Tom was a fantastic driver with excellent car control. And I my opinion drove one of the best looking F1 cars of that era. The Shadows of Don Nicolas were sharp, well liveried, and fast but fragile. We here remember Tom for his achievements and not just the tragic accident that took his life. This is true of the many that lost theirs lives during that era. Cheers.
It is so important to remember talents with WC potential. Roger Williamson, Stefan Bellof, and many others who tragically were killed before their talents could be shown in competitive cars. Tom was one of those. Thank you for this video for one of those great but unremembered talents.
Thank you so much for telling how his life was so much more than a instant of death. He was a great talent. Great talent! Thank you so much for doing this!
Lovely tribute to a driver, who I will be honest I had only linked to that accident. I was unaware as to how talented he was and how much of a good guy he seemed! Great video!
Brilliant piece of work. Nothings a given and he would have still required the good fortune to have got the right drive in order to fulfill his potential. But he had so much time to get there and he was definitely a potential world champion in waiting. A tragic loss in so many ways. RIP Tom bach. 🏴IIIII
Absolutely superb video. First heard about Tom after seeing the crash, but then after reading the book “The Lost Generation” I realised what a talent he was and so unassuming. So much footage I hadn’t seen before. One of the best videos I’ve seen on F1 on RUclips.
Thank you for this Tribute to the talented Tom Pryce. I had the privilege of working at Royale Racing in Huntingdon when Tom was the works driver. He was always chatty and kept us amused with many stories. a great talent.
Thank you mate, for this awesome video. Tom Price was a real talent. The accident was really unfortunate, but as everytime the formula 1 world learned from it. Race in peace with all the fellow drivers up there. 💪🏻
Thanks for this, great tribute to a great and hugely underrated driver. Sadly the horror of that crash (with the consequences for the marshall which many focus on) will always see it overshadow both Tom himself and many other lost drivers 😔 Nice to see a proper tribute to the man who indeed could've been a real champion.
As you say, I'd only heard of Tom Pryce because of his crash in South Africa in 1977, so your video was a great way of finding out more about him. RIP Tom 🙏
On 1977,niki lauda win but two died,it been on newspaper on south africa,the marshall got struck in that race were fredirik jansen van vureen,19 year old f1 fan who volunterred succesfully as a fire marshall,on the 1977 on lap 2,renzo zorzi parked his shadow on the corner wall named CITIZEN cuass its car is combusting on fire and broke engine,the two marshall sees and and goes on it,there were both crossing on race track while carrying a 40g extinguesher,the first marshall made it but the 2nd marshall fredirik didnt,he got accedently strucked by tom pryce at 170-180mph speed,fredirik flew in air intestines and bloods out and guts were dropped in race track,tom pryce died too,cuase the 40g extinguisher fredirik holding hits it hit tom pryce head,he got in down track and hit the corner and the extingusher that hits it head killing him instantly,and hits the corner on the track,sadly its f1 ambrosio 16 still goes on full speed and hits an f1 racer accidently,and they both crash to the other fence with metal barrier,tom pryce car were wrecked,tom pryce died and the marshall died,but the f1 he accedently hit were safe,rest in peace....
One of Britain's Lost Generation. He would have been a World Champion. A guy I used to work with in IndyCar racing used to be on the Williams team in the late 70s and he told me Frank Williams was looking at Tom to race for him in 1978. Had that happened, he would have won races and the F1 title like Alan Jones did in 1979. Had Tom lived, the world would have never heard of Jones.
That's a great video, well done, I was only 5 when Tom Pryce was killed but I'm a F1 fan and I'm welsh, and being both of those I've always felt I could relate to him.
This was amazing thank you. I know of Tom Pryce from my AFX Aurora slot car race set I had as a kid - the UOP Shadow car was my favorite and Tom Was the Pilot #16. Tom is a legend to all the kids who had that set with that car! Lead free by UOP forever!
I remember him at Long Beach in the Formula 5000 Shadow when that series fielded the absolute cream of up and coming talant: Tony Brise, Alan Jones, Danny Ongais, B.J. Swanson, who succeeded Jody Schecter, but clearly no one had quicker hands than Tom Price.
