New BBC Silverstone podcast goes behind the scenes at home of British Grand Prix
The podcast series tells the story of 75 years of the Silverstone circuit with tales from four of its corners - Maggotts, Copse, Stowe and Woodcote - plus the pit lane
Here are five things we learned from the five-episode series presented by F1 fan and podcaster Ollie Peart, which isIn the here and now, Silverstone is a giant of international motorsport, but its story could easily have been so different. The race was held in an era when some drivers competed in their best tweed suits and before safety belts were mandatory.
Claire Williams is a former deputy principal of the Williams team, who have won nine constructors' championships since 1977 "The biggest achievement in F1 was coming out alive," said Scheckter. "One to two drivers were killed every year during my career."mean that the scale of fatalities seen in the early years of Formula 1 is now greatly reduced.If you want a perspective of just how powerful a Formula 1 car is, there are few better placesSpeeds of 190mph are one thing, the brutal lateral forces of 5.2G that the drivers experience another altogether.
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