April 25th, 1982. Imola. Fourteen cars on the grid, seventy-five thousand fans in the stands, and two Ferrari teammates about to destroy each other.
The 1982 San Marino Grand Prix had no right to happen — most of the field had stayed home in protest. But the race that did take place produced one of Formula 1's most infamous betrayals, a feud that would end only with death, and a footnote result for a young Italian driver that history would later make remarkable.
That driver was Michele Alboreto. And April 25th wasn't finished with him yet.
Chequered Past travels to Imola for a date that hosted three World Championship Grands Prix, claimed one of the sport's most beloved figures, and connects Gilles Villeneuve, Ayrton Senna and Alain Prost across two decades of the most dramatic years Formula 1 has ever seen.
Music by #Mubert Music Rendering
