Frank Stippler use the 250F as a time machine...and he ride it with balls of stee-like he is transported in this old golden Era of Maserati. Very Good !!! Thank you for upload!
The sound of that 250f engine is so incredible, one of my favorite sounds ever. Also so cool how they would use drifting to go around corners this is real racing
As a former race driver i really admire Piccolo's driving style. He's a perfect match for the perfect F1 car. IMHO, these cars are soooo much more entertaining than today's boring F1 cars.
I believe the driver's name to be Frank Stippler, a former Audi works driver. Apparently, he's driven those 250fs and older 1930s Maserati 8CM Grand Prix cars, with the same all-out driving style.
+Filandro Leone Monaco was not laid out with any cars in mind. Cars were not invented when the roads were established. It's all about the right gear ratio. Nothing to do with style. The gearing needs to be appropriate to keep the revs within the power-band at the speeds the circuit constrains.
+andrea22213 Welcome to Earth, andrea22213. When one says, "Monaco" in context of F1 races, one means the circuit. So, get a grip on being overly pedantic. I won't even dabble in sarcasm here, because lacking a sarcasm font and your incessant need to miss the obvious and being unable to speak casually, there ain't a chance in hell you'd ''get'' it. Also: Wow.... gearing matters, in the sense that different circuits require different gear ratios, gearing, final drive ratios... oooh, tell us more, honorable and supreme master of the obvious.
god do you have to gear down for the turns a good 200ft... fighting those wheels the whole way. How scary is it in the tunnel full throttle, then sun in your face? Hope to god - no lappers.
The 250f had drum brakes all around. Not the best solution for an F1 car. And also, you need to remember 2 more things. 1, this car is priceless now, so it's risky straining the brakes on this car. 2, without ABS, you can't always use all the brakes, because you risk locking up.
This is amazing! It's what racing is all about. Car and track are legendary. But Franks' driving action is the icing on the cake - so passionate and vigorous, simply great. Perfect video, fantastic sound. Thanks!
That car is simply brilliant! I’m sorry he couldn’t catch the Cooper but that’s how it went bitd too. Beautiful car that sounds incredible and he’s driving it as intended
What is most amazing to me is these old racers and bias ply tires. The driving grip between these old style tires and modern ones is a real control issue, and you can observe the difference narrow tread width makes as well as how much counter steering is required at times.
C'est ça que l'on a plu dans les courses actuelles. Les glissades de la voiture maîtrisées par les actions du pilotes, le tout visibles pour les spectateurs
This on-board video has everything, from camera placement, sound, location and a driver who is wringing it out. Just... incredible. At 6:15....eek! Good show!
OK, that was some hairy driving! And about the time I thought these racers were gentlemen, he gets walloped in the side. Is that the car that took first? I need a shower!
No I am not complainin. This is imporessive. The audio is more exciting heared from outside the car though. Nice vid. Would like details of car n driver history.Is this 1.5 Liter
No, this is a 2.5 liter, straight 6 engined, 1958 Maserati 250F T3 "Piccolo". Raced in period by Masten Gregory, Carroll Shelby (yes, the same man who gave us the Shelby Mustang, among many other things), and also by Juan Manuel Fangio in his last ever Grand Prix race.
The 250f "Piccolo" (Piccolo is Italian for small of something) is the 1958 development of the 250f, much lighter and shorter both in wheelbase and overall length, according to what I have read.
I don't think you can really call the man an idiot. That's Tony Wood, driving the one-off Tecnica-Meccanica-Maserati, then running in third place (he held second until overtaken by Stippler at 4:24). He's trying to fight back to regain his earlier position, but the front wheels locked up at the entry to Rascasse, that prevented him from swerving clear of the camera car. He did acknowledge the mistake, as you can see from his hand gesture aftrwards.
Yes, it is a 1958 car. Maserati stopped all works efforts after 1957, but they certainly didn't stop making and developing racecars, thanks to the financial help of wealthy customers. The car, as described in the video, is the 250F T3, also known as "Piccolo" or "Ultra-Lightweight" in English. The engine had been modified to run the the then-regulation Avgas fuel, and the car had been shortened and significantly lightened, the 1957 T2 "Leggera" or "Lightweight" works cars weigh 630 kilos, the T3 "Piccolo" only weighs 550 kilos. Basically, the car in the video is the ultimate of the "classic" 250Fs. The car's blue and white livery, is because the car is run in period by the racing team of an American named Temple Buell, Temple Buell is the wealthy customer who basically commissioned the car.
@@alexardies3171 Oh, that's one of my favourite 1950s sportscars! And Temple Buell's 450S is a very mean machine, if I remember correctly, he had the engine re-bored to *5.7 litres!* That only means it is producing way more power and torque than any sports racing car of the era!
@@jcgabriel1569 yes yes! I can still find her power in my old (unrestored, fucking hell, I wonder when I’m gonna have the time for that) Bora. 🙋🏼♀️🔱glad you like this brand too! 💋
@@alexardies3171 The other two of my favourite late 50s-early 60s sports racers would be the 450S' successor; the Tipo 151, especially the Drogo bodied car, look it up at Google, and you'll see why! The third is the Ferrari 250LM, the successor to the celebrated 250GTO but nowadays, for some reason, it's a bargain compared to the GTO. Here's an onboard footage of another Tipo 151 being put through its paces by Derek Hill, the son of 1961 Formula One World Champion Phil Hill. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cPOzJK3YtdE.html And by the way, the Bora is, that is a great one you got there!
