Motorsport Stories

Motorsport Stories

Motorsport Stories looks back at the history, stories and people of Motorsports of all disciplines.

  1. 08/25/2020

    Jochen Rindt - Formula 1 Legend

    We are coming up to the 50th anniversary of the death of the only driver to win the Formula 1 world championship posthumously, Jochen Rindt. After this episode the Motorsport Stories Podcast will be taking a long summer break before being back again in October. Contact information: Email: motorsport.stories@gmail.com Facebook: Motorsport Stories - https://www.facebook.com/Motorsport-Stories-108565990718094/?modal=admin_todo_tour Twitter: @MoSpoSto - https://twitter.com/MoSpoSto Instagram: motorsportstories Sources: https://www.speedweek.com/formel1/news/148493/5-September-1970-Der-letzte-Tag-des-Jochen-Rindt.html https://www.motorsport-total.com/formel-1/news/50-todestag-heimatstadt-graz-gedenkt-jochen-rindt-2020-19121302 http://www.grandprixhistory.org/rindt_bio.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20160116203559/http://www.motorsport-magazin.com/formel1/news-199638-interview-heinz-prueller-erinnerungen-an-jochen-rindt-besser-als-senna/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160116154624/http://www.spiegel.de/einestages/formel-1-legende-jochen-rindt-a-946660.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160117183454/http://www.forix.com/8w/rindt.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160114120207/http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/mar/03/formula-one-motor-sport-jochen-rindt-scott-hunt https://web.archive.org/web/20151008065552/http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Jochen_Rindt.html http://jochenrindt.com/en/ https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/32/41st-italian-grand-prix https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/35/reflections-in-the-monza-sunshine https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1970/78/jochen-rindt-2 https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/december-1969/48/the-grand-prix-drivers https://www.graz.at/cms/beitrag/10034700/7772621/Graz_gedenkt_Jochen_Rindt.html https://www.graz.at/cms/beitrag/10348726/7768145/Gemeinderatssitzung_vom_April.html https://www.graz.at/cms/dokumente/10348726_7768145/ed2c210a/To19-A10-6-793331-Jochen-Rindt-Platz.pdf

  2. 08/10/2020

    Formula One - 70th Anniversary Special

    In today’s episode we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Formula 1 but looking back at the beginnings of the top echelon of motorsport. Contact information: Email: motorsport.stories@gmail.com Facebook: Motorsport Stories - https://www.facebook.com/Motorsport-Stories-108565990718094/?modal=admin_todo_tour Twitter: @MoSpoSto - https://twitter.com/MoSpoSto Instagram: motorsportstories Sources: http://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/title.html https://www.britannica.com/sports/Grand-Prix-racing https://www.dummies.com/sports/auto-racing/discovering-what-makes-formula-one-formula-one/ https://web.archive.org/web/20070807233339/http://www.autocoursegpa.com/season_decade~decade_id~1.htm http://en.espn.co.uk/f1/motorsport/story/3831.html https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-enters-70th-anniversary-season.6L20aH3ytYcLAvZ6Un6di6.html https://talksport.com/sport/motorsport/699361/formula-1-2020-season-british-grand-prix-austria-july/ https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11999173/f1s-new-race-names-silverstones-70th-anniversary-gp-confirmed http://www.f1-grandprix.com/?page_id=222 https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.why-is-it-called-formula-1-and-12-other-questions-about-the-championships.1GHeel6u4jga6hMpX2eFs1.html http://www.grandprixhistory.org/story_a.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Formula_One#:~:text=Formula%20One%20automobile%20racing%20has,Championship%20of%20Drivers%20in%201950. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.1950-vs-2020-cars-drivers-safety-and-pitstops-how-f1-has-changed-in-70-years.62ITx6LlIY3qgzTctXgz1j.html https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.10-fascinating-facts-about-the-very-first-f1-grand-prix-held-on-this-day-70.14iQuQ4N2IbV93EZj4Ruuj.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_in_Formula_One

  3. 08/03/2020

    The Dakar Rally

    In today’s episode we will have a look at the history and the controversies of one of the most dangerous, yet spectacular races in the world, the Dakar Rally. Contact information: Email: motorsport.stories@gmail.com Facebook: Motorsport Stories - https://www.facebook.com/Motorsport-Stories-108565990718094/?modal=admin_todo_tour Twitter: @MoSpoSto - https://twitter.com/MoSpoSto Instagram: motorsportstories Sources: https://www.dakar.com/en/historical https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215219/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/dakar/2015/historique/historique-dakar-1979-2014_fr.pdf https://www.dakar.com/en/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2001/jan/08/rorycarroll https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/01/03/saudi-arabia-repressive-site-dakar-rally https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/16/chile-dakar-rally-protests-archaeologists-indigenous-groups-environmentalists https://www.britannica.com/sports/Dakar-Rally https://hiconsumption.com/history-of-the-dakar-rally/ https://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/news/environmental-impact-of-european-organised-dakar-rally-criticised/ https://drivetribe.com/p/the-greatest-motorsport-controversies-Uj_cN0pvSPafmmR_kW4cCQ?iid=F3lmYOniQs67Ru2Mdw2YVg https://www.goodwood.com/grr/race/modern/2020/3/new-dakar-safety-rules-should-make-it-safer-for-motorcycles/ https://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/13/sport/motorsport/motorsport-dakar-rally-2012/index.html https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/world/dangerous-paris-dakar-race-is-endangered.html https://www.speedweek.com/dakarauto/news/86481/30-Todestag-von-Dakar-Gruender-Thierry-Sabine.html https://www.thesportsman.com/features/thank-you-thierry-sabine-the-dakar-rally-is-one-of-sport-s-great-spectacles https://www.motorsportretro.com/2014/01/dakar-1988-the-year-the-leading-car-was-stolen-during-the-race/ https://www.dakar.com/en/news/2018/1988-the-desperate-peugeot-search-28-40

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Motorsport Stories looks back at the history, stories and people of Motorsports of all disciplines.