April the twentieth has quietly accumulated more Formula 1 history than almost any other date on the calendar. In this episode we trace the thread — from Phil Hill, born on this date in 1927 and still the only American-born Formula 1 World Champion, to Stuart Lewis-Evans, the forgotten Vanwall driver born three years later who helped his team win the first Constructors' Championship and then died for it. We mark the anniversary of Ayrton Senna's first pole position, set at Estoril on April 20th, 1985 — the opening chapter of the greatest qualifying record the sport has ever seen.
And at the centre of it all: Imola, April 20th, 2003. The night Michael and Ralf Schumacher flew to Cologne to be at their mother's bedside. The race they came back to run. The podium without champagne.
Music by #Mubert Music Rendering
