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S2 E9: Spa 2000 - with Mika Hakkinen!
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Mika Hakkinen joins us to look back at one of his most famous battles with Michael Schumacher, which was decided by an iconic overtake in the closing stages. Mika joins Glenn Freeman and Edd Straw to discuss the whole race in great detail, from starting on pole position behind the safety car, to McLaren's cautious strategy that worked against David Coulthard, Hakkinen's spin that handed Schumacher the lead, and how he set about catching the Ferrari. Mika then describes in incredible detail how he felt when Schumacher chopped him on the run to Les Combes, how his run through Eau Rouge on the following lap was key to making the pass for the win, the role of backmarker Ricardo Zonta, and how it felt to see Schumacher's Ferrari in his mirrors after he'd pulled off one of F1's most memorable passes. Mika then explains his post-race conversation with Schumacher, and why declined to share details in public at the time or even discuss the block that left him "pissed off".
Away from Hakkinen's heroics, Glenn and Edd look back at all the other big stories from the Spa weekend, including pre-race crisis talks at Ferrari, Jenson Button's move from Williams to Benetton, Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve falling out (again), the idea of Juan Pablo Montoya signing for Toyota, Jarno Trulli emerging as a qualifying specialist, and the breakdown of Prost's all-French relationship with Peugeot.
ASK US ANYTHING: Submit your questions about F1 from 1989-2005 using #BringBackV10s on Twitter, or leave us a 5-star review and ask a question there too!
Away from Hakkinen's heroics, Glenn and Edd look back at all the other big stories from the Spa weekend, including pre-race crisis talks at Ferrari, Jenson Button's move from Williams to Benetton, Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve falling out (again), the idea of Juan Pablo Montoya signing for Toyota, Jarno Trulli emerging as a qualifying specialist, and the breakdown of Prost's all-French relationship with Peugeot.
ASK US ANYTHING: Submit your questions about F1 from 1989-2005 using #BringBackV10s on Twitter, or leave us a 5-star review and ask a question there too!
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01:22:21||Season 13, Ep. 10Another season of Bring Back V10s is coming to an end, and as usual we're rounding things off by handing the power over to our audience to ask us anything about F1's V10 era.Host Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and Matt Beer to tackle questions about Gerhard Berger at Williams, classic liveries teams should bring back, which version of Silverstone was the best, Alex Zanardi at BMW Williams, Kimi Raikkonen's 2003 title charge, and remastering V10 era computer games.Plus, hilarity ensues as Edd gives a ridiculously comprehensive answer when he's asked who would win a championship of the last classified team from each season of the V10 era...Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.
Decide which classic F1 season we revisit race-by-race!
25:23|Bring Back V10s Season 13 has nearly come to a close, but if the thought of going without it scares you, fear not because over in The Race Members' Club on Patreon the fun is set to continue with the next season of our popular spin-off, Revisited. In each season of Revisited, Glenn and the gang take a race-by-race look back at an entire season of F1. After covering 1997 and 1993 in the first two series, which season will it be this time? Well, we've drawn up a shortlist of four classic seasons and we're putting the power into the hands of The Race Members' Club to decide which we cover. To cast your vote and listen to the full season of Revisited, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today. In the meantime, listen in to a spirited discussion in which Glenn, Edd, Matt and Ben each nominate their top seasons for re-exploration and bid for your vote.As you'll discover, there are a pair of controversial choices in the mix - but which will prevail?
9. S13 E9: The cult heroes who helped shape F1's V10 era
01:07:41||Season 13, Ep. 9Bring Back V10s celebrates some key names from F1's V10 era who aren't necessarily remembered purely for their outright achievements behind the wheel.Before Season 13 draws to a close, we decided to borrow English football's 'Barclaysmen' social media trend, picking out drivers who made a memorable impression on the V10 era without ever really being considered in the top echelon of drivers.Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Matt Beer and Ben Anderson all did their best to grapple with the concept, and got to pick two drivers each. But we didn't share our choices beforehand, meaning everybody needed to bring back-ups.So get ready for a nostalgic chat about occasional race winners, plucky backmarkers, unlikely title contenders, nomadic journeymen, and - somehow - even an F1 world champion!Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.
