The first trailer for the forthcoming new documentary on the life of James Hunt has been launched. The footage from “Hunt: We need to talk about James” has been revealed on the 50th anniversary of his world championship win.

Hunt claimed a shock win in the 1976 title fight, overhauling early leader Niki Lauda who was forced out of the cockpit by a near-fatal crash at the Nurburgring Nordschleife.

The story of Hunt and Lauda’s rivalry was previously dramatised in Ron Howard’s 2013 film, Rush:

Rush – the RaceFans review of Ron Howard’s Hunt vs Lauda movie

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