1997 revisited: Spanish GP Bring Back V10s - Classic F1 stories
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Jacques Villeneuve got his faltering F1 title bid back on track at the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix, as Williams's superiority - with one car, at least - was restored at Barcelona.
Behind Villeneuve, Olivier Panis came through from the middle of the pack to claim second on Bridgestone tyres that held up much better than the Goodyears - but could he have won the race without an unwanted intervention from a lapped Eddie Irvine?
We also discuss Ferrari's lack of pace, Michael Schumacher's lap one heroics, and what on earth was going on with Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the second Williams.
Jacques Villeneuve got his faltering F1 title bid back on track at the 1997 Spanish Grand Prix, as Williams's superiority - with one car, at least - was restored at Barcelona.
Behind Villeneuve, Olivier Panis came through from the middle of the pack to claim second on Bridgestone tyres that held up much better than the Goodyears - but could he have won the race without an unwanted intervention from a lapped Eddie Irvine?
We also discuss Ferrari's lack of pace, Michael Schumacher's lap one heroics, and what on earth was going on with Heinz-Harald Frentzen in the second Williams.