EPISODE · Aug 9, 2025 · 14 MIN
9th August 2020: The Strategy That Sealed the 70th
from Chequered Past · host Martin Elliot
In a perfectly timed coincidence, Episode 70 of Chequered Past celebrates the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix — a landmark 2020 race where Max Verstappen and Red Bull tore up the script to end Mercedes’ dominance with a bold hard-tyre strategy.We also mark the birthday of Patrick Depailler, the charismatic Frenchman backed by Elf whose fearless spirit brought joy, style, and tragedy to Formula 1.And we revisit the 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix, where Nelson Piquet seized a decisive mid-season victory as the championship battle intensified.Three stories. One date. And this time, two seventies.Cover Photo: Max Verstappen, 2020 pre-season testing by Jen Ross (CC BY 2.0)Send us Fan MailMusic by #Mubert Music Rendering
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In a perfectly timed coincidence, Episode 70 of Chequered Past celebrates the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix — a landmark 2020 race where Max Verstappen and Red Bull tore up the script to end Mercedes’ dominance with a bold hard-tyre strategy. We also mark the birthday of Patrick Depailler, the charismatic Frenchman backed by Elf whose fearless spirit brought joy, style, and tragedy to Formula 1. And we revisit the 1987 Hungarian Grand Prix, where Nelson Piquet seized a decisive mid-season victo...
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