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> I suppose those of you who have access to SkyF1
> coverage will have been watching the Formula One
> Legends series?
>
> It is nothing short of AMAZING! There is a lot of
> junk of the channel but that show is well worth
> the subscription!
>
> I've just watched the Mika one and it has shot up
> to my favourite 1 hour's TV viewing. It was
> interesting, as you'd expect from him and once
> again gives that more personal feeling of F1. My
> one annoyance is that it did not talk about his
> retirement and the 2001 season and more about the
> relationship between himself and Ron.
>
> It was a subject I always found interesting and
> certainly one of closest relationships between a
> driver and boss.
>
> Anyone who has not yet seen any of them, they are
> a must! They are all interesting, and perhaps some
> of the shows covering the drivers from the 60's to
> the 80's are more interesting (particularly
> Andretti's!)... I only loved Mika's so much
> because Mika is up there as one of my all time
> favourite drivers, and personalities of the
> sport.
>
> Also, at some points he does call Ron, "The Ron"
> and Schumacher, "The Schumacher" :p so for those
> reasons alone, watch!
That's the one spot on thing that they have got on the channel. Absolutely fascinating to hear about all the old legends talking about their time in the sport. Most of the guys I never even witnessed racing. I'm yet to watch Mika's one though.