Elizabeth Blackstock

Back in the 1940s and 1950s, Grand Prix drivers were invited to spend their European off-season racing in South America as part of a series called La Temporada.Learn more about "Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys":…

Interlagos is the track we most associate with #F1 in Brazil, but there was a time when the grid headed to a different track called Jacarepagua.#formula1 #f1history #motorsport #motorsporthistory #jacarepagua #racing #brazil Learn more about "Deadly…

Long before we had Interlagos and the #F1 #BrazilianGP, we had the Gavea street circuit — known as “the devil's trampoline.”Learn more about "Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys": https://linktr.ee/deadlypassionsterriblejoys

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The Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez is one of Formula 1's most distinctive circuits, but the man responsible for designing it spent over six decades all but forgotten.In 1955, a Mexican engineering student named Óscar Fernández set out to design a Grand…

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Since its debut in 1950, Formula 1 has been trying — and, generally, failing — to break into the American market. Established tracks like Watkins Glen, popular street circuits like Long Beach, and hubs for motorsport like the Indianapolis Motor…

What happens when a sport's sanctioning body punishes its greatest innovator? Jim Hall found out with his Chaparral 2J in Can-Am.#motorsport #motorsporthistory #racing #racinghistory #canam #canamseries #canamracing #jimhall #chaparral #chaparralcars…

This clip is pulled from the Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys episode titled “Big Bill vs the Brotherhood: NASCAR's War on Unions,” which is live wherever you get your podcasts.#nascar #nascarhistory #firestone #goodyear #tirewar #tirewars #motorsport…

Three #F1 drivers entered the 1964 #MexicoGP tied in points. Only one could win. It would be a battle for the ages.#formula1 #mexicocitygp #autodromohermanosrodriguez #mexico #motorsportinmexico #racing #motorsporthistory Learn more about "Deadly…

This clip is pulled from the Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys episode titled “Roberta Cowell: Racing driver, fighter pilot, and complex trans pioneer,” which is live wherever you get your…

Ask Formula 1 drivers about the Grand Prix with the best atmosphere, and they’ll almost all point to Mexico — and that’s because, for decades, Mexican drivers, promoters, and fans have played a vital role in shaping the world of motorsport.Join…

Ask Formula 1 drivers about the Grand Prix with the best atmosphere, and they’ll almost all point to Mexico — and that’s because, for decades, Mexican drivers, promoters, and fans have played a vital role in shaping the world of motorsport.Join…

Alfonso de Portago was the kind of racer that simply cannot exist today.This clip is pulled from the Deadly Passions, Terrible Joys episode titled “How the death of a myth killed the Mille Miglia in 1957,” which is live wherever you get your…

Watkins Glen became the first permanent home of #Formula1 in the United States, but did you know the track was designed from the outset to host a major race like the #USGP?#F1 #motorsport #watkinsglen #watkinsgleninternational #motorsporthistory…

The 2008 Singapore Grand Prix was always going to be a milestone, but the race organizers were probably expecting the big event to be the fact that it was Formula 1's first night race. Instead… it became the home to one of the biggest scandals in F1…

François Cevert was on the cusp of becoming a Formula 1 superstar. He had Jackie Stewart as his mentor. He was set to take over the Tyrrell team. Ferrari was calling. A World Championship was within reach. Then, on October 6, 1973, he was killed in a…

François Cevert was on the cusp of becoming a Formula 1 superstar. He had Jackie Stewart as his mentor. He was set to take over the Tyrrell team. Ferrari was calling. A World Championship was within reach. Then, on October 6, 1973, he was killed in a…

How many American drivers would be TOO many in an #F1 race?The 1963 #USGP tried to find out!#formula1 #watkinsglen #unitedstatesgrandprix #watkinsgleninternational #philhill #jimhall #hapsharp #rodgerward Learn more about "Deadly Passions, Terrible…