How swashbuckling British playboy James Hunt took on Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda, a man who by the August of 1976 would be fighting for his life in a German hospital. Motorsport legends ...

the film is based on the true story of a great sporting rivalry between handsome English playboy James Hunt (Hemsworth), and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Austrian driver Niki Lauda (Bruhl).

It was 37 years ago, but Niki Lauda recalls ... season with his British rival, James Hunt, when he crashed on a rain-slicked track at the German Grand Prix. Lauda, then 27, was trapped in his ...

Rush will follow the volatile 1976 F1 season and two of the primary characters that defined the year: Lauda and James Hunt. Hit the jump to see bystander video of the stuntmen in action. Tags ...

In 1976, McLaren driver James Hunt went head to head with Ferrari’s Niki Lauda for the title, with the story of that intense year at the heart of the 2013 Hollywood movie Rush. While rivals on ...

James Hunt and Niki Lauda, two extremely skilled Formula One racers, have an intense rivalry with each other. However, it is their enmity that pushes them to their limits. In 1990, to protect his ...

Hunt: We Need to Talk About James (1×90’) will look at ... who accused him of bringing the sport into disrepute. The film, shot mostly on location in the UK, will feature unseen interviews with F1 ...

The race was a monumental event, marking Niki Lauda’s remarkable return ... It could have saved Lauda from suffering that horrific crash while trying to keep up with title rival James Hunt at the ...

These three factors helped increase the sport’s popularity, turning star drivers into national heroes overnight, none more so than 1976 Formula 1 World Champion James Hunt. James started ... a Turn 1 ...