Wish I could have seen him drive in-period. Seemed like a cool cat, and was just realizing how far he could go. Thanks for making this. Good on ya. 🙌💗🏁🏴
If not the fatal error from the marshals, Pryce would've been a champion, also Sir Frank Williams at the time wanted to give the Williams seat to him in 1978 if he accepted the contract, it would've been a golden year for the welshman. Thank you for 4 years of brilliance, Sir Thomas Maldwyn Pryce. (1949-1977)
He was running in 2nd place in Brazil in 1977 with 8 laps to go when the engine broke, he was never destined to get that elusive second place in a Grand Prix 😪
Please do more stories on great drivers who died, or had their careers affected by health scares or injuries, before they could reach their full potential. Katayama, Nilsson (Unsure of spelling!), Hawkins, Nannini and Marko come to mind. If this Pryce story is anything to go by I am sure you will do another respectful, moving effort of a program.
A few notes: 7:24 Stupid question but is she related to Paul and Derek Warwick? 8:11 Also this picture is gold 16:44 Jackie Stewart is a legend for pronouncing José Carlos Pace's name right (He is a legend regardless but still) 23:54 Where did you find Murray Walker's Commentary of on that Race?! Thats awesome!
I don't think she is related to Derek or Paul Warwick because I don't think she had any connection to the racing world but would be a very small world if she did. The Murray Walker Commentary can be found here - ruclips.net/video/IkrZoeZiQ9Q/видео.htmlsi=ewb_W8074Xisqb8l it's just highlights and he doesn't do 100% of the race but it's a good watch
The tragedy of Tom's death is that he should not have been driving a Shadow at all. The team had lost the big Sponsor UOP in '76 and also their designer Tony Southgate who had joined Lotus on an 18 month contract. Alan Henry, who was a good friend of Tom's, sounded him out at Monza in 1976 at the behest of Colin Chapman to drive for him in 1977 alongside Andretti. Inexplicably , Tom refused and stayed with Shadow. As was being noted, Tom's loyalty to Shadow was getting in the way of common sense and it should also be with noting that Shadow were happy to give him up in 1975 for the proposed Peterson/Pryce swap deal. As a result, we never saw Tom in the Lotus 78 and what could have been.
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A wonderful video that brings insight into the history of Formula 1, and not just the tragedy
we will never forget you Tom, Rest in Peace
Tom is my hero
Tom was a fantastic driver with excellent car control. And I my opinion drove one of the best looking F1 cars of that era. The Shadows of Don Nicolas were sharp, well liveried, and fast but fragile. We here remember Tom for his achievements and not just the tragic accident that took his life. This is true of the many that lost theirs lives during that era. Cheers.
What an amazing tribute to a racing car driver who no doubt would have gone on to be an F1 champion.
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Great tribute! This young man was an excellent driver, taken far too soon.
Thanks for doing this video i am a big Tom pryce Fan and i was waiting so long for a video like this❤️
It is so important to remember talents with WC potential. Roger Williamson, Stefan Bellof, and many others who tragically were killed before their talents could be shown in competitive cars. Tom was one of those. Thank you for this video for one of those great but unremembered talents.
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Great ! Finally something about one of the lost generation.
I hope Tony Brise and Roger Williamson videos are following.
Piers Courage as well. If one hasn't been made on this channel that is. Plus David Purley.
Thank you so much for telling how his life was so much more than a instant of death. He was a great talent. Great talent! Thank you so much for doing this!
Lovely tribute to a driver, who I will be honest I had only linked to that accident.
I was unaware as to how talented he was and how much of a good guy he seemed!
Great video!
Great piece - thank you for giving those looking for stories about Tom Pryce a worthy destination.
I did not know who he is and it’s awesome that this is how i got to know him. Thank you 👏🏾👏🏾
Brilliant piece of work. Nothings a given and he would have still required the good fortune to have got the right drive in order to fulfill his potential. But he had so much time to get there and he was definitely a potential world champion in waiting. A tragic loss in so many ways. RIP Tom bach. 🏴IIIII
Absolutely superb video. First heard about Tom after seeing the crash, but then after reading the book “The Lost Generation” I realised what a talent he was and so unassuming. So much footage I hadn’t seen before. One of the best videos I’ve seen on F1 on RUclips.
