On this day in Formula 1 history, a rookie’s title hopes slipped away in Shanghai.
In this episode of Chequered Past, we relive the drama of the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix, where Lewis Hamilton’s first major mistake handed Kimi Räikkönen and Ferrari a lifeline in the championship fight.
We then jump back to the 1984 European Grand Prix, as Alain Prost kept his duel with Niki Lauda alive in the turbo era’s defining battle, before returning to Watkins Glen for two very different races — Gilles Villeneuve’s masterclass in the wet in 1979, and the sombre 1973 Grand Prix run in the shadow of tragedy.
We also revisit Jim Clark’s 1962 victory at the Glen, which kept his title hopes alive against Graham Hill, before ending in Qatar 2023, where a sprint race crowned Max Verstappen a three-time world champion and gave Oscar Piastri his first taste of Formula 1 glory.
From heartbreak and heroism to the moments that define champions, this is the story of The Slip That Shattered a Dream.
Cover Image: By Peter Archer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
Music by #Mubert Music Rendering
