Listen "29th November 2020: The Day That Racing Faced Life and Death"
Episode Synopsis
On 29 November, the extremes of motorsport stand side by side. In today’s episode, we revisit the 2020 Bahrain Grand Prix — a race defined not by results, but by Romain Grosjean’s miraculous escape from a terrifying, high-impact fireball that proved beyond doubt the life-saving value of modern Formula One safety.We then step back to 1975, when tragedy struck far from the circuit. Graham Hill — double World Champion, Monaco master and the only driver ever to achieve motorsport’s Triple Crown — perished in a plane crash alongside his protégé Tony Brise and four members of the Embassy Hill team. It was a devastating moment for British racing, silencing a champion and a rising star.Finally, we head to Abu Dhabi in 2015, a title-decided season finale that still mattered. Nico Rosberg, resurgent after a difficult year, completed a trio of late-season wins and quietly set the psychological foundations for his 2016 title run.From survival against all odds, to loss that reshaped the sport, to the competitive battles that carried Formula One forward — this truly was The Day That Racing Faced Life and Death.Send us a textMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering
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