YOUTUBE REVIEW
There is no shortage of drama accumulated over Le Mans’ century of existence, and prime among it is the 1969 race’s classic finish. YouTube has magnificent footage of the final two laps, from contemporary American coverage, at: youtube.com/watch?v=LCwzQkosHoE.
It’s the real-life Le Mans crescendo that’s closest to Steve McQueen’s fictionalised version. Then-thrusting young buck Jacky Ickx, in the classic Gulf-liveried JW Automotive Ford GT40, and veteran Hans Hermann in a factory Porsche 908 swapped the lead endlessly in a desperate late battle, wherein Mulsanne slipstreaming meant it was often a matter of trying to be behind... Plus, due to crossing