Seeing Clarke and Stewart at 80+ wandering the pits would have been glorious.

Copyright: _exists_ Aidan: Fine, I'll make my own stories, with blackjack and hookers.

Potential idea: what if Hamilton stayed at McLaren and Yenson went back to his old mates at Brackley in 2013

Kubica not having his accident and moving to Ferrari for next episode?

Imagine the alternative history if Roberto Moreno Story Time existed

Suggestions for this new series of “if-1”/“what if-1” What if Senna survived What if Villeneuve survived What if Peterson survived What if Mansell doesn’t suffer the tyre blow out in 86 What if the Brabham fan car doesn’t get withdrawn (Lauda 78 champion but Bernie not viewed the same amongst paddock going into FOCAvsFISA) What if Pironi doesn’t have his career ending accident What if Button joined Williams with the contract snafu in 2004/5 What if Toyota stayed in F1 What if BMW didn’t stop developing the 2008 car What if Hulkenberg got the Merc seat (might be too early to do this one) What if the FIA DSQ Prost in 89 or Senna in 90 for Suzuka crashes What if Coulthard stays 1 more year (2009 Red Bull had a car better than Brawn for large parts of the year, however lacked winning experience and made silly errors) What if 2008 Brazil GP ends one lap early /Massa champion What if no hydraulics issue for Hamilton Brazil 07 What if Montoya doesn’t leave for NASCAR in 2006

If only this were true. Jim Clark in my eyes is the greatest ever. Brilliant 👏

-Had Mansell pitted in Adelaide 86... -Had Reutemann stayed in Ferrari or Williams not changed to goodyears in 81... -Jean Alesi to williams in 1992

I love this, especially when its actually 100% believable, I could see all this and also considering Clark/Hill did Indy 500 starts I could see Le Mans too, and it'd be Hill and Clark with triple crowns

First, I love the concept and agree with nearly everything you said. I do think that Ickx/Oliver would still have won LeMans. Suggestions? -The 1976 German GP is canceled due to Niki Lauda's convincing the rest of the drivers that the track is too unsafe -Bruce McLaren survives his testing crash at Goodwood -The plane crash that took the lives of Graham Hill, Tony Brice, etc. doesn't happen -The 1955 LeMans tragedy never happened, so Mercedes remains in racing after 1955

