Here’s some music from Ron Howard’s movie Rush, about the 1976 Formula 1 championship battle between Niki Lauda and James Hunt. The music was created by noted composer Hans Zimmer. If you like what you hear you can download the track for yourself via the movie’s official website. Rush is scheduled for release in September. […]
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An official premiere date of 20 September 2013 has been announced for Ron Howard’s F1 movie Rush by Universal Pictures. A new website for the “big screen re-creation” has also been launched and outlines the big budget F1 flick like this: The epic action-drama stars Chris Hemsworth (The Avengers) as the charismatic Englishman James Hunt […]
This fairly crappy JPG is our first glimpse at the marketing material for Ron Howard’s F1 biopic Rush. It’s way too early to tell if Howard will deliver an authentic and believable recreation of the fight between James Hunt and Niki Lauda during the 1976 Formula One season. However, all indications so far show that […]
Dale from Bridge to Gantry was on scene yesterday to record some genuine behind the scenes footage of the Ron Howard movie Rush. Watch the clip after the break. Concentrating on the dramatic 1976 Formula One season, and the battle between Lauda and James Hunt for the world championship, Lauda’s crash will no doubt be […]
Ron Howard and his merry men have recently been spotted shooting scenes for the upcoming movie Rush. The latest motorsport story to hit the silver screen will focus on the epic Niki Lauda–James Hunt battle from the 1976 Formula One season. Pistonspy has a great selection of images of the old skool Grand Prix cars […]
A cashed-up Ferrari owner—is there any other kind—has used his own 458 Italia to create a personal tribute to Niki Lauda. Inspired by Rush and the livery of Niki Lauda’s F1 car from the era, the owner had his car prepared by Ferrari’s Tailor Made personalisation programme. The white roof and gold wheels are the […]
Former McLaren F1 driver and 1974 World Champion, Emerson Fittipaldi, gives us a fascinating insight into the 1976 Japanese Grand Prix courtesy of a blog shared on the McLaren website. Of course, the season-ending race at Fuji Speedway has become the focus of mainstream attention thanks to Ron Howard’s F1 movie Rush. The conditions for […]
To help get you in the mood for Ron Howard’s F1 movie Rush, here’s a recap of the 1976 Formula 1 season as presented by Dickie Davies on ITV ahead of the title-deciding Japanese Grand Prix. After watching this it’s easy to see the appeal for Ron Howard to turn this story into big budget […]
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So, anyway there goes Arnoux…
For many of us our introduction to James Hunt was behind the microphone and not behind the wheel. But that doesn’t make him any less a hero to those of us born too late to remember Hunt’s swashbuckling racing career, as this commentary exchange with the equally loveable Murray Walker from the 1989 Monaco Grand […]
Last year we brought your attention to McLaren’s animated series Tooned, showcasing the exploits of their Formula 1 team. The series is still running and the Woking wonders have immersed themselves in a bit of fantasy by celebrating the life and times of James Hunt. Of course, there’s not so subtle references to Ron Howard’s […]
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VIDEO: Introducing James Hunt
Ron Howard has used twitter once again to promote the latest trailer for his F1 movie Rush. This one is a short preview, less than a minute, which introduces us to eventual world champion James Hunt. Rush will screen across the globe from 27 September.
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Sex: Breakfast of champions
The official twitter feed for Ron Howard’s F1 movie Rush has given us an advance viewing of one of the film’s promotional posters. It features Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt and was sent out with the following tweet: “They say James Hunt spent two weeks shagging 33 stewardesses. Not bad. Make the most of your […]