LUNCH BREAK VIDEO // THE 1982 MONACO GRAND PRIX

There is something missing from todays race commentary. Something fundamental. When I watch vintage racing videos, there is a sense that no one driver is favored, that each is, as they should be, judged not by what they have done, but what they're doing in that particular race. Take this clip from the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix for an example. The commentary is sharp, witty and interesting. It leaves personal opinions at the door and instead offers insight and information on what might otherwise be a rather uneventful race. It reminds me of Bruce Brown and his 1960's surf film The Endless Summer. Both tongue and cheek.

In a sport often ripe with controversy, this clip reminds me of a time when commentary was entertaining, not overly opinionated // [comment]