EPISODE · Apr 28, 2026 · 27 MIN
28th April 1974: The Date That Shaped Careers
from Chequered Past · host Martin Elliot
Today we give an entire episode to a single date: the twenty-eighth of April. Across five decades of Formula One, this date has produced five World Championship Grands Prix that each shaped the careers of the drivers involved:Niki Lauda's first win at Jarama in 1974, Ayrton Senna's 55th pole position at Imola in 1991, Jacques Villeneuve's breakthrough victory at the Nürburgring in 1996, Michael Schumacher's Grand Chelem at Catalunya in 2002, and Valtteri Bottas reclaiming the championship lead on the Baku streets in 2019.Along the way we also remember coachbuilder Piero Drogo, revisit the Formula One team that was awarded a grid slot and never raced, and mark the birthday of the man now running Red Bull Racing. Send us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering
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Today we give an entire episode to a single date: the twenty-eighth of April. Across five decades of Formula One, this date has produced five World Championship Grands Prix that each shaped the careers of the drivers involved: Niki Lauda's first win at Jarama in 1974, Ayrton Senna's 55th pole position at Imola in 1991, Jacques Villeneuve's breakthrough victory at the Nürburgring in 1996, Michael Schumacher's Grand Chelem at Catalunya in 2002, and Valtteri Bottas reclaiming...
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