I attended all the Adelaide GP's, Eddie Cheever was the smoothest gear changer on the track, before you could see the car you could hear him coming & knew Eddie was about to drive past.
@@ebob4177 cars are better balanced, power steering. A lot easier to drive nowadays, it’s more point and shoot nowadays. I acknowledge cornering speeds are higher and G force higher, so you have to be fit, but drivers are more like jockeys now, in those days upper body strength was paramount to fight the car.
@@ebob4177 I enjoyed the mid to late 80’s best. Huge power, manual box, no power steering. It was about balls and skill in taming the thing. Very exciting.
Arrows A11 was one of the best chasis of '89 season, and when Murray Walker mentioned the designer was Ross Brawn, I remember thinking he would probably go onto bigger and better things!
At the time, it was very unusual, adopted only because Cheever couldn’t exit the car quick enough for the escape test in Brazil. I believe it was described as a rudder
The accident at the end was featured on the Official 1989 VHS Review. Shame Eddie didn't get points in his last GP here (he was on course for 5th, until he aquaplaned off just after halfway).
I remember Eddie Cheever saying both he and Derek Warwick struggled to fit in the car, the cockpit was so small. They had to wear driving boots a couple of sizes too small other wise they couldn't fit their feet on the pedals.
I met Cheever, Warwick, and Stefan Johansson to get autographs as a kid. They turned up at the hotel quite merry 2 days before practice. Johansson was driving them all in a rental car, and when he pulled up, the other 2 got out and let down the tyres. I was 12 in 1989 and thought they were just the coolest!
This video is a perfect metaphor for the American Formula One experience. Not the best team. Not the best car. Good driver. Fast, occasionally. Smooth. Looking good, so far... Unfortunate ending.
Those '89 cars were the best thing to watch, if I were to have an F1 car all to myself to drive it'd be one from that era. So beautiful watching the drivers work and heel/toe on downshifts etc.
Cheever had what it takes.. it was him or Ayrton senna dicing for the win. I think it was Las Vegas, Formula One race. I was shocked that Cheever was right with senna. I think the difference was exactly what Prost said about Sena one time. Prost refused to be teammates with Sena when they both drove McLarens. Prost said, I refuse to be teammates with a man that is not afraid to die.” And Prost went to Ferrari. I think that was the difference between Cheever and Sena in Las Vegas.
@@FranciscoFJM He's saying that - The sound isn't awesome in his opinion - He assumed that I'm from the Netherlands - He mentioned the stereotype of the stingy, tasteless, sunburnt Dutch tourist who likes caravaning in France. Sadly, he's right - Dutch people who like caravaning make for dreadful company
Those old school curbs were no joke.
I attended all the Adelaide GP's, Eddie Cheever was the smoothest gear changer on the track, before you could see the car you could hear him coming & knew Eddie was about to drive past.
Cheever was a solid driver, should have won at least won GP
Surprised he lost it like that being such a smooth driver like Prost, Hill, Button.
Prefer this circuit to the modern one at Albert Park.
@@rroberts2023 You're right. I have always preferred Adélaïde too. Each year, a very interesting F1 race on this circuit.
Was Warwick not there that day
A continue fight with the steering wheel to keep the track! This was F1!
ye and today they dont fight with the steering wheel or what?
@@MrTiti not much. More about precision these days, I think.
@@ebob4177 cars are better balanced, power steering. A lot easier to drive nowadays, it’s more point and shoot nowadays. I acknowledge cornering speeds are higher and G force higher, so you have to be fit, but drivers are more like jockeys now, in those days upper body strength was paramount to fight the car.
@@con8v11 yep. It's all about precision now.
@@ebob4177 I enjoyed the mid to late 80’s best. Huge power, manual box, no power steering. It was about balls and skill in taming the thing. Very exciting.
