S13 E4: Malaysia 2002 - F1's first drive-through penalty causes controversy

APR 30, 202667 MIN
Bring Back V10s - Classic F1 stories

S13 E4: Malaysia 2002 - F1's first drive-through penalty causes controversy

APR 30, 202667 MIN

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<p>Bring Back V10s makes a rare venture into the 2002 season to look back on that year's Malaysian Grand Prix.</p><br><p>Glenn Freeman is joined by Matt Beer and Jon Noble to reflect on a result that proved to be a false dawn for the season ahead, plus the collision between Juan Pablo Montoya and Michael Schumacher that earned Montoya F1's first ever drive-through penalty.</p><br><p>Also in the spotlight are Jenson Button's maiden podium near-miss, new BAR boss David Richards taking drastic action to sort the struggling team out, a look at what might be the lowest point in Jaguar's miserable F1 story, Takuma Sato's novel approach to trying to swap positions with Jordan team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, and the latest antics from the Phoenix 'team' that was trying to get onto the F1 grid with year-old Prost cars, and even older engines.</p><br><p>There's also a suggestion from Jacques Villeneuve that back in 2002 F1 needed to get rid of testing and expand the calendar to up to 25 races a year. Imagine that!</p><br><p><strong><em>Get bonus F1 podcasts, extra content and ad-free listening, sign-up to The Race Members' Club </em></strong><a href="https://www.patreon.com/cw/TheRace/membership" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><em>on Patreon today</em></strong></a><strong><em>. </em></strong></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>