The sources I've read (Motor Sport magazine) say that Jim Clark actually had intended to retire from F1 at the end of the 1968 season. His first win in 1968 was his 25th and made him the new record-holder by having one more than the great Fangio, so he really had nothing more to prove. Considering that 39 year old Graham Hill won the 1968 title in real history it's a given Jim Clark would have won his 3rd title had he lived. The main reason Clark had intended to retire after the 1968 season however was because he was all too aware of the risks of having a lethal or crippling accident the longer one raced in this era. The most likely scenario of Clark not having his lethal Hockenheim accident is that he wins his 3rd title and calls it a day. As for Jackie Stewart's quest for improved safety. Well, does he still go about it with the same fervor? Jim Clark's death was a pivotal moment and Jackie Stewart famously said:"If it could happen to *him* then it could happen to any of us." (Chris Amon had said it too). Clark's death also made all the other drivers rally behind Stewart's concern for safety more. The 1969 LeMans scenario is unlikely too. First of all Ford had decided to withdraw all Ford factory teams at the end of 1967 when it became clear the new 1968 rules would limit the maximum displacement to 5,0 liters and thereby make the GT40 MkIV 7,0 liter go the way of the dodo. Hence the John Wyer Automotive bought the rights to racing the GT40 (Mk I) with the small-block engine. Does John Wyer have anything to offer Jim Clark (and Jackie Stewart who at this time is four years away from being the most successful Ford-powered driver in F1) ? The thing is that the GT40 really was past its prime by 1969 and Porsche had already won the 1969 WSC title by the time of LeMans. Fact is Porsche were favorites of winning their first LeMans outright. In the race itself the legendary Porsche 917 darted away in the distance and led for 90% of the race when the gearbox gave up. While Ickx ultimately won the race in his GT40 he did so by the skin of his death since the Porsche 908 driven by Hans Herrmann was right on his tail in the final hour and the two kept overtaking each other for the lead. In the end Ickx's winning margin was a mere 120 meters. My point is that Porsche won 7 of the 10 races in the 1969 WSC and the Ford only 2 - with the 24 Hours of LeMans really being a last victory, and a rather lucky one at that. It takes little to butterfly away this victory. Far less than Jim Clark still racing in 1969, driving for John Wyer and finishing the race. For all we know Jim Clark might have given chase to the super-fast Porsche 917 and retired the GT40 he was driving. Let's assume that Jim Clark wins the 1968 Monaco GP and the 1969 LeMans. Graham Hill still had three Monaco wins in 1963, 1964, 1965 and his Indy500 win in 1966. What stops him from getting that Matra drive in 1972 and winning like he does in real history? Also if he's not a seriously injured in 1969 he should be even more likely of winning it. As for Tyrrell's "starting its downfall". Oh, I don't know. Jody Scheckter was still in contention for the 1974 title going into the last race of the season. Fact is Scheckter was merely 1 point beind the leading Regazzoni and 2 points ahead of Fittipaldi at the Italian GP with two more races to go so he certainly looked like the champion at that stage having scored consistently. Had Francois Cevert lived and been the Tyrrell lead driver in 1974... Jackie Stewart certainly believed Cevert was a "future champion" and admitted that he saw Cevert easily tail him in many races but never racing him because it was agreed that Stewart was the team number 1. With Stewart retired for 1974 and Cevert being elevated to team leader... Colin Chapman knew that Graham Hill was getting rather long in the tooth (even back then) and was always keen on finding new driving talent. Even if Jim Clark survives and Hill somehow hasn't as serious a crash in 1969 I can't see Chapman keeping him after 1969. 1970 is probably the longest he could possibly have remained at Lotus and I still se Chapman trying to find somebody young and fast to challenge Clark. If Rindt doesn't get the Lotus drive in 1969 he stays at Brabham - which actually was good enough to have Jacky Ickx finish 2nd to Stewart in the championship. With a Cosworth DFV behind him Rindt probably wins some races and Chapman gives him a call in 1970... With Clark and Hill both at Lotus until 1972 - what happens to the great Emerson Fittipaldi? I reckon the Tyrrell 003 is pretty unstoppable in than hands of Jackie Stewart in 1971. As for an alternate history: How about Bertrand Gachot never socking that taxi driver, thereby never ending up in jail and thereby preventing Schumacher from making his sensational debut at Spa in 1991 driving the nimble Jordan (good enough to have DeCesaris be in 2nd with 3 more laps to go...) ? How does Schumacher enter F1 and what will the trajectory be? What team has a seat for him in 1992 (I'd say he gets Wendlinger's seat at March - the former Leyton House)...

Other ideas, Ayrton Senna surviving that horrific crash of 1994, Ken Miles not being killed at Riverside in 1966 testing the Ford J Car, also Stefan Bellof driving a Ferrari in 1986 and being the first German world champion in 1987 or something (I just realised 2 of the 3 wishes I had made on this comment were answered by the end of the video!!) also I would love to see a Senna vs Bellof fight in the 1990s something that puts Senna vs Prost in the shade.....

Rindt surviving at Brabham, with Jack retiriing in 68-69, Ickx coming in from the Gulf sponsorship and Jack then leaving the team possibly 71-72 instead of immediately at the end of 1970 is an interesting idea too, Ecclestone is still tied to Rindt, invests in the team and Rindt may well have got a title in the mid 70's and survived too. Jack only dropped the team because of a tense home situation made worse from continuing driving in 1970 and he might have been able to stay longer in the sport, giving the Brabham kids an early start in F1 which then stops Ron Tauranac from starting RALT up again and conquering F2/F3 as he'd have a reason to stay with his mate in motorsport. Loved the video. Good thinking material!

There are infinite possibilities with this series

Man this is a great idea for a new series. Might I add a few ideas? What if Hamilton doesn't leave McLaren in the end of 2012? What if Schumacher doesn't sign for Ferrari in 1995? What if Rosberg doesn't retire in 2016? What if Ricciardo doesn't leave red bull in the end of 2018?

