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Hunt vs Lauda: F1's Greatest Racing Rivals

The victory duel for the 1976 Formula 1 Championship between Niki Lauda and James Hunt, told through unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the people who were there.

The victory duel for the 1976 Formula 1 Championship has become the stuff of legend. The spectacular battle for supremacy that raged all season between Austrian Niki Lauda and 'True Brit' James Hunt has never been equalled. Could swashbuckling Hunt catch the scientific Lauda? Could Niki overcome an appalling crash to come back from the dead and fight James all the way to the last race of the season?

This powerful story captures the heart of the 1970s - told through unseen footage and exclusive interviews with the people who were really there - the team managers, families, journalists and friends who were in the front row of the season that changed Formula 1 forever.

48 minutes

Last on

Sat 27 Mar 2021 21:00
BBC Four

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Director Matthew Whiteman
Producer Matthew Whiteman
Executive Producer Nick Catliff
Executive Producer Bill Locke

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