WATCH: Onboard with Satoru Nakajima for the first lap of the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix on the fearsome Österreichring circuitįor the first few years, the technology relied on the pictures being relayed to the trackside broadcast centre via analogue microwave signals from a helicopter flying above the circuit, putting economic and physical constraints on the wider deployment of onboard cameras.
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This was evident during their next noteworthy appearance, at the season-ending 1986 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide, when Jonny Dumfries showed just how physical it was to drive a powerful F1 turbo car with a manual gearbox on a bumpy street circuit. The early onboard pictures may have been shaky and prone to regular outages, but still provided some of the most visceral images of the speed, danger and incredible driving skills on display in Formula 1. In the commentary box, James Hunt informed viewers about the “Heath Robinson system” in place to clean the lens, which had been covered in cling film! Live footage from the onboard camera in the opening laps showed the Frenchman following and then passing the Zakspeed of Jonathon Palmer as the camera lens became increasingly dirty. A solitary camera was fitted to the Renault of François Hesnault, who qualified 23rd and retired on Lap 8 with clutch problems. “RaceCam” technology was soon exported to the USA for use in both Nascar and Ind圜ar before Formula 1 began adapting its own version of the emerging technology in the mid 1980s.Īn onboard camera was used in a live Formula 1 race for the first time during the 1985 German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring.
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The system of car-mounted cameras, microwave radio transmitters and relays from helicopters (plus a live audio feed from the driver to the commentary team) debuted at the 1979 Bathurst 1000.
The seminal Grand Prix film of 1966 also featured onboard footage captured by Phil Hill during practice sessions for the 1966 Monaco and Belgian Grands Prix, though the American was behind the wheel of a Ford GT40 road car rather than a contemporary Formula 1 car.Īlthough onboard cameras were used at Formula 1 test and practice sessions on occasion in the 1970s (check out Graham Hill narrating an onboard lap at Circuit de Monaco in 1970 or Ronnie Peterson at Monza in 1973), the technology really moved ahead with the “Race Cam” system developed by Australia’s Channel Seven television network for use during the iconic Bathurst 1000 race in the late 1970s. Flying Clipper), which followed the exploits of a group of German teenagers travelling around the Med, featured some high-quality onboard footage from practice sessions for the 1962 Monaco Grand Prix. The 1962 West German documentary Mediterranean Holiday (a.k.a. Much of the best early onboard footage was captured for use in feature films. Ahead of the 1956 Le Mans 24 Hours, Mike Hawthorne completed a lap of Circuit de la Sarthe with several large film cameras attached to his Jaguar D-type, describing his experience through a microphone strapped to his chest! The following year, reigning Formula 1 World Champion Juan Manel Fangio put his Maserati 250F through its paces at the Modena Autodrome in a test session that was recorded with onboard cameras. Onboard footage first started appearing in the 1950s, though the cameras were huge and not yet practical for use during live races. From the grainy footage of the early days to the high-quality images and multiple camera angles of today, onboard cameras have captured some of the most exciting Formula 1 moments of the past 35 years.
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