The Miami GP, March GP and will Mercedes ditch its sidepod-less car?

05/11/22 • 40 min

The Sunshine State becomes the no fun shine state with this year's Miami GP. Though intern thinks it was one of the best looking events I have ever seen. Well, we've got some differing opinions clearly.

What is it like to walk on water? It's impossible, but Michael Schumacher came very close to achieving that feat. This is the story. Michael Schumacher's win in the 1996 Spanish Grand Prix. When the rain did come down.

There was a time in the seventies when if you wanted to go racing, you purchased a March. Today we look at the racing team that sold its cars to the rest of the grid. Trivia question for the anoraks which there are a few, which was the most successful March car, commercially speaking?

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Classic teams of F1 lore

American team Hass’ start to the 2022 season has been impressive but it may come as a surprise to newer F1 fans that there have been a handful of American teams throughout the history of the sport. Today we turn the clock back to the 70’s and chart the rise of one such team Penske. Joe talks about Penske and their one F1 win.

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