Best of 2010: Top 5 Documentaries
Submitted by Rich Fowler on December 27, 2010
1. Video Documentary: Graham Hill – Driven
This six part series shown on the BBC is sure to bring a tear to the eye of F1 fans everywhere. See parts 2-6 here
2. Video Documentary: Wayne Gardner – The Lone Rider
The Lone Racer follows Gardner’s 1986 season, the season in which he would take the highest spot on the podium three times, the first Australian to win a Grand Prix since Jack Findlay in 1977. See parts 2-3 here
3. Video Documentary: The secret life of Colin Chapman
The Secret Life of Colin Chapman is a riveting 5 part Channel 4 documentary; a no holds barred expose on the enigmatic rogue. See parts 2-5 here
4. Video Documentary: Kim Newcombe – Love, Speed and Loss
The documentary is “about motor-racer Kim Newcombe, who turned heads in the 70s on a König motorbike he developed and designed himself. He was killed racing in 1973 and posthumously came second in that year’s World 500cc Grand Prix. See parts 2-4 here
