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F1 News & Discussions => F1 History => Topic started by: Dare on January 01, 2021, 09:40:22 PM

Title: Lost F1 footage
Post by: Dare on January 01, 2021, 09:40:22 PM

From Steve Mcqueen proposed F1
film that was cancelled

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOL7dYPl_Ic&feature=emb_title&fbclid=IwAR1DWPilS9PU_11wNX32nXvRtOcYeN3lanAm3g6oN9FKD97dfHaCeL5Y3D8&ab_channel=MotorS

Title: Re: Lost F1 footage
Post by: cosworth151 on January 02, 2021, 03:03:53 PM

Great stuff, Dare! Thanks.  :good:

McQueen was director John Frankenheimer's first choice to play the lead in Grand Prix. McQueen had a falling out with one of the producers & refused the role. He said that he would make his own racing movie. The quest eventually lead to the movie LeMans.