S13 E3: Spain 1994 - F1 in crisis, Schumacher's heroics and Hill's emotional win

S13 E3: Spain 1994 - F1 in crisis, Schumacher's heroics and Hill's emotional win

From Bring Back V10s - Classic F1 stories by The Race Media Ltd

April 15, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 13 · Episode 3

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The episode explores the chaotic events surrounding the 1994 Spanish Grand Prix, highlighting the emotional impact of recent tragedies in F1 and the political turmoil within the sport.

Bring Back V10s dives into the chaos of May and June 1994 as we look back on that year's Spanish Grand Prix, which came just a month after the tragedies of Imola. With the world still reeling from the loss of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, F1 found itself under fire following further heavy accidents for Pedro Lamy in testing and Karl Wendlinger in Monaco. Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw and Ben Anderson look at how F1's political landscape exploded during this period, with FIA president Max Mosley seeing an opportunity to force through change, which caused a backlash in some parts of the paddock. We explore how that spread into the Barcelona weekend, with several teams boycotting first practice, and drivers forcing a terrible chicane made of tyres to be installed on the track. The weekend also marked David Coulthard's F1 debut as talk of Nigel Mansell returning to Williams dominated the headlines, while Michael Schumacher put in one of his most famous drives to finish second while stuck in fifth gear. Ahead of Schumacher, Damon Hill claimed a much-needed first win of the season for Williams, which prompted a huge outpouring of emotion within the team after what had been a…

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Hosts: Glenn Freeman, Edd Straw, Ben Anderson

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