对F1赛车知之甚少,甚至可以说一无所知,唯一的关联或许是前年因为锤哥的关系看了《极速风流》。
会跑去看这款纪录片,完全是出于对法鲨声音的热爱(脑残粉上身请无视),但是那一次又一次以鲜血和生命换来的教训和改变,还是深深的击中了我。
曾经在赛场上以难以想象的极速驾驶着赛车的车手们像普通人一样老去,他们面对着摄像机,一次又一次重复:“那真是悲伤的一天”,“天啊,真是一场噩梦”,“太悲伤了”,“这是最糟糕的一幕,我不想让任何人看到这一幕”……他们皱纹包裹的眼神里可以看到历久恒存的震惊和悲伤。
但是,在漫长的赛车岁月里,每一次惊恐和悲伤过后,他们都会再一次拿起头盔,钻进赛车。
对速度的渴求和对危险的恐惧相生相伴,前者总是胜出,仿若魔咒。
整部纪录片节奏控制的非常好,历史图像和现实采访交织在一起,伴着法鲨低沉浑厚的声音,娓娓讲述着F1的历史,平缓冷静的近乎无情。
但是戳中人心的力量就从这平缓冷静中生发了出来。
那是在约亨.林特坚定的要求拆除扰流翼,在赛场上惨烈丧生之后,镜头切换到他在世时和妻子居家的场景。
他靠在沙发上,悠闲自得地问:“尼娜,如果你能许一个愿望,那会是什么呢?”
他美丽的妻子把头转向他,笑着说:“但愿你能退出F1。”
然后他们相视,微笑。
约亨.林特死后两个月,他的遗孀代替他接过了奖杯。
如纪录片中所说:“直到他死前的一秒钟,他都在从事一项给了他最大快乐、享受和充实的事业。”
若你有一个梦想,可以使得你忤逆最爱的人的要求,使得你愿意拿命来冒险,那就算为这梦想死了,也是不后悔的吧?
说到底,又有多少人拥有这样的梦想呢?
在死亡边缘极速游走的姿态,是F1赛车手用生命写给梦想的一首情歌。
就像结尾处吟唱的,“这一切让人觉得奇怪而不真实,我不想浪费每一个有你的瞬间。”
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祭奠在车轮后殒命的F1赛车手们(名单来自http://www.formula1-dictionary.net/death_f1_drivers.html)

F1 drivers deceased behind racing car wheel

The fifties

Accidents

GP races: 84
Estimated racing kms: unknown
Accidents in races: unknown
Injuries, drivers: unknown
Fatalities, drivers: 25
Fatalities, officials: unknown
Fatalities, spectators: unknown
Technical newbies:
Disk Brakes (1951)
First non-turbo producing 100 hp/1000 cc (1953)
Direct Injection (1945)
Desmodromic valves (1954)
Cars with the engine in the back

The sixties

Accidents

GP races: 100
Estimated racing kms: 483.000
Accidents in races: 47
Injuries, drivers: 4
Fatalities, drivers: 3
Fatalities, officials: 0
Fatalities, spectators: 0
Technical newbies:
Four wheel traction (1960)
Six speed gearbox (1961)
Monocoque (1962)
Spoilers and small wings (1967)
Wings on supports (1968)

The eighties

Accidents
GP races: 156
Estimated racing kms: 863.000
Accidents in races: 540
Injuries, drivers: 4
Fatalities, drivers: 8
Fatalities, officials: 1
Fatalities, spectators: 0
Technical newbies:
Double Chassis (1981)
Carbon Fibre chassis (1981)
The survival cell (1982)
Pneumatic Valve handling (1986)
Active Suspension (1987)
Semi - automatic gearbox (1989)
Seven - gearbox


The nineties

Accidents

GP races: 162
Estimated racing kms: 854.000
Accidents in races: unknown
Injuries, drivers: unknown
Fatalities, drivers: 2
Fatalities, officials: 0
Fatalities, spectators: 0
Technical newbies:
High nose (1993)

The 2000's

Accidents

GP races: 92 (including 2005)
Estimated racing kms: unknown
Accidents in races: unknown
Injuries, drivers: unknown
Fatalities, drivers: 0
Fatalities, officials: 1
Fatalities, spectators: 0
Technical newbies:
CART-alike flip-ups (2001, Williams)
Carbon-cased gearbox (2004, BAR 006)
V-keel front suspension (2005, Renault R25)

Sorted by the year:

1950 - 1955, 10 drivers died
1956 - 1960, 20 drivers died
1961 - 1965, 6 drivers died
1966 - 1970, 18 drivers died
1971 - 1975, 10 drivers died
1976 - 1980, 3 drivers died
1981 - 1985, 5 drivers died
1986 - 1990, 2 drivers died
1991 - 1995, 3 drivers died
1996 - 2010, 2 drivers died

极速一生1(2013)

又名:急速人生 / 生命的极限 / 1:Life on the Limit

上映日期:2013-10-01(美国)片长:112分钟

主演:迈克尔·法斯宾德 Michael Fassbender/Niki Lauda/迈克尔·舒马赫 Michael Schumacher/刘易斯·汉密尔顿 Lewis Hamilton/Mario Andretti/Jackie Stewart/简森·巴顿 Jenson Button/塞巴斯蒂安·维特尔 Sebastian Vettel/Bernie Ecclestone/Nigel Mansell/Eddie Jordan/Damon Hill/Jacky Ickx/Jody Scheckter/Sid Watkins

导演:鲍尔·克劳德尔 Paul Crowder编剧:Mark Monroe