Quote Originally Posted by wedge


Were there anymore great races in '79 or was it only at Dijon?

Also most people's access to visual history are documentaries, DVDs, videos, youtube. Full re-run/repeats of past races are rarely shown in its entirety.

We have selective memory and want to remember the good things in life.

Murray Walker mentions that Mansell and Senna were the drivers most talked about and yet most people would rather forget/not mention that Prost demolished the opposition and when he won a particular race. That concept still applies when people mention the good ol' days of F1.
Off the top of my head there were still very memorable moments from 1979, at Watkins Glen Villeneuve grabbed pole position by 9 seconds! At Zandvoort he passed Alan Jones around the outside of Tarzankurve, and later suffered a tyre puncture, and drove back around the circuit on three wheels, refusing to concede defeat. Also, I think theres still the whole Kyalami race from '79 on youtube.

And about Alain, no doubt the man was a genius, but it was Senna and Mansell that tended to do the most spectacular things, like passing drivers for position around the outside of the Peraltada, for instance. Alain was unspectacular in comparison. Brilliant, but unspectacular.