This would have heavily impacted Emerson Fittipaldi, without the title win in 1972 or drive at Lotus does he go to McLaren earlier? Keep his 1974 win, as a 1 time world champion does he jump ship to his brothers team? I doubt it, what if he stays at McLaren, this would probably take the 1976 title away from James Hunt. This is a bigger deal than it seems because that title fight was a big part of F1’s growth in the UK.

Half way in, chills and goose bumps like crazy. This is great, keep it coming.

At Lotus Clark would have had a new car to look forward to for 1970 in the form of the Lotus 72

Interesting one: If Senna went to CART in the 90s after the test.

JIM CLARK - By far the greatest driver ever - no doubt. He was the Best of the Best. No driver in history was so superior as Clark. This man is the Olymp of driving - the Michelangelo of racing - a dynamic art at the highest level. So smooth, so precise, so fast....simply out of this world. One, who won in Spa by 5 minutes (!) in monsoon rain, One, who takes back a complete lap in Monza and back to the front, One, who took pole on the original 22,8 km Nürburgring track by 9 (!) seconds and more....unmatched in the sport. That`s just three examples of his unique genius...

"What if Jim Clark survived" *pulls out an EL34* Ok now you have my attention sir...

An alternative universe where Ferrari understand how strategy works after brawn leaves

I'm gonna look forward to this series. Clark is my local hero growing up 10 miles from Chirnside.

If I may, I'd like to suggest: what if Tim Richmond had never passed away? Come to think of it, he's probably deserving of a Story Time video in his own right.

Oh Boi when you said fanfiction you weren't lying

The one thing you left out is that Lotus was still running at the Indy 500 in 1968. After Clark's death, Chapman got Mike Spence to replace him and Spence ended up getting killed in practice at Indy. So even if Clark had survived Hockenheim, he would have only lived another month.

Love the T shirt. What if Schumacher hadn't retired in 2012 and stayed on!

If the big Le Mans 55 crash didn't happen could be an interesting one. Greatly changes Mercedes history in motorsport.

GREAT SCOTT. Really enjoying the series, can we have one where Moss goes to Ferrari in the early 50s?

Other alternative history ideas: - Bellof and Mansell together at Ferrari and/or Williams at some point in the late 80’s. - Senna’s four Williams titles on the bounce from 1994 to 1997. - John Barnard not being the angriest man in the world and somehow managing to sit still at McLaren through to the noughties, before retiring. - The 90’s cars if Senna didn’t end up brown bread. Wide track, 3.5 litre engines, sexier looking aero, massive diffusers etc, Prost back at McLaren. - Villeneuve v Pironi: Pironi drop’s out on lap ten with an alternator failure at Imola 1982 and both survive to continue their careers deep into the 1980’s.

1. Senna not dying at Imola 2. Lauda not crashing at the Nurburgring 3. Hamilton not going to Mercedes 4. Villeneuve not dying at Zonder 5. Brabham fan car not being banned 6. Williams active suspension not being banned

This is an amazing series I think what if Prost didn’t leave McLaren in 1989

Jim Clark has to be one of the most naturally talented drivers ever! And by far the greatest of his day! I just wish I could have witnessed his driving myself, but unfortunately I was born 31 years after his death...

Great Idea ! i have ideas for four more episodes : What if Senna survived Imola ? What if Mercedes never left the sport in 1955 ? What if Red Bull team never existed ? maybe Ford would have an F1 team ? What if BMW continued to develop the car in 2008 ? Kubica would win ? Or other teams ?

Great video! I’d love to see a what if storyline in which Sir Frank Williams never got injured in that car crash in France and was able to retain Adrian Newey at Williams. Would the Williams BMW partnership be dominant during the early 2000’s? What would have happend to McLaren? Would Ralph be the most successful Schumacher? Maybe Jaques or Damon would’ve been multiple world-champions

im starting to think what if Fangio didn't survived his accident at Monza in 1952

What if Michael Andretti didn’t get the axe from McLarern in 93

Absolutely love this idea - nobody else is doing this kind of work on YT currently. Here are some future ideas: - What if Ayrton Senna survives Imola 94? - What if Honda never left in 2008? - What if Hamilton chose to stay at McLaren in 2013? - What if Glock holds off Hamilton to the line in Brazil 2008? - What if the FIA/FISA + FOCA/FOTA split happened (1982 or 2009, your choice).

