Many years ago, I was into F1 Grand Prix racing and got involved in crowd marshalling. And my memory of that is getting a headache because I forgot to put my earplugs in when marshalling next to the track as all those loud F1 cars came past.
Along with many other things, it's something that the film Rush gets really right - the sound of the cars. It also has two leads that do a very good job of playing Niki Lauda and James Hunt (Daniel Bruhl really gets Lauda right). The period detail is spot on. The racing sequences are brilliant - close-up racing shots, beautiful scenery shots - I could watch it again just for how great the film looks.
And while it does play up the rivalry more than what was really there, and Lauda's robot like manner, it does tell a really good story about rivalry and in the case of Niki Lauda, how far he was prepared to go to get back in a racing car to win.
It's available on Amazon Instant as well as Blu-Ray and DVD and I thoroughly recommend it. I don't think you even need to be an F1 fan.
Debate Magazine
