The Autosport F1 Podcast

F175 Comebacks: The Best F1 Moments Against the Odds - Ranked.

The Autosport F1 Podcast

Show Notes

Comebacks and recovery drives can produce some of the most exciting motorsport moments. We’ve teamed up with Roger Smith to select the 100 greatest Formula 1 races and in this episode we select the 10 best charges through the field.

F1 writer and journalist Stuart Codling joins host Kevin Turner and Smith to look back at these great races and assess the ranking. Do you agree with our list?If you want to take a further look, keep an eye out for Smith and Turner’s new book, Formula 1 All the Races: The 100 Greatest Races.

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