EPISODE · Jan 5, 2023 · 1H 25M
S7 E1: Hill dropped by Williams
from Bring Back V10s - Classic F1 stories
Karun Chandhok and Edd Straw join Glenn Freeman to revisit the summer of 1996, when Williams decided to drop championship leader Damon Hill for 1997 in favour of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. We look at what was going on behind the scenes at Williams, and put to the test some of the theories Hill has expressed over the years for why the team that gave him his big break in F1 decided it didn't want to carry on with him any longer.GET IN TOUCH: Use the hashtag #BringBackV10s on Twitter or email [email protected] you know The Race has an app? Download it today on iOS or Android Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Karun Chandhok and Edd Straw join Glenn Freeman to revisit the summer of 1996, when Williams decided to drop championship leader Damon Hill for 1997 in favour of Heinz-Harald Frentzen. We look at what was going on behind the scenes at Williams, and put to the test some of the theories Hill has expressed over the years for why the team that gave him his big break in F1 decided it didn't want to carry on with him any longer.GET IN TOUCH: Use the hashtag #BringBackV10s on Twitter or email [email protected] you know The Race has an app? Download it today on iOS or Android Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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S7 E1: Hill dropped by Williams
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