Arrows A11 was one of the best chasis of '89 season, and when Murray Walker mentioned the designer was Ross Brawn, I remember thinking he would probably go onto bigger and better things!
indeed a very good car, Warwick could well have won the Canadian gp if his engine hadn't failed
Manual transmission in a race car is a thing of beauty
Por essa eu não esperava 😮 Bons tempos da ARROWS... eu gostava dessa pintura "livery" 😍
Quite the futuristic steering wheel!
At the time, it was very unusual, adopted only because Cheever couldn’t exit the car quick enough for the escape test in Brazil. I believe it was described as a rudder
The accident at the end was featured on the Official 1989 VHS Review. Shame Eddie didn't get points in his last GP here (he was on course for 5th, until he aquaplaned off just after halfway).
1:33 the way he trow out his steering wheel haha, those where the days.
Probably was angry
I remember Eddie Cheever saying both he and Derek Warwick struggled to fit in the car, the cockpit was so small. They had to wear driving boots a couple of sizes too small other wise they couldn't fit their feet on the pedals.
I met Cheever, Warwick, and Stefan Johansson to get autographs as a kid. They turned up at the hotel quite merry 2 days before practice.
Johansson was driving them all in a rental car, and when he pulled up, the other 2 got out and let down the tyres.
I was 12 in 1989 and thought they were just the coolest!
His final F1 weekend 👏🏻
Manual transmission should come back for good!
Love the bumps and general violence of the effort ! Bit clinical now a days
This video is a perfect metaphor for the American Formula One experience.
Not the best team.
Not the best car.
Good driver.
Fast, occasionally.
Smooth.
Looking good, so far...
Unfortunate ending.
Then along came Michael Andretti .....
Those '89 cars were the best thing to watch, if I were to have an F1 car all to myself to drive it'd be one from that era.
So beautiful watching the drivers work and heel/toe on downshifts etc.
That was unexpected.
This is not the race actually, this is qualifying for the `89 Australian Grand Prix.
The race was run under heavy rain.
Surprise ending!
😂 exceptional bin job at the end there.
Give one of these cars to the whole grid, and let the drivers do some real men driving
The crash at the end honestly scared me... Idk why
Man I was gonna say that was a great ride and then the crash happened 😅
Aaaand just like that Eddie Cheever’s F1 career was over !
what a damage!
Remember his big stack at Aussie gp
Cheever had what it takes.. it was him or Ayrton senna dicing for the win. I think it was Las Vegas, Formula One race. I was shocked that Cheever was right with senna.
I think the difference was exactly what Prost said about Sena one time. Prost refused to be teammates with Sena when they both drove McLarens. Prost said, I refuse to be teammates with a man that is not afraid to die.” And Prost went to Ferrari. I think that was the difference between Cheever and Sena in Las Vegas.
😮
Early Ross Brawn designed chassis.
wow totally missed his marks at the hairpin
What car is this? Awesome engine sound. Osella?
no awesome sound, but you are from caravan-country
@@MrTiti What are you even saying
@@FranciscoFJM He's saying that
- The sound isn't awesome in his opinion
- He assumed that I'm from the Netherlands
- He mentioned the stereotype of the stingy, tasteless, sunburnt Dutch tourist who likes caravaning in France. Sadly, he's right - Dutch people who like caravaning make for dreadful company
@@petervermeer8659 Generalizations are not a good thing either...
@@FranciscoFJM People like a good generalization every now and then! It keeps them on their toes.
Arrows
School boy error, he put the hammer down to soon.
Saw the crowd
rage quit :D
He opened the throttle too early
um, crossing the street without looking for oncoming cars ...
Not to mention, compromised vision and hearing due to the helmet.
Sheer poetry . Albeit with a dodgey ending
Did the lap time still counted? lol
Hey Eddie, don't throw the wheel, it was not his fault but yours.
Think he got on the gas to soon!
Uma tocada feia e edite chever sempre foi um tropeiro da fórmula um nem sei quem põe umavtopeira dessas numa bosta de um carro desse Só Deus