Unhappy with the unstable car, didn't really want to be there, starting to look at life away from racing......the parallels between Clark at Hockenheim and Senna at Imola really are eerie.

thank you for doing this. its something ive thought about it so much since jim was such an amazing driver

The idea of this Series is suuuuuper SICK i absolutley LUV IT!!!!!!!!!

the name hockenheim will always fill me with dread and despair.

This was pretty fun, very enjoyable. Keep it up mate!

I'm so sad. Beautiful tribute and 'what if?', Aidan. He's my favourite driver.

Idea: what if that wasn't glock...

if clark had survived that F2 race at Hockenheim in 1968, he may very well have ended up being F1 champion maybe two more times.

Well done! I really enjoyed this story and look forward to the next.

This is an interesting thought exercise, but, in my opinion, you've missed a few key things that, I think, would quite likely have happened: 1.Emerson Fittipaldi. With all the success and money Clark and Hill were generating for Lotus, Chapman would make a third car available, as some teams would do back then, to give younger drivers a chance. Hill was a great driver, but, after his escape from serious injury at that race in Watkins Glen in 1969, he still penned his successful book and gained a lot of popularity as a television personality, carving out a new and lucrative TV career with his wit and knowledge of racing. As he was raising a young family , he chose to race part-time in sports car racing, when his television commitments would allow, still winning Le Mans in 1972 in the Matra with Henri Pescarolo and being able to campaign and advocate through television for greater safety for not just public roads but also racing tracks. Hill survives beyond 1975, as his TV contract doesn't allow him to fly planes as it's too much of an insurance risk. Fittipaldi still gets scouted by Chapman and signed to drive the third car in 1970, ultimately replacing Hill for 1971, where he'd show off his talent. When Clark retires at the end of 1972, Rindt replaces him at Lotus, having carved out a solid career at Brabham. Rindt and Chapman clash heavily and the toxic atmosphere causes a souring of the relationship between Chapman, Rindt and Fittipaldi, with Fittipaldi leaving for McLaren and Rindt returning to lead Ecclestone's Brabham at the end of 1973. Chapman then signs Petersen and Hunt for 1974, who both stay with Lotus for several years, where they are always competitive. Fittipaldi brings title success to Teddy Mayer's McLaren, who then bring in Wilson Fittipaldi in a consulting role to keep Emerson (by now a F1 World Champion) happy. Fittipaldi is joined by Mario Andretti for 1975 at the behest of Marlboro, who want an American in the car, who promptly shows up Fittipaldi and wins the 1975 title in a close fought race against Lauda's Ferrari and Petersen's Lotus. Jacky Ickx stays at Ferrari, first alongside Mario Andretti (convinced by Enzo to drive full-time from 1971 until 1974) and then Niki Lauda, who finally manage to break the McLaren-Lotus-Tyrrell streak of championships by winning in 1976. 2. Jackie Stewart. With the hugely talented grid above him Stewart wins his only World Championship in 1973 at his 100th Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. He retires and is replaced by Peter Revson (thanks to safety advances made by Hill, Stewart and Clark, Revson does not crash and perish in 1974 as he's now not in a Shadow). Revson and Cevert keep Tyrrell close to the front of the field all through the 1970s., thanks to Revson's family sponsorship. So you now have 5 very competitive teams all through the 1970s with Lotus, Ferrari, McLaren, Tyrrell and Brabham. Talent will always find a way to show itself

This was great! I always wondered how many more titles Clark would’ve won, considering lotus was still competitive in the early 70s

This was a really interesting video. Such flights of fancy, when kept a little reasonable are great fun.

I have a couple of ideas for other What ifs: 1) What if F1 had a US Grand Prix between 1992-1999? (where, when and maybe some altered history), 2) What if someone else sponsored Haas in 2019 (Amazon, Nintendo, KZfaq or even Penske himself)? 3) What if Chip Ganassi joined F1? It could have been in 1996 (buying Forti) or in late 2007/early 2008, saving Super Aguri (before maybe shutting down because of the Lehman Brothers collapse).

