruled the car world for many years with stable performance and technical excellence. Obviously, he is the pioneer of Schumacher. But after he got married, he also discovered that Wenrouxiang is a hero's grave, "happiness is enemy", and had to choose to retire at a critical moment and no longer dare to fight for his life, so he was very envious of the other protagonist.
James Hunt: The British, the playboy of the movie, the car version of George Best, pursues romantic pleasure, but dares to fight hard, because there is a champion in his heart, but "one title is enough for him", a thrilling take After being a world champion, he satisfactorily achieved his life goals, then retired early, and died young in enjoyment. This is also an extreme of the general driver's personality.

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  • [last lines]

    Niki Lauda: Of course he didn't listen to me. For James, one world title was enough. He had proved what he needed to prove. To himself and anyone who doubted him. And two years later, he retired. When I saw him next in London, seven years later, me as a champion again, him as broadcaster, he was barefoot on a bicycle with a flat tire, still living each day like his last. When I heard he died age 45 of a heart attack, I wasn't surprised. I was just sad. People always think of us as rivals but he was among the very few I liked and even fewer that I respected. He remains the only person I envied.

  • [first lines]

    Niki Lauda: Twenty five drivers start every season in Formula One, and each year two of us die. What kind of person does a job like this? Not normal men, for sure. Rebels, lunatics, dreamers. People who are that desperate to make a mark, and are prepared to die trying. My name is Niki Lauda, and racing people know me for two things. The first is my rivalry with him.

    [James Hunt]

    Niki Lauda: I don't know why it became such a big thing. We were just drivers busting each other's balls. To me this is perfectly normal, but other people saw in differently. That whatever it was between us went deeper. The other thing I'm remembered for is what happened on 1st August 1976, when I was chasing him like an asshole...