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How Mercedes powered Hitler’s motorsport arms race
Season 2 Episode 13
In the build-up to the 1934 German Grand Prix, the already formidable Nürburgring was transformed. Gone were the days of packing a race track with no…
1 year, 3 months ago
Race of Two Worlds: IndyCar vs. Formula 1 on Monza's Oval Track
Season 2 Episode 12
In the late 1950s, the folks in charge of The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza had to face a harsh reality: They had spent millions to revitalize the ban…
1 year, 3 months ago
Camille du Gast: France's extraordinary first woman racer
Season 2 Episode 11
Camille du Gast wasn't the first woman to get behind the wheel of a race car, but she was the first woman who gained international recognition for do…
1 year, 4 months ago
Did Ray Harroun REALLY win the first Indianapolis 500?
Season 2 Episode 10
If you're a fan of the Indianapolis 500, then there's a good chance you know who won the first race back in 1911: It was Ray Harroun behind the wheel…
1 year, 4 months ago
Indianapolis Motor Speedway's tragic inaugural races
Season 2 Episode 9
On August 21st, 1909, the 300-mile Wheeler-Schebler race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was waved off — not because that weekend's racing had cla…
1 year, 4 months ago
How the death of a myth killed the Mille Miglia in 1957
Season 2 Episode 8
On May 12, 1957, a group of locals from Guidizzolo, Italy gathered in front of their homes to watch some of the world's finest sports cars flash by e…
1 year, 5 months ago
The USAC plane crash that imploded American open-wheel racing
Season 2 Episode 7
In April of 1978, a chartered plane full of USAC officials crashed just outside of Indianapolis, killing everyone on board. With American open-wheel …
1 year, 5 months ago
Alberto Ascari: The Formula 1 driver haunted by superstition
Season 2 Episode 5
From the moment his father died behind the wheel of a race car, Alberto Ascari was haunted by loss. Against his mother's wishes, he pursued a racing …
1 year, 6 months ago
Engines of Power: Formula 1's FISA vs FOCA Conflict Part 2 (1978-1983)
Season 2 Episode 5
When we last left the Formula 1 scene, the 1977 season was underway. Over a decade had passed since the formation of the Formula One Constructors Ass…
1 year, 6 months ago
Engines of Power: Formula 1's FISA vs FOCA Conflict Part 1 (1964-1977)
Season 2 Episode 4
Many of the defining characteristics of modern Formula 1 — two-car teams, limits on who can enter the sport, big-money broadcasting deals, and so muc…
1 year, 6 months ago