Thank you for this Tribute to the talented Tom Pryce. I had the privilege of working at Royale Racing in Huntingdon when Tom was the works driver. He was always chatty and kept us amused with many stories. a great talent.
Thank you mate, for this awesome video. Tom Price was a real talent. The accident was really unfortunate, but as everytime the formula 1 world learned from it.
Race in peace with all the fellow drivers up there. 💪🏻
Thank you so much I was trying to learn more about him not just about the accident
Thankyou from Ruthin ❤ from a lifelong F1 fan ❤
Thanks for this, great tribute to a great and hugely underrated driver. Sadly the horror of that crash (with the consequences for the marshall which many focus on) will always see it overshadow both Tom himself and many other lost drivers 😔 Nice to see a proper tribute to the man who indeed could've been a real champion.
Never forgotten. Tom Pryce. #47Years
I am glad you released this, I had no idea how good he was.
Now I know more about him rather than how he tragically died.
As you say, I'd only heard of Tom Pryce because of his crash in South Africa in 1977, so your video was a great way of finding out more about him. RIP Tom 🙏
On 1977,niki lauda win but two died,it been on newspaper on south africa,the marshall got struck in that race were fredirik jansen van vureen,19 year old
f1 fan who volunterred succesfully as a fire marshall,on the 1977 on lap 2,renzo zorzi parked his shadow on the corner wall named CITIZEN cuass its car is combusting on fire and broke engine,the two marshall sees and and goes on it,there were both crossing on race track while carrying a 40g extinguesher,the first marshall made it but the 2nd marshall fredirik didnt,he got accedently strucked by tom pryce at 170-180mph speed,fredirik flew in air intestines and bloods out and guts were dropped in race track,tom pryce died too,cuase the 40g extinguisher fredirik holding hits it hit tom pryce head,he got in down track and hit the corner and the extingusher that hits it head killing him instantly,and hits the corner on the track,sadly its f1 ambrosio 16 still goes on full speed and hits an f1 racer accidently,and they both crash to the other fence with metal barrier,tom pryce car were wrecked,tom pryce died and the marshall died,but the f1 he accedently hit were safe,rest in peace....
absolutely loved this video, thank you so much for making and sharing it, A very fine tribute
One of Britain's Lost Generation. He would have been a World Champion. A guy I used to work with in IndyCar racing used to be on the Williams team in the late 70s and he told me Frank Williams was looking at Tom to race for him in 1978. Had that happened, he would have won races and the F1 title like Alan Jones did in 1979. Had Tom lived, the world would have never heard of Jones.
😂
I'd say it would have been highly likely that given Tom's loyalty to those around him, he would have driven for Arrows in 1978 along side Patrese.
@@djh29971 or he might have stayed with Shadow till the bitter end. Somehow I doubt that though.
Tom Pryce and Ronnie Peterson in the Lotus Team 1978 Had been perfect
This was a beautiful tribute to a fantastic driver.
He was a hero.
Nuff respect bro quality presentation!!😊
That's a great video, well done, I was only 5 when Tom Pryce was killed but I'm a F1 fan and I'm welsh, and being both of those I've always felt I could relate to him.
This was amazing thank you. I know of Tom Pryce from my AFX Aurora slot car race set I had as a kid - the UOP Shadow car was my favorite and Tom Was the Pilot #16. Tom is a legend to all the kids who had that set with that car! Lead free by UOP forever!
I remember him at Long Beach in the Formula 5000 Shadow when that series fielded the absolute cream of up and coming talant: Tony Brise, Alan Jones, Danny Ongais, B.J. Swanson, who succeeded Jody Schecter, but clearly no one had quicker hands than Tom Price.
what a wonderful video! most of the footage i had never seen before. it’s so lovely to find a video that isn’t the awful accident.
Wish I could have seen him drive in-period. Seemed like a cool cat, and was just realizing how far he could go. Thanks for making this. Good on ya. 🙌💗🏁🏴
Thank you so much for this amazing tribute of Tom!
