Listen "23rd September 1990: The Race That Let Il Leone Roar"
Episode Synopsis
On this day in 1990, Nigel Mansell — Il Leone — roared to his final victory for Ferrari at the Portuguese Grand Prix, defying Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost in the heat of their title fight. We also celebrate the birthday of Robert Doornbos, the Dutch racer who took an unconventional path into motorsport and made his mark beyond Formula One. And we journey back to the 1973 Canadian Grand Prix, remembered for torrential weather, the first-ever Safety Car, and a result so confused that even Colin Chapman celebrated the wrong winner.From a lion’s roar in Estoril, to the persistence of an underdog, to the chaos of Mosport, this is Chequered Past.Cover Image: 90_POR10 by United Autosports, CC BY-SA 2.0, Link Send us a textMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering
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