'It was like a mafia scene' - Scheckter recalls Ferrari meeting that shaped 1979 F1 season
"An old man with white hair, in a suit, wearing dark glasses, in a dark office, with bodyguards all around.”
It’s that time of year again: Formula 1 testing’s over, the driver line-ups are more or less set, a competitive order has started to emerge… and we still don’t really know what’s going to happen. Which means it’s time for the Motor Sport season preview podcast.
So join Nigel Roebuck, Mark Hughes, Damien Smith, Simon Arron and Rob Widdows as they discuss the coming season and try to answer F1’s burning questions. What sort of advantage will Mercedes have? Will the following teams be able to close the gap? How will Ferrari fare and will Sebastian Vettel regain his form of two years ago?
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