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Podcast
01 June 2022
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What the teams said – Friday in Canada
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5 things we learned from Friday practice at the Canadian Grand Prix
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'It was the best decision to make' says Leclerc, as Ferrari confirm Montreal grid penalty for Monegasque
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Perez admits he’s ‘on the back foot’ in Montreal after finishing FP2 in 11th, as Verstappen tops both Friday sessions
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HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the action from the second practice session in Montreal, as Verstappen leads the Ferraris
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Bobby Rahal is arguably best known for his Indy 500 triumphs, but as a young racer growing up in America in the 60s, the people he idolised were Phil Hill, Dan Gurney and Mario Andretti – drivers who had made it across the Atlantic to drive in Formula 1.
He dreamt of doing the same; of travelling to Europe to race at the circuits he’d read about in magazines and going wheel to wheel with his racing heroes.
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After making a name for himself on US road circuits and putting in some stand-out performances in Formula 3, that F1 opportunity came in 1978 when Walter Wolf offered Rahal a seat alongside Jody Scheckter at the US and Canadian Grand Prix.
They were the last two races of the season and, sadly, they would be the first and last races that Rahal would contest in Formula 1.
Although his time at the top was brief, Rahal’s legacy lives on as one of a handful of American drivers to have made it to F1.
In this episode, Rahal addresses the need for more US drivers on the grid and he winds back the decades to reveal the passions that fuelled his love of European motorsport, his journey to F1 and what really happened at those two races back in 1978.
Hear Rahal’s fascinating insight either in the audio player above – or by clicking here to listen on your preferred podcasting platform.
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FIA Friday press conference – Canada
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What the teams said – Friday in Canada
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FIA to introduce measures to control porpoising in the interest of safety
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AS IT HAPPENED: Follow all the action from first practice for the Canadian Grand Prix
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