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Exclusive: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American rights to Riyaana Hartley and Vincent Tran’s documentary Beyond Driven, about motor racing pioneer Lella Lombardi.
The film charts the story of the former butcher’s delivery driver and ex Formula 3 Championship runner up. At the Spanish Grand Prix in 1975, Lombardi became the first, and still only, female driver to win F1 World Championship points. During one of the most controversial weekends in F1 history, set amid a notoriously dangerous Barcelona street circuit, spectator deaths, driver boycotts, a huge first corner crash, and a shortened race, Lombardi made history and recorded a feat that is yet to be surpassed more than 45 years later.
Lombardi continued to race, but never reached the same heights again. Her death left behind a mysterious personal life but sparked a powerful legacy for female drivers.
The film features interviews with top female motor racing racers including Tatiana Calderon,...
The film charts the story of the former butcher’s delivery driver and ex Formula 3 Championship runner up. At the Spanish Grand Prix in 1975, Lombardi became the first, and still only, female driver to win F1 World Championship points. During one of the most controversial weekends in F1 history, set amid a notoriously dangerous Barcelona street circuit, spectator deaths, driver boycotts, a huge first corner crash, and a shortened race, Lombardi made history and recorded a feat that is yet to be surpassed more than 45 years later.
Lombardi continued to race, but never reached the same heights again. Her death left behind a mysterious personal life but sparked a powerful legacy for female drivers.
The film features interviews with top female motor racing racers including Tatiana Calderon,...
- 5/27/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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