Brands Hatch: F1's beloved countryside amphitheatre
On this day in 1964, the roar of F1 engines echoed through the Kent countryside for the first time, as Brands Hatch made its debut on the world stage
Nigel Mansell, Nelson Piquet, Williams in the 1980s, Frank Williams, Patrick Head, the state of modern F1, the problem with overtaking, Toyota, Jarno Trulli, Juan Pablo Montoya, Alain Prost… There is not much we don’t cover in this podcast with Frank Dernie. Suffice to say that we are already organising part 2.
If you’re a Nigel Mansell fan, make sure you’re sitting down…
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On this day in 1964, the roar of F1 engines echoed through the Kent countryside for the first time, as Brands Hatch made its debut on the world stage
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