Apparently the reason JC wasn’t art Brands was Alan Mann hadn’t confirmed in writing the seat was Jimmy’s. Before Colin Chapman got Ford onboard with the DFV he tried to get money out of BSR, Britain’s biggest record player manufacturer and David Brown of Aston Martin fame. Given what’s going on in the real world at the moment an Aston DFV is a meaty conjecture, it would lessen the reliance on 007 and give them Gp, Indy and Le Mans victories to publicise.

Excellent story. Very believable. Graham Hill was very protective over his younger colleagues. And the developments were not unrealistic (technical and personal/professional). My only change, were it my story - and it would be a far less interesting one! - is that JC would have retired at the end of that year and spent the rest of his days on his farm. But if he were to stay, yeah, I can see your timeline working.

The big one: WHAT IF AYRTON SENNA SURVIVED THE 1994 SAN MARINO GRAND PRIX? What do you guys think would happen?

Fascinating thoughts on an alternate f1 universe cant wait for the next one

Video is fun, that little extra at the end is hilarious! 😂

OH BOY WHAT A START

Nice new series Love you to do: What if Senna had moved to CART for the 1993 season? What if Tony George hadn't created the IRL and the split didn't happen?

Aidan; Fantasy or not this was a beautiful story and with your vast racing knowledge and exceptional story telling ability it took me to a place in my mind that I'd never imagined. Thank you for ending the way you did with Jim Clark as the greatest driver who ever lived which, as you mentioned, I've always believed even in real life. Thank you for your wonderful idea!

"This functional Universe that we're in" Yeah, right.

Liked that actually mate 👌👍👏🤣Clark was a genius.

Very cool. I really enjoyed this.

I really like this series. I'm looking forward to more videos like that. May I suggest "what if Fittipaldi hasn't raced for Copersucar?" I've always thought that was way too early and he still had a lot to show, especially since Enzo Ferarri was so keen on having him.

As a Welshman I’d love some Tom Pryce content, either What if Tom Pryce had lived, or apparently there was rumours of him joining Lotus instead of Ronnie Peterson, what if that had happened

I enjoyed this one looking forward to another one of these.

This is beautiful. Respect.

Interesting and entertaining episode i think im going to enjoy this series.

Wonderful alternative reality account ! I still think it’s interesting that Ickx left F1 for sportscar racing because he thought fighting for the tenths of a second in practice made life too difficult/dangerous. I also wonder if Peterson also had forsaken F1 after the disastrous Lotus 76 that the two of them would each have had successful sportscar careers.🤔

I love the level of detail

Love the window cleaner appearing at the end

How you don't have at least 100k subs is shocking to me. Your content is incredible.

Given that Graham Hill didn’t found his own team, may I suggest Damon had his dad a lot longer? Which probably means he starts his racing career earlier (doing better with Graham’s support) and he might use a different helmet design.

Suggestion for a potential future video: what if Stefan Johansson would have replaced Bertrand Gachot at Jordan in 1991 instead of Michael Schumacher

Senna adored Clark. Like how Hamilton adores Senna. Ayrton even visited the school Jim went too. I'd love to know how differently Hamilton or Ayrton would be if they had mentorship from their idols. like how Vettel had from Schumacher

Was that Jim at the window?? Lol Great vid. Cheers

Alt Story Time: love it!

You missed out the part where Clarke became bored farming sheep, and founded his own F1 team with Graham Hill and Jackie Stewart. They also did a roaring trade building sporty road cars in a factory on the river Clyde, staffed by former ship-builders. The F1 team was relatively mediocre until the mid 1980s, when Nigel Mansell and Graham's son Damon won successive titles ahead of the McLarens of Tony Brise and Tom Pryce. Ahh, those were the golden days of motorsport.

What if Gilles Villeneuve survived, went to McLaren in 1983 and eventually had one of the greatest F1 rivalries ever with Senna?

Jim Clark when I was just over a year old when he died, never saw him race, but I regard him as the best racing driver ever, plus being very modest and unassuming.

