Crash and Burn
For a fleeting moment in the early 80s Tommy Byrne was the world’s greatest driver, the motor racing equivalent of George Best and Muhammad Ali all rolled into one. Byrne was a cocky, aggressive driver from humble roots and the F1 glitterati simply didn't like the mix. Eddie Jordan the former team-owner, who worked with both Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, will tell you: ‘Forget Schuey and Senna - Tommy Byrne was the best of them all.’ His rise was meteoric and his fall spectacular.
- Festival
- Douglas 2017
- Title
- Crash and Burn
- Entry Category
- Sports Documentary
- Produced By
- Dot Television
- Producer
- David Burke
- Directed By
- Seán Ó Cualáin
- Production Partners
- RTÉ, BBC NI, Irish Film Board
- Broadcaster
- RTÉ, BBC