Categories: Look backRace and classic pictures

The old way

When filming Formula One in the 1960s, something a little bigger than a GoPro was required. Check out the huge camera mounted on a side support in order to shoot scenes for the film 'Grand Prix', the masterpiece from John Frankenheimer (produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer in 1966). The BRM is being driven by actor James Garner, and the resulting shots were still spectacular.

Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.