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
16th June 2007: The Race That Rewrote The Rules Part 6
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16th June is a date that has delivered some of motorsport's most extraordinary stories.
In 1984, Porsche made the remarkable decision to boycott their own sport's most prestigious race — and the privateers they left behind produced one of the great Le Mans comebacks.
In 2007, a technological watershed: the first time two diesel prototypes went head to head at La Sarthe, in a battle between Audi and Peugeot that would define a decade of endurance racing.
And in 2018, a Japanese manufacturer entered Le Mans for the twentieth time — carrying the weight of two consecutive heartbreaks — and faced the race that had always found a way to deny them.
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