EPISODE · May 31, 2026 · 29 MIN
31st May 1959: The Date That Proved Everyone Wrong
from Chequered Past · host Martin Elliot
On 31st May 1959, Jo Bonnier won BRM's first Grand Prix at Zandvoort in a car the team had already started replacing. In 1981, Gilles Villeneuve won at Monaco in a turbo that everyone agreed couldn't win there. In 1987, Ayrton Senna won Monaco's first active-suspension Grand Prix in a Lotus that was supposed to be outgunned. And in 1992, Nigel Mansell lost the race he had controlled for seventy laps to a loose wheel nut that Williams had spent five years ensuring could never happen again. Four races. Four dates. Four times the sport was certain — and four times it was wrong. This is also episode 365 of Chequered Past — the last date, and the end of Series 1. Send us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering
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On 31st May 1959, Jo Bonnier won BRM's first Grand Prix at Zandvoort in a car the team had already started replacing. In 1981, Gilles Villeneuve won at Monaco in a turbo that everyone agreed couldn't win there. In 1987, Ayrton Senna won Monaco's first active-suspension Grand Prix in a Lotus that was supposed to be outgunned. And in 1992, Nigel Mansell lost the race he had controlled for seventy laps to a loose wheel nut that Williams had spent five years ensuring could never happen again. Fou...
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