If those Lotuses (Loti?) had been a bit more reliable, Clark could have also been world champion in 1962,1964, and 1967. Incidentally, I think Clark would have hated modern F1. Clark's method for winning GPs was to get pole position and then motor off into the distance, leaving the rest of the field in his dust. Unfortunately in modern F1, those pesky safety cars would appear on a regular basis, allowing the rest of the field to catch up to Clark. Then he would have to do his disappearing act all over again.

'What if the indy split never happened'

Jimmy Clark to me is by far, the greatest driver of all time. His skill across different types of racing disciplines is without peer, no driver in history comes close to Jim's natural skill. Look at Jim's 1965 results, no one driver past or present could achieve these results. JC's drive in the 1967 Monza GP where he made up 1 full lap is virtually impossible - I still can not understand how a driver could do this - exceptional. Dr Tim White

Epic idea. Enjoyed the first one 1. Gilles Villenueve and Didier Pironi both walked away from their 1982 accidents unhurt. 2. Francois Cevert's accident never happened 3. Adrian Newey didn't leave Williams

This is very good!

What if Toivonen survived and group B rally continued?

Much better this. Whoever writes the script for real life needs to hand it over to Aidan.

Loved this alternative history. Could be because Clark is one of my heroes. But fascinating all the same.

I think that even if Clark has not been killed at Hochenheim, he would have retired at the end of 1968. He likely would have won 5-7 races that year and the championship. He may also have won Indy in one of the Lotus turbine cars. I think that would have been enough racing for him.

This is Aiden, of AlternateHistoryHub.

I've always wanted to trial a series like this!

It's a shame that there isn't a lot of footage for Clark just to show he clearly is one of the greatest ever and for that reason sadly i think he will become forgotten about in more years to come, would love to see a what if Bruce McLaren survived, 100% agree that Clark is the greatest all round driver tho.

For senna, I think it would be interesting to ask the question, what if formula 1 had not banned all the technological advancements in the 1993 williams?

Damn we really need a ‘What if that wasn’t glock’ that looks at how massa and Hamilton’s careers would’ve changed if Hamilton didn’t win the 08’ Title

Clark, my favourite driver

Verrrrry Interesting Mr Millward

Lets be honest, the most realistic result is he gets killed driving a different Lotus

Well, this is awkward, Just restarted my "What if" series a few days ago lol.

Apparently Gilles Villeneuve was in talks to sign for McLaren for 1983. So if he had survived through 1982 he would have joined McLaren in 1983, which means Prost probably wouldn't have joined in 1984. He would have fought Lauda for the 84 Championship instead, and then would have probably been Champion in 85 and 86 instead of Prost. It would have been Villeneuve who would have become Senna's great rival instead, and who knows what would have happened on in to the 90s. Prost, who was fed up with Renault by the end of 1983 would probably have joined Williams or maybe Ferrari for 1984. If he joins Williams, Piquet stays at Brabham, or maybe joins Senna at Lotus for 1986. Then when Mansell joins Ferrari in 1989, Piquet moves over to join Prost at Williams. So you have Senna and Villeneuve at McLaren, Prost and Piquet at Williams, and Mansell at Ferrari. How things could have been but for fate playing it's hand

Can't wait for the episode where #LordMahaveer becomes a multiple WDC!

I love this - just my way of thinking too! I disagree that Jimmy was fed up of racing though - it was what he did, Jackie said that his time in Paris in 1967 had changed his outlook on life immensely, and he was relishing the 1968 season. His long term girlfriend Sally had married someone else because Jimmy, not believing in being married and a F1 driver, wouldn't do so. I do agree he was going off Chapman - I've always thought Chapman for the rest of his life blamed Jackie for Jimmy's increasing rebelliousness (and I'm sure Jackie despised Chapman, although he never said so publicly, for putting his drivers - Jackie's friends - in constant mortal danger). Oh yes, Graham's 1969 crash came after he'd undone his belts to push his car back into action. had been unable to do his belts up again, and a tyre exploded as he was heading for the pits. Without belts, he snapped both knees back as he was thrown out of the front as the car was flying. Horrendous, but here's the thing. Graham himself for the rest of his life wondered whether, had he still been wearing them, he'd have been killed in the car by the massive impact as it landed and disintegrated.