And Colossally That's History S2 E5: American F1 teams - the good, the bad and the ugly
Added 2024-10-31 00:01:02 +0000 UTCWith Andretti Global still trying (and currently failing) to gain a place on the F1 grid, Matt and Richard thought it was high time to look back at the American teams that have come and gone from Grand Prix motor racing over the years.
They tell the tale of the American upstarts who shocked the French establishment in the 1920s, explain the story of the billionaire named Lance (no, not that one) who hobnobbed with movie stars before starting his own team in the late 1950s, and look back on the rise and fall of the first iteration of Haas - a team completely unconnected to today's team of the same name that were powered by Krispy Kreme donuts!
Richard also provides his personal recollections of watching Dan Gurney win the first race for an American constructor at Spa in 1967, while Matt has another boatload of anorak facts about everyone from Scirocco to Shadow and Penske to Parnelli.
There's also chat about the previous time Michael Andretti was blocked from competing in Formula 1, the failed USF1 bid of 2010, and Ford's involvement in F1 via Jaguar Racing - so stand by for another Niki Lauda impression!
Comments
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Titan420
2024-11-06 22:03:18 +0000 UTCJust listened to this episode today. I'm happy to pay my Champions Tier membership just for this pod. It's so good. My wife isn't a fan of F1 - granted she'll sit in the lounge room whilst I watch it. But even she loves listening to this pod whilst we drive. Her favourite episodes have been on Lauda and the 3 x series on Senna.
Michael Holden
2024-11-04 10:37:43 +0000 UTCFlatly, "it's the bush." Fantastic. Happy Birthday played as part of podium ceremonies? Wild. π€£ And Colossally ... is definitely my favourite podcast π
Stranded_Colourwork
2024-11-01 11:48:59 +0000 UTCI can only speak for myself, but I would love to hear more from you guys on Jimmy Murphy. His short life sounds fascinating - enough for an entertaining and informative episode with a catchy title surely.
Zach Buchowski
2024-11-01 10:15:50 +0000 UTCWonderful work gents
Scuderia Irish
2024-10-31 15:20:10 +0000 UTCMatt's Lauda impression is very good. Daniel Bruhl has competition Aside - if you want to do a Toto Wolff, do a bad Arnie
Simon Emms
2024-10-31 09:49:25 +0000 UTC
