Jochen Mass portrayed himself, driving the #12 Marlboro McLaren in the movie. Mass is seen passing stuntmen portraying Niki Lauda and James Hunt (Mass' teammate) in a key scene at the 1976 German Grand Prix, the site of the Nurburgring accident. A production assistant, assigned to work on the end-of-movie credit roll, was allegedly making the rounds on the set as the crew filmed at Nurburgring in fall 2012 and asked Mass what his name was. When he stated his name several times, the assistant protested, "No, your real name. What is your real name?" The assistant went off in search of someone who spoke German because she was sure the man did not understand her question.Mass spent a decade in Formula 1 racing, from 1973 to 1982, won the 1975 Spanish Grand Prix and the 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans. Although he retired from competitive driving long ago, he still races the occasional vintage car event. He managed to emerge pretty much unscathed from his career in racing.
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