Chequered Past
Chequered Past is a Formula 1 history podcast that dives deep into iconic races, legendary drivers, and forgotten moments from motorsport’s rich and dramatic past. Each episode revisits Grand Prix events that took place on the same date in history, uncovering fascinating stories, on-track controversies, and the evolution of F1 through the decades. Whether you're a lifelong fan or new to the sport, Chequered Past offers compelling insights and nostalgia-fuelled storytelling from the world’s fastest sport.
Chequered Past
Latest Episodes
B is for Brabham: The Man Who Built His Own Championship
He won his first world championship by pushing a dead car four hundred yards in the Florida heat. He won his third in a car bearing his own name — the only driver in Formula One history to do so. And in between, he built an engine in secret, in...
A is for Alonso: The Driver Who Ended an Era
We open Season 2 of Chequered Past — The F1 A-Z — with the only driver who could start the alphabet. Fernando Alonso. Two world championships. Thirty-two race wins. More than four hundred Grands Prix across a career that has taken in Formula On...
BTCC From The Pitwall Part 2
The second part of BTCC: From the Pitwall picks up the 2026 British Touring Car Championship story from Round 2 at Brands Hatch, where Árón Taylor-Smith ended a decade without a win with an emotional lights-to-flag victory in wet conditions — h...
BTCC From The Pitwall Part 1
The 2026 British Touring Car Championship season opened at Donington Park in April — and it wasted no time making its presence felt. A brand new team arrived carrying one of the sport's most recognisable names. The new Race to Pole format produ...
18th June 1966: The Race That Rewrote The Rules Part 8
The eighteenth of June spans nearly ninety years of Le Mans history, and four races that couldn't be more different from each other.In 1927, a Bentley crippled in a multi-car crash raced through the night on one headlamp, chasing a lead ...
