News in Colour: British Grand Prix

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2355A

Date Released

25 Jul 1974

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Surf Riders
2. 2News in Colour: British Grand Prix

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Section Title

News in Colour

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Grand Prix Colour. DESCRIPTION: The 1974 British Grand Prix was won by Jody Scheckter of South Africa, in a Tyrrell Ford. Niki Lauda had been leading in his Ferrari, when his tyre burst. SHOTLIST: SV pan up cars in pits. SCU mechanic checking engine. SV Yardley McLaren car in pits. CU driver of car 5 Emerson Fittipaldi. SCU man checking tyre pressure of tyres. Clay Regazzoni driver No 11. CU Graham Hill, driver No 26 talking. CU Ronnie Peterson driver No 1. GV crowds round cars in pits. 4 SVs, Peterson getting into his JPS pan car No 5 driving to grid, pan car No 6 ditto, pan car No 1 ditto. GV mechanics around cars on grid, ditto zoom out. CU No 12. SCU driver of No 12 Niki Lauda in car. CU No 3. SV driver of No 3 Jody Scheckter (winner). CU No 1 JPS pan to driver Peterson. CU No 24. SV driver of No 24 James Hunt. GV cars on grid, starter raises his flag, drops it at 119’. LV car starting off pan with last car No 27 Guy Edwards. LV pan cars round track No 12 in lead Lauda zoom out followed by 3 and 11. SV cars coming round bend No 12 first followed by 3 & 11. SBV car round bend on edge of track. SV crowd. CU cars flashing up straight, 12 in lead. SV car flashing past crowd. SV pan cars round bend, 12 in lead. LV No 12 going through double bend pan to BV. SV cars round bend. TLV cars along straight. GV fireman at side of track. SV cars round bend. SV cars round bend pan with No 37 to BV. SV No 7 Carlos Reutemann followed round bend by No 5 Fittipaldi pan to BV. SV pan No 6 Denny Hulme round bend pan to BV. GV cars flashing past grandstand. SV pan No 12 in lead pan No 3 Scheckter. SV pan No 11 Regazzoni. GV indicator board showing position of cars 38th lap (12, 3, 11, 1, 5, 16). SV cars round bend pan No 26 in centre. BV cars round bend. SV pan cars round bend. SV cars flashing past stand. SV indicator board (lap 60, 12, 3, 5, 2, 16 and 11). GV crowd. LV pan to BV car No 12 in lead. LV pan No 3. SV No 14 and 15 round bend over hump. SV pan No 1 JPS Ronnie Peterson. LV pan car 16 Tom Pryce. CU car flashing past. SV indicator board 65th lap (12, 3, 5, 2, 11 & 16). SV mechanics pushing and restarting No 7, a mechanic gets leg caught with back wheel & is thrown to ground. The car carries on, other mechanics assist the injured man. SV pan No 12 in lead. SV crowd. SV pan No 12. GV zoom in pan No 3. SV pan No 5. LV No 2 racing down track. SV time keeper. SV pan No 12 in lead now slowing down. SV man watching. LV pan No 12 in lead now slowing down. SV man watching. LV pan No 12 in lead closely followed by No 3, starts to overtake. SV indicator board, lap 70 (3, 12, 5, 2, 11 & 7). SV pan No 3 in lead. SV pan No 12 in 2nd place, rear tyre partly deflated and starting to break up. LV pan No 5 in 2nd place racing down straight. SV indicator board lap 73 (3, 5, 12, 2, 11 & 7). SV pan No 3 racing past in lead. LV pan No 5, SV mass crowd. SV pan No 12 slowing down as wheel starts to break up. SV indicator board, lap 74 (3, 5, 12, 2, 11 & 7). LV pan No 3 racing down straight to finish. LV No 3 passes chequered flag. SV indicator board lap 75 (3, 5, 2, 11). GV crowd. GV pan as No 3 passes crowd slowing down, drives up onto trailer. SV Scheckter spraying champagne on ? SV zoom in ditto. SV guardsmen watching. SV pan as Jody drives off in trailer drinking champagne, holding trophy. Ends.

Keywords

Sport; Motor racing; Ceremonies; Accidents and disasters

Locations

Brands Hatch

Card file number

74/78

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

491

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