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S13 E3: Spain 1994 - F1 in crisis, Schumacher's heroics and Hill's emotional win
Season 13, Ep. 3
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Bring Back V10s dives into the chaos of May and June 1994 as we look back on that year's Spanish Grand Prix, which came just a month after the tragedies of Imola.
With the world still reeling from the loss of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, F1 found itself under fire following further heavy accidents for Pedro Lamy in testing and Karl Wendlinger in Monaco.
Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Ben Anderson look at how F1's political landscape exploded during this period, with FIA president Max Mosley seeing an opportunity to force through change, which caused a backlash in some parts of the paddock.
We explore how that spread into the Barcelona weekend, with several teams boycotting first practice, and drivers forcing a terrible chicane made of tyres to be installed on the track.
The weekend also marked David Coulthard's F1 debut as talk of Nigel Mansell returning to Williams dominated the headlines, while Michael Schumacher put in one of his most famous drives to finish second while stuck in fifth gear.
Ahead of Schumacher, Damon Hill claimed a much-needed first win of the season for Williams, which prompted a huge outpouring of emotion within the team after what had been a horrible few weeks for everyone who worked there.
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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.
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