Beautiful Video. Told a great story in much more detail than i was ever aware of. Make more like this ❤️
Fantastic film and done very sympathetically. Well done. Great watch.
If not the fatal error from the marshals, Pryce would've been a champion, also Sir Frank Williams at the time wanted to give the Williams seat to him in 1978 if he accepted the contract, it would've been a golden year for the welshman. Thank you for 4 years of brilliance, Sir Thomas Maldwyn Pryce. (1949-1977)
He was a hero, brave, impetuous,
Thank You for video
Thank you for this professional and respectful video! Amazing footage and information! 🙂
Two words; well done! 👏☺
He was running in 2nd place in Brazil in 1977 with 8 laps to go when the engine broke, he was never destined to get that elusive second place in a Grand Prix 😪
Thank you
He risked his life doing something he loved. I didn't know nothing about the guy. All i saw was the accident Truly sad🕊💐
Knowing what could have been makes it that much worse.
Like Gordon Smiley at Indy, far too many videos are dedicated to those awful crashes instead of the drivers, their struggles and achievements.
Please do more stories on great drivers who died, or had their careers affected by health scares or injuries, before they could reach their full potential. Katayama, Nilsson (Unsure of spelling!), Hawkins, Nannini and Marko come to mind. If this Pryce story is anything to go by I am sure you will do another respectful, moving effort of a program.
I am currently in the research phase of a video like this on another driver that will hopefully come out in the summer (fingers crossed)
@@stopgof1 Thank you! I look forward to such a story!
@@stopgof1Ronnie Peterson please.! ☺
It happend right in front of me at Kyalmy.
RIP Tom Grubb !!
Do anyone think this cars are much more beautiful than actual cars?
(RIP)
A few notes:
7:24 Stupid question but is she related to Paul and Derek Warwick?
8:11 Also this picture is gold
16:44 Jackie Stewart is a legend for pronouncing José Carlos Pace's name right
(He is a legend regardless but still)
23:54 Where did you find Murray Walker's Commentary of on that Race?! Thats awesome!
I don't think she is related to Derek or Paul Warwick because I don't think she had any connection to the racing world but would be a very small world if she did.
The Murray Walker Commentary can be found here - ruclips.net/video/IkrZoeZiQ9Q/видео.htmlsi=ewb_W8074Xisqb8l it's just highlights and he doesn't do 100% of the race but it's a good watch
The tragedy of Tom's death is that he should not have been driving a Shadow at all. The team had lost the big Sponsor UOP in '76 and also their designer Tony Southgate who had joined Lotus on an 18 month contract. Alan Henry, who was a good friend of Tom's, sounded him out at Monza in 1976 at the behest of Colin Chapman to drive for him in 1977 alongside Andretti. Inexplicably , Tom refused and stayed with Shadow. As was being noted, Tom's loyalty to Shadow was getting in the way of common sense and it should also be with noting that Shadow were happy to give him up in 1975 for the proposed Peterson/Pryce swap deal. As a result, we never saw Tom in the Lotus 78 and what could have been.
Did the Villiger Cigars sponsorship not pay anywhere near what UOP did?
Halo would have saved him.😢
0:02 where did you get that news report from
u know we all clicked to see it
Could you maybe do a Video like this on Roger Williamson someday please maybe?
Edit: 5:40 Speaking of the legend lol
Piers Courage and David Purley as well.
✌️🤠💥🌟🌀🙏
Your perfect RUclipser to use as an example of how to make yourself and videos better is "Josh Revell" 400k+ subscribers.
Check him out if you don't already know him. If you make your videos like what's half your AI race funny style video and half like this guy. (Quick, funny, constant quick attention grabbing). Half half do your style and this quick guy in a blender and you'll have 100k subs in under a year for sure. Delete this after you read it and delete any comment that's not positive. Most people are like sheep and will just copy what they see..... 1 bad comment....another will copy n join in. One great, positive comment l. And others will copy, follow that. Delete this and all other negative comments
Cwsg mewn hedd Tom. Uncrowned World Champion.