8. S13 E8: The rise of Williams-BMW
01:09:49||Season 13, Ep. 8Bring Back V10s looks back on the first two years of the Williams-BMW partnership in 2000 and 2001, with the help of our members!We asked them what they wanted to know about how this partnership started across its first two years, and from that we created a list of subjects for Glenn Freeman to put to Edd Straw and Mark Hughes to explore what was going on both on track and behind the scenes.We cover the expectations ahead of BMW's F1 return in 2000, and why there was tension between the two parties from the very beginning. We look at how the first year laid the foundation for the huge step that came from BMW in 2001 with its incredible P80 engine, and if Williams did enough on the car side to hold up its end of the bargain.We also discuss Williams's three drivers during this time, looking at how Ralf Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya fit into the sometimes divided dynamic between team and engine supplier, and wonder what Jenson Button could have achieved if he'd stayed on board for 2001. Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.
7. BBV10s World Cup: We decide the best race of the V10 era!
01:15:26||Season 13, Ep. 7Bring Back V10s has World Cup fever! With the help of our members, we put together a tournament featuring 32 of the best races from 1989 to 2005, and in this episode you'll hear Edd Straw, Matt Beer and Ben Anderson debate the tournament from the last 16 all the way to the final. The twist? Host Glenn Freeman has the power to deploy a veto once per round if he disagrees with the selection made by the panel!So get ready to hear Edd pushing too hard for races from 1993, Glenn being torn over how far to push Jerez 1997, Ben basing far too many of his decisions on what happened to Damon Hill in any given race, and Matt saying something nice about Nigel Mansell!But which race will be declared the overall winner of the Bring Back V10s World Cup?To listen to the full tournament, including the group stages, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.
6. S13 E6: Why Benetton's post-Schumacher era was so rough
01:14:51||Season 13, Ep. 6Bring Back V10s tackles one of F1's roughest title wins hangovers in episode 6 of season 13, with a look back at the sudden downturn in fortunes for one of the 1990s' elite teams.Benetton was on top of the world at the end of 1995, having clinched the constructors’ crown and back-to-back drivers’ world titles with Michael Schumacher. But with Schumacher departing for Ferrari in 1996, the team had a new challenge to prove its success wasn’t just about the driver - and it didn't go very well...Joining Glenn Freeman for a look back at Benetton’s turbulent post-Schumacher period are Matt Beer and Ben Anderson.They discuss the logic behind choosing Jean Alesi and Gerhard Berger to lead Benetton's new era, how quickly things got fractious behind the scenes and whether this decline was always inevitable no matter who Benetton picked for its life after Schumacher.Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.
5. S13 E5: Turkey 2010 - The dramatic fallout from big Vettel/Webber clash
01:28:17||Season 13, Ep. 5Bring Back V10s drops a couple of cylinders to look back at a famous race from the V8 era: the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix. Glenn Freeman is joined by Edd Straw and Jon Noble, who were both at Istanbul Park that weekend, to look back on a race most famous for Red Bull team-mates Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber wiping each other out while battling for the lead!As well as analysing the incident we look back on how everyone involved handled it, and why Red Bull couldn't get the situation under control after the race.McLaren also had a misunderstanding of its own that almost resulted in Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button repeating the Red Bull trick on their way to a 1-2 finish, featuring some pretty animated radio traffic from Hamilton.Off-track we look back on how Robert Kubica was settling in at Renault, the struggles for the new teams on the grid in 2010, Michelin's late bid to derail Pirelli's 2011 F1 deal, Mercedes' underwhelming start to life as a team owner, and why things looked so bleak for Ferrari at this stage of the season.Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club on Patreon today.
In tribute: Remembering the remarkable Alex Zanardi
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4. S13 E4: Malaysia 2002 - F1's first drive-through penalty causes controversy
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