Podcast Episodes

Silverstone 1950: The amazing stories behind the very first world championship F1 race

Season 3 Episode 7

On this week’s episode of And Colossally That’s History! Matt and Richard wind the clock back to 1950, as they reappraise the very first race of the F1 world championship era, which took place at Sil…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

Eddie Jordan: F1’s biggest overachiever?

Season 3 Episode 6

On this week’s episode, Matt and Richard look back on the life and career of Eddie Jordan, who very sadly died of cancer, on March 20th this year, at the age of 76. 

For the generation who grew up on …

Published on 6 months ago

F1's infamous 'crashgate' scandal

Season 3 Episode 5

On this week’s episode, Matt and Richard look back at the controversial ‘crashgate’ scandal, when it emerged that the Renault driver Nelson Piquet Junior deliberately crashed during the 2008 Singapor…

Published on 6 months, 1 week ago

The quickest driver in F1 history? Jim Clark remembered

Season 3 Episode 4

On the latest episode of Colossally, join Matt Bishop and Richard Williams as they reappraise the life and career of a driver regarded by many as the quickest to ever sit in a Formula 1 car: Jim Clar…

Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Back from the brink: How Frank Williams survived (and his team thrived) in 1986

Season 3 Episode 3

Today, Williams are a mainstay on the Formula 1 grid and one of the most successful teams in Formula 1 history, having amassed nine constructors’ world championships, seven drivers’ world championshi…

Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

Enzo Ferrari: The uncompromising path to F1 immortality (Part 2)

Season 3 Episode 2

Matt Bishop and Richard Williams return with part two of their two-part mini series on the life and legacy of one of motorsport’s most important and enduring individuals: Enzo Ferrari.

They finished t…

Published on 7 months ago

Enzo Ferrari: From middling racing driver to winning constructor (Part 1)

Season 3 Episode 1

Ferrari is the most famous and celebrated marque in motorsport, and one of the most recognisable brands in the world - but how much do you really know about its founder, Enzo Ferrari?

If your answer t…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

Bernie Ecclestone: His three decades as F1’s most powerful man (Part 2)

Season 2 Episode 10

Matt and Richard round off season 2 of the pod with the second half of our mini-series on Bernie Ecclestone, the man who, as F1's long-term commercial rights holder, did more than anyone else to turn…

Published on 11 months, 1 week ago

Bernie Ecclestone: His rise from used car salesman to F1 supremo (Part 1)

Season 2 Episode 9

We're rounding off season 2 of And Colossally That's History with a two-part mini-series on none other than Bernie Ecclestone, who, as Formula 1’s commercial rights holder, was F1’s most powerful ind…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Moss vs Hawthorn: The race to be Britain’s first F1 champion

Season 2 Episode 8

As many as 10 British drivers have become world champion since the inauguration of the Formula 1 world championship in 1950, but only one had the distinction of being the first person from his countr…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago