Why James Hunt should never have been F1 champion!

Matt Bishop's F1 flashback: 1976 Spanish Grand PrixThe controversial FIA decision that changed the course of the Formula 1 world championship.2021's Abu Dhabi season finale wasn't the first time that the title race was decided by an official error. In 1976, James Hunt was disqualified from the Spanish Grand Prix after winning it when his McLaren was found to be too wide.It was a decision that would have ended his title hopes - but it was then controversially overturned on appeal. Hunt then drove to a popular world championship — cheered on by Matt Bishop who now accepts that Niki Lauda should have been crowned in that remarkable year.Read more from Matt Bishop at: https://go.motorsportmagazine.com/3QNwuk4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.